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US 4,303,444 AGranted
Method for inhibiting benzene formation in antifouling paints
AssigneeM&T Chemicals Inc.
InventorMichel Y. Warnez
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Abstract
A method for inhibiting benzene formation in rosin-based antifouling paints which involves adding trialkyl tin oxide or hydroxide to the paints.
Claims7
A method for inhibiting the formation of benzene in an antifouling paint composition comprising gum rosin and a triphenyltin compound comprising the step of adding to the composition a basic trialkyltin oxide or hydroxide in at least 75% of the stoichiometric amount relative to the carboxylic acid groups in said rosin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.