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US 5,288,409 AGranted
Inhibiting the growth of zebra mussels
AssigneeAristech Chemical Corporation
InventorsRichard P. Herrle, Virginia Piermattie
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Abstract
Growth of zebra mussels on a surface is inhibited by making the surface from an unsaturated polyester having copolymerized therein about 1-40% N-phenyl maleimide.
Claims2
A method of inhibiting the settling of zebra mussels on a surface in an aqueous environment comprising contacting said aqueous environment with said surface which comprises a cured, copolymerized, resin composition comprising about 5-89% unsaturated polyester, about 1-40% N-phenyl maleimide, up to about 20% methacrylic acid or a lower alkyl ester thereof, and about 10-40% of a polymerizable monomer.
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