Anti-fouling compositions
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMartin Kugler, Michael Londershausen, Heinrich Schrage, Hermann Uhr, Franz Kunisch
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Abstract
An anti-fouling composition comprising a carrier, and a binder, the improvement which comprises an effective amount of at least one insecticide. The composition is applied to the surfaces of articles which come into contact with seawater or brackish water, especially wood. Other conventional anti-fouling agents may also be present.
Claims7
An anti-fouling composition comprising:
- a) an anti-fouling effective amount of at least one insecticide selected from the group consisting of;
- i) triflumuron;
- ii) chlorfluazuron;
- iii) diflubenzuron;
- iv) flufenoxuron;
- v) flucycloxuron;
- vi) hexaflumuron;
- vii) penfluron;
- viii) teflubenzuron;
- ix) 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-4,5-di hydro-N-nitro-1H-imdazol-2-amine (imidacloprid);
- x) N-[(6chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N.sup.2 -cyano-N.sup.1 -methylacetarnide (NI-25);
- xi) 1-[4-(4chlorophenoxy),3,5-dichlorophenyl]-3-(2,6-difluorobenzoyl)-urea;
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- xii) N-[[[2,5dichloro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl]-amino]-carbonyl] -2,6-difluorobenzamide;
- b) a carrier;
- and
- c) a binder selected from the group consisting of
- i) solvent systems comprising polyvinyl chloride;
- ii) solvent systems comprising chlorinated rubber;
- iii) aqueous dispersions comprising vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymers;
- iv) organic solvent systems comprising vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymers;
- v) butadiene/styrene rubbers;
- vi) butadiene/acrylonitrile rubbers;
- vii) butadiene/styrene/acrylonitrile rubbers;
- viii) drying oils;
- ix) asphalt;
- x) epoxy compounds;
- xi) resin esters or modified hard resins in combination with tar or bitumen;
- xii) chlorinated rubber;
- xiii) chlorinated polypropylene;
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- xiv) vinyl resins.
A method of protecting articles which come into contact with seawater and brackish water, said method comprising applying to such articles an anti-fouling effective amount of an anti-fouling composition comprising:
- a) an anti-fouling effective amount of at least one insecticide selected from the group consisting of:
- i) triflumuron;
- ii) chlorfluazuron;
- iii) diflubenzuron;
- iv) flufenoxuron;
- v) flucycloxuron;
- vi) hexaflumuron;
- vii) penfluron;
- viii) teflubenzuron;
- ix) 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]4,5-dihydro-N-nitro-1H-imidazol-2-amine ( imidacloprid);
- x) N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N.sup.2 -cyano-N.sup.1 -methylacetamide (NI-25);
- xi) 1-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,5-dichlorophenyl]-3-(2,6-difluorobenzoyl)-urea;
- a nd
- xii) N-[[[2,5-dichloro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-phenyl]-amino]-carbony l]-2,6-difluorobenzamide;
- b) a carrier;
- and
- c) a binder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.