Method for preventing and controlling biofouling on marine objects
AssigneeArchimede R&D S.R.L.
InventorsAlejandro Hochkoeppler, Lucio Panizza, Elena Roda, Alessandra Stefan
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Abstract
A method for preventing and controlling the formation of biofouling on an object that is immersed or partially immersed in a water environment in which there is one or more organic or inorganic compounds capable of releasing gas, comprising the step of applying to the surface of the object a composition comprising a polymeric resin and one or more enzymes or a paint or a coating and one or more enzymes, wherein the one or more enzymes are adapted to catalyze a reaction of the one or more compounds that leads to the formation of gas.
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A method for controlling formation of biofouling on an object that is immersed or partially immersed in a water environment in which there is one or more organic or inorganic compounds capable of releasing CO2, comprising the step of applying to the surface of said object a composition comprising a polymeric resin and one or more enzymes or a paint and/or a coating and one or more enzymes, wherein the one or more enzymes are adapted to catalyze a reaction of one or more organic or inorganic compounds that leads to the formation of CO2, wherein the quantity of enzymes capable of catalyzing the reactions is comprised in the range 0.001-30% w/w and wherein the one or more enzymes are lyases that belong to the subclass of carbonic anhydrases.
A method for controlling formation of biofouling on an object that is immersed or partially immersed in a water environment in which there is one or more organic or inorganic compounds capable of releasing CO2, comprising the step of applying to the surface of said object a composition comprising a polymeric resin and one or more enzymes or a paint and/or a coating and one or more enzymes, wherein the one or more enzymes are adapted to catalyze a reaction of one or more organic or inorganic compounds that leads to the formation of CO2, wherein the quantity of enzymes capable of catalyzing the reactions is comprised in the range 0.001-30% w/w and wherein the composition further comprises a source of CO2.
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