Environment-friendly antifoulants for the prevention of biofouling
AssigneesUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsJohn A. Schetz, Robert F. McMahon
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Abstract
Environmentally-friendly alternatives to organometallic antifoulants that are efficacious at preventing biofouling by organisms such as the zebra mussel. Preferred antifoulant compositions utilize compounds having a Lipophilic-Amide-Spacer-ElectroNegative (“LASEN”) structural motif, such as capsaicin, and compounds having a TetraHydroCannibinoid (“THC”) structural motif. The antifoulant compositions are non-toxic, and effective.
Claims2
A method of reducing aquatic biofouling on a surface comprising:
- adding an antifoulant compound to the aquatic environment in contact with the surface, wherein the antifoulant compound comprises:
- (a) anandamide, having the structure:
- (b) N-benzoylmonoethanolamine benzoate, having the structure:
- (c) N-(1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)decanamide, having the structure:
- (d) Linoleyl ethanolamide, having the structure:
- (e) N-(2-(2-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)hydrazine)-2-oxoethyl)dodecanamide, having the structure:
- (f) O-2050, having the structure:
- (g) CP55,940, having the structure:
- (h) Noladin ether, having the structure:
- (i) AM630, having the structure:
A method of reducing aquatic biofouling on a surface, comprising:
- contacting an antifoulant compound with the surface,
- wherein the antifoulant compound comprises:
- (a) anandamide, having the structure:
- (b) N-benzoylmonoethanolamine benzoate, having the structure:
- (c) N-(1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)decanamide, having the structure:
- (d) Linoleyl ethanolamide, having the structure:
- (e) N-(2-(2-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)hydrazine)-2-oxoethyl)dodecanamide, having the structure:
- (f) O-2050, having the structure:
- (g) CP55,940, having the structure:
- (h) Noladin ether, having the structure:
- (i) AM630, having the structure:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.