Synthesis of Perfluorinated Acrylate and Methacrylate Fouling-Release
Polymers
Ship-hull protection from fouling organisms is essential for efficient
Fleet operation, energy conservation, clean/re-coat costs.
Ineffective fouling control results in increased fuel consumption,
reduced speeds, and elevated dry-dock expenses.
Current Navy and commercial fouling-control coatings contain
toxics (tin, copper, biocides/pesticides) that are
potential pollution sources and are increasingly
regulated, which may impede normal Fleet operations.
The technical approach for this project was to develop non-toxic, long-life,
easy-fouling-release coatings for ship-hull fouling control
and other applications in fouling environments. The approach
taken was to:
- Design and optimize experiments to characterize surfaces that exhibit
fouling release properties;
- Maximize consistency and reproducibility in formulation,
application, exposure, and testing;
- Correlate surface characterization data with coating performance
data by developing predictors to design an optimum fouling
release surface, and investigate properties of
the bioadhesive - polymer coating interface; and
- Demonstrate critical coating contributions and determine
impact on easy-fouling-release performance: (low surface
energy,
coating flexibility,
surface homogeneity and structure,
and sidechain orientation)
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Computer/temperature-controlled polymerization
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More Information:
- "Solid State 13C-NMR Investigations of Perfluorooctylacrylate
- Methylacrylate Copolymer Blends", K. L. Altmann, L. H.
Merwin, & R.
D. George, ACS Polymer Preprints, 38(1) (1997) 786.
- "Synthesis of Perfluorinated Acrylate & Methacrylate Fouling-Release
Polymers", E. M. Arias, M. D. Putnam, P. A. Boss, R. D. Boss,
A. A. Anderson, & R.
D. George*, ACS Polymer Preprints, 38(1) (1997) 512.
- "Perfluorinated Acrylate & Methacrylate Fouling-Release
Polymers: 1. Synthesis & Characterization", E. M. Arias, M.
D. Putnam, P. A. Boss, R. D. Boss, A. A. Anderson, & R. D. George;
Proc. U.S./Pacific Rim Workshop on Emerging Non-Metallic
Materials for the Marine
Environment (1997) 4.17.
- "Perfluorinated Acrylate & Methacrylate Fouling-Release
Polymers: 2. Coating Preparation, Characterization, & Properties",
E. M. Arias, J. L. Gray, L. B. Truong, A. A. Anderson, M.
D. Putnam, R. D. Boss, & R.
D. George, Proc. U.S./Pacific Rim Workshop on Emerging Non-Metallic
Materials for the Marine Environment (1997) 4.28.
For more information contact the Environmental,
Materials, & Coatings Laboratory (EMCL).
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