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  • Thumbnail for Biofouling
    Biofouling or biological fouling is the accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, or small animals where it is not wanted on surfaces such as ship...
    38 KB (4,410 words) - 19:32, 12 August 2024
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    environment, the antimicrobial/algaecidal properties of copper alloys prevent biofouling, which can briefly be described as the undesirable accumulation, adhesion...
    34 KB (4,098 words) - 16:59, 9 June 2024
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    such as types of fungi. Biofouling of heat exchange surfaces can reduce heat transfer rates of the cooling system, and biofouling of cooling towers can...
    36 KB (4,311 words) - 03:23, 22 September 2024
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    the genus include: gill-associated virus (GAV) which causes reddening, biofouling with exoparasites, emaciation, and massive mortality; and yellow head...
    3 KB (269 words) - 07:10, 9 August 2024
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    Barnacle (section Biofouling)
    barnacle are fished and eaten. Barnacles are economically significant as biofouling on ships, where they cause hydrodynamic drag, reducing efficiency. The...
    49 KB (4,706 words) - 12:32, 5 October 2024
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    Fouling (section Biofouling)
    surfaces. The fouling materials can consist of either living organisms (biofouling, organic) or a non-living substance (inorganic). Fouling is usually distinguished...
    48 KB (6,113 words) - 16:18, 13 April 2024
  • limited in its ability to remove more complex forms of fouling such as biofouling, scaling or adsorption to pore walls. These types of foulants require...
    31 KB (3,783 words) - 10:12, 14 August 2024
  • properties of copper in heat exchangers include its corrosion resistance, biofouling resistance, maximum allowable stress and internal pressure, creep rupture...
    33 KB (4,242 words) - 14:46, 13 January 2024
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    usually attached to rocks and artificial structures, an example of marine biofouling. Halocynthia roretzi is adapted to cold water: it can survive in water...
    4 KB (387 words) - 17:01, 25 October 2024
  • are tributyltin compounds, which are components in paints to prevent biofouling of ship hulls. Although highly effective at combatting the accumulation...
    10 KB (1,195 words) - 05:21, 14 August 2024
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    paint improves ship performance and durability as it reduces the rate of biofouling, the growth of organisms on the ship's hull. The TBT slowly leaches out...
    25 KB (3,039 words) - 15:24, 1 April 2024
  • technology that uses high frequency sound (ultrasound) to prevent or reduce biofouling on underwater structures, surfaces, and medium. Ultrasound is just high...
    12 KB (1,384 words) - 16:05, 3 February 2024
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    docks, and other marine human-made structures. This effect is known as Biofouling, and has been combated by Anti-fouling paint, which is now known to introduce...
    7 KB (756 words) - 21:15, 12 September 2024
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    costs ($499–$4000+), their vulnerability to loss by environmental issues (biofouling), or premature release through ingestion by a predator. There are two...
    10 KB (1,285 words) - 07:10, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tributyltin oxide
    Historically, tributyltin oxide's biggest application was as a marine anti-biofouling agent. Concerns over toxicity of these compounds have led to a worldwide...
    4 KB (171 words) - 06:30, 27 April 2024
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    pillars and ship hulls, where it can form dense mats, contributing to biofouling. B. neritina is of biomedical interest because it harbors a bacterial...
    12 KB (1,198 words) - 16:08, 24 September 2024
  • ornamental fish in the world. His research includes original work on biofouling prevention. Among his publications/patents: Circadian Neuroendocrine Regulation...
    9 KB (549 words) - 02:01, 17 October 2024
  • hydro-optic ultraviolet technology used as a non-chemical means to control biofouling. In 2017, Atlantium was chosen to install this system to prevent the clogging...
    4 KB (285 words) - 13:57, 30 May 2024
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    biocides, fungicides, wood preservatives, and (historically) marine anti-biofouling agents. "13Tin - Gelest, Inc" (PDF). Sigma-Aldrich Co., Tetrabutyltin...
    3 KB (151 words) - 09:51, 12 August 2023
  • BIMCO, ICS issued a guidance title for the shipping industry on biofouling entitled Biofouling, Biosecurity and Hull Cleaning. In 2023, together with the Witherby...
    8 KB (633 words) - 10:04, 9 September 2024
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