Objective
The growth of marine fouling (e.g. barnacles, algae etc.) on boat hulls presents a serious problem for boat owners. It increases friction and drag of a moving boat, reduces speed, causes higher fuel consumption and generally raises ownership costs. Effective antifouling coatings containing copper and biocides have now shown harmful to the marine environment and an EU-wide ban of such chemicals is expected. For merchant ships, alternative antifouling solutions exist, which unfortunately is not suited for low speed pleasure boats. That leaves leisure boat owners without an effective non-toxic product to combat fouling. Extensive research in Europe has not yet resulted in mass production of commercial products with a quality comparable to the toxic paints. Lack of strong ties between research institutions and the end users is a main reason for such failure. To resolve the problem, Lotréc, an experienced marine coatings manufacturer will lead a consortium, which will provide the missing link.
The consortium's joint efforts will satisfy the company's need for external expertise and advanced test equipment, improve cooperation between regional specialists and as a result bring European countries closer to creating optimised test protocols for marine coatings. The main goal of the project is to bring an effective and accessible product to European leisure boat owners. The aim is to create antifouling coatings where substances poisonous to fauna can be substituted with environmentally safe but efficient components.
The goal will be achieved through:
Extensive research of surface micro-topographies potentially unfriendly to fouling ·Development of tools adjustable to surrounding water conditions to control the release of antifouling components
Evaluation of the possibility to combine abovementioned technologies in a "hybrid" product
The new products will be tested in real-life environment and then introduced initially on main European boat trade shows in 2009
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- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels
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FP6-2004-SME-COOP
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Coordinator
LIDINGO
Sweden
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