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Benzoates: A new approach to non-toxic marine fouling control
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2001-02-01Registro en:
Pérez, M.; García, M.; Vetere, Vicente Francisco; Deya, Marta Cecilia; del Amo, Delia Beatriz; et al.; Benzoates: A new approach to non-toxic marine fouling control; Emerald; Pigment and Resin Technology; 30; 1; 01-2-2001; 34-38
0369-9420
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Pérez, M.
García, M.
Vetere, Vicente Francisco
Deya, Marta Cecilia
del Amo, Delia Beatriz
Stupak, Mirta Elena
Resumen
Owing to present and expected future regulations on the use of polluting antifouling compounds, there is a growing need for alternative methods for the prevention of biofouling. Some experiments on the effect of iron benzoate, as a possible biocide agent, on nauplii of Balanus amphitrite were carried out. This pigment was used because it is rapidly hydrolysed and consequently it produces a pH decrease. Although anion benzoate has an intense narcotic effect on nauplii, the results clearly demonstrated that the combined action of this compound and a pH decrease (generated by iron benzoate hydrolysis) produce a pronounced antifouling activity, i.e. the synergic effect is greater than separate effects.