Environmentally Friendly Boat Bottom Coating
BaSiliCoat is an environmentally friendly antifouling surface coat for use on boats and other marine equipment. Contribute to a sustainable and non-toxic marine environment - use BaSiliCoat!
The Problem - Biofouling
- Marine organisms grow on structures in the sea
- The growth makes ships and boats slower
- Aquaculture nets become closed and heavy
- Lower oxygen in cages decreases growth of fish
- Toxic biocides and copper are used now
- Harmful to life and marine environment
- Stricter regulations on use of antifouling paints containing harmful chemicals such as copper
How Does Basilicoat Work?
- Grease + water glass (sodium silicate) mix to form miscelles with pH>8
- Water glass plus seawater forms silica gel inside the grease
- The oily-part turns outward and sticks to solid surface
- Mussels try to glue their threads to hard surface
- Slippery surface plus high pH gel inside prevents gluing
- The mussle will try gluing but gives up and leaves
Documents
- BaSiliCoat Safety Data Sheat - PDF [147 kb]
- Hripa BaSiliCoat Presentation - PDF [1.7 mb]