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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 following is a video of how to mix your Hripa 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?

  • Barium sulfonate and mineral oil together with sodium silicate form a gel in seawater that adheres to hard surfaces.
  • The unique properties of the silica gel provide effective protection against the growth of marine organisms.
  • The product makes it difficult or impossible for barnacles, blue mussels and algae to attach to the treated surface so the animals give up their attempts and growth is prevented.

BaSiliCoat "Liquid Glass"

  • The product consists of a complex combination of, among other things, silicon and sulfonate, where the silicon gives the product its glass-like properties and the sulfonate an elastic and resistant surface.
  • The invention is based on the product's components crystallising into an elastic glass-like surface upon contact with seawater.
  • The genius of the product is its composition, which gives the surface the same pH value (acidity) as the seawater. This, combined with the surface's inhospitable structure, prevents marine organisms from thriving and attaching to the surface.
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