Polymeric Biocide Coating
Technology brief:
This eco-friendly polymeric biocide coating is a versatile technology that is particularly well suited for application in marine environments, agricultural buildings and surfaces, and also oilfield pipe installations.
Description of the technical advantages:
This is a low-cost polymeric biocide coating that has effective broad-spectrum biocidal efficacy against bacteria (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli), fungi, mould, algae and marine barnacles.
The active biocide agent functions by slow-release mode of action when microorganism attaches to the treated surface.
Eco-friendly and non-persistent biocide agent, which will degrade over time to known byproducts that are environmentally safe.
Formulated as low-cost, active polymeric biocide material that can be let down into a wide range of polymer binder resins or diluents.
The sustainability of the technical advantages:
The technology provides an effective biocidal- activity without producing harmful leachable materials.
Risk of the technology:
The technology is in an early stage of development and a full performance analysis is required in order to more accurately quantify the scope of the market opportunity.
The current development situation and progress of the project:
The coating materials have been manufactured and tested at bench scale only. Scale-up manufacturing and testing is required, together with additional, longer term application-specific testing and further biocidal studies to more fully demonstrate the broad-spectrum activity of the biocide.
Prospective market value/business value:
This technology provides an attractive, low cost and eco-friendly coating for use in a wide variety of biocidal applications.