by Teresa Walter, Manuela Langbein, Patrik Blenk, Alexander B. Tesler, Lucia H. Prado, Dan Bornstein, Sannakaisa Virtanen, Kathrin Castiglione, Nicolas Vogel
Abstract:
The performance of liquid-infused coatings based on sustainable or non-toxic materials and energy-efficient fabrication against biofouling is investigated in laboratory and field studies. , Biofouling, caused by the attachment of micro- and macroorganisms, increases the fuel consumption of ships and compromises aquatic infrastructure, especially by microbially induced corrosion. Conventional anti-fouling strategies often rely on the release of toxic substances. Liquid-infused coatings offer an alternative strategy, which has shown promising anti-fouling performance in maritime settings. In this study, we focus on freshwater systems and investigate the performance of a set of recently developed liquid-infused coatings with low environmental impact based on sustainable or non-toxic materials and energy-efficient fabrication. We combine field studies at two freshwater bodies in Bavaria, Germany with laboratory experiments focusing on corrosion and microbial attachment under controlled conditions. Our results indicate that liquid-infused coatings with low environmental impact can show a reduction in general biofouling, mussel attachment, and corrosion rates, as well as the attachment of Thiobacillus thioparus and Pseudomonas fluorescens , organisms known to cause microbially induced corrosion.
Reference:
Teresa Walter, Manuela Langbein, Patrik Blenk, Alexander B. Tesler, Lucia H. Prado, Dan Bornstein, Sannakaisa Virtanen, Kathrin Castiglione, Nicolas VogelPerformance of environmentally friendly, liquid-infused coatings against biofouling: evaluation of macrofouling and microbially induced corrosion in freshwater environmentsIn Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{walter_performance_2024,
title = {Performance of environmentally friendly, liquid-infused coatings against biofouling: evaluation of macrofouling and microbially induced corrosion in freshwater environments},
issn = {2050-7488, 2050-7496},
shorttitle = {Performance of environmentally friendly, liquid-infused coatings against biofouling},
url = {https://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=D4TA00741G},
doi = {10.1039/D4TA00741G},
abstract = {The performance of liquid-infused coatings based on sustainable or non-toxic materials and energy-efficient fabrication against biofouling is investigated in laboratory and field studies.
,
Biofouling, caused by the attachment of micro- and macroorganisms, increases the fuel consumption of ships and compromises aquatic infrastructure, especially by microbially induced corrosion. Conventional anti-fouling strategies often rely on the release of toxic substances. Liquid-infused coatings offer an alternative strategy, which has shown promising anti-fouling performance in maritime settings. In this study, we focus on freshwater systems and investigate the performance of a set of recently developed liquid-infused coatings with low environmental impact based on sustainable or non-toxic materials and energy-efficient fabrication. We combine field studies at two freshwater bodies in Bavaria, Germany with laboratory experiments focusing on corrosion and microbial attachment under controlled conditions. Our results indicate that liquid-infused coatings with low environmental impact can show a reduction in general biofouling, mussel attachment, and corrosion rates, as well as the attachment of
Thiobacillus thioparus
and
Pseudomonas fluorescens
, organisms known to cause microbially induced corrosion.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2024-05-21},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A},
author = {Walter, Teresa and Langbein, Manuela and Blenk, Patrik and Tesler, Alexander B. and Prado, Lucia H. and Bornstein, Dan and Virtanen, Sannakaisa and Castiglione, Kathrin and Vogel, Nicolas},
year = {2024},
pages = {10.1039.D4TA00741G},
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}