New ship anti-fouling coating technology from Australia.

Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have developed a new coating that can curb biological contamination of hulls.
conduct conductive carbon
coatings are tested in seawater and analyzed by DNA testing of marine life. For more than four years, researchers at Flinders University have developed a carbon-based coating that absorbs copper ions from seawater and then releases them through electrical impulses

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Professors Mats Andersson and Associate Professor Sophie Leterme, head of the research team at the Flinders Biofilm Research and Innovation Consortium (BRIC), said marine industry, naval vessels and submarines also had problems with marine life attachment on hulls and other surfaces, and said: "These marine organisms can attach and reproduce on all surfaces of the subsea environment." In a few months, these marine organisms will be covered on the surface of the hull without effective protective measures, resulting in increased hull resistance and poor mobility, resulting in fuel consumption increasing by up to 40 per cent. "
this requires marine anti-fouling coatings to solve these problems.
better environment and anti-fouling technology
the new project will focus on better environmental and anti-fouling technologies to protect ships, ports and terminals in a more sustainable manner. Preliminary results show that the attachment and reproduction of marine life can be inhibited by applying micro-energy flow. Over the past two years, the South Australian Defence Innovation Partnership Partnership's Collaborative Research Fund has allocated nearly $1.9 million to 11 collaborative projects. "These projects will attract some of our top scientists and researchers to work with Australia's leading defence research organisation, Defence Science and Technology (Defence) and industry to address a range of defence issues," South Australian Governor Steven Marshall said. When research institutions, academia and industry work together in this way, significant progress will be made that will enhance the industrial capabilities of our large defence projects centred on South Australia. "
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