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CoaST Maritime Test Centre: an investigation of biofouling propensity

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The performance of fouling control coatings (FCC) is evaluated based on static exposure on test sites worldwide. There are different standards concerning the evaluation of the performance of the FCC. However, to the knowledge of the authors, there is not a standardized reporting guideline for how to evaluate the test site in which the FCC is exposed. Several factors such as water conditions, seasonal biofouling, and accessibility of sunlight can vary dependent on placement within or between test sites. This in turn makes it difficult to compare the performance of FCC exposed at different locations within a or at another test site. In this study, an analysis of the CoaST Maritime Test Centre (CMTC) has been performed to investigate how geographical orientation and changes in depth influence the biofouling propensity on coated panels. The investigation showed no statistical significance in the biofouling propensity between panels exposed to different geographical orientations at the CMTC. Similarly, no statistical significance was found between panels placed at different depths at the CMTC. If similar reporting was performed at other test sites, a better basis for comparison of FCC worldwide would be obtained, and this could be achieved with a standardized reporting guideline.

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Thanks to the Sino-Danish Center (SDC) for partially founding of this project. Thanks to the Hempel Foundation for the financial support to CoaST (The Hempel Foundation Coating Science and Technology Center).

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    1. CoaST Research Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kolonnevej, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark

      Morten L. Pedersen, Burak Ulusoy, Claus E. Weinell, Frederikke B. Zilstorff & Kim Dam-Johansen

    2. Sino-Danish Centre Education and Research, Beijing, 100093, China

      Morten L. Pedersen & Burak Ulusoy

    3. Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

      Morten L. Pedersen, Burak Ulusoy & Songgeng Li

    4. State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing, 100190, China

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    Pedersen, M.L., Ulusoy, B., Weinell, C.E. et al. CoaST Maritime Test Centre: an investigation of biofouling propensity. J Coat Technol Res 20, 857–868 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-022-00707-w

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