Water-erodible xanthan-acrylate-polyurethane antifouling coating

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman*, Md Hasan Zahir, Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder, A. Madhan Kumar

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Abstract

Biopolymer xanthan (Xn) and its functionalized polymer xanthan acrylate (XnAc) were used to improve the antifouling properties of synthesized waterborne polyurethane (WBPU) coatings, namely, WBPU-Xn and WBPU-XnAc. XnAc was synthesized by functionalization of xanthan (Xn) using polyacrylic acid. Coating hydrophilicity, adhesive strength, and erosion all varied with the Xn and XnAc contents. A moderate erosion rate was recorded only for the WBPU-XnAc coating. A good antifouling property for longer time was found in the WBPU-XnAc coating using zinc pyrithione as a biocide in the field test.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1700
JournalPolymers
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2019

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Keywords

  • Antifouling
  • Waterborne polyurethane
  • Xanthan

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics

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