Method of treatment of a surface

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PATENT NO 12180388
APP PUB NO 20210371675A1
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17291051

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A method of treatment of a marine surface to improve the resistance of the surface to fouling from a marine organism, the method comprising treatment of a surface prone to fouling from a marine organism with a composition comprising a lactam, wherein the composition comprises from 0.0005 to 5 wt. % of a lactam; wherein the surface to be treated is selected from steel, light alloy, plastic or composites; and, wherein the marine organism is Vibrio anguillarium, Aspergillus brasiliensis, and Cellulophaga lytica either alone or comprised in a mixture with any other marine organism; to a composition comprising the lactam and to the use of the lactam to inhibit growth of a marine organism on a marine surface, wherein the surface to be treated is selected from steel, light alloy, plastic or composites; and, wherein the marine organism is Vibrio anguillarium, Aspergillus brasiliensis, and Cellulophaga lytica either alone or comprised in a mixture with any other marine organism; and to use of the lactam to impart anti-biofilm properties to a marine surface, wherein the surface to be treated is selected from steel, light alloy, plastic or composites.

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CONOPCO INC D/B/A UNILEVER700 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632

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Kotsakis, Panagiotis Athens, GR 11 0
Parry, Neil James Tarporley, GB 38 69
Ramage, Gordon Dumbarton, GB 2 59
Young, Tracy Lynn Dumbarton, GB 1 0

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