阅读说明：本技术 涂有多层涂漆体系的基材和使用此多层涂漆体系控制人造客体上水生生物污损的方法 (Substrate coated with a multi-coat paint system and method for controlling biofouling on man-made objects using such a multi-coat paint system ) 是由 J·D·辛克莱-戴 K·J·雷诺兹 C·M·凯恩斯 L·汉密尔顿 A·L·帕瑞 G·邓福德 于 2018-07-13 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种涂有多层涂漆体系的基材,所述多层涂漆体系包含：a)任选地,施加至基材上且由底漆涂料组合物沉积的底漆层；b)施加至基材或任选的底漆层上的粘结涂层,所述粘结涂层由粘结涂料组合物沉积,所述粘结涂料组合物包含可通过使烯属不饱和单体的混合物共聚而获得的粘合剂聚合物,所述粘合剂聚合物包含可固化的烷氧基甲硅烷基官能团；和c)施加至粘结涂层上的面漆层,所述面漆层由包含可固化树脂体系的非水性液体污损脱附涂料组合物沉积,所述可固化树脂体系包含i)具有选自聚氨酯、聚醚、聚酯、聚碳酸酯或者其两种或多种的杂化物的骨干且具有至少一个末端或者侧烷氧基甲硅烷基的可固化聚合物,和任选地ii)固化剂和/或催化剂,其中所述非水性液体污损脱附涂料组合物基本上不含可固化的聚硅氧烷。本发明进一步涉及一种控制人造客体表面上的水生生物污损的方法。(The present invention relates to a substrate coated with a multicoat paint system comprising: a) optionally, a primer layer applied to the substrate and deposited from the primer coating composition; b) a tie coat applied to the substrate or optional primer layer, the tie coat deposited from a tie coat composition comprising a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the binder polymer comprising curable alkoxysilyl functional groups; and c) a topcoat layer applied to the tie coat layer, the topcoat layer deposited from a non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition comprising a curable resin system comprising i) a curable polymer having a backbone selected from a polyurethane, a polyether, a polyester, a polycarbonate, or a hybrid of two or more thereof and having at least one terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl group, and optionally ii) a curing agent and/or catalyst, wherein the non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition is substantially free of curable polysiloxane. The invention further relates to a method of controlling biofouling on the surface of an artificial object.)

1. A substrate coated with a multi-coat paint system comprising:

a) optionally, a primer layer applied to the substrate and deposited from the primer coating composition;

b) a tie coat applied to the substrate or optional primer layer, the tie coat deposited from a tie coat composition comprising a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the binder polymer comprising curable alkoxysilyl functional groups; and

c) a topcoat layer applied to the tie coat layer, the topcoat layer deposited from a non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition comprising a curable resin system comprising:

i) a curable polymer having a backbone selected from a polyurethane, polyether, polyester, polycarbonate, or hybrid of two or more thereof, and having at least one terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl group of the formula:

-(C_mH_2m)-Si(R¹)_(3-n)(OR²)_n(I)

wherein:

n is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 2 or 3;

R¹and R²Each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

m is an integer from 1 to 20, and optionally

ii) a curing agent and/or a catalyst,

wherein the non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition is substantially free of curable polysiloxane.

2. The substrate according to claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer is an ester of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, preferably C of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid₁-C₁₆And (3) an ester.

3. A substrate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the curable polymer (I) has at least one alkoxysilyl end group of formula (I), preferably at least two of said end groups.

4. The substrate of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl group is connected to the backbone of the cured polymer (i) via a urethane or urea linking chain.

5. The substrate according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein m is 1 or 3, preferably 1.

6. The substrate of any one of the preceding claims, wherein R²Is methyl or ethyl.

7. The substrate according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the curable resin system comprises a curing agent selected from the group consisting of tetraalkoxyorthosilicate and partial condensates thereof, organofunctional alkoxysilane and combinations thereof, preferably the curing agent is tetraalkoxyorthosilicate or partial condensates thereof, organofunctional alkoxysilane selected from the group consisting of aminoalkoxysilane, glycidoxyalkoxysilane, methacryloxyalkoxysilane, carbamoylalkoxysilane and alkoxysilane having isocyanurate functional groups, or combinations thereof.

8. The substrate of claim 7, wherein the curing agent is an organofunctional alkoxysilane having an alkoxysilyl functional group at position α of the organofunctional group, preferably the curing agent is (N, N-diethylaminomethyl) triethoxysilane, and the coating composition is substantially free of a curing catalyst.

9. The substrate according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fouling desorption coating composition is free of marine biocides.

10. The substrate according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fouling release coating composition comprises a non-curable non-volatile compound.

11. The substrate according to claim 10, wherein the non-curable, non-volatile compound is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, sterols and sterol derivatives and hydrophilically modified silicone oils, preferably from the group consisting of hydrophilically modified silicone oils.

12. The substrate according to claim 11, wherein the fouling release coating composition comprises a non-curable non-volatile hydrophilically-modified polysiloxane oil, and the non-curable non-volatile hydrophilically-modified polysiloxane oil is a polyoxyalkylene-modified polysiloxane.

13. The substrate according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the curable polymer (i) is free of fluorine atoms.

14. A method of controlling biofouling on a surface of an artificial object, comprising the steps of:

(a) optionally, applying a primer layer to at least a portion of a surface of the artificial object;

(b) applying a tie coat deposited from the tie coating composition of claim 1 or 2 to at least a portion of a surface of the artificial object, or to the primer layer applied in step (a);

(c) applying the fouling release coating composition of any one of claims 1-13 onto the applied tie coat;

(d) curing the tie coat composition and the fouling release coating composition to form a cured tie coat and a cured fouling release coat; and

(e) the artificial object is at least partially immersed in water.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a substrate coated with a multi-coat paint system and a method of controlling biofouling on an artificial object using the multi-coat paint system.

Background

Man-made structures such as boat and boat hulls, buoys, drilling platforms, dry dock equipment, oil production rigs, aquaculture equipment, and nets and pipes submerged in or having water flowing through them, are susceptible to fouling by aquatic organisms such as green and brown algae, barnacles, mussels, and the like. The structure is typically metal, but may be made of other structural materials, such as concrete, glass reinforced plastic, or wood. This fouling is detrimental to ships and boat hulls because it increases frictional resistance during movement in water. As a result, the speed is reduced and the fuel consumption is increased. It is detrimental to static structures such as drilling platform stands and oil and gas production, refining and storage equipment, firstly because the resistance of thick fouling layers to waves and currents can cause unpredictable and potentially dangerous stresses in the structure, and secondly because fouling makes it difficult to inspect the structure for defects such as stress cracking and corrosion. Which is detrimental in pipes such as cooling water inlets and outlets because the effective cross-sectional area is reduced by fouling, with a consequent reduction in flow velocity.

Coatings with polysiloxane-based resins are known to resist fouling by aquatic organisms. Such coatings are disclosed, for example, in GB1307001 and US3,702,778. It is believed that the coatings provide surfaces to which organisms cannot readily adhere, and therefore they may be referred to as fouling release (fouling release) or fouling resistance (fouling resist) coatings rather than anti-fouling (anti-fouling) coatings. Silicone rubbers and silicone compounds generally have very low toxicity.

WO2014/131695 describes antifouling compositions comprising a curable organosiloxane-containing polymer and a fluorinated oxyalkylene-containing polymer or oligomer.

Coating compositions based on curable polysiloxane resins are relatively soft at room temperature. To improve the mechanical properties of polysiloxane coatings, polysiloxane-based coatings have been blended or crosslinked with stronger polymers such as epoxies or polyurethanes.

WO2012/146023 discloses a one pack moisture curable coating composition comprising 10 to 99 wt% silane terminated polyurethane and 1 to 90 wt% silane terminated polysiloxane. The polyurethane and polysiloxane are self-crosslinking to form an organic-inorganic hybrid network. Microphase separation occurs at the surface and the polysiloxane forms a surface structure with low surface energy, thereby providing fouling desorption properties.

WO2013/107827 discloses a coating composition for use as a tie coat (tiecoat) or top coat in fouling release coatings, the composition comprising a curable polysiloxane and a silane terminated polyurethane. The curable polysiloxane and silane terminated polyurethane are designed to co-cure.

Although very good in providing fouling desorption performance, a significant disadvantage of silicone resins is that many other resins do not adhere to surfaces contaminated with silicone resins. Thus, if a surface becomes contaminated with silicone resin due to overspray or spillage of the silicone-based coating, the surface must be cleaned before a primer or other coating can be applied thereto. Coating compositions based on non-silicone based resins are contaminated with small amounts of silicone based compositions, which also negatively affects the aesthetics of the coating. This often causes pin holes and fish eye effects. Therefore, separate equipment must be used for both silicone-based and non-silicone-based coatings. Even coating compositions containing very small amounts of silicone resins can create contamination problems.

There is a need in the art for a fouling release coating system that does not cause contamination problems while having good fouling release and mechanical properties and good adhesion to the substrate.

Summary of The Invention

Surprisingly, it has now been found that a multicoat paint system, comprising a tie coat deposited from a tie coat composition based on a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and comprising curable alkoxysilyl functional groups, and a fouling release topcoat deposited from a fouling release coating composition comprising a curable polymer having a terminal and/or pendant alkoxysilyl containing organic polymer backbone and being substantially free of curable polysiloxanes, provides good fouling release properties and good adhesion to substrates without causing fouling problems.

Accordingly, in a first aspect, the present invention provides a substrate coated with a multicoat paint system comprising:

a) optionally, a primer layer applied to the substrate and deposited from the primer coating composition;

b) a tie coat applied to the substrate or optional primer layer, the tie coat deposited from a tie coat composition comprising a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the binder polymer comprising curable alkoxysilyl functional groups; and

c) a topcoat layer applied to the tie coat layer, the topcoat layer deposited from a non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition comprising a curable resin system comprising:

i) a curable polymer having a backbone selected from a polyurethane, polyether, polyester, polycarbonate, or hybrid of two or more thereof, and having at least one terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl group of the formula:

-(C_mH_2m)-Si(R¹)_(3-n)(OR²)_n(I)

wherein:

n is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 2 or 3;

R¹and R²Each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

m is an integer from 1 to 20, and optionally

ii) a curing agent and/or a catalyst,

wherein the non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition is substantially free of curable polysiloxane.

The coated substrates of the present invention have fouling desorption properties similar to or even superior to those of substrates coated with compositions based on silicone resins. In addition, the coated substrate has ice release properties. An important advantage of the fouling release coating composition used to obtain the coated substrate of the present invention is that surfaces contaminated with a small amount of fouling release coating composition can be coated with a primer or top coat without negatively affecting adhesion or aesthetics. Another advantage is that the fouling release coating composition used to obtain the coated substrate of the invention provides a coated substrate with improved mechanical properties, in particular abrasion resistance, compared to a substrate coated with a top-coat composition based on a polysiloxane resin.

The coated substrate of the present invention may be submerged and provide protection against fouling while the optional primer layer, tie coat layer, and fouling release coating composition are applied and dried, cured, or crosslinked. As described above, the fouling release coating composition provides a coating layer having excellent fouling resistance and fouling release properties. This makes these coating compositions well suited for coating objects immersed in aqueous environments, such as marine and aquaculture applications. The multi-layer paint system can be applied to substrates that constitute the surface of dynamic and static structures, such as ship and boat hulls, buoys, drilling platforms, oil production rigs, floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs), Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs), cooling water inlets for power plants, fishing nets or fish cages, and submerged pipelines.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling biofouling on a surface of an artificial object, comprising the steps of:

(a) optionally, applying a primer layer to at least a portion of a surface of the artificial object;

(b) applying a tie coat deposited from the tie coat composition described above to at least a portion of the surface of the artificial object, or to the primer layer applied in step (a);

(c) applying the fouling release coating composition of any one of the above onto the applied tie coat;

(d) curing the tie coat composition and the fouling release coating composition to form a cured tie coat and a cured fouling release coat; and

(e) the artificial object is at least partially immersed in water.

Detailed Description

The coated substrates of the present invention are coated with a multi-coat paint system. The multicoat paint system optionally has a first primer layer a) deposited from a primer coating composition; this layer is applied directly to the substrate. The multicoat paint system has a tie coat b) applied directly to the substrate or, in the case of multicoat paint systems comprising a primer layer, to the primer layer. The multicoat paint system has a topcoat layer c) applied to the tie coat layer b) and deposited from a non-aqueous liquid fouling release coating composition.

It is to be understood that each layer (primer, tie coat, topcoat) of the multi-coat paint system can be applied by applying a single or multiple layers of the relevant coating composition.

Fouling desorption coating composition

The fouling release coating composition from which the top coat layer c) is deposited is a non-aqueous liquid coating composition. Comprising a curable resin system comprising i) a curable polymer and ii) optionally a curing agent (crosslinker) and/or a curing catalyst. The fouling release coating composition may further comprise an organic solvent, a pigment and one or more additives commonly used in non-aqueous liquid coating compositions. The coating composition system is substantially free of curable polysiloxane.

Reference herein to a curable polysiloxane is to a polymer having a backbone with Si-O-Si linkages, at least some of the silicon atoms attached to carbon atoms, and having pendant and/or terminal crosslinkable functional groups. Reference herein to a crosslinkable functional group is to a group capable of self-condensing or condensing with a crosslinking agent to form a covalent crosslink, such as a pendant or terminal silanol, alkoxysilyl, acetoxysilyl or oximatosilyl group, when applied under normal conditions, typically at a temperature of-10 ℃ to 50 ℃.

The side groups referred to herein are pendant, i.e., non-terminal, groups.

Reference herein to "substantially free of curable polysiloxane" means a composition comprising less than 0.5 wt%, preferably less than 0.1 wt% of curable polysiloxane, more preferably completely free of curable polysiloxane.

The fouling release coating composition is a liquid coating composition. This means that the composition is liquid at ambient temperature and can be applied to a substrate at ambient conditions by well-known liquid application techniques, such as brushing, rolling, dipping, bar coating or spraying.

The fouling release coating composition is a non-aqueous coating composition. This means that the components of the resin system and other ingredients of the coating composition are provided (e.g., dissolved or dispersed) in the non-aqueous liquid medium. The fouling release coating composition may comprise an organic solvent to obtain a desired application viscosity. Alternatively, the fouling release coating composition may be free of organic solvents, for example when the curable polymer (optionally after addition of the reactive diluent and/or liquid plasticizer) is a liquid of sufficiently low viscosity. The fouling release coating composition may comprise small amounts of water, for example water which is unintentionally introduced together with other components of the coating composition, such as pigments or organic solvents, which contain small amounts of water as impurities. The fouling release coating composition preferably comprises less than 5 wt%, more preferably less than 2 wt% water, based on the total weight of the composition. Even more preferably, the composition is free of water.

The curable polymer (i) has a backbone that is a polyurethane, polyether, polyester, polycarbonate, or hybrid of two or more thereof. Reference herein to a polyurethane backbone refers to a backbone having urethane linkages. The backbone is formed by reacting a mixture of a polyol and a polyisocyanate, preferably a diisocyanate. Any suitable polyol or polyisocyanate may be used. Suitable polyols include, for example, polyester polyols, polyether polyols, polyoxyalkylene polyols, acrylic polyols, polybutadiene polyols, natural oil derived polyols. Where the polyol is a polyether polyol, the polymer backbone has both urethane and ether linkages and is referred to herein as a polyether/polyurethane hybrid. Where the polyol is a polyester polyol, the polymer backbone has urethane and ester linkages and is referred to herein as a polyester/polyurethane hybrid. Preferably, the curable polymer (i) has a backbone which is a polyurethane, a polyether or a polyether/polyurethane hybrid.

The curable polymer (I) has at least one terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl group of formula (I):

-(C_mH_2m)-Si(R¹)_(3-n)(OR²)_n(I)

wherein:

n is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 2 or 3;

R¹and R²Each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

m is an integer having a value of 1-20.

Divalent saturated hydrocarbon radical C_mH_2mReacting an alkoxysilyl-Si (R)¹)_(3-n)(OR²)_nPreferably, m is an integer from 1 to 6, more preferably, m is 1 or 3 if m is 1, the curable alkoxysilyl group is at position α of the urethane or urea linkage, position α provides for higher reactivity of the alkoxysilyl group and consequent higher cure rate.

The terminal OR pendant alkoxysilyl groups may have 1, 2 OR 3 alkoxy groups OR²Preferably 2 or 3 alkoxy groups (n is 2 or 3). Alkoxy OR²Preferably methoxy or ethoxy (R)²Methyl or ethyl). In the case of 1 or 2 alkoxy groups, 2 or 1 alkyl radicals R¹Respectively, to silicon atoms. R¹Is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms. More preferably, R¹Is methyl or ethyl.

Preferably, the curable polymer (I) has at least one terminal alkoxysilyl group of formula (I), more preferably at least two terminal alkoxysilyl groups of formula (I).

The curable polymer (i) may be linear or branched. Preferably, the curable polymer (I) is substantially linear and has two terminal alkoxysilyl groups of formula (I). The curable polymer (I) may have pendant and terminal alkoxysilyl groups of formula (I).

Preferably, the curable polymer (i) does not contain fluorine atoms.

Curable polymers having an organic polymer backbone and alkoxysilyl groups of formula (I) are known in the art and are described, for example, in US5,990,257. The polymers may be prepared, for example, by reacting an isocyanate-functional alkoxysilane with a hydroxyl-terminated prepolymer, such as a polyether polyol, a polyurethane polyol or a polyether-polyurethane hybrid polyol, or by reacting an aminoalkoxysilane with an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer, such as an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane or a polyether-polyurethane hybridAnd (4) preparation. Commercially available examples of such curable polymers includeSTP-E (available from Wacker), Desmoseal S XP 2636, Desmoseal S XP 2749 (available from Covestro), TEGOPAC SEA L100, Polymer ST 61L V, and Polymer ST 80 (available from Evonik).

The resin system of the fouling release coating composition may comprise a curable polymer other than curable polymer (i). If present, the other curable polymer is preferably a curable polymer comprising pendant and/or terminal alkoxysilyl functional groups, for example a poly (meth) acrylate comprising pendant alkoxysilyl groups. This other curable polymer comprising pendant and/or terminal alkoxysilyl functional groups may be present in an amount of up to 80 wt%, preferably up to 70 wt%, more preferably from 10 to 60 wt%, based on the total weight of curable polymer (i) and any other curable polymer having alkoxysilyl functional groups.

The fouling release coating composition may comprise other curable polymers that do not have alkoxysilyl functional groups. The other curable polymer not having an alkoxysilyl functional group is preferably present in an amount of less than 50 wt%, more preferably less than 30 wt%, even more preferably less than 10 wt%, based on the total weight of curable polymer (i) and any other curable polymer having an alkoxysilyl functional group. Even more preferably, the resin system of the fouling release coating composition is substantially free or completely free of curable polymers having no alkoxysilyl functional groups. The coating composition is substantially free of curable polysiloxane.

The curable resin system of the fouling release coating composition preferably comprises a curing agent or curing catalyst. The resin system may include both a curing agent and a curing catalyst.

The curing agent (also referred to as a cross-linking agent) may be any curing agent suitable for cross-linking terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl groups of the curable polymer (i). Such curing agents are known in the art. Functional silanes are known as suitable curing agents. Preferred curing agents include tetraalkoxyorthosilicate (also referred to as tetraalkoxysilane), such as tetraethylorthosilicate or partial condensates thereof, and organofunctional alkoxysilanes, such as aminoalkoxysilane, glycidoxyalkoxysilane, methacrylooxyalkoxysilane, carbamatoalkoxysilane, and alkoxysilanes having isocyanurate functionality. Examples of particularly suitable curing agents are tetraethyl orthosilicate or partial condensates thereof, N- [3- (trimethoxysilyl) propyl ] ethylenediamine and (N, N-diethylaminomethyl) triethoxysilane.

The curing agent may be used in any suitable amount, typically up to 10 wt%, preferably 1 to 5 wt%, based on the total weight of the resin system (the weight of curable polymer plus curing agent plus optional catalyst).

Suitable organofunctional alkoxysilanes having an alkoxysilyl functional group at position α of the organofunctional group include α -aminosilane (N, N-diethylaminomethyl) triethoxysilane is a particularly preferred α -aminosilane.

The resin system may comprise a curing catalyst in place of, or in addition to, a curing agent, any catalyst suitable for catalysing a condensation reaction between silanol groups may be used, the catalyst being well known in the art and including carboxylic acid salts of various metals such as tin, zinc, iron, lead, barium and zirconium, the salts being preferably salts of long chain carboxylic acids, such as dibutyltin dilaurate, dioctyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin dioctoate, ferric stearate, tin (II) octoate and lead octoate other examples of suitable catalysts include organobismuth, organotitanium compounds, organophosphates such as di (2-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate, other possible catalysts include chelates, such as dibutyltin acetylacetonate, or compounds containing amine ligands, such as 1, 8-diazabicyclo (5.4.0) undec-7-ene, the catalyst may comprise a halogenated organic acid having at least one halogen substituent on the carbon atom at position α relative to the acid group and/or at least one halogen substituent on the carbon atom at position β relative to the acid group, or may hydrolyse a derivative forming the acid under condensation reaction conditions, or the catalyst may be as described in WO 2009/5 055985, WO 2009/5 055985.

The catalyst may be used in any suitable amount, preferably from 0.1 to 10 wt%, more preferably from 0.2 to 1.0 wt%, based on the total weight of the resin system (the weight of curable polymer plus optional curing agent plus catalyst).

If the curable resin system comprises a curing catalyst, the coating composition is preferably a two-component (2K) coating composition, wherein the curing catalyst and the curable polymer of the curable resin system are in different components which are not mixed until shortly before application of the coating composition.

To provide enhanced protection against fouling, the coating composition may comprise a marine biocide and/or a non-curable non-volatile compound (incompatible fluid). Reference herein to non-curable compounds is to compounds which do not participate in the curing reaction of the curable polymer (i) or any other curable polymer in the resin system of the fouling release coating composition. Reference herein to non-volatile compounds is to compounds which do not boil at temperatures below 250 ℃ under atmospheric pressure.

Suitable examples of the non-curable, non-volatile compound include silicone oils, fluorinated polymers, sterols and sterol derivatives, such as lanolin, lanolin oil, or acetylated lanolin, and hydrophilically modified silicone oils, such as polyoxyalkylene-modified silicone oils.

Examples of suitable silicone oils commercially available are Rhodorsil Huile510V100 and Rhodorsil Huile550 from Bluestar Silicones. Examples of suitable fluorinated polymers include linear and branched trifluoromethyl fluoro terminated perfluoropolyethers (e.g. Fomblin)Krytoxfluids or Demnumoils); linear diorgano (OH) -terminated perfluoropolyethers (e.g. Fomblin Z)Fluorolink) (ii) a Low molecular weight polychlorotrifluoroethylene (e.g., Daifloil)fluids); and fluorinated alkylene oxide-containing polymers or oligomers as described in WO 2014/131695. Non-curable hydrophilically modified silicone oils are known in the art and are described, for example, in WO2013/000479, pages 22-26, which is incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of describing the non-curable hydrophilically modified silicone oils. The non-curable hydrophilically modified polysiloxane oil does not contain any terminal or pendant silanol, alkoxysilyl or other silicon reactive groups.

Preferably, the fouling release coating composition comprises a non-curable non-volatile compound. More preferably, the fouling release coating composition comprises a non-curable non-volatile compound selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, sterols and sterol derivatives and hydrophilically modified polysiloxane oils.

Even more preferably, the coating composition comprises a non-curable, non-volatile compound selected from hydrophilically modified silicone oils, even more preferably from polyoxyalkylene modified silicone oils. The polyoxyalkylene-modified polysiloxane oil may have pendant/or terminal polyoxyalkylene groups and/or may have polyoxyalkylene chains incorporated in its backbone. Preferably, the polyoxyalkylene modified polysiloxane oil has polyoxyalkylene pendant groups.

The polyoxyalkylene-modified polysiloxane oil preferably comprises oxyalkylene moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, even more preferably ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide moieties. The pendant, terminal or block copolymerized polyoxyalkylene group preferably contains 1 to 50 oxyalkylene moieties, more preferably 2 to 20 oxyalkylene moieties. The polysiloxane oils may contain from 1 to 100 side/end polyoxyalkylene groups and/or from 1 to 100, preferably from 1 to 50, more preferably from 2 to 20, copolymerized polyoxyalkylene blocks. A particularly suitable hydrophilic modified polysiloxane oil is polydimethylsiloxane, which contains pendant polyethylene oxide groups and contains pendant alkyl groups other than methyl groups.

The pendant or terminal oxyalkylene moieties are preferably linked to the silicon atoms of the polysiloxane backbone via divalent hydrocarbon groups, preferably having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably 3 carbon atoms. The pendant or terminal polyoxyalkylene groups may be terminated by any suitable group, preferably a hydroxyl group, an ether or ester group, more preferably a hydroxyl group or an ether or ester group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, for example an acetate group.

Commercially available examples of suitable hydrophilically modified polysiloxanes include DC5103, DC Q2-5097, DC193, DC Q4-3669, DC Q4-3667, DC-57 and DC2-8692 (all available from Dow Corning), SilubeJ208(Siltech) and BYK333 (BYK). The non-curable, non-volatile compound can be added in any suitable amount, typically up to 20 weight percent, preferably from 1 to 10 weight percent, more preferably from 2 to 7 weight percent, based on the total weight of the coating composition.

Reference herein to marine biocides is to chemical substances known to have chemical or biocidal activity against marine or freshwater organisms. Suitable marine biocides are well known in the art and include inorganic, organometallic, metal-organic or organic biocides. Examples of inorganic biocides include copper compounds, such as copper oxide, copper thiocyanate, copper bronze, copper carbonate, copper chloride, copper nickel alloys, and silver salts, such as silver chloride or silver nitrate; organometallic and metal-organic biocides include zinc pyrithione (zinc salt of 2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide), copper pyrithione, bis (N-cyclohexyldiazene)(dizenium) dioxy) copper, ethylenebis (zinc dithiocarbamate) (i.e., zineb), zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (ziram), and ethylenebis (manganese dithiocarbamate) (i.e., mancozeb) complexed with a zinc salt; organic biocides include formaldehyde, dodecylguanidine monohydrochloride, thiabendazole, N-trihalomethylthiophthalimide, trihalomethylthiosulphonamide, N-arylmaleimides such as N- (2,4, 6-trichlorophenyl) maleimide, 3- (3, 4-dichlorophenyl) -1, 1-dimethylurea (diuron), 2,3,5, 6-tetrachloro-4- (methylsulfonyl) pyridine, 2-methylthio-4-butylamino-6-cyclopropylamino-s-triazine, 3-benzo [ b ] ne]Thienyl-5, 6-dihydro-1, 4, 2-oxathiazine 4-oxide, 4, 5-dichloro-2-N-octyl-3 (2H) -isothiazolone, 2,4,5, 6-tetrachloroisophthalonitrile, tolylfluanid (tolyfluoride), dichlofluanid (diiodomethyl-p-toluenesulfonyl sulfone), capsaicin or substituted capsaicin, N-cyclopropyl-N' - (1, 1-dimethylethyl) -6-methylthio-1, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4-diamine, 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate, medetomidine (medetomidine), 1, 4-dithianon-2, 3-dicarbonitrile (dithianon), boranes such as pyridine triphenylborane, 2-trihalomethyl-3-halo-4-cyanopyrrole derivatives substituted at the 5-and optionally at the 1-position such as 2- (p-chlorophenyl) -3-cyano-4-bromo-5-trifluoromethylpyrrole (tralopyril), and furanones such as 3-butyl-5- (dibromomethylene) -2(5H) -furanone, and mixtures thereof, macrocyclic lactones such as avermectins (avermectins), for example avermectin B1, ivermectin (ivermectin), doramectin, abamectin (abamectin), amamectin and selamectin, and quaternary ammonium salts such as didecyldimethylammonium chloride and alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride.

Optionally, the biocide is fully or partially encapsulated, adsorbed, entrapped, loaded or bound. Certain biocides are difficult to handle or are hazardous to handle and are advantageously used in encapsulated, entrapped, absorbed, loaded or bound form. Encapsulation, entrapment, absorption, loading or binding of the biocide can provide a second mechanism for controlling the leaching of the biocide from the coating system in order to achieve an even more gradual release and long lasting effect. For the present invention, the method of encapsulation, entrapment, adsorption, loading or binding of the biocide is not particularly limited. Examples of methods by which the encapsulated biocides useful in the present invention may be prepared include mono and double wall amino formaldehyde or hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate-phenolic resin capsules or microcapsules as described in EP 1791424. An example of a suitable encapsulated biocide is encapsulated 4, 5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-3 (2H) -isothiazolone, sold by Dow microbiology Control as Sea-none 211N R397 Marine encapsulation Agent. Examples of methods by which the absorbed or supported or bound biocide may be prepared include the use of host-guest complexes such as clathrates as described in EP709358, phenolic resins as described in EP880892, carbon-based adsorbents such as those described in EP1142477, or inorganic microporous supports such as amorphous silica, amorphous alumina, pseudoboehmite or zeolites as described in EP 1115282.

The fouling release coating composition preferably does not contain marine biocides in view of environmental and health concerns associated with the use of biocides in coatings for preventing fouling by aquatic organisms.

Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is substantially or completely free of marine biocides and provides enhanced protection against fouling by a non-biocidal component which is a non-curable, non-volatile compound selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, sterols and sterol derivatives, and hydrophilically modified silicone oils.

Suitable solvents for the fouling release coating composition include aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ketones, esters and mixtures of the above with each other or with aliphatic hydrocarbons. Preferred solvents include ketones such as methyl isoamyl ketone and/or hydrocarbon solvents such as xylene, trimethylbenzene or aliphatic cyclic or acyclic hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof.

The fouling release coating composition may further comprise extender pigments (fillers) and/or colour pigments and one or more additives commonly used in fouling release coating compositions, such as wetting agents, dispersants, flow additives, rheology modifiers, adhesion promoters, antioxidants, UV stabilisers and plasticisers.

Examples of suitable extender pigments include barium sulphate, calcium carbonate, silica or silicates (such as talc, feldspar and china clay), including fumed silica, bentonite and other clays, and solid particulate non-curable silicone resins, typically condensed branched polysiloxanes, for example comprising the formula SiO_4/2Q unit of (A) and formula R^m ₃SiO_1/2A siloxane resin of M units of (1), wherein R^mThe substituents are selected from alkyl groups having 1-6 carbon atoms, and the ratio of M units to Q units is from 0.4:1 to 1: 1. Some extender pigments (e.g., fumed silica) can have a thixotropic effect on the coating composition. The proportion of fillers may be from 0 to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating composition. Preferably, the clay is present in an amount of 0 to 1 weight percent, and preferably, the thixotropic agent is present in an amount of 0 to 5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the coating composition.

Examples of colored pigments include black iron oxide, red iron oxide, yellow iron oxide, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, carbon black, graphite, molybdate red, molybdate yellow, zinc sulfide, antimony oxide, sodium aluminum sulfosilicates, quinacridones, phthalocyanine blue, phthalocyanine green, indanthrone blue, cobalt aluminum oxide, carbazole dicarbazoleOxazines, chromium oxide, isoindoline orange, diacetyl acetyl-tolidine (tolidiole), benzimidazolone, quinaphthone (quinaphtalone) yellow, isoindoline yellow, tetrachloroisoindolinone and quinophthalone yellow, metallic foil material (e.g., aluminum foil).

The fouling release coating composition may also comprise so-called barrier pigments or anti-corrosive pigments, such as zinc powder or zinc alloys, or so-called lubricating pigments, such as graphite, molybdenum disulphide, tungsten disulphide or boron nitride.

The pigment volume concentration of the fouling release coating composition is preferably from 0.5 to 25%. The total amount of pigments can range from 0 to 25 weight percent, based on the total weight of the coating composition.

The fouling release coating composition preferably has a non-volatile content, defined as the weight percentage of non-volatile materials in the coating composition, of at least 35 wt.%, more preferably at least 50 wt.%, even more preferably at least 70 wt.%. The nonvolatile content can be up to 80% by weight, 90% by weight, 95% by weight, preferably up to 100% by weight. The nonvolatile content can be determined according to ASTM method D2697.

To achieve good adhesion of the top coat layer c) deposited from the fouling release coating composition to the substrate, the fouling release coating composition is applied onto the tie coat layer b). Optionally, a primer layer a) is applied to the substrate prior to applying the tie coat b). The primer layer a) may be deposited from any primer composition known in the art, for example epoxy-based or polyurethane-based primer compositions. The substrate is provided with a tie coat layer b) deposited from a tie coat composition prior to application of the fouling release coating c) deposited from the fouling release coating composition described above. The tie coat composition may be applied to a bare substrate surface or to a primed substrate surface.

Tie-coat composition

The tie coat is deposited from a tie coat composition comprising a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The adhesive polymer comprises curable alkoxysilyl functional groups which are capable of reacting with the pendant or terminal alkoxysilyl groups of curable polymer (i). Such tie coat compositions are known in the art and are described, for example, in WO 99/33927.

The binder polymer is preferably a polyacrylate binder polymer, i.e. an ester of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid (also referred to as acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer), preferably a C of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid, by copolymerization, usually by free radical polymerization₁-C₁₆A polymer obtained from an ester.

The alkoxysilyl functional group preferably has the general formula:

-(C_mH2_m)-Si(R¹)_(3-n)(OR²)_n

wherein n and R¹、R²And m is as defined above for formula (I). Preferably, n is 2 or 3. R¹And R²Each independently is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, more preferably an ethyl or methyl group. Preferably, m is an integer from 1 to 6. More preferably, m is 1 or 3, even more preferably, m is 1.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the binder polymer in the tie-coat composition is prepared by free radical polymerization of a mixture of acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers, at least one of which has an alkoxysilyl functional group, such as 3- (trimethoxysilylpropyl) methacrylate or trimethoxysilylmethyl methacrylate. An example of such a monomer mixture is a mixture of methyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate and trimethoxysilylmethyl methacrylate.

Preferably, the binder polymer in the tie-coat composition does not have crosslinkable functional groups other than alkoxysilyl functional groups.

The individual layers of the multicoat paint system can be applied by known techniques for applying liquid coating compositions, such as brushing, rolling, dipping, bar coating or spraying (airless and conventional).

The substrate to be coated may be the surface of a structure to be immersed in water, such as a metal, concrete, wood or polymer substrate. Examples of polymeric substrates are composites of polyvinyl chloride based materials or fiber reinforced resins. In an alternative embodiment, the substrate is a surface of a flexible polymeric carrier foil. The multi-coat paint system is then applied to one surface of a flexible polymeric carrier foil, such as a polyvinyl chloride carrier foil, and cured, followed by lamination of the uncoated surface of the carrier foil to the surface of the structure to provide stain resistance and/or stain release properties, such as by use of an adhesive.

Examples

The invention is further illustrated by the following non-limiting examples.

The following compounds were used in the examples.

Curing agent

Gamma-aminosilane: n- [3- (trimethoxysilyl) propyl ] ethylenediamine

α -Aminosilanes (N, N-diethylaminomethyl) triethoxysilane

Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS)

Curing catalyst

DBU: 1, 8-diazabicyclo (5.4.0) undec-7-enes

Zinc catalyst:670 (from King Industries)

Acid catalyst: bis (2-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate

Curable polymers

See table 1.