Transcripción del resumen del autor. After tin-based technology was abandoned in 2001, economic and envirnmental factors have necessitated higher energy efficiency in marine transportation, much of which depends on the performance of antifouling coatings. Part 1 of this article (April 2011 MP) introduced the subject, Part 2 (May 2011 MP) covered topcoating technologies and fueld savings from silylated acrylate (SA) coatings, and Part 3 presents tie-coat technologies, future evolution of SA coatings, and overall conclusions.

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