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EP1275705A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Antifouling coating composition

Assignee: Kansai Paint Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-03-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-03-28
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention provides an antifouling coating composition which comprises (a) an organopolysiloxane having a crosslinkable reactive functional group, (b) a crosslinking agent, (c) a boric acid compound as a curing catalyst and (d) a silicone oil having a number average molecular weight of 180 to 30,000 and a viscosity of 10 to 50,000 mPa·s and which is nontoxic and mild to the environment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masato Kishihara
  • 👤 Makoto Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. HORI
  • 👤 Toshimitsu Muramatsu
  • 👤 Yoichi Yonehara

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:08
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/16; C09D5/1656; C09D5/1662; C09D5/1675; C09D183/00; C09D183/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
An antifouling coating composition comprising (a) an organopolysiloxane having a crosslinkable reactive functional group, (b) a crosslinking agent, (c) a boric acid compound as a curing catalyst and (d) a silicone oil having a number average molecular weight of 180 to 30,000 and a viscosity of 10 to 50,000 mPa·s.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 50 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, wherein the organopolysiloxane (a) comprises a combination of an organopolysiloxane (a-1) having a number average molecular weight falling in a range of 20,000 to 100,000 and an organopolysiloxane (a-2) having a number average molecular weight falling in a range of 500 to 20,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The composition as described in Claim 2, wherein a weight ratio of organopolysiloxane (a-1)/organopolysiloxane (a-2) falls in a range of 5/95 to 95/5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, wherein the crosslinking agent (b) is a multifunctional silane compound having in a molecule, at least two functional groups which react with a crosslinkable reactive functional group contained in the organopolysiloxane (a).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The composition as described in Claim 4, wherein the multifunctional silane compound has a ketoxime group as a functional group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 39 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, comprising the crosslinking agent (b) in an amount falling in a range of 1 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a solid matter of the organopolysiloxane (a).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, wherein the boric acid compound (c) is selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition as described in Claim 7, wherein the borate is trialkyl borate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
The composition as described in Claim 7, wherein the borate is selected from the group consisting of trimethyl borate, triethyl borate, tripropyl borate, tributyl borate, triphenyl borate, tri(4-chlorophenyl) borate and trihexafluoroisopropyl borate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 40 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, comprising the boric acid compound (c) in an amount falling in a range of 0.01 to 15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a solid matter of the organopolysiloxane (a).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 181 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, wherein the silicone oil (d) is selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following Formulas (I) and (II): wherein R 1 's may be the same or different and each represent an alkyl group having1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a fluoroalkyl group; and n is an integer of 0 to 400, and Rx Si (R'Z) y O (4-x-y)/2 wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; R' represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may contain an ether bond, an ester bond or -NH- in a chain; Z represents a monovalent polar group selected from an amino group, a carboxyl group, an epoxy group and a polyoxyethylene or polyoxypropylene group which may be blocked at a single end by an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an acyl group; and x and y each are 0.01≦x<3.99, 0.01≦y<3.99 and 0.02≦x + y<4.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 39 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, comprising the silicone oil (d) in an amount falling in a range of 30 to 200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a solid matter of the organopolysiloxane (a).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, further comprising an inorganic filler (e).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 39 words
The composition as described in Claim 1, comprising the inorganic filler (e) in an amount falling in a range of 1 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a solid matter of the organopolysiloxane (a).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 14 words
An underwater structure coated with the antifouling coating composition as described in Claim 1.

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