New Research Project BioSHIP

BioSHIP is a project that our Institutes for Antifouling + Biocorrosion on Norderney and Hydrotox in Freiburg are carrying out together with Momentive Performance Materials (Leverkusen) and Fraunhofer IFAM (Bremen). The aim of the project is to develop a self-polishing marine coating based on biodegradable formulation components. Due to the increasingly strict guidelines and laws for antifouling products and the growing demand for environmentally friendly coatings, the sub-projects of Momentive and Fraunhofer IFAM will concentrate on the development of such a product. Dr. Brill + Partner will test the developed test formulations for their antifouling effect. Hydrotox will investigate the environmental compatibility in the laboratory using ecotoxicological tests with a special focus on synthetic polymer microparticles and other defined eluates.

The BioSHIP-Project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and receives administrative and technical support from the Project Management Jülich (PTJ) under the funding code (03SX625B).