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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N43/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds
  • A01N43/34—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom
  • A01N43/36—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom five-membered rings
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
  • C09D5/00—Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced; Filling pastes
  • C09D5/16—Antifouling paints; Underwater paints
  • C09D5/1606—Antifouling paints; Underwater paints characterised by the anti-fouling agent
  • C09D5/1612—Non-macromolecular compounds
  • C09D5/1625—Non-macromolecular compounds organic

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• the present invention relates to antifouling compositions and particularly to compositions which are able to provide an improved protecting effect against fouling organisms. More particularly, the present invention relates to synergistic antifouling compositions comprising an amount of at least 3.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition, of 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, or a salt thereof, together with another biocide selected from bethoxazin, tolylfluanide, dichlofluanide, or DCOIT; for protecting materials against fouling organisms.
• This invention thus relates to the field of protection of materials, such as underwater objects, protection of wood, wood products, biodegradable materials and coatings.
• component I 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile
• component II another biocide selected from bethoxazin, tolylfluanide, dichlofluanide, or DCOIT
• control is defined to include both inhibition and removal.
• the amount of 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile in the antifouling compositions of the present invention is at least 3.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition.
• component I 4-Bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (referred to as component I) is disclosed in EP-0,312,723-A for controlling molluscs. Said compound may be represented by the formula:
• the components (II) are:
• compositions comprising component (I) as a barnaclecide in combination with an algicide have been disclosed in WO-98/12269.
• component (I) 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile
• component (I) one of the components (II), component (II-a), component (II-b), component (II-c) or component (II-d) is used, it is meant to include said compound both in base or in salt form, the latter being obtained by reaction of the base form with an appropriate acid.
• Appropriate acids comprise, for example, inorganic acids, such as the hydrohalic acids, i.e.
• Said component (I) and components (II) may also
• aquatic organisms such as algae, fungi, bacteria, microbes, and aquatic animals such as, e.g. tunicates, hydroids, bivalves, bryozoans, polychaete worms, sponges, barnacles, molluscs and crustacea.
• aquatic organisms such as algae, fungi, bacteria, microbes, and aquatic animals
• the attachment or settlement of said organisms is also known as ‘fouling’ of a structure.
• the exterior, but possibly also the interior of the object may deteriorate, the surface changes, e.g.
• the common method of controlling the attachment of fouling organisms is by treating the structure to be protected with a coating which comprises an antifouling agent.
• compositions of the present invention are especially suitable to protect surfaces or objects in constant or frequent contact with water from fouling or attachment or settlement of algae, by applying to said surfaces or objects a synergistic antifouling composition comprising component (I), in an amount of at least 3.5 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition, and one of the components (II) in respective proportions such as to provide a synergistic effect against fouling organisms.
• Examples of said surfaces or objects are for instance, shiphulls, harbor installations, piers and pilings, drying docks, sluice-gates, locks, mooring masts, buoys, offshore oil rigging equipment, drilling platforms, bridges, pipelines, fishing nets, cables, ballast water tanks, ship reservoirs that draw water from infested bodies of water, recreational equipment, such as surfboards, jet skis, and water skis, and any other object in constant or frequent contact with water.
• the invention also provides a method to protect materials, in particular surfaces or objects in frequent or constant contact with water, against fouling organisms by applying to said objects an antifouling composition comprising an effective antifouling amount of at least 3.5 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition of component (I) in combination with one of the components (II) in respective proportions such as to provide a synergistic effect against fouling organisms.
• the present invention further provides a method of protecting a surface which comprises applying to the surface an antifouling composition in accordance with the invention.
• An especially important use of the method of the invention comprises a method for inhibiting fouling of a ship's hull, which comprises applying to the hull an antifouling composition in accordance with the invention. Fouling on the hulls of ships for example increases frictional drag with a corresponding decrease in speed and maneuverability and an increase in fuel consumption and increased maintenance costs associated with removal of the fouling.
• antifouling compositions in accordance with the invention can be used to protect constructions such as, e.g. swimming pools, baths, cooling water circulation circuits and industrial baths in various installations, e.g. in manufacturing plants or in air-conditioning installations, the function of which can be impaired by the presence and/or the multiplication of fouling organisms.
• constructions such as, e.g. swimming pools, baths, cooling water circulation circuits and industrial baths in various installations, e.g. in manufacturing plants or in air-conditioning installations, the function of which can be impaired by the presence and/or the multiplication of fouling organisms.
• buildings and parts of buildings such as floors, outer and inner walls or ceilings, or places suffering from dampness such as cellars, bathrooms, kitchens, washing houses and the like, and which are hot-beds for fouling.
• Fouling not only is problematic from the viewpoint of hygiene and aesthetics, but also causes economic losses because said buildings and/or decorating materials deteriorate more rapidly than desired.
• synergistic antifouling compositions of the present invention can also be used in a variety of applications:
• Fouling organisms is meant to comprise organisms that attach, settle, grow on or adhere to various kinds of surfaces, in particular in humid or aqueous environments such as, marine waters, fresh waters, brackish waters, rain water, and also cooling water, drainage water, waste water and sewage.
• Fouling organisms are Algae such as, for example, Microalgae, e.g. Amphora, Achnanthes, Navicula, Amphiprora, Melosira, Cocconeis, Chlamydomonas, Chlorella, Ulothrix, Anabaena, Phaeodactylum, Porphyridium ; Macroalgae, e.g.
• the relative proportions of component (I) and (II) in the embodied compositions are those proportions which result in unexpected synergistic efficacy against fouling organisms, especially against algae, when compared to a composition including, as an active ingredient, either component (I) alone or a component (II) alone.
• the said synergistic efficacy may be obtained within various proportions of components (I) and (II) in the composition, depending on the kind of fouling organism towards which efficacy is measured and the substrate to be treated.
• compositions of the present invention are those compositions comprising a combination of component (I), in an amount of at least 3.5 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition, and a component (II) selected from component (II-a) (i.e. bethoxazin), or component (II-b) (i.e. tolylfluanide), in respective proportions such as to provide a synergistic effect against fouling organisms.
• component (I) i.e. bethoxazin
• component (II-b) i.e. tolylfluanide
• compositions of the present invention are those compositions comprising a combination of component (I), in an amount of at least 3.5 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition, and a component (II) selected from component (II-c) (i.e. dichlofluanide), or component (II-d) (i.e. DCOIT), in respective proportions such as to provide a synergistic effect against fouling organisms.
• component (I) i.e. dichlofluanide
• component (II-d) i.e. DCOIT
• a very particular composition of the present invention is a composition comprising a combination of component (I), in an amount of at least 3.5 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition, and component (II-a) (i.e. bethoxazin) in respective proportions such as to provide a synergistic effect against fouling organisms.
• component (I) i.e. bethoxazin
• the active ingredients of the components (I) and (II) for use in the compositions according to the present invention should preferably be present in a substantially pure form, i.e. free from chemical impurities (such as co-products or residual solvents) resulting from their manufacturing and/or handling processes in view to safely control the fouling organism management programs for which they are intended.
• the active ingredients of the components (I) and (II) for use in the compositions according to the present invention may be present, when they possess at least an asymmetric carbon atom, either as a racemic mixture or in the form of a substantially pure stereoisomer or enantiomer of the said compound obtained from the racemic mixture by standard fractionation methods, including simulated moving bed technology.
• substantially pure as used hereinbefore means a purity (either chemical or optical), as determined by methods conventional in the art such as high performance liquid chromatography or optical methods, of at least about 96%, preferably at least 98% and more preferably at least 99%.
• the quantity of each of the active ingredients in the compositions according to the present invention will be so that a synergistic antifouling effect is obtained.
• the ready to use compositions of the present invention comprise component (I) in an amount of at least 3.5 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition. More particular such ready to use compositions comprise component (I) in an amount from 4 wt % to 6 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition.
• the amount of component (II) in said ready to use compositions will be so that a synergistic antifouling effect is obtained.
• the amount of component (II) may range from 1 wt % to 20 wt %, more particular from 3.5 wt % to 6 wt % based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition.
• the antifouling compositions to be used directly can be obtained from concentrates, such as e.g. emulsifiable concentrates, suspension concentrates, or soluble concentrates, upon dilution with aqueous or organic media, such concentrates being intended to be covered by the term composition as used in the definitions of the present invention.
• concentrates can be diluted to a ready to use mixture in a spray tank shortly before use.
• the combination of components (I) and (II) is thus suitably used together with carriers and additives, including wetting agents, dispersing agents, stickers, adhesives, emulsifying agents and the like such as those conventionally employed in the art of formulation.
• the antifouling compositions of the present invention may be prepared in any known manner, for instance by homogeneously mixing, coating and/or grinding the combination of active ingredients (i.e. component (I) and one of the components (II)), in a one-step or multi-steps procedure, with the selected carrier material and, where appropriate, the other additives such as surface-active agents.
• inert carrier materials suitable for use as solid carriers in the present invention include natural and synthetic mineral fillers, for instance magnesium silicates such as talc; silica such as diatomaceous earth; aluminium silicate such as kaolinite, montmorillonite or mica; magnesium aluminium silicate such as attapulgite and vermiculite; calcium carbonate and calcium sulphate; carbon such as charcoal; sulphur; and highly dispersed silicic acid polymers.
• Suitable granulated absorbent carrier materials may be porous, for example pumice, broken brick, sepiolite or bentonite.
• inert carrier materials suitable for use as organic solid carriers include natural and synthetic resins (whether crude or formulated), for example organic waste polymeric products such as polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacrylates such as polymethylmethacrylate, polystyrene and mixed polymerisates thereof.
• Suitable surface-active agents to be used in the antifouling compositions of the present invention are non-ionic, cationic and/or anionic materials having good emulsifying, dispersing and/or wetting properties.
• Suitable anionic surfactants include both water-soluble soaps and water-soluble synthetic surface-active agents.
• Suitable soaps are alkaline or alkaline-earth metal salts, unsubstituted or substituted ammonium salts of higher fatty acids (C 10 -C 22 ), e.g. the sodium or potassium salts of oleic or stearic acid, or of natural fatty acid mixtures obtainable form coconut oil or tallow oil.
• Synthetic surfactants include sodium or calcium salts of polyacrylic acids; fatty sulphonates and sulphates; sulphonated benzimidazole derivatives and alkylarylsulphonates.
• Fatty sulphonates or sulphates are usually in the form of alkaline or alkaline-earth metal salts, unsubstituted ammonium salts or ammonium salts substituted with an alkyl or acyl radical having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, e.g.
• Suitable sulphonated benzimidazole derivatives preferably contain 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
• alkylarylsulphonates are the sodium, calcium or alcanolamine salts of dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid or dibutyl-naphtalenesulphonic acid or a naphtalene-sulphonic acid/formaldehyde condensation product.
• corresponding phosphates e.g. salts of phosphoric acid ester and an adduct of p-nonylphenol with ethylene and/or propylene oxide, or phospholipids.
• Suitable phospholipids for this purpose are the natural (originating from animal or plant cells) or synthetic phospholipids of the cephalin or lecithin type such as e.g.
• phosphatidylethanolamine phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylglycerine, lysolecithin, cardiolipin, dioctanylphosphatidyl-choline, dipalmitoylphoshatidylcholine and their mixtures.
• Suitable non-ionic surfactants include polyethoxylated and polypropoxylated derivatives of alkylphenols, fatty alcohols, fatty acids, aliphatic amines or amides containing at least 12 carbon atoms in the molecule, alkylarenesulphonates and dialkylsulphosuccinates, such as polyglycol ether derivatives of aliphatic and cycloaliphatic alcohols, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and alkylphenols, said derivatives preferably containing 3 to 10 glycol ether groups and 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the (aliphatic) hydrocarbon moiety and 6 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety of the alkylphenol.
• non-ionic surfactants are water-soluble adducts of polyethylene oxide with poylypropylene glycol, ethylenediaminopolypropylene glycol containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, which adducts contain 20 to 250 ethyleneglycol ether groups and/or 10 to 100 propyleneglycol ether groups.
• Such compounds usually contain from 1 to 5 ethyleneglycol units per propyleneglycol unit.
• non-ionic surfactants are nonylphenolpolyethoxyethanol, castor oil polyglycolic ethers, polypropylene/polyethylene oxide adducts, tributylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol, polyethyleneglycol and octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol.
• Fatty acid esters of polyethylene sorbitan such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate
• glycerol glycerol
• sorbitan sucrose and pentaerythritol are also suitable non-ionic surfactants.
• Suitable cationic surfactants include quaternary ammonium salts, preferably halides, having 4 hydrocarbon radicals optionally substituted with halo, phenyl, substituted phenyl or hydroxy; for instance quaternary ammonium salts containing as N-substituent at least one C 8 -C 22 alkyl radical (e.g. cetyl, lauryl, palmityl, myristyl, oleyl and the like) and, as further substituents, unsubstituted or halogenated lower alkyl, benzyl and/or hydroxy-lower alkyl radicals.
• quaternary ammonium salts preferably halides, having 4 hydrocarbon radicals optionally substituted with halo, phenyl, substituted phenyl or hydroxy
• quaternary ammonium salts containing as N-substituent at least one C 8 -C 22 alkyl radical (e.g. cetyl, lauryl
• an emulsifiable concentrate formulation of the composition according to the present invention can also be obtained upon dilution of the combination of components (I) and (II) with at least a suitable organic solvent (i.e. a liquid carrier) followed by the addition of at least a solvent-soluble emulsifying agent.
• a suitable organic solvent i.e. a liquid carrier
• Solvents suitable for this type of formulation are usually water-immiscible and belong to the hydrocarbon, chlorinated hydrocarbon, ketone, ester, alcohol and amide classes of solvents, and they can be properly selected by those skilled in the art based on the solubility's of components (I) and (II) respectively.
• Emulsifiable concentrates usually contain, in addition to the organic solvent(s), from about 10 to 50% by weight of the combination of active ingredients, from about 2 to 20% of emulsifying agent(s) and up to 20% other additives such as stabilisers, corrosion inhibitors and the like.
• the combination of components (I) and (II) may also be formulated as a suspension concentrate, which is a stable suspension of the active ingredients in a (preferably organic) liquid intended to be diluted with water before use.
• a suspending agent selected from known protective colloids and thixotropic agents.
• liquid formulations like aqueous dispersions and emulsions, for example obtained by diluting a wettable powder or a concentrate (such as previously described) with water, and which may be of the water-in-oil or the oil-in-water type, also lie within the scope of the present invention.
• the present invention also provides protective compositions, for instance in the form of paints, coatings or varnishes, comprising the said combination of components (I) and (II) together with one or more additives suitable for their formulation.
• the total amount of the combination of components (I) and (II) in such protective compositions may range from 2 to 10% (w/v).
• Suitable additives for use in said protective compositions are quite conventional in the art and include, for instance, at least an organic binder (preferably in aqueous form) such as an acrylic or vinyl-based emulsion or rosin compounds; mineral carriers such as calcium carbonate; surface-active agents such as previously described with respect to the formulation of agronomic compositions; viscosity regulators; corrosion inhibitors; pigments such as titanium dioxide; stabilisers such as sodium benzoate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium nitrite; mineral or organic colorants and the like.
• Such protective compositions may be used not only to cure and/or limit the damaging effects of fouling organisms but also in order to prevent deterioration to occur on materials which may be subjected to the harmful environment and effects of fouling organisms.
• additives for use in the antifouling compositions of the present invention may be solid or liquid and are suitable substances known in the art for preparing formulations for treating surfaces or objects exposed to humid or aqueous environments, while providing a further protective effect namely for storing and handling purposes.
• Such additives may comprise, for example, polymers or copolymers, resins, and other optional additives such as, water-repelling agents; surface slipping agents; diluents; organic binding agents; insecticides; fungicides; bactericides; auxiliary solvents; processing additives; fixatives; thickening agents; plasticizers; UV-stabilizers; stabilisers against heat or light; dyes; color pigments; siccatives; corrosion inhibitors; antisettling agents; anti-skinning agents; and antifoaming agents and the like.
• additives may comprise, for example, polymers or copolymers, resins, and other optional additives such as, water-repelling agents; surface slipping agents; diluents; organic binding agents; insecticides; fungicides; bactericides; auxiliary solvents; processing additives; fixatives; thickening agents; plasticizers; UV-stabilizers; stabilisers against heat or light; dyes; color pigments; siccatives; corrosion inhibitor
• antifouling compositions according to the present invention can be applied by a number of conventional methods, such as hydraulic spray, air-blast spray, aerial spray, atomising, dusting, scattering or pouring.
• hydraulic spray air-blast spray
• aerial spray atomising, dusting, scattering or pouring.
• atomising, dusting, scattering or pouring The most appropriate method will be chosen by those skilled in the art in accordance with the intended objectives and the prevailing circumstances, namely the kind of fouling organism to be controlled, the type of equipment available and the type of material to be protected.
• the combination of components (I) and (II) is preferably applied in the form of compositions wherein both said ingredients are intimately admixed in order to ensure simultaneous administration to the materials to be protected.
• Administration or application of both components (I) and (II) can also be a “sequential-combined” administration or application, i.e. component (I) and component (II) are administered or applied alternatively or sequentially in the same place in such a way that they will necessarily become admixed together at the locus to be treated. This will be achieved namely if sequential administration or application takes place within a short period of time e.g. within less than 24 hours, preferably less than 12 hours.
• This alternative method can be carried out for instance by using a suitable single package comprising at least one container filled with a formulation comprising the active component (I) and at least one container filled with a formulation comprising an active component (II). Therefore the present invention also encompasses a product containing:
• a calculated amount of a stock solution (containing either 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, bethoxazin, DCOIT, dichlofluanide, or tolylfluanide in DMSO) was pipetted into multiwell plates in order to reach a final test concentration ranging from 0.05 to 100 ppm and mixed with a warm culture medium. The medium was inoculated with 300 ⁇ l of an algal suspension. The multi-well plates were kept at 21° C., a relative humidity of 65% and light-dark cycle of 16 hours a day (1000 Lux photoperiod).
• the lowest concentration of each test compound or mixture of test compounds sufficient to inhibit visible growth was taken as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).
• the MIC were taken as end points of activity. End points for the combinations of component (I) with one of the components (II) were then compared with the end points for the pure active test compound when employed individually.
• Examples 1 to 4 show conventional rosin based antifouling paint compositions.
• Rosin is a solid material that e.g. occurs naturally in the oleo resin of pine trees and is typically derived from the oleo resinous exudate of the living tree, from aged stumps and from tall oil produced as a by-product of kraft paper manufacture. Rosin is typically classed as gum rosin, wood rosin, or as tall oil rosin which indicates its source.
• Composition (parts by weight) Example 1 2 3 4 dry mass rosin 34 34 34 34 chlorinated paraffin 12 12 12 12 12 zinc oxide 6 6 6 6 TiO 2 3 3 3 3 3 China clay 30 30 30 30 30 30 bentonite 3 3 3 3 3 dye 3 3 3 3 3 component (I) 4 4 4 4 component (II-a) 5 — — — component (II-b) — 5 — — component (II-c) — — 5 — component (II-d) — — — 5 total dry mass 100 100 100 100 100 100 paint ethanol 1 1 1 1 formulation xylene 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42

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