Dobretsov / Williams / Thomason Biofouling Methods

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-33613-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 392 Seiten, E-Book

Biofouling Methods provides a "cook book" forboth established workers and those new to the field. The methodsincluded in this important new book range from tried and testedtechniques to those at the cutting edge, encompassing the fulldiversity of this multidisciplinary field.
The book covers methods for microbial and macrofouling, coatingsand biocides, and ranges from methods for fundamental studies tomethods relevant for industrial applications. There is an emphasison answering questions and each chapter provides technical methodsand problem-solving hints and tips.
Bringing together a wealth of international contributions andedited by three internationally known and respected experts in thesubject Biofouling Methods is the essential methodologyreference in the field for all those working in the antifoulingindustry including those involved in formulation of antifoulingproducts such as paints and other coatings. Aquatic biologists,ecologists, environmental scientists and lawyers, marine engineers,aquaculture personnel, chemists, and medical researchers will allfind much of interest within this book. All universities andresearch establishments where these subjects are studied and taughtshould have copies of this important work on their shelves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dobretsov, Sergey

Williams, David N.

Thomason, Jeremy C.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sergey Dobretsov has worked for more than 20 years onbiofouling, is widely published, and is the co-inventor on fourinternational antifouling patents. He trained as a biologist in StPetersburg State University, Russia, and has worked in leadingbiofouling research centers in Russia, Hong Kong, Germany, and theUSA. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Sultan QaboosUniversity, Oman. He is on the editorial boards of the journalsMarine Ecology Progress Series and Biofouling.
Dr. David N. Williams is the RD&I Director forAkzoNobel Marine & Protective Coatings. Based in the North Eastof England he originally trained as a chemist at Durham Universityand at Lausanne University, Switzerland. His specific expertise isin the area of nonbiocidal antifouling technologies and he is theco-inventor on a number of patents on silicone foul-releasecoatings and applications.
Dr. Jeremy C. Thomason is a marine biologist, a formeracademic at a British University and Royal Society IndustrialResearch Fellow, and now runs a scientific and technicalconsultancy, Ecoteknica, from the Yucatán, México. He hasworked in the field of biofouling for more than 20 years, isco-inventor on several patents, and is a co-editor of the bookBiofouling also published by Wiley Blackwell in 2010.