This study aimed to identify the incrusting and sedentary animals associated with the hull of a tugboat active in the ports of Pernambuco and later loaned to the port of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Thus, areas with dense biofouling were scraped and the species then classified in terms of their bioinvasive status for the Brazilian coast. Six were native to Brazil, two were cryptogenic and 16 non...

Lubricant-infused surfaces (LIS) have emerged as an innovative way to combat several modern challenges such biofouling, ice formation, and surface drag. The favorable properties of LIS are depen...

Biofouling is a significant means for introducing non-indigenous marine species internationally, which can alter habitats and disturb ecosystems. This study estimated the flux of ships’ wetted surface area (WSA) to Korea in 2020 assess risks biological invasion via biofouling on hulls. The annual total WSA entering was be 418.26 km2, with short-stay vessels (<3 weeks) contributing 99.7% flux...

Biofouling is the unwanted accumulation of deposits on surfaces, composed by organic and inorganic particles (micro)organisms. Its occurrence in industrial equipment responsible for several drawbacks related to operation maintenance costs, reduction process safety product quality, putative outbreaks pathogens. The understanding role operating conditions biofouling development highlights hydrody...

Abstract Biofouling has been referred to as “the Achilles heel” of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology; the main cause being polyamide RO membranes lack chlorine tolerance. increases operating cost water treatment by increasing system feed pressure (i.e., energy demand) and cleaning frequency, which downtime reduces useful life. For waters with known high biofouling potential, plant design...