A High Performance Marine Timber Protection System

在海洋环境中使用的木材通常经过处理 用化学方法防止海洋蛀虫的侵袭 这些 技术遭受部分成功和提供 环境危害 一种新型复合材料， 这一提议承诺将大大推动国家 保护木结构免受 海洋蛀虫的破坏，以及污损生物， 将军 新制度将大大提高 纤维素之间的增强共价键合 木质基材和坚韧的聚合物保护层。 所提出的技术也是有吸引力的，因为它 仅涉及环境相容的组件， 将很容易应用。

Timbers used in a marine environment are generally treated chemically to prevent attack by marine borers. These techniques suffer from partial success and offer environmental hazards. A novel composite material is proposed which promises to significantly advance the state of the art for protecting wooden structures from the ravages of marine borers, as well as fouling organisms in general. The new system will provide for a significantly strengthened covalent bonding between the cellulosic wooden substrate and a tough, polymeric protectant layer. The proposed technology is also attractive since it involves only environmentally compatible components, and will be easy to apply.