Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd.

Shuhei Yuki

Masato Mizutani

Kenji Arai

Makoto Tsuboi

Akiko Kakimizu

Tomohiro Teramae

There are disclosed a controlling agent and an antifouling composition against harmful aquatic organisms, which include a particular N-phenylisothiazolone derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are the same or different and are independently hydrogen, chlorine or bromine; and R is haloalkoxy. Also disclosed is a method for preventing or inhibiting the adhesion of harmful aquatic organisms to water-exposed articles, which includes applying the antifouling composition to the water-exposed articles.

Anti-fouling compositions and fouling control of harmful aquatic

Anti-fouling compositions comprising N-phenylisothiazalone derivatives

There are disclosed a controlling agent and an antifouling composition against harmful aquatic organisms, which include a particular N-phenylbenzoisothiazolone derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R's are the same or different and are independently halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; n is an integer of 0 to 5; X's are the same or different and are independently halogen, nitro, alkyl or alkoxy; and m is an integer of 0 to 4; with the proviso that when the R's are all alkyl or all alkoxy, n is an integer of 1 to 3, and when all of the R's are different, n is an integer of 2 or 3. Also disclosed is a method for preventing or inhibiting the adhesion of harmful aquatic organisms to water-exposed articles, which includes applying the antifouling composition to the water-exposed articles.

Anti-fouling compositions or fouling control of harmful aquatic organisms

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Hiroshima, Japan

Shuhei Yuki