Katayama Chemical, Inc.

Katayama Chemical Works Co., Ltd.

Toru Yasunaga

Sakae Katayama

Yoshiharu Wakao

Sadaoki Kanada

Kunio Nishmura

A preventive agent against adhesion of a marine organism comprising: at least one amine compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## , wherein R is a C.sub.8-22 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, aminopropyl, a C.sub.1-22 saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon or C.sub.2-22 unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R.sup.2 is aminopropyl, a C.sub.1-8 saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon or C.sub.2-8 unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, provided that R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom or aminopropyl group when R.sup.2 is represents aminopropyl group, or a salt thereof; and at least one N-alkyl polyamine compound represented by the following formula (II):

Preventive agents against adhesion of marine organisms and methods of

New gel product for exterminating harmful marine organisms. Comprises (a) about 1 to 25% by weight of a natural high molecular weight compound capable of forming a gel in water, (b) about 5 to 30% by weight of an agent for exterminating harmful marine organisms, (c) about 1 to 25% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a water soluble synthetic linear polymer, an inorganic substance, a surfactant, an organic solvent, a gel-modifier, and mixtures thereof, and (d) water.

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Toru Yasunaga