A seed or seedling is coated with a least one rosin-based resin and optionally, a second binder, which is for instance a biodegradable polymer. The seed coating composition is characterized by a dust value, as measured using a Heubach dustmeter device according to Euroseeds reference method “Assessment of free floating dust and abrasion particles of treated seeds as a parameter of the quality of treated seeds”, which is lower by at least 30% as compared to an analogous binder-free composition that does not contain the rosin-based resin.

A seed or seedling is coated with a least one rosin-based resin and optionally, a second binder, which is for instance a biodegradable polymer. The seed coating composition is characterized by a dust value, as measured using a Heubach dustmeter device according to Euroseeds reference method “Assessment of free floating dust and abrasion particles of treated seeds as a parameter of the quality of treated seeds”, which is lower by at least 30% as compared to an analogous binder-free composition that does not contain the rosin-based resin.

Disclosed are a surface coating material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a film, a stacked structure, a display device, and an article including a glass substrate coated with the surface coating material. ##STR00001## In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.

Disclosed are a surface coating material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a film, a stacked structure, a display device, and an article including a glass substrate coated with the surface coating material. ##STR00001## In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.

The present invention relates to antifouling compositions comprising copper di(ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate) (Cu(ETFAA)2) that are highly effective against marine biofouling of surfaces of ships and marine structures, their use for inhibiting marine biofouling, as well as antifouling paints comprising said compositions.

A composition for applying onto a road surface and methods for making thereof is disclosed. The composition comprises a binder material of at least a styrenic block copolymer and a resin, which can be pelletized. The SBC is selected from a styrene-isoprene-styrene rubber (SIS) and styrene-isoprene/butadiene-styrene (SIBS); or styrene-ethylene/propylene/styrene-styrene (SEPSS), styrene-ethylene/butylene/styrene-styrene (SEBSS) and mixtures thereof. The binder can be used in road marking compositions or surface treatment compositions when combined with other components such as pigments, glass beads, anti-skid media, fillers, waxes, elastomer/plastomer, and plasticizers.

A moisture barrier coating includes the reaction product of (A) at least one polyol and (B) at least one polyisocyanate. The moisture barrier coating further includes at least one amorphous thermoplastic material that forms a homogeneous mixture with the polyol, and is nonreactive with the polyol and with the polyisocyanate. A controlled release fertilizer, a method for the production of a controlled release fertilizer, and a moisture barrier coating composition are also disclosed.

A moisture barrier coating includes the reaction product of (A) at least one polyol and (B) at least one polyisocyanate. The moisture barrier coating further includes at least one amorphous thermoplastic material that forms a homogeneous mixture with the polyol, and is nonreactive with the polyol and with the polyisocyanate. A controlled release fertilizer, a method for the production of a controlled release fertilizer, and a moisture barrier coating composition are also disclosed.

A method for controlling Aurelia spp. blooms in harbors includes: designing different sites at equal intervals in an area in spring, collecting ephyrae of Aurelia spp. with an I-type trawl net for zooplankton from bottom to surface, determining whether polyps of Aurelia spp. inhabit in the vicinity of the sites; seeking large floating substrates that the polyps attach to using scuba diving in the determined habitats of the polyps; dragging the substrates to a shore base and scraping off all organisms attached to bottom surfaces of the substrates in a physical manner, then air drying the substrates for 7 days or more; and applying an antifouling paint on the bottom surfaces of the dried substrates followed by drying, then returning the substrates back to their original sites in the sea to control the bloom of Aurelia spp. in the area.

A method for controlling Aurelia spp. blooms in harbors includes: designing different sites at equal intervals in an area in spring, collecting ephyrae of Aurelia spp. with an I-type trawl net for zooplankton from bottom to surface, determining whether polyps of Aurelia spp. inhabit in the vicinity of the sites; seeking large floating substrates that the polyps attach to using scuba diving in the determined habitats of the polyps; dragging the substrates to a shore base and scraping off all organisms attached to bottom surfaces of the substrates in a physical manner, then air drying the substrates for 7 days or more; and applying an antifouling paint on the bottom surfaces of the dried substrates followed by drying, then returning the substrates back to their original sites in the sea to control the bloom of Aurelia spp. in the area.