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Advances in Floating Solar Desalination Systems

Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.
This review critically classifies floating solar desalination systems into five main categories and compares their thermal performance, productivity and technological limitations. Membrane‐based and multieffect systems showed the highest efficiencies, while traditional designs remain limited by heat losses and scaling.
Daiane Silva de Abreu Benedito, Kênia Kelly Freitas Sarmento, Vanessa Rosales Conserva, Keila Machado de Medeiros, Carlos Antônio Pereira de Lima   +4 more
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Corrosion and Degradation of Materials in Marine Environments: Implications for Coastal and Offshore Infrastructure

Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
This study presents a failure‐oriented analysis of corrosion in marine infrastructure, linking degradation mechanisms to crack initiation, fatigue propagation, and structural failure. A unified framework is proposed to connect environmental exposure, material degradation, and reliability, supporting failure prediction, inspection planning, and life ...
Ananeva A. Anna, Valentin Romanovski
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Marine Antifouling for Underwater Archaeological Sites: TiO2 and Ag-Doped TiO2

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2013
Marine fouling plays a crucial role in the degradation of underwater archaeological sites. Limitation of fouling activity and its damages are one of the most critical issues for archaeologists and conservators.
Silvestro A. Ruffolo, Andrea Macchia, Mauro F. La Russa, Lorenzo Mazza, Clara Urzì, Filomena De Leo, Marianna Barberio, Gino M. Crisci   +7 more
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Research Progress on Low-Surface-Energy Antifouling Coatings for Ship Hulls: A Review

Biomimetics, 2023
The adhesion of marine-fouling organisms to ships significantly increases the hull surface resistance and expedites hull material corrosion. This review delves into the marine biofouling mechanism on marine material surfaces, analyzing the fouling ...
Zhimin Cao, Pan Cao
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Marine Applications of Metal‐Modified FEVE Coatings on 6061 Aluminum Alloy for Enhanced Anti‐Corrosion and Anti‐Biofouling

Rare Metals, Volume 45, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This study developed a metal–modified fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) organic coating on 6061 aluminum alloy, supported by a micro‐arc oxidation (MAO) pretreatment layer, to enhance corrosion resistance and antifouling performance in marine environments.
Chang Liu, Quantong Jiang, Zhenhua Chu, Yandao Chen, Jizhou Duan, Baorong Hou   +5 more
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A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1091-1119, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson, Ellen Wohl, Laura L. Govers, Oscar Franken, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Han Olff, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Maryann S. Watson, Luísa M.S. Borges, Tjisse van der Heide   +9 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Physicochemical and biological characterization of Sea Water in Mamonal zone (Cartagena Bay) for static antifouling paint testing

Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2014
The incrustation of marine organisms (biofouling) affect several submerged metallic structures, like ship hulls. Biofouling frequently induces metal corrosion, reduces the speed of displacement, increases fuel consumption, and increases the frequency of
Félix Echeverría, Néstor Aguirre, Juan G. Castaño , Ana C. Valderrama, Juan David Peña, Carlos Giudice   +5 more
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The Occurrence of Microplastic Ingestion in Commercial Marine Fish in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

Environmental Quality Management, Volume 35, Issue 4, Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT Microplastics are polymer‐based particle compositions of various toxic chemicals with size less than 5 mm. Due to their small size, microplastics can be ingested and accumulate in body tissues of organisms. This raises concerns about their toxicity being transferred to humans via food consumption.
Sze Che Lee, Rubiyatno, Tony Hadibarata
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Field Testing of a Cavitation-Based Robotic Platform for Sustainable In-Water Hull Cleaning

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Biofouling on ship hulls significantly increases hydrodynamic drag, fuel consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions, while also facilitating the spread of invasive species in regional and global waters, thereby threatening marine biodiversity.
Uroš Puc, Andreja Abina, Edvin Salvi, Vlado Malačič, Janja Francé, Riccardo Zanelli, Aleksander Zidanšek   +6 more
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