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The RACkET (Robust Antifouling CompositE Technology) project aims at developing a novel conductive composite with enhanced photocatalytic activity for the formulation of highly effective and robust ecofriendly coatings for ships’ hulls. These will possess a dual function, acting as antifoulants in static conditions and as both antifouling and foul-release coatings during ship’s movement. Antifouling properties will be promoted by polyaniline nanorods decorated by TiO2 nanocatalysts, while the out-of-plane configuration of carbon nanofibers filled with magnetic nanoparticles will promote foul-release phenomena.
