634 results about "Marine life" patented technology

An apparatus is disclosed for a turbine for generating electrical power from water or air flow comprising at least one rotor disk having a plurality of hydrofoil blades, a guide vanes, a cylindrical housing, and a generator means. A rim generator comprising a magnet race rotor rim and fixed stator coils in the housing is used. The apparatus is fitted with a screen to stop the ingress of debris and marine life, and a skirt augmenter device to reduce the Betz effect. The apparatus is preferably for sub-sea deployment and driven by tidal currents, but may be powered by river current or wave driven air or by wind. The apparatus may be deployed on at least one telescoping pole, tethered to the sea-bed and kept buoyant by buoyant concrete in the housing, inserted in a dam, under a barge or in a tidal power array.

The invention discloses a nontoxic antifouling paint for an oceanographic ship and facilities and a method for preparing the paint. The paint consists of the following components in percentage by weight: 15 to 55 percent of base material, 0.01 to 10 percent of antifouling agent, 10 to 30 percent of filler, 0.3 to 25 percent of pigment, 2 to 8 percent of auxiliary agent and 3 to 55 percent of solvent, wherein the antifouling agent is silver grains with average grain diameter of between 1 and 200nm. The paint does not contain toxic agents, such as dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, organic tin,cuprous oxide and the like, at all while effectively suppressing corrosion of marine biological attachments, meets the related regulations of international maritime organization and future development trend of the antifouling paint, realizes non-toxicity and environmental friendliness of the marine antifouling technology, and can be widely applied to the facilities and the fields, such as ships, floating piers, marine oil platforms, submarine cables, cooling pipes of power plant near the sea, sea water culture net cage and the like.

An apparatus is disclosed for a turbine for generating electrical power from water or air flow comprising at least one rotor disk having a plurality of hydrofoil blades, a guide vanes, a cylindrical housing, and a generator means. A rim generator comprising a magnet race rotor rim and fixed stator coils in the housing is used. The apparatus is fitted with a screen to stop the ingress of debris and marine life, and a skirt augmenter device to reduce the Betz effect. The apparatus is preferably for sub-sea deployment and driven by tidal currents, but may be powered by river current or wave driven air or by wind. The apparatus may be deployed on at least one telescoping pole, tethered to the sea-bed and kept buoyant by buoyant concrete in the housing, inserted in a dam, under a barge or in a tidal power array.

A method and system for the inland aquaculture of marine species using water from a saline aquifer having a heavy metals content within the acceptable limits of the EPA guidelines for drinking water. The aquifer is preferably the Coconino aquifer located in Arizona and New Mexico. The system can be used to culture microalgae, macroalgae, fish, shrimp and many other marine species. Nutrients and fertilizers can be added to the water to optimize culture conditions for particular species. Useful products can be isolated from the marine species or the cultured marine species can be harvested as useful products themselves.

Deployable submarine hydroelectric generator for conversion of kinetic energy of deep ocean currents into electricity by having an electric generator mounted in a sealed hydrodynamic, buoyant vessel with tail fins, and connected by a shaft to a rotary turbine blades at the tail end of the submarine vessel, which vessel is anchored at desired depth to the bottom of the ocean by a cable. The drag of the turbine blades causes the vessel to self-steer against the direction of the ocean current. An electric cable is also provided, connecting said electric generator with electric grid on the land. Such generator is out of sight, unlike windmills, and is environmentally friendly to the sea life, due to slow rotating blades. This clean electricity can also be used for production of low cost hydrogen by electrolysis of sea water.

The invention provides surface treatments that reduce or eliminate marine biofouling of various surfaces. A surface that is to be subjected to a marine environment can be treated with a mPEG-DOPA. The treated surface is thus rendered less susceptible to fouling of the surface.

A modular unit intended for use as an artificial reef, marine habitat and / or sea wall which can be placed in stacked structures along the floor of an ocean, bay, or other body of water comprises a top wall, bottom wall, opposed side walls and opposed end walls which are interconnected to form a hollow interior. Each of the walls is formed with one or more openings whose position and size is designed to allow access of marine life into the interior of the units, permit the passage of sunlight therein, direct the flow of sea water into and through the units in a way which increases stability of the units when placed on the ocean floor, and permit alignment of the holes of one unit with those of another when stacked together.

The invention relates to continuously or near continuously acquiring seismic data where at least one pulse-type source is fired in a distinctive sequence to create a series of pulses and to create a continuous or near continuous rumble. In a preferred embodiment, a number of pulse-type seismic sources are arranged in an array and are fired in a distinctive loop of composite pulses where the returning wavefield is source separable based on the distinctive composite pulses. Firing the pulse-type sources creates an identifiable loop of identifiable composite pulses so that two or more marine seismic acquisition systems with pulse-type seismic sources can acquire seismic data concurrently, continuously or near continuously and the peak energy delivered into the water will be less, which will reduce the irritation of seismic data acquisition to marine life.

The present invention discloses a graphene-modified fluororesin coating material, which comprises a film forming substance, commonly used additives, a solvent and graphene, wherein the amount of the added graphene is 0.001-10% of the mass of the fluororesin coating material, the fluororesin coating material is further added with the first additive and the second additive, and the addition amount of the first additive and the second additive is 0.1-3.5% of the mass of the fluororesin coating material. According to the present invention, the graphene is adopted to improve the strength of the fluororesin coating material, wherein the friction resistance, the adhesion of the fluororesin coating material and the substrate, the impact resistance and the thermal conductivity of the fluororesin coating material are significantly increased; and the fluororesin coating material has characteristics of low cost, less use amount, durable effect and simple and convenient use, and can be used in a plurality of fields of building industry, household non-stick cookware, marine life fouling resistance fields, high temperature resistance fields, national economy and national defense construction fields and the like.

The invention belongs to the electrochemical technical field, and relates to a preparation method for a tantalum-contained interlayer metallic oxide electrode. The electrode is suitable for occasions including steel plate high-speed electroplating, seawater electrolysis marine life pollution and damage prevention devices, sodium hypochlorite electrolysis production devices, sewage treatment, cathode protection and the like in the electrochemistry industrial field. The main process comprises three steps, namely substrate pretreatment, tantalum-contained interlayer preparation and oxide coatingpreparation: firstly, a tantalum-contained interlayer is prepared on a titanium substrate by adopting a thermal decomposition method, and then a mixed metallic oxide electro-catalysis coating is prepared on the tantalum-contained interlayer; the mass percent purity of the metallic titanium substrate is larger than 99%; and the process is simple and convenient to carry out, the metallic oxide electrode with larger size or more complicated structure can be prepared, and the tantalum-contained interlayer can better protect the titanium substrate, delay the titanium substrate inactivation, improve the stability of the oxide electrode and prolong the service life.

An underwater diving simulation system includes at least three surface electronics units defining a diving area in proximity to a desired dive location. Each surface electronics unit includes a microprocessor-controlled transceiver that receives x-y-z position data from an underwater acoustical transponder located on a diver who is located in the diving area. The system provides user selectable, variable underwater virtual reality data to the diver via a communication link. A plurality of sensors in proximity to the diver's head transmits real-time rate of change, horizontal and vertical position of the diver's head to a signal decoder located on at least one of the surface electronics units via said communication link. A pair of projectors and optical elements are typically provided, one for each of the diver's eyes on a diving mask. The virtual reality images are generated by a graphics-processing unit in real-time response to the position and orientation of the diver and the diver's head whereby the diver can experience a virtual reality of diving in a user selectable location and with user selectable sea creatures.

Disclosed is a process for preparation of compositions having utility as well fluid base oils. The process involves metathesis of alpha-olefins followed by isomerization of the metathesis products. The base oils resulting from the process of this invention are environmentally friendly in that they are only mildly toxic to marine life and have very low pour point temperatures. These properties make the base oils ideal candidates for use as components of well fluids for cold climates and offshore applications.

The invention discloses a quaternary ammonium salt modified organosilicon polyurethane ocean antifouling paint, the structure is shown as the formula (1); in the formula, an organosilicon soft segment containing quaternary ammonium salt side chain is an isocyanate hard segment; the quaternary ammonium salt modified organosilicon polyurethane ocean antifouling paint is prepared by the following steps: preparing 2,4,6-tri(3- chlorine propyl group)-2,4,6- trimethyl-ring trisiloxane; preparing 1,3-bi(3-(1-methoxy group-2-hydroxy propyl group) propyl group)-tetramethyl disiloxane; preparing 1,3-bi(3-(1-methoxy group-2-hydroxy propyl group) propyl group)-tetramethyl disiloxane; preparing dihydroxy ended chloropropylated polysiloxane; preparing polysiloxane compound containing the quaternary ammonium salt and hydroxyl; mixing the compound with the isocyanate, and adding gamma-aminopropyl triethoxy silane for chain extension to obtain a prepolymer, and the prepolymer being crosslinked and condensed in air. In the invention, the double effect of low surface energy and poison killing are achieved, so as to suppress the adsorption of marine organisms and kill bacteria adsorbed on the surface of a ship body through the quaternary ammonium salt.

The invention provides an aquatic feed which is prepared from soybean waste, steam heated fish meal, fish meal, brewer's yeast, squid meal, shrimp shell powder, choline chloride, flour, calcium dihydrogenphosphate, scallop powder, Ulva lacbuca Linnaeus powder, glutelin powder, phosphatidy icholine, fish oil, palmitic oil, maltose dextrin, amino acid fish grout, vitamins for shrimps, microelements, immunological polysaccharides, copper-methionine and complex enzyme. The invention also discloses the pre-maturing process for the aquatic feed.

The present invention discloses a degradation type marine anti-fouling material, a preparation method and an application thereof. According to the present invention, a polyol with a characteristic of controllable degradation, isocyanate and a chain extender react to form a multi-block copolymer, wherein the multi-block copolymer can be degraded in seawater so as to flush a new surface, such that adhered marine organisms fall down; the multi-block copolymer can be applicable for preparation of a marine anti-fouling coat; the composition and the ratio of the polymers are adjusted to control crystallinity, and hydrophilicity / hydrophobicity of the polyol so as to effectively regulate degradation properties; with introductions of the isocyanate and the chain extender, excellent mechanical property and adhesion of the polyurethane are combined under the premise of assurance of controllable degradation performance; the degradation type marine anti-fouling material of the present invention can be dissolved in conventional xylene or an alcohol solvent, has good surface self-renewal performance and good mechanical properties, and does not contain any anti-fouling agents; and the method of the present invention has characteristics of simple process and low cost, and is suitable for industrial production.

The use of an aromatic compound substituted with at least one heterocyclic amine and possibly additional substituents, such as medetomidine and clonidine, or a functionally analogous derivative thereof, as an agent for the inhibition of marine biofouling on a surface, by application thereon of said compound, is disclosed. Also a method for inhibition of marine biofouling on a surface by application of said compound is disclosed.

The invention discloses an artificial ecological barrier reef and relates to an artificial building block suitable for growth of marine organisms. According to the artificial ecological barrier reef, a body is a concrete building block with a vertical penetrating hole, a steel bar or other metal reinforced bars do not exist in the body, micro silicon powder is mixed in the body, the body is a big-end-down table-shaped object, a plurality of holes which penetrate to the vertical penetrating hole and a plurality of concave pits are formed in the side face of the body, fragments of one or more of the organic substances of plants, shells, oyster shells and organism skeletons are added into the body, and parts of the organic substance fragments are exposed on the surface of the body. Cost, conveying, island conditions and bank protection can be integrated, and the requirement for ecological environment protection can be met.

The process and system of the invention converts biomass materials into energy to power a large marine vessel without the problematic environmental releases of either liquids to the sea or greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The biomass is conveyed to an on-board biomass storage facility and converted to synthesis gas in an on-board gasification unit to synthesis gas that is used as fuel for fuel cells to power the marine vessel. A portion of the biomass is sea biomass harvested from the sea and removed from the sea by on-board biomass removal means that strains the biomass from the sea water and flips the biomass into a holding bin before being conveyed to the biomass storage facility. A portion of the synthesis gas is converted to useful products. These products are partially used as fuel for the fuel cells. The remaining products are off-loaded at port facilities where biomass waste materials are loaded on-board and conveyed to the biomass storage to serve as the remaining portion of biomass.

A conductive marine antifouling paint and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of preparation and application of marine antifouling paint and in particular relating to the preparation and application of nontoxic conductive marine antifouling paint. Firstly, a composite antifouling composition is prepared by taking super-fine tourmalin powder and nano zinc oxide powder as materials and coating a layer of silicon dioxide on the surface of the super-fine tourmalin powder and nano zinc oxide powder, and the nontoxic conductive marine antifouling paint is prepared by dispersing composite antifouling composition, film-forming matter, conductive powder and addition agent. The conductive marine antifouling paint is applicable to antifouling protection of boats and ocean structures and has the good effect of preventing the adhesion of halobios. The invention is mainly suitable for antifouling protection of boats and ocean structures.

A water transportation system and method are described, generally related to water amusement attractions and rides. This transportation system comprises at least two water stations and at least one water channel connecting the at least two water stations for the purpose of conveying participants between the at least two water stations. In addition, a floating water park positioned in a body of water is described, as well as, a floating marine park. A floating marine / water park may include one or more floating containers positioned in a body of a first fluid. One or more of the floating containers may function to hold a second fluid, marine life, and / or participants in water amusement activities. A floating marine park may include a heat exchange system configured to exchange heat between a body of water and fluid in at least one of the containers.

The invention discloses a liquid seaweed bio-fungus and a preparation process thereof. The liquid seaweed bio-fungus is compounded by the marine bio-fungus and three microbial floras including actinomycetes, lactobacillus and saccharomycetes. The process comprises the following steps: sterilizing the seaweeds at high temperature (over 100 DEG C), soaking, grinding and rubbing the seaweeds to prepare seaweed starch; proportionally mixing the seaweed starch with molasses, various auxiliaries, water and cultured fungus solution, stirring and then fermenting; and finally packaging. The preparation process of the invention is simple and is characterized by low production cost, high concentration and high survival rate. The liquid seaweed bio-fungus prepared by the process has the characteristics of high activity, quick absorption, high economic benefits and good social and environmental benefits.

The invention discloses an antifouling paint for ship and marine facility, comprising the following ingredients by weight percent: 30-45wt% of scale glass, 15-25wt% of acrylic resin, 0-5wt% of rosin, 5-10wt% of asphalt, 5-15wt% of dimethylbenzene, 3-5wt% of bentonite, 0-5wt% of barium sulphate, 2-5wt% of talcum powder, 2-10wt% of ferric oxide and 5-8wt% of zinc oxide. The used scale glass can be adjusted in blending ratio thereof, or the percent content of the scale glass in the antifouling paint is adjusted, so as to control release rate of Cu+; the antifouling paint can release Cu+ chronically, slowly and stably at expected speed under the soaking of sea water; the formed paint film has obvious antifouling anti-algae capability and can prevent marine life from being adhered on the surface of ship and ocean facility, protection degree on paint film of ship and marine facility is effectively improved, and the antifouling paint is non-toxic and environmentally friendly.

Presented herein is a real-time target-locking confocal microscope that follows an object moving along an arbitrary path, even as it simultaneously changes its shape, size and orientation. This Target-locking Acquisition with Realtime Confocal (TARC) microscopy system integrates fast image processing and rapid image acquisition using, for example, a Nipkow spinning-disk confocal microscope. The system acquires a 3D stack of images, performs a full structural analysis to locate a feature of interest, moves the sample in response, and then collects the next 3D image stack. In this way, data collection is dynamically adjusted to keep a moving object centered in the field of view. The system's capabilities are demonstrated by target-locking freely-diffusing clusters of attractive colloidal particles, and actively-transported quantum dots (QDs) endocytosed into live cells free to move in three dimensions for several hours. During this time, both the colloidal clusters and live cells move distances several times the length of the imaging volume. Embodiments may be applied to other applications, such as manufacturing, open water observation of marine life, aerial observation of flying animals, or medical devices, such as tumor removal.

Capsaicinoids that repel insects, reptiles, mammals, microorganisms and marine life are compounded with one or more ceramics or other inert material, into an environmentally friendly additive. The additive can be incorporated by extrusion, pultrusion, compression molding, casting or other suitable process into a wide range of products including, but not limited to, polymers, composites, paints, coatings, varnishes, shellacs, stains, sealants, preservatives, glues, adhesives, minerals, resins, latex, reinforced polymers, powders, foams and other similar classes of materials polymers, or combinations thereof. The repellency of the capsaicinoids remains effective for periods up to several years when the products are employed in their normal commercial uses.

The present invention belongs to the field of food producing technology, and is especially production process of nutritious sea food wine, which is produced with grain liquor as the base material, abalone and sea cucumber as main material, and wolfberry fruit, Chinese yam, licorice, cassia bark, date, mulberry and kudzu vine root as supplementary material. The production process includes the following steps: 1. cooking fresh abalone and sea cucumber, puffing in dilute base solution, freeze drying, crushing, sieving and sterilizing to obtain abalone and sea cucumber powder; 2. washing and drying the supplementary material, crushing, sieving and sterilizing to form supplementary material powder; and 3. soaking the abalone and sea cucumber powder and the supplementary material powder separately in grain liquor for several days, filtering to obtain filtrates, mixing, heating to eliminate alcohol, homogenizing, filtering, seasoning, sterilizing and packing.

A fluid discharge apparatus adapted to discharge a cavitating stream of pressurized liquid along with the selective discharge of a secondary material, such as an abrasive, for removing dirt, debris, barnacles, marine growth, and other substances from submerged surfaces is provided. More particularly, the invention contemplates a introducing a pressurized liquid into a cavitation generating chamber to create and discharge a cavitating stream, and a secondary inlet for injecting abrasive material, such as silica, into the chamber to improve cleaning effectiveness. The gas bubbles within the cavitating liquid stream that essentially explode upon impacting debris resulting in tremendous pressure fluxuations provides improved effectiveness in removing debris and aquatic growth from the submerged surface. The combination of a secondary substance, such as an abrasive material, foam, or compressed gas enhances cleaning effectiveness. The invention further improves upon the control of such devices with controls, such as a pistol grip or rotational grip controllers, that allow the diver / operator to adjust flow rates and thrust without releasing his grasp. An improved hand-held apparatus is disclosed with a pistol grip and trigger actuator, and an improved wheeled vehicle is disclosed with improved control handles adapted to actuate valves and closure ports.

The invention relate to a chemical plating nickel phosphor alloy coating manufacturing method. It includes oil removing, rust removing, activating, chemical plating, and post treatment. Its bath uses secondary phosphorous acid as reducer, nickel sulfate as main salt, adds complexing agent, buffering agent, stabilizing agent, etc. It optimizes bath constituent and chemical plating technological parameter by homogeneous design and single factor test method to form active surface, reduce nickel phosphor alloy coating at certain chemical plating condition. The invention has the advantages of safe, reliable, even coating, long useful life, cathodic protection function for copper alloy screw propeller, lowering marine life defilement.