SILYL (METH) ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS, PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME, ANTIFOULING PAINT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SILYL (METH) ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS, ANTIFOULING COATING FILMS FORMED FROM THE ANTIFOULI NG PAINT COMPOSITIONS, ANTIFOULING METHODS USING THE ANTIFOULING PAINT COMPOSITIONS, AND HULLS OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES COATED WITH THE ANTIFOULING COATING FILMS.

摘要

DISCLOSED IS A SILYL (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMER WHICH COMPRISES 20 TO 80 % BY WEIGHT OF (A) SILYL (METH)ACRYLATE CONSTITUENT UNITS (1), 0.01 TO 40% BY WEIGHT OF (B) ACRYLIC UNSATURATED MONOMER CONSTITUENT UNITS (&Igr;&Igr;) AND 5 TO 79.9% BY WEIGHT OF C UNSATURATED MONOMER CONSTITUENT UNITS OTHER THAN THE CONSTITUENT UNITS (A) AND (B). ALSO DISCLOSED IS A PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SILYL (METH) ACRYLATE COPOLYMER, AN ANTIFOULING PAINT COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COPOLYMER, A COATING FILM FORMED FROM THE PAINT COMPOSITION, A HULL WITH THE COATING FILM AND AN ANTIFOULING METHOD USING THE PAINT COMPOSITION.