Contents

1 Introduction to microbicides
1.1 Classifi cation of microorganisms
1.1.1 Archaea
1.1.2 Bacteria
1.1.3 Eukaryotes
1.2 Microbicides
1.3 Mode of action of antimicrobial actives
2 Coatings preservation
2.1 In-can preservation
2.1.1 Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing compounds (FA-R)
2.1.2 Isothiazolinone derivatives
2.1.3 Compounds with activated halogens
2.1.4 Summary of relevant properties for in-can preservation
2.2 Dry-fi lm preservation
2.2.1 Fungicides for coatings protection
2.2.2 Algicides for coatings protection
2.2.3 Overview of fungicidal/algicidal product formulations
2.3 Plant hygiene
2.3.1 Prevention is better than cure
2.3.2 Where there is water, there is also life
2.3.3 Ten-point programme: disinfect operational facilities
3 Application aspects
3.1 Service life of microbicides
3.2 Optimisation of dosage
3.3 Formulation aspects
3.4 Remedial surface treatment
3.5 New developments in the fi eld of material protection
3.5.1 Slow-release technology
3.5.2 New actives
3.6 Microbicides based on silver compounds
4 Microbiological and application test methods
4.1 Minimum inhibitory concentration
4.2 Determination of germ count
4.3 In-can challenge test
4.4 Agar diff usion test
4.5 Laboratory leaching tests
4.6 Semi-field leaching trials
4.7 International standards
5 Legislative aspects
5.1 Biocidal Product Legislation (BPR)
5.1.1 General aspects of the authorisation process
5.1.2 Article 95: List of active substances and suppliers
5.1.3 Treated articles
5.2 Interrelationship of the BPR and other legislation
6 Summary and outlook
7 References
Author
Index

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