(19)
(11) EP 0 559 879 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
15.09.1993 Bulletin 1993/37

(21) Application number: 92921410.0

(22) Date of filing: 28.09.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C04B 41/ 85( . )
C23F 11/ 00( . )
G01F 1/ 44( . )
G01N 27/ 26( . )
G01N 27/ 60( . )
C04B 41/ 45( . )
C23F 15/ 00( . )
G01N 17/ 00( . )
G01N 27/ 416( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1992/008238
(87) International publication number:
WO 1993/007100 (15.04.1993 Gazette 1993/10)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL SE

(30) Priority: 30.09.1991 US 19910769183

(71) Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC
Palo Alto California 94303 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • JAYAWEERA, Palitha
    Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)
  • HETTIARACHCHI, Samson
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • OCKEN, Howard
    Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US)

(74) Representative: Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al 
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ
London EC4A 1PQ (GB)

   


(54) USE AND SELECTION OF COATING AND SURFACE MATERIALS TO CONTROL SURFACE FOULING AND CORROSION USING ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT