Abstract: The invention provides composition comprising microcapsules containing biocides for coating material such as paint. The invention describes composition of microcapsules containing biocides, especially Irgarol (algaecide) and Zinc Pyrithione (fungicide) and coating material such as paint to increase the life of coating material from the attack of algae and fungi respectively. The invention demonstrates that microcapsules containing biocide dispersed in paint show 0 to 3% reduction in inhibition zone where as un-encapsulated biocide show 20-22% reduction in inhibition zone when analyzed by filter paper assay thus indicating extended duration of biocidal activity with microencapsulated biocide.

Abstract: The invention provides polyurethane microcapsules containing biocide, useful for preparing coating materials such as interior and exterior paints. Microcapsules described in this invention are prepared by dispersing biocide in an aliphatic hydrocarbon medium containing nonionic polymeric stabilizer having hydrophilic and hydrophobic repeating units, diol or polyol having molecular weight 200-2000, crosslinker and a catalyst selected from amino or organometallic compounds; adding an isocyanate drop wise to this dispersion; agitating the mixture at 800-1000 rotations per minute for the first 3-5 hours at 40-50° C. and then at 12-15 hours at 20-27° C.; to permit the formation of polyurethane microcapsules; filtering and washing the microcapsules with lower aliphatic hydrocarbon and drying the microcapsules under vacuum at temperature between 20-35° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymer microcapsules of biocide, useful for preparing coating materials such as interior and exterior paints, which comprises of an active agent biocide and an encapsulating polymer. Microcapsules described in this invention are prepared by dispersing an organic phase containing an active agent either in dissolved state or dispersed state in a polymer solution using a low boiling point solvent, in an aqueous phase containing an emulsifying agent; agitating the emulsion at 800-1200 resolution per minute for 3-5 hours at 25-27° C. to evaporate the low boiling point solvent and thus to permit the formation of the microcapsules; separating the microcapsules, washing with water and drying the microcapsules at temperature between 25-35° C.