摘要
The zebra mussel is an important aquatic pest that causes great damage to freshwater-dependent industries, due to biofouling. The main goal of the project discussed here is to develop improved solutions to control this species. Three approaches have been explored in an attempt to design innovative application strategies for existing biocides： （i） encapsulation of toxins; （ii） combination of toxins; （iii） investigation of the seasonal variation of the species＇ tolerance to toxins. In this paper, the principles behind these approaches and the major results on each topic are presented. The benefits of adopting a chemical product engineering approach in conducting this project are also discussed.
斑马贻贝是引起大损坏到淡水依赖者工业的一个重要水的害虫，由于这里讨论的工程的主要目标是开发改进答案控制这种的 biofouling.The。三条途径在一次尝试被探索了为存在 bio-cides 设计创新应用程序策略：毒素的(i) 封装；(i i ) 毒素的联合；(iii ) 硬币到毒素的忍耐的季节的变化的调查。在这篇论文，在每个话题的这些途径和主要结果后面的原则被介绍。采用一个化学产品工程的好处在进行这个工程来临也被讨论。
基金
the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (scholarship SFRH/BD/18731/2004 and Research Project Grant POCI/EQU/59305/2004).
