The defoamer helps paint manufacturers to formulate paints and clear coats which meet various environmental standards and safety certifications....
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A series of dispersants, co-binders and rheology modifiers made available new options to produce waterbased coatings with good efficiency and economics....
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Increasing open time gives painters more time to work overlays seamlessly or touch up paint to correct imperfections such as drips and brush marks....
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Researchers from Republic of Korea measured several properties of waterborne polyurethany acrylate containing nonmetallic mineral materials by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and other tests to see how the improved results can be explained....
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The growing enthusiasm for waterborne gloss coatings can be attributed in large measure to advances in performance. Due to the trend away from emission-producing solventbornes please read here about latest test results of the alternative waterbased paints....
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Flurochem will distribute Gelest's complete line of silane, metal-organic and silicone catalogue products....
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A model VOC compliant 2K acrylic polyol refinish clearcoat was prepared and used to study the effects of a cellulose-based additive on drying, curing, rheology and stress development at room temperature....
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A newly introduced neutralising amine for waterborne coatings, secondary-butyl ethanolamine or sBEA, has an amphiphilic structure, through which it can assist dispersants in separating and binding to pigment particles. Tests on a blue tinting base show that sBEA provides greater pigment efficiency and better flow properties than classical amines such as DMEA....
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Innovative products focus energy savings within the buildings industry....
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Polyurethane-based coatings have been used for manual parquet flooring for some time now. Dr. Christof Irle, 2K waterborne coatings expert at Bayer MaterialScience, comments on the dominance of waterbased systems and mentions new raw materials and formulations for this area. R&D activities are currently focusing solutions to eliminate or reduce solvents emissions....
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Pure acrylic waterborne technology improves the exterior durability of coatings applied on various substrates. Furthermore, the use of pigment encapsulated technology (PET) in masonry paints gives good adhesion to mineral substrates. Replacing part of the TiO2 and binder with an opaque polymer also brings improvements and PET and organic opacifiers when used together also show benefits....
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Sprayed concrete is used in large quantities on major construction projects. As rebound during spraying results in loss of material and affects proper-ties, polymer additives were designed specifically to reduce this problem. Large-scale tests confirmed that adhesion to wet substrates, permeability and cracking could all be improved. The added costs can be more than offset by reductions in working time....
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In industrial applications, both performance in end-use and productivity are critical in determining whether waterborne coatings offer an acceptable alternative to established technology. A nanoparticle additive is shown not only to improve performance but to speed up the effective drying time of waterborne coatings....
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The RadTech Europe 2009 Conference & Exhibition in Nice, France Kirsten Wrede With the title "UV/ EB - Sustainable Technology" the RadTech Europe 2009 Conference & Exhibition will take place on 14 and 15 October at the Nice Acropolis...
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Question: A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays three days and leaves on Friday. How can this be? (No time travel allowed!)
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