Description
The European Coatings Academy is a online learning platform for people in careers in all areas of the coatings industry.
Get a concise overview of Polyurethane Coatings in 90 minutes:
Since it’s invention in the 1930’s, polyurethanes have proven to be a high performance and versatile chemistry for use in multiple coatings applications. These include automotive, aerospace, industrial corrosion prevention, factory applied metal and wood, along with construction applications such as decorative concrete and wood flooring. Polyurethanes are also well positioned to take advantage of the chemical industry’s move towards a bio-based/circular economy. Formulators and applicators have a wide variety of polyurethane raw materials and crosslinking methods to choose from. We will discuss how these structure properties, application methods, and curing methods allow the formulators and applicators achieve their desired coating properties. This tutorial will discuss the raw materials used to make polyurethane coatings, their structures and properties. We will discuss 1-component and 2-component solvent and waterbased polyurethane coatings along with specialties such as blocked isocyanates, polyurethane dispersions and UV curable polyurethanes. We will also discuss how the polyurethane industry is utilizing bio-based and circular raw materials to enable the circular economy.
Speaker: Mike Jeffries
Mike began his career at Covestro (Mobay at the time) in 1989 working in the Quality Assurance Laboratory. In 1992 he moved into Research. There he worked on the scale up of the various polyisocyanates, polyisocyanate prepolymers, polyaspartics and polyurethane dispersions into production. In 1998 he specifically began working on the development on new isocyanate resins for use in the coatings industry. In 2007 Mike began a customer facing roll as a Field Technical Service Manager and became a technical resource for Covestro customers and the coatings industry. In 2022 Mike became a Business Development Manager in Covestro’s Coatings and Adhesives division. Mike has been awarded sixteen patents and holds a BS Degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Please Note: After the purchase, the buyer will automatically receive a personal access code by email to our e-learning platform EC Academy.
The price includes:
- Access to the Short Course: A personal access code to our e-learning platform EC Academy will be automatically emailed to you
- Stream the purchased videos for 6 months from date of purchase
- Certificate
Details
Format: E-Learning, Video (Length: 1h43mins)
Year of publication: 2025
