Prof. Melik C. Demirel, Associate Professor of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, USA, has done a lot of research on a template-free method of creating nanostructured polymers.
Detlev Gysau, Omya, Research & Technology Service for Paint, Coatings and Adhesives, is expert on calcium carbonate fillers. In this interview he highlights the use of nano-structured calciumcarbonate micro particles and explains which properties of paints and coatings can be improved by this technology.
1 Feb 09
Finding numbers for sparkle and shine
At present, only complex research instruments can accurately characterise the appearance of effect coatings. A new multi-angle portable spectrophotometer incorporates detectors which are out of theplane of illumination and reflection. This complex data is simplified mathematically, so that overall colour tolerance limits can be set which take into account the appearance of a coating from allangles.
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1 Sep 08
Raw materials cured by UV and EB technology
DSM NeoResins+ has introduced a product range based on energy-curing technologies for the adhesives and graphic arts industry. The range includes oligomers, water-based polyurethane dispersions andsolid acrylics that cure by UV
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1 Sep 08
Epoxy phenol resin for coatings with high chemical resistance
A new product from the development laboratory of CVC Specialty Chemicals, which is a business of Emerald Performance Materials, is "Epalloy 8280", an epoxy phenol novolac resin which is the latest inthe "Epalloy" product range.
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1 Sep 08
Emulsion based on vinyl acetate/ethylene
Celanese Emulsion Polymers has announced the launch of the "EcoVAE" product range. The first emulsion based on vinyl acetate/ethylene, helping to formulate environmentally sound coatings, is called"EcoVAE 401". It exhibits a large
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1 Sep 08
Diaphragm metering pump for continuous filling operations
With the "delta" diaphragm metering pump with controlled solenoid drive, precise metering becomes possible in time with the machine cycle. Fully automatic filling can be performed cleanly, reliablyand precisely without any additional
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1 Sep 08
Reliable data capture instruments
The "CK31" range comprises rugged hand-held computers of ergonomic design and high throughput. These data capture instruments work under the "Windows CE.NET" operating system to offer an improvedcombination of real-time operation,
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