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Improving thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance of polyurea coating
A new study describes an improved thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance of a polyurea coating on internal tubes of gas heater by nano silver.
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Protective coatings: “Water-borne systems are continuing to grow in importance”
Hexion’s Daniel J. Weinmann, market development manager, epoxy and David Vanaken, epoxy global technical and marketing director, Versatics, address current trends in protective coatings.
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Printing inks: “Brand owners and graphic designers are always looking for new effects”
Ray Verderber, technical manager, Metallic Pigments and Powders, at Eckart America Corporation, speaks about the challenges and drivers of the printing ink market.
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“Most times, formulations based on those new raw materials are not cost effective“
The protection of everyday objects as well as industrial or infrastructural goods is one of the main tasks of coatings. We spoke with experts from the coatings industry about trends in protective coatings...
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Experts on architectural coatings and stability
Architectural coatings have to withstand UV-radiation, rain, dust, fungal growth and more. At the same time, they should stay aesthetical pleasing for a long time. We spoke with experts about this issue...
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Optimised design of UHPC with high wet packing density
A new study presents an optimised design method in developing ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) with high wet packing density, in which the multiply effects of solid and liquid phases on UHPC packing...
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Surface-initiated Polymer brush as anti-scaling coating for plate heat exchangers
In a recently published study, researchers evaluated the feasibility of surface-initiated polymerisation (SIP) as thin coating technology to mitigate CaCO3 formation for heat transfer applications.
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Corrosion resistance of copolymerization graphene oxide composite coating
Acrylamide (AM)/acrylic acid (AA) functionalised graphene oxide (GO) composites (GMAs) were readily prepared by one-step copolymerisation and coated on the surface of magnesium alloy.
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Uniaxial compression failure of hardened cement paste
The aim of a new work is to investigate the mechanical performance of hardened cement paste (HCP) under compression at the micrometre length scale.
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Anti-corrosion of electrodeposited graphene/polypyrrole composite coating
A polypyrrole/graphene composite coating was directly electrodeposited on 304 stainless steel by cyclic voltammetry technique from a solution of pyrrole and graphene.
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Polyaniline-modified graphene oxide nanocomposites in epoxy coatings
Researchers report on the anticorrosion and antifouling properties of epoxy-based polyaniline (PANI)–graphene oxide nanosheets (GONs) paint coatings.
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A ternary nanohybrid of Copper@Zinc oxide for antistatic and antibacterial applications
In a current study, a facile and cost-effective approach has been developed for fabricating antibacterial and antistatic waterborne polyurethane (WPU)-based coatings by using Polyaniline-Copper@Zinc oxide...
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Prediction of autogenous shrinkage of cement pastes
A new paper presents predictions of autogenous shrinkage for three cement pastes of different compositions.
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UV-protection of cellulosic fabric prints using titania coating
A recently published study approached a convenient method for the organic pigment coated with titania for attaining good UV-shielding properties.