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Palm oil fuel ash as supplementary cementitious material
Palm oil fuel ash is a waste material generated in power plants as a result of the combustion of palm oil industry waste for the generation of electricity. ...
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Novel biobased epoxy coatings for glass toughening applications
Three series of novel food contact approved and low-toxic coatings for glass toughening applications based on dicyandiamide and biobased epoxy compounds were...
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Developing polyimide-copper antifouling coatings
Researchers at Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering have developed polyimide-copper antifouling coatings with capsule structures for a sustainable...
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Impact resistance of high strength-high ductility concrete
High strength-high ductility concrete (HSHDC) is a newly developed fiber-reinforced cementitious composite with unique compressive strength (> 150 MPa) ...
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Thermal decomposition and fire response of thermal coatings for concrete
A work by researchers from Singapore highlights the thermal decomposition of two polymer-based, non-halogenated coatings that have the potential to be used...
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Cyclic polymers as advanced materials for surface modification
Cyclic versus linear: Belgian researchers from University of Ghent have proved that cyclic polymers are superior to their linear counterparts in many respects....
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Evaluating the barrier properties of fire retardant polymer systems
To investigate the flame retardant properties and mechanisms of fire retardant polymer systems that mainly depend on the produced protective char shields, quantitative...
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Photosynthesis of anticorrosive protective coatings for steel substrates
Novel environment friendly anticorrosive coating formulations for mild steel substrates based on acrylated oil were prepared by using unsaturated amino acid...
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New coatings to prevent pipeline clogging
A new surface coating causes water to bead up on the inner surface of a pipe rather than spreading out. This prevents the formation of ices that could lead to a ...
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Third edition of “Coatings Formulation” launched
Already in its third edition, the book "Coatings Formulation" imparts the composition of coatings clearly, placing special emphasis on the base binder in each...
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Improved corrosion protection with flake-type zinc-phosphate particles
Scientists have demontrated that coatings with flake-type zinc-phosphate particles exhibit better corrosion protection than spheroidal particles.
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Diffusion of amphiphiles in silicone-based fouling-release coatings
In a study, Danish researchers present a novel method for the measurement of diffusion coefficients of PEG-based amphiphiles of different chemistries in PDMS-based...
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Improving the edge protection of automotive electrocoatings
A study develops a method for the edge coverage improvement of cathodic electrocoatings by silica nanoparticles.
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Polyurethane adhesives containing Diels-Alder-based thermoreversible bonds
A facile two-step process was developed to obtain polyester urethanes that contain various concentrations of thermoreversible Diels-Alder adduct-based bonds for ...