Coatings Technologies
News Coatings Technologies
Interview: “Strong potential demand for hygienic antimicrobial coatings
Greek paint producer Vitex developed a functional wall paint based. It has been tested to be effective against human coronaviruses and SARS-CoV2 as well, after four hours of contact, according to the company....
News Coatings Technologies
Kinetics and simulations of linseed oil autoxidation
A new review portrays linseed oil chemistry in the context of drying of paint.
News Coatings Technologies
A novel phthalazinone-based epoxy resin
A new paper reports on novel epoxy resin with excellent rheological property and intrinsic flame retardancy.
News Coatings Technologies
Five facts about polyurethane coatings
The total global demand for polyurethane coatings was over 2.5 million tonnes in 2019. They have a share of more than 16 % of the total coatings market. We have compiled five interesting facts about polyurethane...
News Coatings Technologies
The role of the ketyl radical in type II photoinitiators
Scientists have evaluated the influence of the photoinitiating system on the properties of photopolymerised methylmethacrylate.
News Coatings Technologies
Are lignin-derived monomers and polymers truly sustainable?
A new review, aiming at scientists, industries and investors, strives to provide a critical outlook for the existing synthetic methods of lignin-derived monomers and polymers and motivates researchers...
News Coatings Technologies
Powder coatings: “Low-bake systems are now being used for fast curing”
Powder coatings have many advantages, especially if you look for environmental benefits. However, there is room for Improvements. We spoke with experts how one of those, the baking temperature, can be...
News Coatings Technologies
Properties of polymer coated urea from liquefied starch
Scientists have studied the relationship between starch liquefaction behavior and properties of polymer coated urea from liquefied starch.
News Coatings Technologies
Facile preparation of superhydrophobic surface on paper substrate
A new paper describes the preparation of an economical eco-friendly superhydrophobic surface on paper substrate with excellent mechanical durability.
News Coatings Technologies
Study on chelated and non chelated titanate functionalised graphene nanosheets
Scientists have evaluated functionalised graphene nanosheets for enhancement of waterborne alkyd anticorrosion coatings.
News Coatings Technologies
“Labyrinthine structure” anticorrosive water-based composite coatings
Recentlty, a novel environmentally friendly modified graphene oxide/waterborne epoxy composite coating has been reported.
News Coatings Technologies
Bio-based monomers for UV-curable coatings
Scientists describe the allylation of ferulic acid and the investigation of photocured thiol-ene network.
News Coatings Technologies
European Refucoat Project develops novel food packaging
The Refucoat Project has developed innovative, efficient, bioplastic food packaging production processes. One of project’s greatest innovations was the formulation of bacteriophage-based coatings.