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Could concrete help solve the problem of air pollution?
Researchers have discovered that sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to air pollution, is removed from the air by concrete surfaces. Their findings could be a ...
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July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal is out
How nice is it to walk on wooden floors or look at buildings made of wood: It all feels so natural and homey. This is only one of the reasons for the ongoing ...
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Arkema increases photocure resin production capacity in China
Arkema has announced a project to expand by over 30% production capacity at Sartomer’s Nansha facility in China.
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Novel flame retardant epoxy curing agents from renewable resources
Researchers have prepared two novel bio-based phosphorus-containing epoxy curing agents derived from myrcene and castor oil and investigated the comprehensive...
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Sika appoints new Regional Manager EMEA
Ivo Schädler will assume responsibility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and will join Sika's Group Management. He succeeds Paul Schuler, who...
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Autogenous shrinkage of high performance concrete
Autogenous shrinkage is a major concern in early age cracking of high performance concrete. Low water-to-binder ratio and incorporation of supplementary cementitious...
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Cabot Corporation celebrates 25 years of fumed silica facility
Cabot’s fumed metal oxides manufacturing facility in Barry, Wales, United Kingdom has celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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Investor wants to stop merger of Huntsman and Clariant
This was probably not the plan: The friendly merger of Swiss Clariant and US-based Huntsman was set out to be a smooth ride. But now a hedge fund has intervened to ...
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New building material: Merging two into one
Researchers have developed a novel building material that combines concrete with another material. In tests, they have been able to demonstrate improved properties, ...
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Evonik invests in digital change
With an investment of several million Euros, Evonik aimes at forging ahead with the digital change in the chemical industry.
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Improving the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings
In a study, the synergistic effect of polyaniline grafted basalt plates on the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings was investigated.
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AkzoNobel increases capacity for expandable microspheres
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than EUR20 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its "Expancel" product line for ...
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Cosi: Where chemists talk about feelings
The Coatings Science International (Cosi) conference in Nordwijk, Netherlands, is always a good barometer of current trends in the academic coatings community. This ...
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UV curable urethane acrylate oligomers for anti-fog coatings
Are UV-curable urethane acrylate oligomers containing ammonium salts suitable for anti-fog coatings? This question has been investigated by researchers from ...