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New podcast episode: Automation in the coatings industry
Automation and digitisation are becoming more and more important. However, while a lot of data is collected, it is not always processed properly. Often, even the exchange of data within organizations is...
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Artificial intelligence for digital printing with maximum gamut volume
In a new study, artificial intelligence approaches are applied to predict the performance of a paper to achieve the maximum colour gamut.
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Novel label adhesives enable easier cardboard recycling
BASF has developed new adhesives for labels that no longer interfere with paper and paperboard recycling. They are designed to combine good adhesive properties with easy removal from the recovered paper...
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Computer aided design for organic paint and coating formulations
Researchers have developed a methodology for product design of organic coatings to help a formulator screen, modify, or design a paint formulation according to the desired functionality.
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Non-isocyanate poly(acyl-urethane) obtained from urea and castor oil
During a recent study, castor oil reacted with urea to form a novel bio-based poly(acyl urethane). The methodology described could be applied to other vegetable oil-based polyols.
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Alkyd coatings: Improved properties when cured with higher humidity
Reseachers have studied the effect of humidity on the curing of alkoxysilane-functionalised alkyd coatings. They came up with some interesting results.
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Eco-friendly antifungal coatings on wood
Researchers describe the development of an eco-friendly antifungal coating by curing natural seed oils on wood. All studied oil-based coatings inhibited the fungal growth.
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Inorganic salts as additives for natural oriental lacquer
A new study provides a novel and green method for oriental lacquer to achieve storage for a long time and relatively normal curing during application. This provides a method for the wide use of oriental...
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Self-healing polyurethane coatings
Renewable materials were used for the development of microcapsules based self-healing anticorrosive polyurethane coatings. Microcapsules are synthesised from cardanol as a shell monomer and linseed oil...
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Water-resistant water-borne alkyd/acrylic hybrid coatings
A new paper demonstrates the preparation of water-resistant water-borne alkyd/acrylic hybrid coatings with varied maleic anhydride (MA) content. The coating with optimum MA content exhibited excellent...
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Climate protection through self prestressing concrete
New types of concrete should last longer, produce fewer greenhouse gases and be so stable that it is possible to build slimmer – i.e. more material-efficient – structures. Could a self-prestressing...
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Laboratory scale characterisation of cool roof paints
Amorphous and crystalline Y(In, Mn)O3 based pigments are employed to synthesise colourful NIR reflective coatings. Different radiation sources were tested to find the best solar simulator.
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Consistent determination of the contrast ratio of white inks
Scientists are searching for measurement methods that can accurately describe translucency or its opposite, opacity. Now a new approach has been proposed.
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Self-healing coatings based on poly(urea-formaldehyde) microcapsules
A recently published paper portrays the situ polymerisation, the properties and the application of a self-healing coating based on poly(urea-formaldehyde) microcapsules.