Production & Lab - European Coatings

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Improving the anticorrosive performance by incorporating biochar

A new study describes the effects of biochar nanoparticles on the anticorrosive performance of zinc-rich epoxy coatings.

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Wood slices for separation of both oil/water mixtures and emulsions

Researchers present differently manufactured wooden discs as a biological alternative to conventional, non-renewable materials for separating oil/water mixtures and emulsions.

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Antibacterial properties of polyurethane coating

A new study aims to prepare antibacterial coatings based on polyurethane and curcumin-modified graphene oxide.

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Self-healing performance of polyurethane coating

In a new study, the self-healing as well as the corrosion performance of a polyurethane coating containing polyurethane microcapsules was investigated.

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Alkali-resistant aluminum pigment

Researchers have described the preparation of alkali-resistant aluminum pigments that are encapsulated with a fluoropolymer by in situ polymerisation.

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Superhydrophobic PU-based coatings with mechanochemical durability

In a recently published study, multi-type nanoparticles in superhydrophobic PU-based coatings were studied towards self-cleaning, self-healing and mechanochemical durability.

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Hard, tough and fast self-healing thermoplastic polyurethane

A new study presents a thermoplastic polyurethane that can quickly recover up to 92% of its original tensile strength within 1 h at 50 °C and may have many application prospects in the field of protective...