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Aluminum powder with bright colour and excellent alkali resistance
A new study describes the preparation of sandwich structured polymer-encapsulated aluminum powder.
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Self-healable and stretchable polyurethane film
A new paper reports a waterborne polyurethane film fabricated via multiple hydrogen bonds that is both room‐temperature self-healable and stretchable.
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Recent advances of polyaniline composites
A new review article summarises the problems encountered in the preparation of polyaniline composites in anticorrosive coatings and lists the corresponding solutions.
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Preparation of an isocyanate-free composite coating
A new study focuses on a composite coating with controlled molecular architecture and describes a new convergent approach to functional macromolecules.
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Data sharing in the coatings industry – what’s the status?
The need to digitally transform is nothing new. Banking, fashion, travel and a host of other industries have already made the leap. The coatings industry is not immune to these developments. In a digital...
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High performance bio-based epoxies
Scientists describe the synthesis and properties of bio-based epoxies from ferulic acid and furfuryl alcohol.
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Crosslinking features of clearcoats
A new paper examines the influence of functional group content in hydroxyl-functionalised urethane methacrylate oligomers on the crosslinking features of clearcoats.
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Individual fingerprint of every liquid now measurable in real time
A new radio wave-based analysis technology makes it possible to continuously monitor the state of any liquid in industrial processes, be it resins, adhesives, coatings – or beer.
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Vegetable proteins as binders in paints and coatings
Just like cellulose, lignin and fats, proteins are renewable raw materials. Their potential for the chemical industry remains largely untapped. Research teams at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering...
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Properties of UV-curing matting coatings
Scientists have evaluated the effect of the particle sizes of silica on the properties of UV-curing matting coatings.
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Alternative to form zero VOC waterborne coatings
A new paper discusses the characterisation of free and surface water of colloidal unimolecular polymer particles for coatings applications.
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Industrial compound gets eco-friendly reaction
Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries, without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts. The approach...
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Application of chitosan in the textile industry
Textiles can be coated with the biopolymer chitosan and thus made water-repellent by binding hydrophobic molecules.
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Hexion announces innovation challenge
Hexion in collaboration with Innoget, is offering an exclusive opportunity for individuals and teams to submit technical proposals based on new renewable resins and raw materials that can be used to formulate...