Bio-based coatings
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EC Podcast: The European Green Deal
Renewable resources, bio-based materials, circular economy – green coating solutions are gaining more and more importance nowadays. New challenges for the coating industry have evolved. How can the industry,...
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Aloe vera and its use in food preservation and packaging
A contemporary overview presents the scope and prospects of Aloe vera in food preservation and packaging.
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Review: Advances in bioinspired ice-proof surfaces
Bionic superhydrophobic ice-proof surfaces inspired by natural biology show great potential in daily life. They have attracted wide research interest due to their promising and wide applications in offshore...
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Interview: “A toolbox with a rather limited number of available components”
There are many challenges in developing bio-based coatings. Joost Broeders, technical director at Baril Coatings, identifies these challenges and explains how they can be addressed. Here he underscores...
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Bio-based coating systems as a substitute for petroleum-based products
At the Institute of Wood Technology Dresden (IHD), research is being conducted into the development of bio-based NIPU (Non-Isocyanate Polyurethanes) binders as well as varnishes and oils that can be produced...
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Ecologically beneficial reuse of rice straw
During a new study, rice straw was first converted into a paperboard which was then coated with a coating based on cellulose nano-fibrils extracted from the rice straw.
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Eco-friendly fire-resistant coatings
Researchers have published a comparative study of fire-resistant coatings based on high and low molecular weight tannins.
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Tamarind shell tannin-doped sol–gel coatings
Researchers have presented novel sol–gel coatings with improved corrosion protectionon of mild steel in acidic medium.
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Phytic acid based fire-retardant coating
A new study describes a novel optically transparent intumescent fire-retardant coating for the protection of combustible substrates with retention of the aesthetic appearance.
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Improved controlled fertiliser release
A new study describes the hydrophobic modification of castor oil-based polyurethane coated fertilisers to improve the controlled release of nutrient with polysiloxane and halloysite.
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Superhydrophobic surface modeled on a peacock feather
In recently published work, UV-cured electroactive polyurethane acrylate (EPU) materials with the superhydrophobic surface structure of biomimetic peacock feather were prepared and applied in anticorrosive...
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Transparent coatings with good flame retardancy
Researchers have presented a highly transparent acrylate epoxidised soybean oil based UV–curable silicone–modified coating with good thermal stability and flame retardancy.
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Castor-oil-based UV-curable hybrid coatings
Scientists have prepared a novel UV-curable hybrid coating with self-healing, recyclability, removability, and hydrophobicity.
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Synthesis of vegetable oil based hyperbranched polyol
A new paper reports the synthesis of a hyperbranched polyol via thiol-yne click reaction and their application in polyurethane.