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Olin announces epoxy facility closures

Olin has announced that it has made the decision to cease operations at its Cumene facility in Terneuzen, Netherlands and solid epoxy resin production at its facilities in Gumi, South Korea and Guaruja,...

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Improved wear and corrosion resistance epoxy coatings

A recent study describes a rough polydopamine-modified graphene oxide layer assembled on single-walled microcapsules. The wear-corrosion resistance and scratch healing of the coating were significantly...

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Epoxy coating with low Zn content and high corrosion protection

Researchers have presented a way to reduce the Zn amount in modified waterborne epoxy coatings with enhanced corrosion resistance.

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Epoxy resin coating with good lubricity

Researchers have equipped epoxy resin composite coatings with steady superlubricity by adding polydimethylsiloxane.

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rGO instead of zinc dust in anticorrosion epoxy composites

A small load (e.g., 0.5 wt%) of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was used to replace a large amount (e.g., 20–30 wt%) of zinc dust (ZD) in solvent-based zinc-rich epoxy composite coatings (ECCs) to maintain...

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Investigating curing-induced internal stress in epoxy coatings

Researchers have studied the effects of epoxy binder, curing agent, filler, initial solvent concentration, curing temperature, and relative humidity on the curing-induced internal stress in epoxy coatings....

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Enhancing fire safety with oyster shell powder

Researchers have studied the effect of functionalised oyster shell powder with ammonium polyphosphate on the fire safety performance of epoxy resin.

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Modified GO for enhanced corrosion resistance of waterborne epoxy

Waterborne epoxy (WEP) resin is drawing increasing attention due to its environmentally friendly nature. However, its application has been greatly hindered by poor corrosion resistance due to its rich...

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Rice husk ash biosilica toughened epoxy coating

A new study focuses on the thermal, mechanical and barrier properties of rice husk ash biosilica toughened epoxy biocomposite coating for structural application.

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Enhanced anticorrosion by modified basalt powder

Researchers have studied the anticorrosion properties of modified basalt powder in epoxy resin coatings.

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Novel epoxy resin bonding agent

A new study focuses on the adhesive properties of a new binder based on epoxy resin with the addition of waste granite powder.

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Polyurea for anti-corrosion and wear-resistant enhancement

A new work presents a promising application of polyurea nanofibers to enhance the anti-corrosion and wear resistance of epoxy resins.

The coated railing of a ship at sea.
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rGO as an adhesion enhancer of fusion bonded epoxy coatings

Alternative coating technologies based on advances in polymer engineering have been continuously developed to face the always present challenges of wear in metal surfaces.

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Improved tribological performance of epoxy composite coating

A new study reports the improved tribological performance of an epoxy self-lubricating composite coating by boron nitride nanosheets and Ag nanoparticles.