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DSM expands capacity at coating resins plant in Germany

Royal DSM has invested EUR15 million for the expansion of its coating resins plant in Meppen, Germany.

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Polysiloxane coatings for anticorrosion applications in marine environment

Researchers have investigated nanostructured superhydrophobic polysiloxane coatings for high barrier and anticorrosion applications in marine environment.

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Anionic UV curing of epoxy resins containing scaly silica

A cured organic-inorganic composite material where scaly silica was well-dispersed has been successfully fabricated with a tetrafunctional epoxy resin and chemically-modified...

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Anticorrosion properties of epoxy-nanochitosan nanocomposite coatings

Nanochitosan was prepared to act as a nanofiller reinforcing agent that had been incorporated in a protective coating for corrosion protection using high-molecular-weight...

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Low temperature curing for heavy duty coatings

In many applications such as heavy duty coatings, customers want coatings that can be cured at low temperatures. Two new types of Mannich base hardeners have...

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Developing acrylated soybean oil-based UV-curable coatings

The combination of biomass and UV curing technology can reduce the dependence on petroleum products and VOC emissions. In an article, a new environment-friendly ...

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Mitigating corrosion and biofouling with nanofillers

The capability to improve the performance of polymer coatings with the inclusion of nanomaterials is a vital factor for mitigating corrosion and biofouling. ...

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Akzo Nobel develops novel technology platform to manufacture ethylene amines

Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business has developed a novel technology platform for producing ethylene amines and their derivatives from ethylene oxide. ...

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Modified acrylic resin as binder for waterborne printing inks on plastic films

Polymers have low-energy surfaces and are difficult to be adhered by waterborne inks due to their higher surface tension. An approach to prepare acrylic resin ...

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BASF expands production capacity at specialty amines complex in China

BASF will build a new specialty amines plant at its site in Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The new multi-product plant can manufacture 21,000 metric ...

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Preparing alginate flame retardants for epoxy resins

In a study, researchers have evaluated the efficacy of a novel biomass flame retardant based on alginic acid in combination with a reactive phosphorus-silicon ...

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Self-healing nanogel composite embedded with epoxy as eco-friendly coating

Smart nanogel capsules are attracting great attention to act as self-healing materials for polymers. A research work aimed at incorporating nanogel among silicate...

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Intumescent coatings formulated with vegetable compounds

Intumescent coatings protect steel structures against fire due to the formation of a protective carbonaceous layer. One of the main components of these systems is ...

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Silica-polyaniline hybrid materials for epoxy-based anticorrosive coatings

Brasilian researchers have prepared silica-polyaniline hybrid materials by inverse emulsion polymerisation for epoxy-based anticorrosive coatings.