Protective coatings

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Krahn Chemie takes over distribution for FP-Pigments in Germany

Krahn Chemie GmbH and the Finnish company FP-Pigments Oy started to cooperate in the sales and marketing of opacity pigments for paint, coating and printing ink ...

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Preventing mussel adhesion using lubricant-infused materials

During marine fouling, surfaces are encrusted with scale or biological organisms, which can be expensive to remove. A group of researchers has used polymers ...

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Anticorrosive water-borne paints with reduced phosphate content

The objective of a research was to formulate water-borne epoxy coatings free from zinc and with reduced phosphate levels, replacing zinc phosphate by calcium...

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Enhancing the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings

The main goal of a research project was to enhance the corrosion inhibiting performance of graphene oxide (GO) nanofillers in epoxy coatings via modifying the surface...

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When the ravages of time gnaw on reinforced concrete

Will the reinforced concrete bridge still be standing for years to come, or has corrosion already set in? Scientists have discovered that previous concrete ...

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Direct-to-metal coatings: Outstripping the market

A small sub-section of the metal coatings market is one of the fastest growing. Direct-to-metal (DTM) coatings can offer huge gains in production efficiency and cost ...

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Corrosion and fouling protection of biocide-embedded hybrid coatings

A research work assesses the anticorrosion and antifouling properties of a novel sol-gel derived hybrid coating functionalised with five different organic and...

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Combating corrosion in demanding environments

A new collaborative research project could help to dramatically reduce the impact that surface degradation processes such as corrosion and wear have on industry ...

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New kind of coating could revolutionise hypersonic aerospace vehicles

Travelling from London to New York in just two hours? Researchers have developed a new kind of ceramic coating that could come closer to the vision of hypersonic...

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Improving the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings

In a study, the synergistic effect of polyaniline grafted basalt plates on the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings was investigated.

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Reinforcing the corrosion protection properties of epoxy coatings

A new type of modified graphene oxide coating that was prepared by anchoring a prepolymer of urea-formaldehyde resin onto the graphene oxide sheets through in situ ...

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Smart anticorrosive coatings with multifunctional characteristics

A review emphasises the effects of self-healing and anti-fouling coatings for corrosion inhibition of metallic materials. Furthermore, novel coatings with anticorrosive...

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PPG marks completion of coatings facility in Russia

PPG has marked the opening of a EUR45 million paint and coatings manufacturing facility and commercial operation in the Lipetsk region of Russia.

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Do novel hybrid coatings protect aluminum alloys from corrosion?

What corrosion protection properties do three novel eco-friendly hybrid epoxy-silicon (EP-S) coatings have in comparison to commercial epoxy (EP) coatings on ...