Protective coatings

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Turning the surface properties from highly hydrophobic to highly hydrophilic

New nanomaterials with tunable wettability have been developed by scientists at Swansea University. They show promise to replace more expensive and hazardous ...

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Graphene: Successful with new corrosion protection formula

The discovery of graphene in 2004 was met with great enthusiasm in many fields. Its potential for coatings has also been widely discussed in the industry. Jiangsu ...

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Developing polyimide-copper antifouling coatings

Researchers at Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering have developed polyimide-copper antifouling coatings with capsule structures for a sustainable...

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Akzo Nobel opens new Performance Coatings facility in Thailand

Responding to current and expected production needs for Thailand and South East Asia region, Akzo Nobel has opened a new Performance Coatings production facility ...

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Preventing microbial corrosion of concrete with bactericides

Chinese researchers have studied the applicability of bactericides to prevent microbial corrosion of concrete. For a comprehensive evaluation, five different...

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Akzo Nobel opens production facility in South America

Akzo Nobel has strengthened its Performance Coatings business by opening a new production facility in South America.

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Triple protection for heat-exchangers

When processing milk and juice, the food industry is using heat exchangers throughout the process. To have no risk to the consumers, they have to be free from ...

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Changes in Tikkurila Management Board

Tikkurila has reorganised its Management Board. The purpose of the operations is to improve the company's cost competitiveness by clarifying decision-making and ...

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Photosynthesis of anticorrosive protective coatings for steel substrates

Novel environment friendly anticorrosive coating formulations for mild steel substrates based on acrylated oil were prepared by using unsaturated amino acid...

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Developing powder coatings with montmorillonite clays as flame retardants

Powder coatings have been receiving attention because they do not contain solvents and the components have decorative and corrosion-protection functions. However, ...

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Akzo Nobel improves profitability to record levels

Akzo Nobel has reported record profitability in the first quarter of 2017. Up across all business areas the company achieved higher revenues and volumes.

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Improved corrosion protection with flake-type zinc-phosphate particles

Scientists have demontrated that coatings with flake-type zinc-phosphate particles exhibit better corrosion protection than spheroidal particles.

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Diffusion of amphiphiles in silicone-based fouling-release coatings

In a study, Danish researchers present a novel method for the measurement of diffusion coefficients of PEG-based amphiphiles of different chemistries in PDMS-based...

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Berger Paints and Chugoku Marine Paints sign Memorandum of Understanding

Berger Paints and Chugoku Marine Paints of Japan have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and collaboration in the fields of marine ...