Protective coatings
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Innovative thermal insulation coatings
Thermal insulation coatings based on microporous particles from Pickering emulsion polymerisation have been decribes in a recent study.
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Preparation of chitosan-reduced graphene oxide microcapsules
An actual paper describes the reparation of chitosan-reduced graphene oxide (CS-RGO) microcapsules and its application in self-healing coatings.
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Anticorrosive epoxy coating on carbon steel
A new study examines the anticorrosive behavior of an epoxy coating modified with hydrophobic nano-silica on phosphatised carbon steel.
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Development of long term durability anticorrosive coating
Scientists report the preparation of GO composite coating with an orderly layered nanostructure by cathodic electrophoretic deposition to get long-term durability anticorrosive coatings.
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Properties of modified epoxy resin coated OPC concrete
In a new study, a novel TiO2-graphene modified epoxy resin employed as coatings for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete was fabricated with three different dosages.
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Enhancing the hydrophobicity and strength of paper
Laccase-catalysed chitosan-monophenol copolymer as a coating on paper enhances its hydrophobicity and strength.
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Novel self-healing material for potential application in space coatings
A new work describes a UV-responsive single-microcapsule self-healing material with enhanced UV-shielding SiO2/ZnO hybrid shell for potential application in space coatings.
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Tetrafunctional epoxy-amine coatings for corrosion protection of mild steel
An epoxy-amine coating exhibited high impedance after 30 days of NaCl immersion. Even artificially damaged epoxy-amine coatings displayed satisfactory performances.
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Preparing a self-healing alkyd coating based on microcapsules containing Tung oil
A commercial coating was transformed into a self-healing coating by inserting urea-formaldehyde microcapsules (MCs) containing tung oil (TO), to improve coated metal corrosion resistance.
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“Labyrinthine structure” anticorrosive water-based composite coatings
Recentlty, a novel environmentally friendly modified graphene oxide/waterborne epoxy composite coating has been reported.
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Superhydrophobic surfaces on galvanised steel
Scientists have worked on the characterisation of water-repellent and corrosion-resistant surfaces on galvanised steel.
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Intumescent coatings for steel fire protection
Scientists report on intumescent fire protection coatings using epoxy, alkyd, acrylic, silicone, and silicone–epoxy hybrid resins.
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Studying the water permeation in coatings
The objective of a new work is to develop and evaluate experimental approaches with different analytical techniques to measure the permeability, diffusivity, and solubility of water in model coatings....
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Beardow Adams introduce enhanced version of anti-graffiti coating
Beardow Adams has created a one coat sacrificial coating that protects buildings and structures from graffiti and environmental pollution.