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Self-healing active anticorrosion coatings

In a recently published survey PANI/Ce(NO3)3 hollow microspheres were employed as functional additives in epoxy coating.

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Interview: “Attraction and retention of talents takes work and attention”

The war for talent is a continued reality given changing needs, demographics and increased competition, says Karin Priarollo. We spoke to the Head of Human ...

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Surfactant-free hybrid latexes for paper coating

In a new study scientists synthesized surfactant-free hybrid latexes from enzymatically hydrolyzed starch and poly(butyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate) for paper ...

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Hybrid WPUA dispersion synthesized with Bis-GMA grafting agent

Scientists synthesized new hybrid waterborne polyurethane dispersions by using bisphenol A-glicidylmethacrylate (Bis-GMA).

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ECS Reloaded: All highlights free of charge

The European Coatings Show 2017 was a great success. For everyone who would like to catch up on last year’s show, ECS Reloaded is now giving you the opportunity to ...

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Non-destructive terahertz sensor for coatings

The UK-based company Teraview resently presented a new technology to measure film thickness in a non-destructive way.

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Key drivers of raw material prices

Raw material prices are always a hot topic in the coatings industry. They are normally the single largest cost that a coatings company has, and so managing them ...

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Spray process to styrene grafting onto polyethylene film surface

Scientists found a versatile process to perform grafting reactions on PE surfaces. Therefore a Polyethylene film was modified by grafting styrene using a spray...

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Evonik considers sale of its methacrylates businesses

Evonik announced to scrutinize its methacrylates businesses. Possible options are partnerships or a complete exit. Business-related dismissals for employees...

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Characterization of tempera paint mock-ups

A new study deals with the effect of tempera paint composition on their superficial physical properties. Interferometric profilometry and hyperspectral imaging ...

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Zinc tannates with Tara powder as anticorrosive pigments

Recently, scientists published a study of zinc tannates prepared with Tara powder (Caesalpinia spinosa) as anticorrosive pigments in alkyd paints and wash primer...

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Chemours partners with Vitex to launch new Teflon enhanced paints

The Chemours Company, has exclusively partnered with Vitex - Yannidis Brothers, the largest Greek-owned producer of architectural coatings, to develop and introduce...

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Digital manufacturing: “Pen and paper are still being used”

Industry 4.0 is great. In theory. But in reality switching to new machines can be complicated and expensive. Lazaros Patsakas from B&R Automation explains...

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Brightly-coloured bacteria could be used to ‘grow’ paints and coatings

Researchers have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colours in nature. The study of the genetics of structural colour - as ...