Sustainability
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Hempel: New Global Head of Renewable Energy
David Heal joins Hempel to head up its renewable energy segment, as Hempel looks to strengthen its leadership position as part of its commitment to sustainability.
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New partnership between EU and Bio based Industries Consortium
The European Commission has agreed on the successor of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU): the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).
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Alternative to form zero VOC waterborne coatings
A new paper discusses the characterisation of free and surface water of colloidal unimolecular polymer particles for coatings applications.
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Industrial compound gets eco-friendly reaction
Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries, without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts. The approach...
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Hexion announces innovation challenge
Hexion in collaboration with Innoget, is offering an exclusive opportunity for individuals and teams to submit technical proposals based on new renewable resins and raw materials that can be used to formulate...
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Coatings for sustainable building applications
A new review gives an overview of microencapsulated thermochromic coatings for sustainable building applications.
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Characterisation of polyurethane coating on high performance concrete
Researchers report on a polyurethane coating reinforced with chemically treated Ananas erectifolius fiber.
News Coatings Technologies
“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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Teknos develops more sustainable coatings for paper and paperboard
Together with industrial partners, Teknos is developing coatings for paper and paperboard that decrease the use of plastic.
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European Refucoat Project develops novel food packaging
The Refucoat Project has developed innovative, efficient, bioplastic food packaging production processes. One of project’s greatest innovations was the formulation of bacteriophage-based coatings.
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Green nanocomposites from Salvia-based water-borne polyurethane-urea dispersions
Researchers have synthesised stable polyurethane-urea dispersions of small particle size. The incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals modulated soft and hard domains ordering ability.
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Akzo Nobel unlocks a more sustainable way of making paints and coatings
A world of possibilities for paints and coatings has been unlocked by research being conducted by Akzo Nobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium...
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Cellulose-based dispersants and flocculants
A new review article provides insight into the engineering pathways, the structural frameworks, and surface chemistry of “green” types of dispersants and flocculants.
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Ecoat: Development of new bio-based coating materials
The overall objective of the Ecoat project is to select, extract, and functionalise molecules (proteins, polysaccharides, cutin) from highly available, low valorised biomass such as tomatoes, legumes,...