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BASF offers new raw materials at European Coatings Show
At the European Coatings Show 2017 (ECS), BASF will present new dispersions, resins, formulation additives, light stabilisers, antioxidants, pigments, hardeners, ...
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Improving the dirt pickup resistance in water-borne coatings
Improving dirt pickup resistance especially in water-borne coatings is critical to future coating innovations. An article by Iranian researchers focuses on...
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BASF’s integrated paint process conserves resources during automotive production
According to a new study the BMW Group saves 12,000 tons of CO2 annually during automotive production at its Munich plant by eliminating one step from the paint...
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Paint and coatings: Emulsion polymers grow 5.4% annually through 2020
World demand for emulsion polymers in paint and coatings (excluding paper coatings) is forecast to expand a healthy 5.4 percent per year to 5.0 million metric...
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Silicone emulsions as surface lubricating additives for water-borne wood coatings
The performance of silicone emulsions as lubricating additive for aqueous wood coatings is discussed in a paper.
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U.S. paint and coatings market: green and sustainable coatings lead
Coating consumption in 2015 was 5.8 billion liters containing 3.8 million tons of solids with a sales value of USD 26.6 billion. Growth is placed at a mature ...
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Bio-based water-borne polyurethanes for coating applications
Belgian researchers performed bio-based water-borne polyurethanes (WPU) from two commercially available partially or fully dimerised fatty acid polyols of similar...
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New water soluble polymer for water resistant coatings
A new polymer on the basis of a trick used by mussels has been developed by the Wageningen PhD student Juan Yang. The polymer should be able to let water-based ...
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Synthesis of hybrid alkyd-acrylate latexes via miniemulsion polymerisation
Ricinodendron heudelotii (Rh) oil-based novel alkyd-acrylate hybrid latexes were synthesised as waterborne environmental friendly binder for coating systems....
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Understanding the role of polymers in drying processes
Colloidal dispersions in polymer solution are important material systems in coating and printing applications.
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Waterborne acrylic-casein latexes as eco-friendly binders for coatings
The use of casein as renewable resource to produce eco-friendly hybrid latexes has an increasing importance in industrial applications especially for high performance...
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Nanoparticles as antifungal additives for indoor water-borne paints
There are nanotechnology-based materials that can be used as antimicrobial additives in different applications such as water-borne paints.
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Coatings additives: little helpers for every formulation
You can’t do without them when it comes to formulating coatings. They're great for selectively controlling properties. But you must fastidiously ensure that they...