Water-borne coatings

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Resource-saving paper finishing as an alternative to UV coating

Grönenbacher Lackfabrik has developed an environmentally friendly alternative to UV coating in paper finishing.

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Synthesis of water-borne polyurethane/hydroxyapatite chemical hybrids

A recently published paper deals with the synthesis and properties of water-borne polyurethane/hydroxyapatite chemical hybrids.

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Functionalised zirconia compounds as antifungal additives for hygienic water-borne coatings

In a recently published work, the sol-gel method was used to obtain materials based on silica and zirconia, with the inclusion of silver (Ag).

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What experts think of the industrial water-borne coatings market

Industrial coatings are still largely based on solvent-borne formulations. We spoke with experts from Tikkurila and Synthomer about how a switch to water-borne...

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Water-borne coatings: In a good flow

The demand for environment-friendly water-borne coatings is rising. According to experts it should grow of nearly 6 % annually until 2022. Our guest author ...

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Hydrophobicity and self-cleaning performance of water-borne PDMS/TiO2 nanocomposite coatings

The extended hydrophobicity and self-cleaning performance of water-borne PDMS/TiO2 nanocomposite coatings under accelerated laboratory and outdoor exposure...

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A novel bulk-matte water-borne polyurethane coating composite

A new paper reports on a novel self-matte or bulk-matte water-borne polyurethane coating composite with inherently extremely low gloss.

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Natural compounds as potential algaecides for waterborne paints

Researchers recently investigated the algaecide effect of natural compounds of vegetal origin with regard to their use in waterborne paints.

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Water-borne vs solvent-borne: “The gap continues to close for most applications”

Solvent-borne systems continue to outperform water-borne systems when it comes to corrosion, hardness and chemical resistance. They are thus still the preferred...

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Silica particles for durable water-borne wood coatings

When making the switch from solvent to water-borne wood coatings the goal is to not compromise the function and performance. According to a recent article epoxy ...

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Waterborne coatings market to surpass 30 million tons consumption by 2024

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, the waterborne coatings market size should exceed EUR 81 thousand millions by 2024.

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New water-borne coating soluble in carbonated water

A new study deals with water-borne coatings that share the mechanism of action of oil-based coatings.

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Water-borne polyurethane–silver nanoparticle antibacterial coating

An antibacterial coating composed of silver nanoparticles and water-borne polyurethane was synthesised for use on synthetic leather.

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New developments for wood coatings

Submit an abstract to the most important and biggest wood coatings conference in Europe.