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Pigment

February 01, 2012
Blue 10C595 has significantly lower surface area and resin demand, which means more gloss.


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Pigments

January 04, 2012
Bayferrox high-performance pigments include Bayferrox red shades for coating applications and yellow pigments with special properties.


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Environmental Challenges Demand New Color Solutions

January 04, 2012
The increasing pressure placed on the use of metals through legislation and risk assessment has significantly affected the way in which color targets are achieved.


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Magenta Pigment

January 04, 2012
A quinacridone magenta pigment, Hostaperm® Pink E2Y has high color strength and excellent light and weather fastness at a wide range of concentrations.


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The Low-VOC Future: New Opportunities in Tinting System Design

January 04, 2012
In the past, retailers were fined for selling paint that exceeded the legal VOC limits.


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Red Iron Oxide Pigments Took Part in Royal Wedding

December 01, 2011
Bayferrox 130 C iron oxide red pigment from LANXESS played a part in adding color and radiance to the royal wedding.
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OSU Pigment Discovery Expanding Into New Colors - Including Orange

November 01, 2011
Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered that the same crystal structure they identified two years ago to create what may be the world’s best blue pigment can also be used with different elements to create other colors.
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Formulation Optimization Utilizing DOE Mixture Statistics

November 01, 2011
The use of mixture statistics with formulation development is valuable because it provides a clear, concise path to obtain an optimum formula within a practical number of trials.
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Integrated Tinting Systems

November 01, 2011
This article is Part 1 of a four-part series on converting to an integrated tinting system.
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IR-Reflecting Pigments

October 01, 2011
A new inorganic black pigment has been developed combining jetness and a neutral colour shade in reductions with an extraordinary IR-reflecting ability bridging the gap between existing products.
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Automotive Paints and Coatings

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$253.00

Now in its second edition and still the only book of its kind, this is an authoritative treatment of all stages of the coating process.

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Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings, Revised Edition

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$212.00

Entirely devoted to the failure analysis of coatings and paints – an “excellent reference to a select market”.

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Organic Coatings: Science and Technology, 3rd Edition

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$195.00

Organic Coatings, Third Edition is an unparalleled reference and text for organic coatings technology and its myriad applications.

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Fluorinated Coatings and Finishes Handbook

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$350.00

Addresses important questions frequently posed by end-user design engineers, coaters, and coatings suppliers in their quest for superior product qualities and shorter product and process development time.

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Water-Based Paint Formulations, Volume 4

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$153.00

This collection of 232 water-based trade and industrial formulations will be of value to technical and managerial personnel in paint manufacturing companies and firms which supply raw materials or services to these companies, and to those interested in less hazardous, environmentally safer formulations.

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Printing Ink and Overprint Varnish Formulations, 2nd Edition

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$153.00

These books present about 300 up-to-date printing ink and overprint varnish formulations from manufacturers each.

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