Elastomeric roof coatings must show excellent adhesion to the substrate since they can be applied to several types of roofs such as metal, concrete, bitumen, and others. Fibrillated cellulose is a renewable material that delivers multiple functionalities such as rheology to stability and surface properties, as well as supporting a more sustainable lifecycle.
The selection of a suitable coalescent involves evaluating the impact on a paint’s performance and sustainable aspects related to durability, bio-based content, and environmental impact. This article shares experiment results of a newly developed bio-based, zero-VOC coalescent for improving latex film formation and paint performance.
This study introduces the use of 1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) in polyurethanes as a building block component of polyester and polyether polyols, and as a chain extender. The bio-based coatings prepared in this investigation provided useful physio-mechanical properties, chemical resistance, and water resistance compared to reference commercial petroleum-based two-component PUDs.
These binders offer the same quality and performance of our existing ACRONAL products, with the added benefit of a reduced CO2 footprint for a more sustainable can of paint.
The coatings industry, like many others, thrives on interconnectedness and shared value chains. By recognizing sustainability as a shared responsibility, understanding the interconnected needs throughout the value chain, and ensuring accountability, companies can drive meaningful change.
Returning for its 5th edition next year, the Bio-Based Coatings Europe 2024 conference will once again bring together senior executives and experts from the coatings industry, including bio-based material producers, paint and coatings specialists, resin, binder, pigments and additive companies, solution providers, consultants, regulatory and policy officers, and technology providers.
EPS and GIT have partnered to add propeller coatings across EPS' fleet. The extensive application will maximize vessel performance with GIT’s eco-friendly, highly durable, and ultra-low friction foul-release coating.
Many waterborne coating formulations utilize eco-friendly biopolymers, which have beneficial properties such as being biodegradable, and contain much fewer VOCs. Today, there are renewable materials that are worth consideration and greater investigation to further improve sustainability of products at the end of their useful lives; these materials are carbohydrate-based polymers produced from starch.
A more sustainable industry requires the discovery and utilization of new raw materials and technologies, presenting an opportunity to develop products with unique properties not previously explored in the additives sector.
