PCI’s “Did You Know” column has published a wealth of information about redox chemistries for use in emulsion polymerizations. This edition focuses on its use in aqueous-based polymer dispersions.
The specialty coatings market’s projected growth is driven by technological innovation, environmental consciousness, and industry-specific demands. As industries continue to seek tailored solutions for their unique challenges, the market is set to play an increasingly pivotal role in shaping the future of numerous sectors worldwide. This Global Market Insights market report details the current and future market drivers.
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 month’s Formulating with Mike columncontinues the focus on resins. Mike tests paints with APE-containing and APE-free emulsions for stability, particle size, and final paint quality.
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.
This month’s Formulating with Mike columncontinues the focus on resins, and discusses acrylic emulsion polymerization, in particular, surfactant design and how it affects the polymerization of a vinyl-acrylic emulsion.
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.
This month’s Formulating with Mike columncontinues the focus on resins and discusses acrylic emulsion polymerization, in particular, surfactant design and how it affects the polymerization of a vinyl-acrylic emulsion.
In an interview with PCI, LANXESS discusses how environmental product declarations (EPDs) are helping to achieve low-emission product strategies along the value chain.
PCI recently traveled to the Powder Coating Summit in Lombard, Illinois, where low-temperature-cure powder coatings were a hot topic. PCI asked Dr. Robert Duan, ChemQuest president, and his colleague, Kevin Biller, to provide some background on the new trends, developments, and drivers pushing this topic to the forefront of the powder coatings industry.
