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Articles Tagged with ''biobased coatings''

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Plant-Based Interior Coating Delivers Low-Emission Performance

November 26, 2025
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A new interior coating uses a plant-based formulation and zero VOC design to balance durability low emissions and renewable material content.


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Industry Insights Emily Newton

Bio-Based Powders Deliver Durability and Sustainability

Emily Newton
August 6, 2025
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Bio-based powder coatings are evolving through R&D and commercial launches, offering sustainable alternatives without sacrificing performance or durability.


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Painting a Bio-Based Future with Microbially Produced Alginates, Lipids, and Pigments

Nova Institute
February 12, 2024
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To add to the pursuit of a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular economy, one company’s project develops and validates a new generation of industrial wood and decorative coatings with significantly more than 25% bio-based components.


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Enhancing Biobased Polymer Coatings Through Nanoparticle Assembly

Emily Olson Rebecca Mort Dr. Keith Vorst Dr. Greg Curtzwiler Dr. Shan Jiang
March 10, 2022
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This work demonstrates that strategic assembly of nanoparticles can yield new and interesting properties to the biopolymer matrix.
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Innovations for Sustainable Road Markings

Innovations for Sustainable Road Markings

David Broere Adam Fasula Mark Schaapman
September 7, 2021
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This article discusses a unique, biobased solution designed for thermoplastic road marking formulations. The new technology improves two critical performance characteristics in a rosin ester - initial light color and oxidative stability.
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Fibrillated Cellulose

A Natural, Biobased, Multi-Functional Stabilizer for Waterborne Coatings
Gabriel Ferrante
September 3, 2021
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Fibrillated cellulose is a 100%-natural, biodegradable and sustainable material. It performs as a multi-functional stabilizer with low impact on viscosity in a wide range of coatings applications, as well as supporting a more sustainable lifecycle.
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The Emergence of Naturally Sourced Colorants

The Emergence of Naturally Sourced Colorants

and Their Role in Advancing Modern Pigment Technologies
Saloni Walimbe
January 14, 2021
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Scientists and artists alike have been invested in isolating pigments from nature and developing novel pigment technologies for coatings and other industries.
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Impact of Traditional vs New Biobased Rust-Preventive Temporary Coatings

Boris A. Miksic Ivana Radic Ivan Stojanović Eric Uutala
May 7, 2018
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Following the results from this study, biobased preventative is an excellent and environmentally acceptable alternative to petroleum-based products in temporary corrosion protection.


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Opening New Market Opportunities with Biobased Powder Coatings

Opening New Market Opportunities with Biobased Powder Coatings

Jeff Cafmeyer
April 2, 2018
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Battelle is developing a biobased resin that delivers high performance in a product that cures at temperatures low enough to be used on wood, medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and many types of plastics.


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Vegetable Oil-Based Urethanes for Wood Coatings

Dr. Shi Yang Scott Cooley Alicia Albrecht
October 6, 2017
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Waterborne OMU has all the advantages of solventborne OMU including inherent mar resistance, chemical resistance and amber film color, while overcoming the shortcomings of low-VOC solventborne OMU including slow dry and softer film.


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