Waterborne latexes are produced via emulsion polymerization, in which surfactants or emulsifiers are the key components to control latex properties. Much effort has been made to reduce the impact of surfactants on the performance of waterborne formulations. One of the promising approaches is to use polymerizable or reactive surfactants to prepare latex polymers.
Axalta recently announced it has won three bronze Edison Awards in the categories of Innovative Services, Sustainability, and Engineering and Materials Science.
An internal interdisciplinary project team at BYK Additives & Instruments that has developed CMR-free rheological additives to address amended labeling for n-ethylpyrrolidone (NEP) has received the company’s BYK Advance Innovation Prize.
A unique crowdsourcing competition from The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) and InnoCentive is offering a $15,000 top prize and the opportunity of a long-term collaboration.
