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Ink Production Plant Rebuilt to Improve Product Quality and Meet Environmental Regulations

March 1, 2009
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The UK-based NETZSCH Project Engineering team, assisted by German colleagues in machinery design and laboratory testing, brought together a turnkey plant of 32 machines and ancillaries on time and on budget.
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Analysis of Coatings Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS

K.D. Jansson T.P. Wampler C.P. Zawodny
February 1, 2009
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Coatings may be analyzed, even as finished products that have been dried and cured, using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry when coupled to a pyrolyzer.
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Ultraviolet (UV) Measurement for Formulators: Part I

Paul Mills
February 1, 2009
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For those involved in UV processes, UV measurement and process control is an important topic.
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1K Polyurethane Dispersion for Conventional 2K Applications

George Ahrens Anthony Pajerski
February 1, 2009
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Lubrizol has developed a new self-crosslinking polyurethane dispersion technology that has demonstrated performance comparable to that of commercial 2K contractor-applied wood floor finishes.
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Hydroxy Ethyl Fatty Amide Effect on the Perfomance Properties of Polyesteramide Resins Based on Acrylic Copolymers

Devendra Agarwal Sukhen Mistry
February 1, 2009
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Efforts have been made to develop alternative technologies that minimize the use of organic solvents in surface coatings.
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Cleaning Up in the Coating Business

Del Williams
January 1, 2009
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A giant in the industrial-construction coating business, Henry Company optimizes production, minimizes labor and mess with a self-cleaning filter that virtually eliminates production stoppage due to filter cleaning and blocking.
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Federal R&D Tax Credit Program Helps Coatings Industry in Tight Economy

Stephfan Nurse
January 1, 2009
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Countless companies in the industry have recognized the value in pursuing the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit, which has become a financial windfall for many.
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Synthesis of an Eco-friendly, General- Purpose Binder Based on Agro-Waste Materials

Manu Gupta P.K. Kamani Deepti Shikha
January 1, 2009
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The objective behind this extensive study was to produce low-cost, eco-friendly coatings having outstanding physical and chemical properties from indigenous agro-waste material like CNSL and rice bran fatty acids.
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Low-Odor, VOC-Free Renewable Coalescents for Latexes Used in Very Low-VOC Paints

Dr. Harald Frommelius Dr. Anbu Natesh Dr. Heinz-Guenther Schulte Dr. Shailesh Shah Mr. Vishnu Shah
January 1, 2009
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We found that specific high-purity esters of fatty acids and their blends can be utilized to provide very low-odor, VOC-free, renewable coalescents to enhance the performance of latexes used in low-VOC paints.
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Calculating VOCs

Jennifer Kempf Dave Selley
December 1, 2008
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Water is the number-one enemy of any structure, especially those made from concrete, natural stone or masonry. Penetrating water repellents have been a mainstay of the protective coating and sealant
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