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Doping Increases Effectiveness

Dr. Stephan Blöß Dr. Volker Schmitt
September 1, 2008
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By appropriate doping of ultrafine titanium dioxide in the anatase modification, the effectiveness can be enlarged significantly, which leads to a considerable increase in the rate of pollutant decomposition.
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Cure Characteristics of Cardanol-Formaldehyde Novolac Resins in the Presence of Metallic Driers

Dr. Ganesh Datt Bajpai Dr. Pramod Kumar Dr. Raju Shukla
September 1, 2008
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Efforts have been made to synthesize cardanol-formaldehyde novolac resins by reacting cardanol with formaldehyde in varying molar ratios in acidic medium.
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Advancements in Novel Encapsulated Light Stabilizers for Waterborne Coatings

Kurt Davidson Wolfgang Peter Daniel Rogez Christian Schaller Carsten Schellenberg Robert Waldron
August 1, 2008
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A new mini-emulsion polymerization technique was developed to produce aqueous preparations of hydrophobic UV absorbers enabling their easy incorporation and effective use in waterborne coatings.
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Three Tips that Draw Eco-Friendly Inspiration from Nature

August 1, 2008
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Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute, offers three fresh ideas to help bring the outdoors inside.
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The First High-Throughput Rheometer on the Market

August 1, 2008
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The High-Throughput Rheometer from Anton Paar provides a solution that completely holds its own – a fully automated, robotically operated rheometer.
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Microfluidics Develops Methods for Processing Carbon Nanotubes

August 1, 2008
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Microfluidics, a wholly owned subsidiary of MFIC Corporation, has devised a methodology to process, deagglomerate and facilitate purification and stabilization of carbon nanotubes so they can be used in an optimal manner, thus achieving enhanced functionality and performance.
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The Next Revolution in AFM HarmoniX™ Nanoscale Material Property Mapping

August 1, 2008
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HarmoniX is a powerful new AFM mode that provides, for the first time, true nanoscale quantitative material property mapping of adhesion, stiffness, dissipation, peak force and average force for a wide range of materials.
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Novel Sag Control Agents for a More Robust Paint ApplicationProcess and Reduced Telegraphing

Martin Bosma Richard Brinkhuis Rien Goedegebuure Fred van Wijk Cees Vijverberg
August 1, 2008
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In this paper it is shown that paint thixotropy can be very useful in increasing sag resistance, improving coating appearance and widening the application window.
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Avoiding Viscosity Loss on Tinting

Daniel Saucy
August 1, 2008
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New rheology modifier technology is available for reducing viscosity loss on tinting while maintaining an excellent flow/sag balance.
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A Simple Polymer Identification Scheme Based on Pyrolysis-GC/MS

Karen Jansson Thomas Wampler Charles Zawodny
August 1, 2008
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This paper suggests a simple approach to compiling analytical data in a way that permits identification of typical polymers based on the most prominent and most diagnostic pyrolysate compounds.
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