Many factors are affected by the presence of microbes and their metabolic byproducts, including viscosity, pH, gas production, odor and color development and plant equipment.
With stringent regulations in Europe and the green movement in the United States, Canada and other regions, introducing an alternative to APE in coatings formulations has become highly important.
There are many aspects to formulating coatings, but glass flakes can offer significant performance improvements in a number of ways and in a wide variety of materials, including elastomeric compounds.
Ceramic microspheres may offer formulators alternatives in waterborne UV-curable coatings to serve as both a matting agent and functional performance filler.
These suppliers share their perspectives on the current market, industry drivers, steps they take when developing new products and challenges that formulators face.
The knowledge of the role of APE-free surfactant system on the number of particles through nucleation and growth stages was shown to be important for developing latexes with high solid contents.
With 1,024 exhibitors from 42 countries and 28,500 trade visitors representing nearly 110 nationalities, the European Coatings Show closed with new record highs.
A novel phenalkamide, based on renewable CNSL material, enables solvent-free epoxy systems for protective and industrial coatings as well as adhesive applications.
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