Paint and Coating Resins & Polymers

Evaluating Styrene Acrylic Emulsion Films

Using Doehlert Factorial Design Combined with Principal Component Analysis

Marcelo Beck Graziani Edenir Rodrigues Pereira-Filho

September 5, 2013

The impact of coalescent type, coalescent concentration and latex type variables on film formation were investigated through the application of key statistical tools.

Reactive Emulsifiers for Emulsion Polymerization

Naoki Tsukahara Masaki Hosaka Hiroaki Shirai

September 5, 2013

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This product can help develop highly-functional emulsions, which have a beneficial effect on water resistance and adhesion properties.

It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Solar Impulse!

New Coating Technology Helps Build Solar Aircraft

Jackie Guscott

August 1, 2013

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Outstanding chemistry makes solar flight possible

Exploring Next-Generation Methods in TiO2 Optimization

Denis Ruhlmann Ph.D. Mehdi Bouzid

August 1, 2013

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One of a paint formulator’s constant concerns is to find ways to reduce TiO2 content.

2K Waterborne Epoxy-Fortified Technology

For Increased Cure Speed of Institutional Coatings

Barry Goldslager

August 1, 2013

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A new 2K epoxy-fortified resin system has been developed that reaches full performance in 3 days.

Tailor-Made Comb Copolymer

Dr. Stefan Mößmer Marcel Krohnen Dr. Bernd Göbelt

August 1, 2013

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Excellent pigment stabilization and universal compatibility in solventborne, solvent-free and waterborne systems can be obtained with a single additive.

Cytec Coating Resins Establishes New Identity as Allnex

May 31, 2013

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Effective June 1, Cytec Coating Resins is operating as Allnex.

Sustainability Drives ECS

The latest paint and coating technology was featured at Europe’s largest industry show.

Kristin Johansson

May 1, 2013

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This year’s show and congress showed that sustainability is a major innovation driver for the coatings industry.

Self-Crosslinking Acrylic and Acrylic/Polyurethane Resins

for Waterborne Wood Finishes

The Dow Chemical Company

May 1, 2013

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This study demonstrates that a waterborne acrylic coating system designed for finishing wood products can perform well compared to traditional solventborne finishes.