A new wetting agent enhances wetting behavior, particularly in wood coatings. The innovative approach is based on a comparative evaluation of silicone-free and silicone-based surfactants, focusing on surface tension and contact angle.
As we reach the mid-point of 2024, there are a lot of questions surrounding market strength, trends, and challenges in the coatings industry. PCI recently interviewed Renata Rodrigues, Head of LANXESS Inorganic Pigments Americas, to get her input on the current state of the pigments segment of our industry.
The integration of pigments in coatings for autonomous vehicles presents a unique set of challenges ranging from functionality to aesthetics to regulatory compliance. In response to these needs, a new kind of effect pigment based on borosilicate glass was developed specifically for distinctive silver-grey formulations where a high sparkle is required and has a high radar transparency and offers dark-down flop and opacity.
This article discusses the basic characteristics of phyllosilicate thickeners, and provides an introduction to understanding their performance in formulations in order to use them to build the rheological properties of latex paints.
A novel polymerizable surfactant was developed and utilized to prepare latex polymers and resins through emulsion polymerizations. These polymers were then evaluated in PSA and architectural waterborne coating formulations. The results showed that the new surfactant almost fully reacted during the emulsion polymerization, and reduced or even eliminated the free surfactant migration during film formation.
New high-barrier, mono-material packaging offers the same packaging and process performance as the multi-material structure commonly used for dry pet food, but is also fully recyclable.
Carbon fiber composite material use is growing in sectors such as aerospace, wind power generation, automotive, and sports/leisure applications. Although corrosion and fatigue resistant, there is less known about the aging resistance of these materials. This study examines the commonly used ultraviolet absorbers, hindered amine light stabilizers, and a novel composite light stabilizer additive to get a better understanding of the weather resistance of carbon fiber composite materials in the industry.
This article, the third in a series, covers work done to improve the water resistance of water-based emulsions by replacing conventional emulsion surfactants with surfactants that will react into the polymer matrix.
In the coatings industry, achieving optimal anti-corrosion protection while being resource efficient can be a challenge. Learn about a new solution for achieving the highest anti-corrosion protection while minimizing material usage.
This article demonstrates two separate methods for achieving burnish-resistant coatings: amine functional silica, which fits easily into existing manufacturing processes; and polysiloxane/silica dispersion, which requires a more complicated process to manufacture.
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