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Hundreds of millions of gallons of solvent are used each year, with the vast majority ultimately converted into greenhouse gases. This is a problem, but one with clear solutions. By implementing reuse strategies, traditional recycling, or most effectively, modern solvent recycling, coatings manufacturers can drastically improve the sustainability of their operations.

While the surface phenomena of coatings cause coating issues, understanding surface tension modifiers and their limitations will allow coatings formulators to create more robust coatings systems.

While balancing cost and sustainability might sound challenging, digital color management makes it possible for paint and coatings professionals to help the environment while still favoring the bottom line. This is a key consideration for many in the industry who, now more than ever, are searching for innovative ways to streamline workflows and reduce waste while saving on costs.

Innospec is one of the largest suppliers of Sulfosuccin(am)ate surfactants, which are used in emulsion polymer (EP) synthesis, paints, over print varnishes (OPV), inks, adhesives, agrochemicals, and plastics.

A complex world requires colorful solutions! Join us for a free #webinar on September 8, 2021. Don’t miss Clariant’s experts and hear about our latest introductions for #coatings and inspiring new solutions.

Ancamine® 2739, 2712M and Ancamide® 2769 reduce your protective, tank/container, and marine coatings' VOC levels, protecting the environment, applicators and assets with the highest performance.

The coating technology discussed in this article is a 100%-waterborne, high-ratio zinc silicate. When used as a single-coat system – or when complemented with a topcoat for aesthetics – the product delivers superior and complete corrosion-prevention benefits that are unmatched when compared to other "IOZ" systems used in the marine environment.

This article examines the environmental benefits of long-life coatings, including a comparison study of the carbon footprint of a fluoropolymer powder coating versus a solvent-based coating.

Clariant has utilized its global network of chemists and product experts to drive the development of a better colorant solution for use in industrial coatings.

This study reveals the degradation mechanism of a typical acrylic melamine automotive clearcoat caused by bird droppings. It was found that natural bird droppings and pancreatin are able to catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of etheric and esteric linkages of acrylic melamine clearcoats, leaving etched areas and local defects as well as a decreased appearance on the clearcoat surface.