What is causing Saul's gloss loss problem and what is the critical concept that is causing the problem? Read Moody’s Coatings Conundrums to learn the solution to this formulating challenge.
What caused the hexagonal pattern to form on the surface of a modified formulation with more solvent? Read Moody’s Coatings Conundrums to learn more about this formulating challenge.
What caused the hexagonal pattern to form on the surface of a modified formulation with more solvent? Read Moody’s Coatings Conundrums to learn more about this formulating challenge.
Polly Mertz's new emulsion batch was delayed due to some of the ingredients freezing when left overnight on the dock. Polly, eager to start her batch scale-up, had approved placing the drums in a steam-heated room in the plant to allow for warming and easy pumping. What was the material that caused the problem, and what mistake had Polly made in heating up those frozen drums?
Al Kidd's first sign of a problem was the strong, acrid smell that burned his nose. What was the material in the drum that caused the smoke? What had caused the material to react so violently?
Why did replacing the ester alcohol with a less volatile ester solvent cause the e-coat tank to now be out of specification? What had been wrong with Lindsey’s recommendation?
Why did replacing the ester alcohol with a less volatile ester solvent cause the e-coat tank to now be out of specification? What had been wrong with Lindsey’s recommendation?
Even though the coating properties of the new alkyd formulation matched perfectly the properties of the old formulation, what had been the unforeseen consequence of changing one oil for another in the formulation?
