Articles by Mike Praw

This month’s Formulating with Mike column is the conclusion to a three-part series, and covers the emulsification process as well as test data of alkyd emulsions.

This month’s Formulating with Mike column covers how alkyds have changed from high-VOC resins to low-solvent-containing, water-based emulsions.

This month’s Formulating with Mike column covers the history and evolution of solvent-based alkyds.

Learn how the amount of actual dispersant added on pigment solids will have an effect on tinting power, stability, compatibility of formulations, and other properties.

This month's Formulating with Mike column discusses the development of surfactant molecules for use as a carbon black pigment dispersant. 

This column covers how to go about selecting the right resin for your coating.

This column covers discuss the robustness of a coatings system in reference to pigment dispersion.

This column covers pigment dispersion procedures.

This column covers high-speed dispersion as an option for pigment dispersion.

This article discusses some of the terms and calculations related to pigments used in coatings, including oil absorption/surface area; pigment volume concentration; and pigment to binder ratio.