Ralph Barthel of Univar Solutions discusses pigment and surface finishing challenges, from PFAS replacement and resin trade-offs to newer technologies improving coating performance.
This feature presents sustainability perspectives, including research from Nagoya Institute of Technology on room-temperature defluorination and fluorine recovery from PTFE and PFAS.
ON DEMAND: Perfluorinated and Polyfluorinated Surfactants (PFAS) have been called “forever chemicals,” and there is interest in replacing them with nonfluorinated surfactants.