Architectural Coatings

Jul 4, 2007 | Article

Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings for Wood Floors – The Next Generation

New pathways were explored to make aqueous polyurethane dispersions without the co-solvent nmethylpyrolidone (NMP). This includes methods to process these materials with alternate cosolvents as well...

Dec 12, 2005 | Article

Architectural Coatings – Aging Costs Money!

Architectural coatings are generally considered to be those coatings intended for on-site application to residential, commercial, or institutional buildings covering the amateur "do-it-yourself" and...

Dec 22, 2004 | Article

Phosphate Esters in Low-VOC Waterborne Architectural Paint Systems

There are a number of basic ingredients necessary in formulating waterborne architectural paints - the latex resin (binder), pigments, coalescent solvents, thickeners and the additives. Among these...

Nov 24, 2004 | Article

Acrylic Latex Paints: Still the Gold Standard for Exterior Performance

For over four decades, properly formulated, top-quality latex paints based on all-acrylic binders have withstood all challenges to their position as the premier architectural finishes in North...

May 26, 2004 | Article

Benefits of Using Synthetic Aluminium Silicate Extenders in Architecture Coatings and Other Application Fields

Extenders are mainly natural minerals that are micronised after separating secondary constituents. From this huge amount of Extenders only a relative small part used in the coating and Ink industry...

Jan 14, 2004 | Article

Development of VOC-Compliant Binders for Interior Wood Coatings

Special demands apply to lacquers and paints designed for furniture. Requirements for stackability, fast drying and resistance to blocking, solvents, chemicals and UV light all call for a thorough...

Solving Adhesion Issues of Coatings & Inks

Wednesday Dec 13, 2023

By Jochum Beetsma

Avoid failure cases! Quickly tackle real-life coatings adhesion issues (weak boundary layers, poor wetting, insufficient roughness, lack of strong interactions & stress...) and troubleshoot them...

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Case Study

Discover ddchem’s Benzyl Alcohol-free curing agents for epoxy flooring

Are you looking for benzyl alcohol-free curing agents? ddchem has developed low-VOC/zero-VOC products, ITAMINE CA390, ITAMINE CA395/S, ITAMINE CA396 & ITAMINE CA492 which offer the following...

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Bio-based resins for coatings

Bio resins are, partially or completely, based on monomers which are derived from biological sources. These resins have green appeal as they replace petrochemical based ingredients with plant-based alternatives. Use of bio-based raw materials in coatings is not a recent development. Their use actually pre-dates the use of petrochemicals.

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Biocide Selection: In-can Preservation, Dry Film Protection, Anti-fouling...

Interior coatings used especially in kitchen and bathrooms are more vulnerable to microbial degradation due to damp conditions. And for exterior paints, environmental conditions like humidity can lead to fungal/ algal growth and negatively affect the aesthetics of the coating. Apart from architectural segment, microbial issues are also predominant in the marine industry leading to problems such as high maintenance costs, increased corrosion etc. Also, not only limited to after use spoilage, microorganisms can contaminate the paint in different ways during the manufacturing process too. Are you hunting for the right biocide for your coating formulation? Does the ever-changing global regulatory...