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Jun 3, 2019 | Article
By Steven Abbott
When selecting a solvent, we must attend to its solubility characteristics as defined by Hansen Solubility Parameters, to its cost, its green credentials, its odor and its toxicity. But even if we...
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May 15, 2019 | Industry News
Researcher from the Fraunhofer ITWM has developed a model that describes the process of reducing energy consumption in chemical production. With a new type of hybrid access, energy can be saved in...
Apr 26, 2019 | Industry News
Alongside the increasing demand for bio-based alternatives, the interest in predicting and improving ingredients compatibility via Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP) keeps growing in the formulation...
Jan 3, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering are tapping a new set of capabilities in this field of artificial intelligence, combining artificial neural networks with infrared thermal imaging...
Nov 29, 2018 | Article
By Sander van Loon
The selection of a suitable dispersant for a filler or an insoluble pigment can be difficult and time-consuming due to both the variety of dispersants and nature/surface treatment of the solid...
Sep 16, 2018 | Article
By Sreeparna Das
Learn how to accelerate innovation & product development in coatings industry using science-based predictive tool – Hansen Solubility Parameters from the inventor himself – Dr. Charles Hansen...
Jun 12, 2018 | Article
The formulation challenges in the paints and coatings industry are miscellaneous and complex. Moreover, “trial and error” continues to be a widely adopted methodology, which is time-consuming...
Mar 26, 2018 | Article
Some of the familiar tasks while formulating coating and ink formulations include: − Finding a new solvent blend for a coating − Ensuring the right level of “happiness” in all components of a...
Sep 4, 2017 | Article
In emulsion polymerization, the replacement of standard monomers with bio-based monomers requires a firm understanding of the total system, if it is to be formulated properly. The HLD-NAC approach...
Mar 24, 2017 | Article
A proof of concept has been developed at VLCI – Amsterdam to showcase the process of surfactant selection via the HLD theory for emulsion polymerization. This approach, that has already been proved...