Jun 11, 2003 | Article
The coatings industry grows at an annual rate of about 2%. Low-solvent or solvent-free coating systems are disproportionately growing at the expense of solvent-containing systems. Apart from powder...
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Jun 4, 2003 | Article
The term "Lotus-Effect®" represents the replication of the self-cleaning properties of lotus leaves on man-made surfaces. It has gained recent attention in literature as well as in some end-use...
May 28, 2003 | Article
The industrial silicate minerals, wollastonite, talc, mica, kaolin, feldspar, and nepheline syenite are widely used in coatings as "extender pigments." Current formulation practice more...
May 21, 2003 | Article
Micas are sheet silicates, historically significant for their ability to be split into large, thin sheets that are uniquely useful for their electrical, thermal and mechanical properties. They have...
May 14, 2003 | Article
In recent years, automotive colors have become an important aspect of car design. Market experience shows that car buyers tend to prefer automotive coatings with high chroma shades based on effect...
Apr 30, 2003 | Article
Talc is a magnesium silicate mineral with the simplified molecular formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. The talc products used by the coatings industry contain the mineral talc, but also accessory minerals in...
Apr 10, 2003 | Article
In coatings science the understanding and modeling of film formation are paramount to the rapid optimization of waterborne formulations. This proves especially true in the design of coatings with...
Apr 9, 2003 | Article
Since their introduction in the late 1970s, mica pigments have become a staple in the automotive and high-performance coatings industries. They began what has become known as the "effect pigment"...
Apr 2, 2003 | Article
Blocked isocyanates have been available for many years to produce room-temperature stable, one pack (1K), heat-curable coatings.1 As in all aspects of coating formulation, there is increasing demand...
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