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Enzymatic Polymerization for Engineered Polysaccharides in Coatings

Enzymatic polymerization is emerging as a scalable process to polymerize sucrose into engineered polysaccharides. Polymer architecture and material properties can be controlled selectively to provide the foundation for novel differentiated biomaterial ... Read More…

  • Topic: Industrial & Protective Coatings, Raw Materials
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The Demand for Coatings Raw Materials to 2022

Raw materials, in the form of individual chemical constituents that are incorporated into paints and coatings, represent an exceptionally diverse and vitally important sub-set of the overall specialty chemicals industry. ... Read More…

  • Topic: Additives, Business / Market Trends, Pigments, Raw Materials, Resins, Solvents
,Figure 1—Three-dimensional solubility plot. Solvents within the sphere dissolve the polymer. Solvents outside the sphere do not dissolve it.,Figure 2—δP vs δH plots.

Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP): 1—Introduction

Solubility of polymers in solvents is extremely important to the coatings industry. If the solvents in a formulation are not able to dissolve the polymer or polymers to be used, ... Read More…

  • Topic: Coatings Clinic, Equipment & Testing
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Improving Astronomical Observations with Coating Technology

While the first thought about telescopes is that they are instruments designed to look at objects in outer space, the truth is that they are instruments designed to gather light. ... Read More…

  • Topic: Industrial & Protective Coatings
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A Second Look at Paint Recycling

Paint recycling is an excellent mechanism for preventing the land-filling and incineration of unwanted paints that have residual value as paint products, but not in their intended applications.  The American ... Read More…

  • Topic: Architectural Coatings, Sustainability
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