A New Soybean Oil-based Reactive Diluent for Low VOC Solventborne Wood Stains
*Presented at the 43rd International Waterborne, High Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium, January 31– February 5, 2015 in New Orleans, LA. Read More…
Green Manufacturing in the Coatings Industry
In response to growing demands from direct customers and consumers for more sustainable coatings, producers of resins, additives, pigments, and final paint formulations are not only looking to develop greener ... Read More…
Near-Zero VOC Waterborne Alkyd Dispersions with Solventborne Alkyd Performance
by Erin Vogel, Marty Beebe, Bob Bills, Christina Ellison, Sue Machelski, Jamie Sullivan, Jay Romick, and Vennesa Williams, The Dow Chemical Company Read More…
Thermal & Mechanical Properties of Coatings
I recently was asked to comment on the thermal and mechanical properties of coatings and resins. Let us begin with thermal properties, which include the glass transition (Tg ), softening ... Read More…
Sustainable Manufacturing
by Cynthia Challener, CoatingsTech Contributor Read More…