As the coatings industry moves towards lower volatile organic content (VOC) or near-zero VOC, achieving good film formation in waterborne systems without sacrificing other coating properties has become challenging. Low-VOC ... Read More…
Graffiti has emerged as a pervasive issue worldwide, impacting communities on multiple fronts. It contributes to financial losses by causing damage to local businesses, declining ridership on transportation systems, and ... Read More…
The water resistance of waterborne all-acrylic and styrene acrylic dispersions is investigated at different Tgs. The performance of films obtained from latexes stabilized using conventional surfactants (SLS and Surf 1) ... Read More…
In the simplest terms, sustainability could be defined as less waste and more efficiency. This could mean fewer processing steps, the use of fewer chemicals or other building blocks, or ... Read More…
One of the more discussed paint adhesion and hardness tests involves "scratching" paint off a substrate. Not only does this type of testing depict a qualitative level of adhesion, but ... Read More…