Are You Ready for Zero Net Energy?
The need for energy-efficient buildings has never been higher or more important, and coatings can play a major role in maintaining their efficiency. Since the 1980s, Earth’s average temperature rose ... Read More…
PCB-11 and its Presence in the Environment
Introduction Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have extremely good technical properties, such as chemical stability, low volatility, insulativity, and non-flammability. These outstanding properties meant they were applied to a wide number of ... Read More…
Shanti Swarup to Receive 2021 Roy W. Tess Award
Dr. Shanti Swarup, PPG retiree and PPG Collegium member, will be awarded the 2021 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings. The award is presented by the American Chemical Society’s Division ... Read More…
Surface Tension Studies in Colloidal Unimolecular Polymers
Colloidal unimolecular polymer particles, or CUPs, are true nanoscale charged particles of size less than 10 nm that are made by a simple method that allows for preparation of additive-free, ... Read More…
Silane-Modified Silicas as Functional Matting Agents
A new silica matting agent has been developed, featuring a mercapto silane-modified surface. Unlike traditional organically modified silicas, which utilize adsorbed waxes on the surface, silane modification offers a new opportunity ... Read More…