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TEGO® Guard 9000 – Quick Weather Resistance and Long Lasting Protection of Façade paints
Demonstration of the Sustainable Separation of Conductive Silver From Printed Electronics
Recyclable Silver Conductive Inks For Sustainable Printed Electronics
There was 57Mt of electronic waste generated in 2022 of this less than 25% is currently recycled. The commercial recycling processes focus solely on the recovery of the precious metals at the expense of everything else. The silver ink we have formulated can create printed electronics using existing manufacturing methods such as screen-printing and recovered… Read more »
Laser Cleaning and Stripping – Fast, Precise and Sustainable Replacement for Wet Processes and Abrasives
Laser cleaning and stripping solutions are poised to impact the coatings industry as efficient and sustainable alternatives to prepare surfaces for coating and stripping away old coatings. Lasers are also used in the spray booth to remove build up on fixtures such as hooks. An obvious benefit of cleaning with a laser is that no… Read more »
Replacing Tin-based Catalysts without Compromising Performance in Polyurethane Coatings
Due to their durability, polyurethane coatings are important technologies in the industrial coatings market. For many years, tin-based catalysts such as dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) were commonly used as crosslinkers in polyurethane reactions. Crosslinking adds benefits such as faster dry times, increased hardness, durability, abrasion resistance, and water and solvent resistance. However, a catalyst can negatively… Read more »
A Polymeric Anionic Pigment Dispersant – DEHSCOFIX® WT107
DEHSCOFIX® WT107 is a polymeric anionic dispersant from Innospec, it is specifically designed for efficiently dispersing pigments in aqueous systems. It works well with inorganic and organic pigments and allows high solid loading in the dispersions. It prevents flooding and agglomeration of pigment particles during storage. It has broad water hardness tolerance and is a… Read more »
Fast, Sustainable Curing and Drying of Industrial Coatings Using Lasers
Laser overturns the paradigm of a hot oven. Unlike traditional heat sources and IR lamps, lasers deliver nearly all their energy to the product, while expending negligible energy heating the oven atmosphere and walls. Like a microwave oven, the directed energy and volumetric nature of laser curing and drying is able to process industrial coatings… Read more »
Rheological Behaviour of Urea Urethane in Water and High Polarity Solvent Based Model Systems
This study describes the rheological properties of a urea urethane based thickening agent developed at Synthron. Thickening effects are confirmed in water, and responses are checked in combination with different acrylic binders. Thickening efficiency is also verified in a high polarity solvent based model system. Viscosity recovery time is investigated using the 3iTT method (three… Read more »
Overview and Impact of Packaging EPR on Business
2024 is to be a year of reckoning for Defra’s collection and packaging reforms. Despite being 5 years into the process, the scale of work to introduce EPR has never been greater and there are constant updates coming out of government on the timing and impacts of EPR on businesses across the supply chain. George’s… Read more »
