Polymer Academy Seminars

Lubrizol keeps developing products that meet our customers’ performance and sustainability goals. This presentation highlights the recent Lubrizol developments focusing on oil modified water-based acrylics and polyurethane dispersions. This novel chemistry enables formulations with high renewable content with exceptional properties while addressing environmental concerns.
Lubrizol has explored the oil modified chemistry to improve film-forming capabilities at low temperatures, application advantages and exterior durability.
The evaluation and characterization of oil modified acrylics has proved superior overall performance compared to conventional coatings.
The presentation will also elaborate on ongoing developments on oil modified polyurethane dispersion to enhance performance and sustainability.

I will be discussing my research on a new polymer system (patent filed) that we are developing that replaced petrochemical content with biosourced components from non-food sources. This polymer is the results of over 4 years of R&D. It has been trialled in a number of real-life applications including emulsion paints, plastic films and a coating for a new type of water filter which has been trialled by Northumbrian Water in a pilot plant at one of their sewage works.