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FOCUS surface rough. This roughness traps a layer of air and minimizes contact between the surface and water droplets, which allows them to slide off. To be superhydrophobic, a material has to have a water contact angle larger than 150 degrees. The LSEM, with an observed angle of about 155 degrees, is essentially equivalent to the best fluorocarbon-based superhydrophobic coatings. Even with varied coating techniques and curing temperatures, the material retained its qualities.
Original Source: Rice University, 15 Dec 2015. Found on: SpecialChem Coatings and Inks Formulation, (website: http://www. specialchem4coatings.com) Copyright Rice University 2015
Orion Engineered Carbons shows Carbon Black Pigments at ABRAFATI At the ABRAFATI event, Orion Engineered Carbons has presented COLOR BLACK FW 255, SPECIAL BLACK 40, PRINTEX 60, PRINTEX 300 and LAMPBLACK 101 carbon black pigments. COLOR BLACK FW 255 retains coloristic and performance characteristics while migrating to waterborne formulations. SPECIAL BLACK 40 offers excellent stability and dispersibility. PRINTEX 60 is cost-efficient and provides outstanding performance. PRINTEX 300 presents a small particle size and medium structure, and is ideal for many powder coating and industrial coating applications. LAMPBLACK 101 offers exceptional stability and high-speed dispersibility that is ideal for transportation and structural coatings applications.
Original Source: Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI), Dec 2015, 31 (12), 29 (website: http:// www.pcimag.com) Copyright BNP Media 2015
Sasol Performance Chemicals Promoted Industrial Waxes, Micronized Powders at CHINACOAT During CHINACOAT2015, Sasol showcased a range of micronized powders and waxes developed by its Performance Chemicals segment. Among those is the Sasolwax Spray 30-G, a fine, economical micronized wax that features a medium melting point and superior slip and gloss performance. For greater surface tension, Sasol offers Sasolwax Spray 105-G, a high-performance micronized wax with exceptional rub resistance. Spray 1056-EF is an extra-fine version of 105-G. Also featured was Sasolwax Aqua 30G-EF, Aqua 30-G, H1N4-G, as well as microcrystalline waxes.
Original Source: Ink World, 20 Nov 2015, (website: http://www.inkworldmagazine.com) Copyright Rodman Media 2015
February 2016
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CPI Announces Start-up of Nanostructured Powders Pilot Plant The Center for Process Innovation (CPI) and nine other European partners are collaborating in the design, scale-up and build of a high energy ball-mill (HEBM) pilot plant for the production and validation of innovative nanostructured powders. These advanced powders will be able to be used in a number of high value manufacturing applications such as cutting tools, medical implants and a range of aerospace and automotive components. The work is part of a four-year European research and development project titled 'PilotManu' which began in 2013 and is due for completion in September 2017. The project is well underway and has already experienced excellent results regarding the performance of the advanced powders for use in abrasive tools and the development of the pilot plant. The €5.3 million project, which is partially funded by European Union's Framework Program Seven (FP7), involves ten partner organizations across seven countries, bringing together various capabilities such as process engineering, materials investigation, product development and prototyping, characterization, application testing and process economics. The project partners include CPI alongside MBN Nanomaterialia, IMDEA Materials Institute, +90, Putzier, INOP, Manudirect, IMPACT INNOVATIONS GmbH, Matres and Diam Edil SA. PilotManu is manufacturing the nanostructured powders using a proprietary high energy ball milling technology developed by lead partner MBN Nanomaterialia. The technology will allow for the manufacture of innovative advanced powders with ultrafine crystalline structures, meaning that products can be optimized to enhanced strength, reduce weight or provide excellent wear, corrosion or thermal resistance. The achievements from the project will create a number of new product opportunities in not only the automotive and aerospace sectors but also in other high value markets such as healthcare and energy among others. Currently low productivity and high material costs remain a major barrier for the commercialization of advanced powders that are manufactured by high energy ball milling techniques. PilotManu is working to remove this barrier by scaling-up the manufacturing process and improving production efficiencies. Commenting on the project, Dr Charanjeet Singh, Innovation Manager at CPI adds, "We are delighted with the progress of the PilotManu project so far. The consortium has been able to design and scale-up the manufacturing process. The pilot plant will come online in the next few months and we anticipate the production of some truly innovative powders which will be validated for their
C OAT I N G S suitability and performance in a number of value adding applications. The pilot plant and the associated products developed by the consortium will significantly reduce the current productivity and cost barriers that are in the way of the market adoption of advanced powders. Once concluded, the consortium will demonstrate the technological and economic viability of the pilot line by incorporating the powders into advanced materials targeted at a number of applications such as wear resistant coatings, abrasive tools and additive manufacturing applications. The nano-scale features of these materials will allow for significant improvements in material performance such as physical-chemicalmechanical properties compared against bulk scale materials.''
Original Source: SpecialChem Coatings and Inks Formulation, 6 Jan 2016. (website: http:// www.specialchem4coatings.com) Copyright SpecialChem 2016
Enhancing the Crosslink Density and Strength of Epoxy Resin Researchers synthesized diaminefunctionalized graphene oxide, DDS–GO and HMDA–GO, by introducing 4,40 diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) or hexamethylenediamine (HMDA) into the carboxylic acid groups on graphene oxide (GO) via amide bonds. The introduction of diamines was confirmed by analytical methods such as FT-IR, TG-DTA, XPS, AFM, and optical microscopy. Results demonstrated that glass transition temperature and tensile strength improved. DDS–GO and HMDA–GO were applied as co-curing agents for epoxy (EP) nanocomposites that were prepared by mixing bisphenol-A type EP and DDS curing agent (ca. 21 wt%). Interestingly, when 1.0 wt% of DDS–GO was added to the EP/DDS mixture, the crosslink density (CD) increased from 0.028 to 0.069 mol cm3. Due to the higher CD, both the glass transition temperature and tensile strength of the EP/DDS/DDS–GO nanocomposite effectively improved from 160.7 8C to 183.4 8C and from 87.4 MPa to 110.3 MPa, respectively.
Original Source: Polymer Chemistry, Issue 1, 2016. Found on European Coatings Journal, (website: http://www.european-coatings.com) Copyright Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
Thermal Effects Influencing Stability and Performance of Coatings in Automotive Applications Carbon based coatings are well established in the automotive industry to solve tribological problems in automotive applications. In systems under high load
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Original Source: Rice University, 15 Dec 2015. Found on: SpecialChem Coatings and Inks Formulation, (website: http://www. specialchem4coatings.com) Copyright Rice University 2015
Orion Engineered Carbons shows Carbon Black Pigments at ABRAFATI At the ABRAFATI event, Orion Engineered Carbons has presented COLOR BLACK FW 255, SPECIAL BLACK 40, PRINTEX 60, PRINTEX 300 and LAMPBLACK 101 carbon black pigments. COLOR BLACK FW 255 retains coloristic and performance characteristics while migrating to waterborne formulations. SPECIAL BLACK 40 offers excellent stability and dispersibility. PRINTEX 60 is cost-efficient and provides outstanding performance. PRINTEX 300 presents a small particle size and medium structure, and is ideal for many powder coating and industrial coating applications. LAMPBLACK 101 offers exceptional stability and high-speed dispersibility that is ideal for transportation and structural coatings applications.
Original Source: Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI), Dec 2015, 31 (12), 29 (website: http:// www.pcimag.com) Copyright BNP Media 2015
Sasol Performance Chemicals Promoted Industrial Waxes, Micronized Powders at CHINACOAT During CHINACOAT2015, Sasol showcased a range of micronized powders and waxes developed by its Performance Chemicals segment. Among those is the Sasolwax Spray 30-G, a fine, economical micronized wax that features a medium melting point and superior slip and gloss performance. For greater surface tension, Sasol offers Sasolwax Spray 105-G, a high-performance micronized wax with exceptional rub resistance. Spray 1056-EF is an extra-fine version of 105-G. Also featured was Sasolwax Aqua 30G-EF, Aqua 30-G, H1N4-G, as well as microcrystalline waxes.
Original Source: Ink World, 20 Nov 2015, (website: http://www.inkworldmagazine.com) Copyright Rodman Media 2015
February 2016
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CPI Announces Start-up of Nanostructured Powders Pilot Plant The Center for Process Innovation (CPI) and nine other European partners are collaborating in the design, scale-up and build of a high energy ball-mill (HEBM) pilot plant for the production and validation of innovative nanostructured powders. These advanced powders will be able to be used in a number of high value manufacturing applications such as cutting tools, medical implants and a range of aerospace and automotive components. The work is part of a four-year European research and development project titled 'PilotManu' which began in 2013 and is due for completion in September 2017. The project is well underway and has already experienced excellent results regarding the performance of the advanced powders for use in abrasive tools and the development of the pilot plant. The €5.3 million project, which is partially funded by European Union's Framework Program Seven (FP7), involves ten partner organizations across seven countries, bringing together various capabilities such as process engineering, materials investigation, product development and prototyping, characterization, application testing and process economics. The project partners include CPI alongside MBN Nanomaterialia, IMDEA Materials Institute, +90, Putzier, INOP, Manudirect, IMPACT INNOVATIONS GmbH, Matres and Diam Edil SA. PilotManu is manufacturing the nanostructured powders using a proprietary high energy ball milling technology developed by lead partner MBN Nanomaterialia. The technology will allow for the manufacture of innovative advanced powders with ultrafine crystalline structures, meaning that products can be optimized to enhanced strength, reduce weight or provide excellent wear, corrosion or thermal resistance. The achievements from the project will create a number of new product opportunities in not only the automotive and aerospace sectors but also in other high value markets such as healthcare and energy among others. Currently low productivity and high material costs remain a major barrier for the commercialization of advanced powders that are manufactured by high energy ball milling techniques. PilotManu is working to remove this barrier by scaling-up the manufacturing process and improving production efficiencies. Commenting on the project, Dr Charanjeet Singh, Innovation Manager at CPI adds, "We are delighted with the progress of the PilotManu project so far. The consortium has been able to design and scale-up the manufacturing process. The pilot plant will come online in the next few months and we anticipate the production of some truly innovative powders which will be validated for their
C OAT I N G S suitability and performance in a number of value adding applications. The pilot plant and the associated products developed by the consortium will significantly reduce the current productivity and cost barriers that are in the way of the market adoption of advanced powders. Once concluded, the consortium will demonstrate the technological and economic viability of the pilot line by incorporating the powders into advanced materials targeted at a number of applications such as wear resistant coatings, abrasive tools and additive manufacturing applications. The nano-scale features of these materials will allow for significant improvements in material performance such as physical-chemicalmechanical properties compared against bulk scale materials.''
Original Source: SpecialChem Coatings and Inks Formulation, 6 Jan 2016. (website: http:// www.specialchem4coatings.com) Copyright SpecialChem 2016
Enhancing the Crosslink Density and Strength of Epoxy Resin Researchers synthesized diaminefunctionalized graphene oxide, DDS–GO and HMDA–GO, by introducing 4,40 diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) or hexamethylenediamine (HMDA) into the carboxylic acid groups on graphene oxide (GO) via amide bonds. The introduction of diamines was confirmed by analytical methods such as FT-IR, TG-DTA, XPS, AFM, and optical microscopy. Results demonstrated that glass transition temperature and tensile strength improved. DDS–GO and HMDA–GO were applied as co-curing agents for epoxy (EP) nanocomposites that were prepared by mixing bisphenol-A type EP and DDS curing agent (ca. 21 wt%). Interestingly, when 1.0 wt% of DDS–GO was added to the EP/DDS mixture, the crosslink density (CD) increased from 0.028 to 0.069 mol cm3. Due to the higher CD, both the glass transition temperature and tensile strength of the EP/DDS/DDS–GO nanocomposite effectively improved from 160.7 8C to 183.4 8C and from 87.4 MPa to 110.3 MPa, respectively.
Original Source: Polymer Chemistry, Issue 1, 2016. Found on European Coatings Journal, (website: http://www.european-coatings.com) Copyright Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
Thermal Effects Influencing Stability and Performance of Coatings in Automotive Applications Carbon based coatings are well established in the automotive industry to solve tribological problems in automotive applications. In systems under high load
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