Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 1 Issue 3

Comment: Market Expansion

The need for British firms to urgently develop production and marketing strategies in preparation for Britain's entry to the Common Market, and the way in which the Department of…

Emulsion‐based anti‐corrosive primers for metals

M.H. Edser

Probably because the atmospheric corrosion of metals is always associated with the presence of water, the idea of using water‐borne coatings to give protection against corrosion…

Resins for the coatings industry

The most important component of a coating is the resin: all other components simply modify the resin. Solvents affect the flow, pigments give decorative effects and aid economy;…

Cellulosic resins and their uses

Industrial cellulose nitrate, sometimes called pyroxylin, collodion cotton or nitrocotton, is made by treating cellulose in the form of cotton (inters (threads) or woodpulp with a…

Urethane oils and alkyds

D. Cornelius

Urethane polymers may be separated into three main types, which are briefly outlined here, but for the purpose of this article only the third section is relevant:

Developments in acrylic solution resins

W.H. Brendley, R.F. Jenkins

Laboratory and limited field tests have been run on some new resins from Rohm and Haas. Samples are now available for customers to conduct their own evaluations

Equipment

Two instruments have been developed by the Chemistry Department of the University of Nottingham. The gas sampling valve, which is connected to conventional gas handling equipment…