Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 17 Issue 12

Comment

Although we could all give up using aerosol sprays still using CFC's as a propellant, it would still only constitute a small saving in the attack on the ozone layer compared with…

Synthetic lamellar iron oxide: a new pigment for anticorrosive primers

Eric Carter

The need for environmentally acceptable anti‐corrosive pigments to replace those based on lead and chromates in priming paints has stimulated the emergence of phosphate, molybdate…

Studies on the effect of titanium dioxide on durability — Part 1

L. Cutrone, D.V. Moulton, L.A. Simpson

A review of the common photodegradation processes in polymeric coatings is presented, and the photoactivity of titanium dioxide and its consequences are discussed. Experimental…

“Organic Pigments” monograph now offered in Federation Series on coatings technology

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has announced the recent publication of “Organic Pigments,” the eleventh monograph in its continuing Series on Coatings…

Fluorescent pigments in combination

M.G. Martindill

The surge of interest in speciality colourants in recent years shows no signs of diminishing despite the scarcity of some of the dyestuffs and pigments necessary to achieve…

Chromate‐free intermediate primers for aerospace applications

Hydraulic‐fluid resistant, coating for external corrosion‐protection treatment of aircraft.

Materials

TranslinkR HF‐900 reinforcement, a new surface‐modified calcined kaoline‐based product from Engelhard Corporation, provides up to a 20 percent increase in flexural modulus in…

New Coatings

A newly‐developed profile road marketing system developed by Degussa AG of Frankfurt am Main boosts road safety by standing out clearly even when visibility is very poor in rain…

Equipment

By installing a Watson‐Marlow 601S/R peristaltic pump, a coding machine manufacturer has achieved a reduction of over 50% in the time taken to fill disposable cartridges with…

Industry

From October 5 1988 Durham Chemicals will, like its sister Harrisons and Crosfield chemical companies around the world, take on a single group identity and become known as a…

Publications

The 1988 edition of the Waxes booklet W 48 has recently been launched. This leaflet, which was last published in 1986, is available in four languages and lists all grades of…