Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 43 Issue 1

Replacing nano-clay for kaolin in ultramarine pigments

Vahideh Tajer Kajinebaf, Fereshteh Rezaeian, Masoud Rajabi, Saeid Baghshahi

– Replacing nano-clay for kaolin in ultramarine pigments was investigated. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Miscibility, morphology, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of epoxy resins toughened with functionalized core-shell nanoparticles containing epoxy groups on the surface

Xugang Zhang, Bin Zhang, Mingming Sun, Jianhui Li, Lei Wang, Chuanli Qin

– In order to obtain functionalized core-shell nanoparticles (CSNPs) as excellent toughening agents for epoxy resins. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

HPLC-DAD analysis of Thymus serpyllum based natural pigments and investigation of their antimicrobial properties

Emrah Çakmakçi, Ozan Deveoglu, Ahmed Muhammed, Ali Fouad, Emine Torgan, Recep Karadag

– In this study, it was aimed to investigate the antibacterial properties of natural pigments prepared from Thymus serpyllum.

Carbon-based reinforcement in shape-memory polymer composite for electrical actuation

Haibao Lu, Yongtao Yao, Long Lin

This article aims to present a systematic and up-to-date account of carbon-based reinforcements, including carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon nanofibre (CNF), carbon black (CB), carbon…

Machinability study of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites using design of experiment technique

M.P. Jenarthanan, R. Jeyapaul

The purpose of this paper is to develop a mathematical model for the surface delamination through response surface methodology (RSM) and analyse the influences of the entire…

Discrimination of blue ballpoint pen inks in Chinese market with confocal Raman microscope

Shuo Liu, Jimin Feng, Jungang Lv, Wen Zhang

Ballpoint pen ink analysis is important for forensic scientist which can collect valuable information on questioned document. Inks widely used now constitute many substances to…

Graft copolymer of Moringa seed as remedial agent of industrial effluent

Padma S. Vankar, Rama Shanker Sahu

A graft copolymer (PBW-g-PAM) of Moringa seed was prepared. The phosphate buffer washed seed powder and polyacrylamide were reacted, using ceric ion initiator. The grafted…