Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 45 Issue 3

Preparation and properties of C.I. Pigment Red 170 modified with silica fume

Baolian Zhang, Zhenzhen Zhang, Xuening Fei, Yingchun Gu, Lu Yu

The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to prepare modified C.I. Pigment Red (PR) 170 to reduce production cost and improve application performance. The structure of…

The colour stability of natural dye coating films consisting of chlorophyll after exposed to UV-A

R. Usop, Z.H.Z Abidin, N.A. Mazni, A.N. Hadi, N.A. Halim, R.M. Taha, M.A. Careem, S.R. Majid, A.K. Arof

This paper aims to study the colour stability of chlorophyll and the effect of copper (II) nitrate – Cu(NO₃)₂ – as an additive in natural dye coating films after being exposed to…

Performance of polyester/epoxy binder coating system – studies on coating resistance, adhesion and differential scanning calorimetry

L. Ismail, K. Ramesh, N.A. Mat Nor, S.K.M. Jamari, B. Vengadaesvaran, A.K. Arof

The purpose of this paper is to study the electrochemical, mechanical and thermal characteristics of polyester – epoxy coating systems using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy…

Modified polyacrylonitrile-based activated carbon fibers applied in supercapacitor

Linjie Su, Bohong Li, Dongyu Zhao, Chuanli Qin, Zheng Jin

The purpose of this paper is to prepare a new modified activated carbon fibers (ACFs) of high specific capacitance used for electrode material of supercapacitor.

Effects of denaturisation of rice bran and route of synthesis of RB-modified UF adhesive system on eco-performance of agro-based composites

Altaf H. Basta, Houssni El-Saied, Emad M. Deffallah

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of denaturised rice bran (RB) and route of its incorporation during synthesis of urea-formaldehyde adhesive, on the performance…

Effect of red mud waste filler on mechanical and thermal properties of amine functional aniline furfuraldehyde condensate (AFAFFC) modified epoxy composite

B.C. Samanta, T. Maity

This paper aims to evaluate the concentration effect of red mud waste filler on mechanical and thermal properties of amine functional aniline furfuraldehyde condensate (AFAFFC…

Preparation and properties of natural gallic acid based rust conversion emulsion

Yuanfeng Jia, Nana Ren, Huadong Yue, Jianru Deng, Yali Liu

The paper developed a novel gallic acid-based rust conversion emulsion (RCE) that is applied in the treatment of rusted steels. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the…

Polyurethane cum hydrophobic finishing of acrylic fabrics for enhanced comfort characteristics

Z.A. Raza, F. Anwar, N. Ahmad, A. Rehman, N. Nasir

The paper aims to improve the protective and comfort properties of both woven and knitted acrylic fabrics by applying a hybrid waterborne polyurethane/fluorocarbon hydrophobic…

Experimental investigation and analysis of machinability behaviour of hybrid GFRP composites during end milling

M.P. Jenarthanan, A. Lakshman Prakash, R. Jeyapaul

This paper aims to develop a mathematical model for analysing surface roughness during end milling by using response surface methodology (RSM) and to determine how the input…