Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 46 Issue 4

Preparation of water-resistant adhesives from soy flour with less water-soluble components for wood bonding

Chengsheng Gui, J. Zhu, Xq Liu, Zhongtao Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to prepare a water-resistant adhesive (SA) from soy flour (SF) with less water-soluble components.

Synthesis and performances of extended conjugated stilbene fluorescent dye

Rui Huang, Kangni Shen, Teng Xu, Yongjia Shen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the optic performance of extended stilbene derivative.

Bio-inspired iron metal–carbon black based nano-electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Behnam Seyyedi

The purpose of this paper is to introduce bio-inspired FeN₄-S-C black nano-electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in an alkaline medium. The FeN₄-S-C derived…

Grey-fuzzy logic to optimise process parameters in drilling of glass fibre reinforced stainless steel mesh polymer composite

M. Sakthivel, S. Vijayakumar, M.P. Jenarthanan

The purpose of this paper is to optimise the process parameters, namely, point angle, spindle speed and feed rate in the drilling of glass-reinforced stainless steel mesh polymer…

Green synthesis and spectroscopic studies of some complexes compounds as pigments and their applications in paints

Osama A.G. Wahba, Ali M. Hassan, Abdelrahman M. Naser, Adel M.G. Hanafi

The purpose of this study to investigate the synthesis of new Cr(III), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) Schiff base complexes by a simple technique (microwave technique). The evaluation…

Innovative silk dyeing using enzyme and Rubia cordifolia extract at room temperature

Padma S. Vankar, Dhara Shukla, Samudrika Wijayapala, Asish Kumar Samanta

Natural dyes are mostly used for dyeing of natural fibre textiles to improve their eco-friendly features. For successful commercial use of natural dyes, the appropriate and…

Detection of betacyanins pigment stability from Hylocereus polyrhizus (Weber) Britton & Rose fruit pulp and peel for possible use as natural coating

Ummi Nur Ain Abdul Razak, R.M. Taha, Siti Aisha Na’illa Che Musa, Normadiha Mohamed

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the potential of betacyanin pigment extracted from Hylocereus polyrhizus fruit pulp and peel as a natural colorant and to observe the…

Toughening polypropylene by tiny amounts of fillers

Baolong Wang, Haiqing Ma, Di Wu, Lien Zhu, Zheng Jin

The purpose of this paper is to prepare new modified polypropylene (PP) with phenolic microspheres (PFMs). Furthermore, the crystallinity and mechanical properties of PP modified…

Preparation and characterisation of melamine-urea-formaldehyde microcapsules containing linseed oil in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone as emulsifier

Amir Khalaj Asadi, Morteza Ebrahimi, Mohsen Mohseni

The purpose of this work was to express a facile method to fabricate microcapsules containing linseed oil with melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) shell in the presence of…

Effect of imidization process on the performance of PI/nano-Al2O3 three layer composite film

Lizhu Liu, Hongju He, Ling Weng, Xiaorui Zhang

The purpose of this paper was to comprehensively understand the effects of imidization process on the structure and properties of polyimide (PI) films through the preparation and…