Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 49 Issue 2

Utilization of internal waste fluffy portion of Cucurbita maxima for extraction of ß-carotene pigment

Anshu Sharma, Anju Kumari Dhiman, Surekha Attri

Internal fluffy portion along with fibrous strands of ripe pumpkin is considered as waste in processing industries though it contains sufficient amount of ß-carotene pigment. The…

Study of ceramic pigments with tin sphene structure in the system CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-SnO2-Cr2O3

Аleksandr Viktorovich Zaichuk, Аleksandra Andreevna Amelina, Kostyantyn Mikhalovich Sukhyy

The purpose of this paper is to establish physical-chemical patterns and process parameters for obtaining low-temperature pink pigments with the structure of tin sphene using…

Novel environmentally friendly tannin-cyclohexanone formaldehyde resin for high performance applications

Nilgun Kızılcan, Selda Sert

Cyclohexanone-formaldehyde resin (CFR) was in situ modified with tannin (T) in the presence of sodium hydroxide. The purpose of this study is to produce eco-friendly…

Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched silane-modified alkyd as a polymer for environmentally friendly low VOC polyurethane coatings

Ashraf El-Bindary, Hala Kiwaan, Abdel Ghany Shoair, Fawzia El-Ablack, Ahmed Eessa

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new method for modification of alkyd resin by using 3-triethoxysilylpropyl succinic acid anhydride (TESP-SA) as the core material for…

Bioactive composition and promising health benefits of natural food flavors and colorants: potential beyond their basic functions

Komalpreet Kaur, Rajan Sharma, Sukhwant Singh

The purpose of this review is to address the consumer’s preferences that have varied greatly in the past decade appraising the use of flavor and aroma compounds in the development…

Isocyanuric acid-modified cyclohexanone–formaldehyde resins for fire-retardant polyurethane

Yusuf Yivlik, Nilgun Kizilcan, Ahmet Akar

Cyclohexanone–formaldehyde resin (CFR) was in situ modified with isocyanuric acid (ICA) in the presence of hydrochloric acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid by condensation…

Engineering of surface properties of polypropylene nonwovens through oxygen plasma for enhanced color yield of pigment prints

Amjed Javid, Awais Irshad, Munir Ashraf, Abdur Rehman, Shagufta Riaz, Kashif Iqbal

This paper aims to evaluate the effect of plasma treatment on the performance and color strength of pigment printed polypropylene nonwovens fabrics.

Activated carbon prepared from pistachio waste for dye adsorption: experimental and CCD-based design

Mohammad Mehralian, Zahra Goodarzvand Chegini, Maryam Khashij

This study aims to activated carbon prepared from pistachio waste by using phosphoric acid as chemical activator agent. Activated carbon adsorbents were prepared from pistachio…

Pretreatment of silk for digital printing: identifying influential factors using fractional factorial experiments

Saira Faisal, Aurelio Tronci, Muhammad Ali, Long Lin, Ningtao Mao

The purpose of this study is to identify the most influential factors affecting the printing properties and print quality of digitally printed silk fabrics in terms of colour…

Optimization and assessment on indirect electrochemical reduction of indigo

Kangkang Wang, MengQian Wang, Weiwei Lv, Jiming Yao, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyan Li

An indirect electrochemical reduction and dyeing with indigo were carried out here to solve problems of low dye reduction rate and poor dyeing depth in the current electrochemical…