Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 50 Issue 6

The impact of substitution of two hydrophobic moieties on the properties of guar gum based hydrogels

Mazrina Mazlan, Muhammad Rizwan, Ahmad Danial Azzahari, Vidhya Selvanathan, Faridah Sonsudin, Nurshafiza Shahabudin

The purpose of this study is to modify guar gum (GG) into guar gum acetate (GGA) and phthaloyl guar gum (PHGG) by transesterification and phthaloylation, respectively.

Polydopamine/palygorskite hybrid-reinforced epoxy coatings adhered to a concrete surface

Dewen Sun, Pingping Hou, Bo Li, Hao Yin, Qianping Ran

The purpose of this study is to prepare a polydopamine (PDA)–palygorskite (Pal) hybrid-reinforced epoxy coating with high adhesion strength on wet concrete surface.

Halochromic optical nose for assessment of spoilage of packed seer fish

Kesavan Devarayan, Kopperundevi Sivakami Nagaraju, Padmavathi Pandiyan

The present study aims to describe the development of halochromic thin film sensors using mixed indicator dyes for monitoring the spoilage of packed seer fish.

Preparation and properties of silicone coated glass fiber fabrics destined for firefighters’ protective clothing

Zhenrong Zheng, Lingli Ren, Peng Huang, Xiaoming Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to develop a coated glass fiber fabric which can be used as the outer shell of firefighters' protective clothing and replace aramid fabric.

Synthesis and characteristics of aluminate spinel ceramic pigments based on spent aluminium-cobalt-molybdenum catalyst

Aleksandr Viktorovich Zaichuk, Aleksandra Andreevna Amelina, Yurii Sergeevich Hordieiev, Liliya Frolova, Viktoriia Dmitrievna Ivchenko

The purpose of this paper is to conduct the directed synthesis of blue-colour aluminate spinel pigments based on spent aluminium–cobalt–molybdenum (ACM) catalyst and to study…

Encapsulation of extracted carotenoids of Cucurbita maxima through lyophilization

Anshu Sharma, Anju Kumari Dhiman, Surekha Attri

This study aims to encapsulate the crude carotene pigment isolated from waste portion of Cucurbita maxima with the help of different encapsulating agents through lyophilization to…

Antimicrobial uv curable wood coatings based on citric acid

Anand Dixit, Kunal Wazarkar, Anagha S. Sabnis

Epoxy acrylate which is commercially utilized for UV curable coatings although has excellent adhesion, flexibility, hardness and chemical resistance, they lack in antimicrobial…

A natural dye extract from lotus seedpod for dyeability and functional property of tussah silk fabric

Hualing He, Yushu Wang, Jinru Liu, Ning Zhou, Yuhang Zhao, Zhicai Yu

This paper aims to investigate the dyeability of tussah silk fabric with lotus seedpod extract as the source of nontoxic and eco-friendly dyestuffs and functional agent.

Synthesis of new phosphorous-containing flame retardant and the properties of flame retardant epoxy resins

Hongkun Zhang, Xianyun Gong, Zan Li, Yang Wang

The epoxy resins need to be added with flame retardant to ensure safety in practical applications. There were a lot of highly toxic substances in the flame retardant used in the…

Adsorptive removal of congo red dye from aqueous solutions using Mo-doped CoFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles

Ibrahim A. Amar, Jawaher O. Asser, Amina S. Mady, Mabroukah S. Abdulqadir, Fatima A. Altohami, Abubaker A. Sharif, Ihssin A. Abdalsamed

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the adsorption properties of CoFe_1.9Mo_0.1O₄ magnetic nanoparticles (CFMo MNPs) using, anionic dye “congo red (CR)” as a model of…

Separation and purification of flavonoids from polygonum cuspidatum using macroporous adsorption resin

Xiaoyan Zhang, Runtian Wang, Yingyu Zhao, Jun Zhang, Boyuan Zhang, Zhengcan Chen, Pu Liu, Zhenbin Chen, Chunli Liu, Xiaoming Li

This paper aims to evaluate the separation and purification characteristics of flavonoids from polygonum cuspidatum (PC) extracts by using macroporous adsorption resins (MAR…

Study on synthesis and adsorption properties of glutathione surface molecular imprinting polymer

Jun Zhang, Meng Wang, Pu Liu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ting Huo, Zhengcan Chen, Chunli Liu, Boyuan Zhang, Shengyuan Zhao, Zhenbin Chen

In this study, a novel glutathione (GSH) surface molecular imprinting polymer (SMIP) was successfully prepared by using macroporous adsorption resins (MAR) as substrate, which…