Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 53 Issue 4

Synthesis and characterization of vanillin derived bio-based benzoxazine resin for high temperature application

Dhananjay A. Patil, Vidhukrishnan Ekambaram Naiker, Ganesh A. Phalak, Karan W. Chugh, S.T. Mhaske

This study aims to synthesize two different benzoxazines (Bz) monomers using bio-based and petroleum-based primary amines, respectively, and they have been compared to study their…

Harnessing of low-temperature nitrogen plasma technique as an eco-friendly approach for dye-ability of cotton fabric with acid dye

Khaled Mostafa, Heba Ameen, Ahmed Medhat

The purpose of this paper is to generate nitrogen-containing groups in the cotton fabric surface via low-temperature nitrogen plasma as an eco-friendly physical/zero-effluent…

Organic silicone-modified waterborne epoxy coatings using aqueous curing agents technology

Xinyan Lv, Yisheng Liang, Jiang Zhong, Haifeng He

The silicone modifications of two-component epoxy resin coatings are commonly built on epoxy resins rather than on epoxy curing agents. The silicone-modified epoxy curing agent…

Partial replacement of silica by naturally occurring pumice powder for enhancing mechanical and thermal properties of nitrile rubber cured by electron beam irradiation

Khaled F. El-Nemr, H. Radi, Reham H. Helal

One of the low-cost minerals that can be used as reinforcing filler in polymer industry is pumice powder. Pumice is a highly porous volcanic glass formed during explosive…

Coatings containing molybdenum trisulphide QDs to protect oil paintings against different environmental factors

Eslam Taha, Mostafa Attia Mohie, Mahmoud Sayed Korany, Naglaa Aly, Alaa Ropy, Mosaad Negem

This study aims to investigate profoundly the protection of oil painting from deterioration using molybdenum trisulphide quantum dots (MoS3 QDs) against microbe, dirt accumulation…

Investigation of the characteristics of CU2O particles obtained by a plasma-liquid process

Liliya Frolova, Olga Sergeyeva

This paper aims to develop a simple and efficient plasma technology for the production of copper (I) oxide with the ability to control the morphology and size of Cu₂O particles…

Durability and wettability of varnishes on the modified and aged surfaces of short rotation teak wood

Efrida Basri, Resa Martha, Ratih Damayanti, Istie Rahayu, Wayan Darmawan, Philippe Gérardin

The surface characteristics of thermally and chemically modified wood, such as surface roughness, surface free energy (SFE) and wettability, are important properties that…

Investigation of deinking efficiencies of trigromi laserjet printed papers depending on the number of recycling

Ufuk Yılmaz

This study aims to determine the ink removal efficiency of papers with different recycling numbers and to examine some electrophotographic printing properties.

Evaluating nano Primal AC33 for protection and consolidation processes of archaeological pottery: a comparison study with silica and montmorillonite nanoparticles

Hamdy Mohamed Mohamed, Wael Sabry Mohamed

This study aims to offer an effective nanocomposite for potential use to consolidate and protect deteriorated archaeological pottery.

Synthesis, optical properties and DFT-TDDFT computational study of phenothiazine dye: donor-acceptor molecules

Fatimah A.M. Al-Zahrani

The purpose of this study aims to synthesize a novel donor–acceptor dye based on phenothiazine as a donor (D) and nonconjugated spacer was devised and synthesized by condensing of…

Structural color printing and evaluation based on 3D printing

Jundong He, Xinguang Lv

The purpose of this study is to modify the FDM 3D printer to print with polystyrene (PS) microspheres as the printing material, thus enabling bottom-up structural color printing…

Evaluation of the aminosilane and colloidal silica treated red iron oxide pigment effects in styrene acrylic and polyurethane dispersion

Mehmet Ozdemir, Serap Mert, Ayse Aytac

This study aims to perform the surface treatment of synthetic α-Fe₂O₃ red iron oxide pigment with hydrolysate 3-aminopropyl silane (A) and colloidal silica (CS) and investigate…

Synthesis of transparent thermal insulation coating for efficient solar cells

Amirul Syafiq, Farah Khaleda Mohd Zaini, Vengadaesvaran Balakrishnan, Nasrudin Abd. Rahim

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the simple synthesis process of thermal-insulation coating by using three different nanoparticles, namely, nano-zinc oxide (ZnO)…

Effects of precipitated and ground calcium carbonate coating on mechanical properties of fluting paper

Mustafa Çiçekler, Velican Üzüm, Emrullah Çopurkuyu

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a pigment coating on the mechanical properties of fluting paper.