Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 45 Issue 5

A study of experimental and theoretical analysis of N-cyclohexylmethacrylamide monomer based on DFT and HF computations

Feride Akman, Nevin Çankaya

This paper aims to synthesise and characterise N-cyclohexylmethacrylamide (NCMA) monomer which contains thermosensitive group. The characterisation of monomer was performed both…

Preparation of waterborne P-N containing epoxy resin curing and its performances

Wei Li, Guilong Xu, Buqin Xu, Yi Wang, Jin Yang, Jian Hu

The flammability of epoxy resin is a major disadvantage in applications that require flame resistance. Epoxy monomers and hardeners containing flame-retardant elements are…

Study of the mechanical and the thermal insulation properties of polyurethane coating containing chicken eggshell and rice husk ash as fillers

Bee Chin Ang, Norasikin Ahmad, Zhi Chao Ong, Shun Chi Cheok, Hui Fen Chan

The main aim of this study was to examine the effects of chicken eggshell (CES) and rice husk ash (RHA) as fillers on the mechanical and the thermal insulation properties of…

Synthesis of 4-hydroxy coumarin dyes and their applications

Hatem Gaffer, Mounir Salem, Magda Marzouk

The present study aims to focus on the possibility of developing new eco-friendly azo dyes with good colouristic application properties, exhibiting biological and pharmacological…

Surface modification model of long afterglow phosphors by saturated fatty acid based Al-Zr coupling agent

Peng Yin, Can Xue, Bin Guo

The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of different carbon chain lengths in coupling agents on the water resistance and compatibility of modified long afterglow…

Coloration of aluminum pigment using SiO2 and γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane with dichlorotriazine reactive dye

Benjamin Tawiah, Liping Zhang, Anli Tian, Shai Shao Fu

The purpose of this paper is to colour aluminium pigment to the highest chroma using SiO₂ and organic silane with dichlorotriazine reactive dye and investigate its reaction…

Double layer water-borne heat insulation coatings containing hollow glass microspheres (HGMs)

Dawei Zhang, Haiyang Li, Hongchang Qian, Luntao Wang, Xiaogang Li

This study aims to construct a double layer heat insulation coating based on hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) and to investigate the effect of particle size on barrier property…

Influence of cross-linking agents and curing condition on the performance of epoxy coating

Shekhar P. Tambe, Shwetambari D. Jagtap, Ramakant N. Choudhari, B.P. Mallik

The performance of epoxy coating on metal substrate at low temperature and high humidity application has adverse effect on cure rate, film properties and adhesion. In recent…

From suspension toward emulsion and mini-emulsion polymerisation to control particle size, particle size distribution, and sphereness of printing toner

Fatemeh Andami, Maryam Ataeefard, Farhood Najafi, Mohammad Reza Saeb

Printing toners are polymer composites accountable for transmission of digital images onto target substrates. Bearing in mind the ever increasing demand for high quality digital…

Mathematical modeling of delamination factor on end milling of hybrid GFRP composites through RSM

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

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