Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 51 Issue 1

Microwave-assisted synthesis of disazothiazolone dyes as antibacterial agents and their application in polyester printing

Ebtsam Abdelmowla Ahmed, Galal Elgemeie, Kawther Abd-Elzaher Ahmed

This study aims to represent a successful simple method for the synthesis of some novel dyes based on thiazole derivatives and their applications in textile printing.

Polyurethane resin derived from polyol of palm olein and recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Abbas Ahmad Adamu, Norazilawati Muhamad Sarih, Seng Neon Gan

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste from soft drink bottles was incorporated into palm olein alkyd to produce new polyol for use in polyurethane resins as surface protection…

Hyperbranched additive into a high solid acrylate coating for automotive application: impact on performance and emission of volatile organic content

Botros Meglaa, Magda Tawfik, Fatma Morsy, Samya Elsherbiny, Hisham Essawy

Automotive coating materials are very important items for this industry. However, their performance is limited by the use of excessive amounts of solvents in their formulations…

Biocolorant “prodigiosin” interferes with the growth of biofouling bacteria: an in vitro and in silico approach

Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi, Bita Archangi, Hosein Zolgharnein, Isaac Zamani

The purpose of this paper was to identify Serratia marcescens to extract and purify prodigiosin pigment to evaluate the antibacterial potential of the pigment.

Synthesis and evaluation of epoxy resin modified by hyperbranched polyester of caprylic acid and hexanoic acid

Jiahao Shi, Ling Weng, Xiaoming Wang, Xue Sun, Shuqiang Du, Feng Gao, Xiaorui Zhang

Epoxy resin (EP) is a kind of thermosetting resin, and its application is usually limited by poor toughness. In this case, a type of new flexible chain blocking hyperbranched…

A copper-(lignin/silica/fatty acids) complex as an antioxidant/electrical conductivity agent for rubber composites (Part iii)

Hoda Sabry Othman, Maher A. El-Hashash, S.H. El-Sabbagh, A.A. Ward, Galal A.M. Nawwar

Calcium and Zinc lignates were proven to be good antioxidants for rubber composites. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the copper lignate antioxidant activity along with…

Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of novel electrospun polyurethane composite with enhanced blood compatibility

Mohan Prasath Mani, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan

This study aims to fabricate an electrospun scaffold by combining radish (Ra) and cerium oxide (CeO₂) into a polyurethane (PU) matrix through electrospinning and investigate its…

The effect of ink formulation on colorimetric properties of inkjet printing considering the impact of substrates

Darya Ewaznezhad Fard, Saeideh Gorji Kandi, Marziyeh Khatibzadeh

The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes in the performance of ink formulations caused by the addition of compounds that improve the ink’s physical properties to…

Study on vibrational spectroscopy, molecular property, UV-VIS, HOMO-LUMO energies and MEP analysis of N-[2-(4-Bromo-benzoyl)-benzofuran-3-yl]-acrylamide monomer by DFT method

Esra Barim, Feride Akman

This study aimed the synthesis and theoretical/experimental characterization of novel benzofuran-based acrylamide monomer.

pH neutralization of textile industry wastewater for effective recycling

Manickam Ramesh Kumar, Ramalingam Malathy, Sundararajan Paramasivam, Ill-Min Chung, Seung-Hyun Kim, Prabakaran Mayakrishnan

The textile industry is one of the largest and most important industrial sectors in India. Because the textile industry consumes large quantities of water and produces highly…

Synthesis of Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 photocatalyst and high degradation of Rhodamine B under visible light irradiation

Wenjie Wang, Mengran Zhang, Binxia Zhao, Linxue Liu, Ruixuan Han, Nan Wang

The purpose of this paper is to improve the degradation efficiency of Rhodamine B (RhB) by new photocatalytic materials.

Design synthesis and performance of anti-collapse drilling polymer mud with higher stability

Chun-Mei Kai, Feng-Jun Zhang, Cong-Liang Cheng, Qian-Bao Chen

The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of different factors on mud performance, find the best conditions and synthesize a new type of anti-collapse drilling polymer…

Green natural dye from Buddleja officinalis and its ultrasonic dyeing on cotton fabric

Guizhen Ke, Ziying Zhao, Chen Shuhui, Jianqiang Li

The purpose of this paper is to explore a new eco-friendly green textile dyeing. Natural plant Buddleja officinalis is traditionally used as yellow pigment addition in rice. It is…

Bioremediation of cardboard recycling industry effluents using mixed fungal culture

Zeinab Hosseini, Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian, Mahin Ghafourzade, Abbasali Jafari Nodoushan

This paper aims to evaluate the bioremediation [chemical oxygen demand (COD) and color removal] of the effluent from the cardboard recycling industry in Yazd, central province of…