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  Substances

  An Overview of Alkyd Resins

  Editor's Note:The following is an excerpt from Kenneth B. Tator's Alkyd Resins article featured in ASM Handbook, Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings. The full...

  By: Kenneth B. Tator, P.E | Chairman of the Board, KTA-Tator,

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  Coatings

  How to Enhance Safety When Working With Volatile Organic Compounds

  Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of carbon-based products that are able to vaporize at room temperature. Historically VOCs were quite common in coating...

  By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines

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  Coatings

  Waterborne Coatings: Environmental and Health Regulations Meet Coatings Technology

  Increased levels of environmental awareness have brought the issue of sustainable development practices, methods and materials to the forefront of many international...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Coatings

  The Characteristics of and Applications for Fluoropolymer Coatings

  Fluoropolymer coatings possess a useful combination of desirable properties, including weatherability and corrosion barrier protection, chemical inertness, flame...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Coatings

  An Introduction to Graphene Coatings

  The coating industry, like many other industries, has experienced considerable growth and evolution over the years. The advent of new technologies, techniques, materials...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Coatings

  A Primer on Epoxy Zinc Rich Primers

  The primer is the most vital layer of a coating because it works as the base for the designated top coating that is needed for corrosion prevention. It also provides the...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Coatings

  Your Comprehensive Guide to Waterproofing with Bituminous Paint

  The use of natural bitumen as a form of waterproofing can be traced back as far as 5000 to 4000 BC, where crop storage baskets lined with this material were discovered...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer