Improved waterborne coatings with nanoparticle additives

摘要

For environmental reasons, there is a growing need for more eco friendly industrial processes and products. One option to reduce environmental impact is to reduce the VOC content of coating materials or, even better, to switch to waterborne coating systems. Although waterborne coatings have reached high quality levels, there still is room for improvement. Especially important are usage properties like blocking resistance or chemical resistance. On the other hand, there is also an interest to increase the productivity at the processor's site, which can be achieved by speeding up the drying process.