Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 53 Issue 2

Calcium alginate film with excellent shape memory effect

Wenjun Wang, Luting Shen, Yinsong Si, Islam MD Zahidul, Azim Abdullaev, Yubing Dong

Sodium alginate (Na-Alg) is a natural polysaccharide with a rich and renewable production that is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical and daily necessities industries, among…

Microencapsulation of karonda (Carissa carandas L.) anthocyanin extracts: effects of drying conditions on antioxidant contents and activities of spray-dried powder

Quoc-Duy Nguyen, Thi-Dung Vu, Thuy-Trang Nguyen, Thi-Kieu-Vi Phan, Hieu-Thao Pham, Phuong-Thao Nguyen

This study aims to investigate the effect of spray drying temperature and maltodextrin addition on the contents of phenolics, flavonoids, anthocyanins and antioxidant activities…

Comparative study on cross-linked fluorocarbon acrylate latex

Wanting Zhao, Lijun Chen

Self-crosslinked long fluorocarbon acrylate polymer latex has good hydrophobic and oleophobicity, weather resistance, aging resistance, stability and other excellent properties…

Preparation and application of high-performance composite polymer emulsion cement waterproof coatings

Yuting Lu, Wanwan Fu, hao Ren, Shifang Wu, Jiesheng Liu, Hao Peng

The purpose of this paper is to develop a high-performance composite emulsion cement waterproof coating. The coating has excellent durability and is effective in protecting cement…

Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride as a new cleaner for washing treatments for historical printed paper

Eman Salim, Rushdya Rabee Ali Hassan

The main aim of this study is to study the effect of alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride on removing stains, yellowness and harmful metal ions on historical printed paper, as…

Environment-friendly cornstarch and tannin-based wood adhesives for interior particleboard production as an alternative to formaldehyde-based wood adhesives

Salise Oktay, Nilgün Kızılcan, Başak Bengü

In industrial applications, formaldehyde-based wood adhesives have been used extensively because of their low costs and high reactivity. However, their real-world applications are…

Production and characterization of gum exudate from apricot tree: modeling the rheology of the obtained extract

Mukaddes Karataş, Ercan Aydoğmuş, Hasan Arslanoğlu

This paper aims to investigate the effect of shear rate, concentration (4–20 kg/m³) and temperature (20°C–60 °C) on the apparent viscosity of apricot gum solutions.

Multifunctional electromagnetic interference shielding composite fabrics with simultaneous high-efficiency photothermal conversion and Joule heating performance

Zhao Yuhang, Zhicai Yu, Hualing He, Huizhen Ke

This study aims to fabricate a multifunctional electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composite fabric with simultaneous high-efficiency photothermal conversion and Joule…

Spectrophotometric studies on some new hydroxyl-azo dyes derived from 6-ethyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-2(1H)-one

Asieh Yahyazadeh, Enayatollah Moradi Rufchahi, Hessamoddin Yousefi, Seyyedeh Maryam Golzar Poursadeghi

This paper aims to synthesize 6-ethyl-4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one as a new enol-type coupling component in the preparation of some 3-arylazo-4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one dyes and…

Novel guar gum/MnO2 nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of reactive yellow (RY 145) from aqueous solution: optimization by BBD

Mohammad Mehralian, Ahmadreza Fallahfaragheh, Mohammad Khajeh Mehrizi

This study aims to investigation of the guar gum-manganese dioxide (GG/MnO₂) nanocomposite (NC) synthesized using an environment-friendly method and the degradation of reactive…

Extending the pot life of polyurethane coatings using organic diones

Nader L. Labib, Fouad Zahran, Mohamed Adel Youssef, Azza M. Mazrouaa, Manal Gamal Mohamed

This study aims to extend the pot life without altering the qualities and performance of the coating, which is important to increase when manufacturing polyurethane coatings.

Functionally graded porous plate reinforced by carbon nanotubes subjected to low-velocity impact: an analytical and numerical analysis

Natiq Yaseen Taha Al-Menahlawi, Mohammad Reza Khoshravan Azar, Tajbakhsh Navid Chakherlou, Hussein Al-Bugharbee

The purpose of this study is a numerical simulation and an analytical analysis about the low-velocity impact on a functionally graded porous plate with porosity distribution in…

Citrate-mediated impregnation of silver nanoparticles for durable antibacterial cellulosic fabric

Saima Habib, Farzana Kishwar, Zulfiqar Ali Raza

The purpose of this study is to apply silver nanoparticles on the cellulosic fabric via a green cross-linking approach to obtain antibacterial textiles. The cellulosic fabrics may…

Development of self-cleaning polydimethylsiloxane/nano-calcium carbonate-titanium dioxide coating with fog-resistance response for building glass

Amirul Syafiq, Nasrudin Abd. Rahim, Vengadaesvaran Balakrishnan, A.K. Pandey

This paper introduced the simple synthesis process of self-cleaning coating with fog-resistance property using hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer and nano-calcium…

Durable self-cleaning nano-titanium dioxide superhydrophilic coating with anti-fog property

Amirul Syafiq, Vengadaesvaran Balakrishnan, Nasrudin Abd. Rahim

This paper aims to design the nano-titanium dioxide (TiO₂) coating system which has superhydrophilic property, self-cleaning mechanism and antifog property as well as strong…