Technology Of Coating, Resins, Pigments And Inks Industries (Hand Book)

About This Book

Technology of Coating, Resins, Pigments and Inks Industries (Engineers India Research Institute, ISBN 8186732640) is an advanced technical compilation covering research and development work across coating chemistry, resin synthesis, pigment technology and printing inks.

Resin sections cover alkyd manufacture optimised through statistical experimental design, chemoenzymatically synthesised alkyds compared against conventional routes, alkyds modified with cardanol formaldehyde resin, neem oil based alkyd-amino combinations, caprolactone modified polyesters, cyclohexanone formaldehyde and cashew nut shell liquid epoxy blends, ketonic resins for ink applications, acrylic resin preparation across solution, bulk, suspension, graft and radiation induced polymerisation, and oleochemical routes including fat splitting, alcoholysis, esterification, epoxidation, amidation, dimerisation and ethoxylation.

Coating technology sections cover polyurethane systems including moisture cured and two-pack polyester polyol routes with molecular weight, glass transition and dynamic mechanical characterisation, interpenetrating networks of urethane and acrylic emulsions, melamine crosslinkers, powder coatings and developments in powder coating resins, ultraviolet curable liquid and powder coatings with oligomer selection, photoinitiators, reactive diluents and radiation sources, liquid crystalline polymers for surface coatings, water-borne and solvent-borne coil coatings, epoxy flooring compounds, antifouling coatings, waterproofing systems, and specialist coatings for energy conservation, solar collectors, nuclear service, radar absorption and thermal insulation.

Pigment and ink sections cover pearl lustre pigments including metal oxide mica, silica flake and alumina flake effect pigments and conductive and magnetic grades, perylene pigments, luminescent benzanthrone colourants, synthetic organic pigments, carbon blacks in solvent and water-based systems, zinc dust pigment specification and analysis, opaque polymers in latex paints, pigment dispersion colloid behaviour, and lithographic ink optical and rheological properties, alongside paint additives, accelerated corrosion testing, solubility parameter based formulation design and supplier listings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Technology of Coating, Resins, Pigments and Inks Industries cover?

Technology of Coating, Resins, Pigments and Inks Industries (EIRI, ISBN 8186732640) compiles advanced technical work across the coatings value chain. Its main divisions are: resin synthesis and modification including enzymatic, oleochemical and non-traditional feedstock routes; polyurethane, powder and ultraviolet curable coating technology; liquid crystalline polymers and interpenetrating networks; specialist functional coatings for energy, nuclear, radar and insulation applications; effect, organic and luminescent pigments; carbon blacks and pigment dispersion; printing ink resins, optics and rheology; paint additives and driers; accelerated corrosion and performance testing; and supplier listings for plant, machinery and raw materials.

What kind of book is this, and who is it for?

This is an advanced technical compilation rather than a step-by-step manufacturing manual. Individual sections follow a research format, presenting materials and methods, experimental procedure, characterisation data and discussion of results. That suits readers doing formulation development, troubleshooting or new product work: coatings and ink research and development chemists, resin technologists, technical service staff, pigment and additive specialists, postgraduate students and researchers in polymer and surface coating science, and technical libraries. Readers who need basic process descriptions, standard formulations or costed project profiles should look to other titles in this series, which cover paint and resin manufacture at that level.

Does the book include project economics or plant costs?

No. This title does not include project profiles with land and building, plant and machinery, capital investment or turnover figures. Its value lies in the technical content: synthesis routes, characterisation data, structure-property relationships, performance test results and formulation principles. Supplier listings for plant, machinery and raw materials are included, which are useful at the sourcing stage, though contact details in any printed directory should be verified as current. Readers requiring capital cost estimates for a paint, resin or pigment unit should consult a project profile publication in the same series.

What resin research does the book cover?

Resin content is one of the strongest sections and covers several routes not found in standard references. Alkyd work includes process cycle time reduction using statistical experimental design with analysis of variance on monoglyceride and esterification time, colour and drying, alkyd manufacture using designed experiments, and comparison of chemoenzymatically synthesised alkyds against conventional ones with enzymatic interesterification, thin layer chromatography and infrared characterisation. Alternative feedstock work covers rubber seed oil alkyds modified with cardanol formaldehyde resin, neem oil alkyd-amino combinations, and protective coatings formulated from fly ash and mahua fatty acids. Further resin content covers caprolactone modified polyesters, cyclohexanone based ketonic resins for inks, and molecular modelling applied to polyester weatherability, condensation polymerisation kinetics, amino resin molecular weight distribution and compositional heterogeneity in free radical polymerisation.

What does the book cover on ultraviolet curable and powder coatings?

Ultraviolet curing is covered for both liquid and powder systems. Liquid coating content covers prepolymer and oligomer types including acrylated epoxies, urethane acrylates, polyester acrylates, silicone acrylates and acrylated acrylics, water reducible prepolymers, thiol-ene systems, monofunctional and multifunctional reactive diluents, pigments, additives and photoinitiators with reaction mechanism, radiation sources, and application by roll, curtain and spray coater. Powder content covers the difference between conventional thermosetting and ultraviolet curable powder coatings, photoinitiator, pigment, light stabiliser and ultraviolet absorber selection, lamp types including doped mercury vapour sources, conveyor speed, processing and application, advantages and limitations against liquid ultraviolet systems, and research on photocure monitoring and acrylic powder prospects. Separate sections cover developments in powder coating resins and calcium carbonate extenders for powder systems.

What pigment technology does the book include?

Pigment coverage leans toward effect and specialty materials. Pearl lustre content covers natural pearl pigments, basic lead carbonate, bismuth oxychloride, metal oxide mica pigments with the titanium dioxide mica manufacturing process, iron oxide mica pigments, combination pigments, newer effect pigments based on silica and alumina flakes, and functional conductive and magnetic grades. Further sections cover perylene pigment synthesis and applications, luminescent benzanthrone colourants across alkoxy, thioalkoxy, amino and triazinylamino derivatives, synthetic organic pigments, carbon blacks with colouristic comparison in alkyd-melamine and water-based systems and the influence of concentration on jetness, zinc dust pigment with full analytical specification, opaque polymers in latex paints with air void theory, and pigment dispersion colloid microstructure and viscosity stability.

Does the book cover coating performance testing?

Yes. A dedicated section covers accelerated testing for anticorrosive coatings, including atmospheric and immersion tests, neutral and cold salt spray, continuous condensation, sunlight simulation with fluorescent ultraviolet lamps, and cyclic corrosion tests to recognised industry protocols, alongside chemical immersion tests and cathodic protection testing for both sacrificial and impressed current systems. Further testing content appears within individual studies, covering dry time, hardness, gloss, adhesion and flexibility, storage stability, chemical resistance, tensile and dynamic mechanical properties with crosslink density determination, water absorption and vapour permeation through free films, and scratch hardness, with a section on designing paint formulations from the solubility parameters of resins, pigments and solvents.

How does this book differ from other coatings titles in the series?

This title sits at the research and development end. Where other volumes in the series cover paint formulation across product categories, or resin and pigment manufacture with costed projects, this one compiles advanced technical studies: enzymatic and oleochemical synthesis routes, statistical process optimisation, molecular modelling, liquid crystalline and interpenetrating network systems, effect pigment chemistry and specialist functional coatings. Readers working on new product development, or seeking approaches beyond standard practice, will find it complementary to the more procedural titles rather than a substitute for them. Note also that some material reflects the technology position at the time of writing, and that certain biocidal antifouling chemistries discussed have since been restricted under international convention.