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With growing concerns about indoor air pollution and the increasing exposure to chemicals in the home, Cherokee Investment Partners’ green research team deliberated heavily when deciding how to coat the recycled drywalls in the National Homebuilder Mainstream GreenHomeTM.

Many regions of the world are responding to regulations by switching their soft-touch coating chemistry to waterborne formulations.

Modern façade paints must be weather resistant, diffusible and feature long-lasting fastness.

“Eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors” should not contain heavy metals, non reportable compounds or ingredients, and be green-label compliant and also zinc free.

Exploring inorganic silicone-based chemistry has led to the development of a silicone-epoxy hybrid polymer, which combines the properties of both organic and inorganic compounds in a new class of resins for protective coatings.

This paper won the Best Paper Award at the 11th Annual Coatings for Plastics Symposium, Chicago, April 2008.

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