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It may not be a household name even among farm families, but the oilseed camelina is showing good potential as an environmentally friendly commercial biofuel feedstock, particularly for biodiesel and jet fuel.

The AkzoNobel Laboratory of Corrosion Protection at The University of Manchester is the result of a five-year landmark strategic partnership between the largest global coatings company and one of the UK’s top universities.

A new category of CBPCs offers long-term corrosion resistance.

A new class of high-performance coatings, called Highly Thermally Insulative Coatings (HiTICs), is now finding opportunities in condensation and corrosion prevention.

Purac has introduced its renewable PURALACT™ lactide as a monomer for creating sustainable coating resins.

Over the last two decades, increased awareness of chemical emissions has driven a raft of regulations in many countries.

The study reveals that incorporating nanoclay improves humidity resistance, VDA cyclic corrosion over mild steel substrate and acetic acid spray corrosion over aluminum substrate.

With increased awareness of sustainability, efficiency and safety, UV-curable powder coatings offer numerous opportunities for future growth.

A long-term project was initiated to better understand the corrosion protective performance of coatings formulated from various types of acrylate monomers and oligomers.

A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno, has developed a new environmentally friendly coating for aluminum to replace the carcinogenic chromate coatings used in aerospace applications.