Conventional agitators and stirrers create a horizontal rotation of the liquid. The inertia of the rotating media hinders the vertical mass exchange. You could agitate for hours without the mixture becoming homogeneous.
When corrosion (rust) attacks your metal, the structural integrity will eventually fail. This can lead to injuries and even death. This article shares some global examples.
PCI recently interviewed Michael Ertl, the new head of the Inorganic Pigments business unit at LANXESS, on the latest developments and innovations in the inorganic pigments industry.
These diamide rheology modifiers allow proper activation over a wide range of application temperatures to allow formulators robust and predictable processing under real-life conditions.
The pandemic altered our lives and business models, and highlighted the role of color in our lives, including medical, governmental, residential, commercial and industrial environments.
Sustainable low-Mw and high-Mw polymers can be made without generating any waste during polymer synthesis, using reactive solvents and water as a reaction media.
The TiO2 industry is seeing favorable supply and demand conditions. Chinese producers, the usual industry disruptors, are facing more serious challenges than their multinational competitors.
Elementis' THIXATROL PM 8058 provides formulation flexibility and higher performance than traditional thickeners for industrial coatings that contain aromatic solvents (e.g. Xylene) and polar solvents like alcohols (e.g. n-Butanol, Benzyl Alcohol).