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Course Description

The trend towards waterborne polymers in the paint and coatings industry is clear; highlighting their environmentally friendly nature, regulatory considerations, growing market demand, and meeting sustainability goals.

This course will initially review the types of monomers commonly used in waterborne polymers along with an understanding of the emulsion polymerization process.  We’ll subsequently dive into film formation and the many factors that influence the glass transition temperature, or Tg, and the minimum film formation temperature, or MFFT, including monomer composition, polymer particle size, coalescing agents, hydroplasticization, application temperature, etc.

Participants will have acquired a foundation in waterborne polymers and film formation enabling them to contribute to the development of environmentally friendly and high-performance coatings in line with industry standards and market demands.

While targeted to formulating chemists, this course is also well suited for marketing, sales, production, and customer service personnel.  Managers and supervisors would also benefit by having a better understanding, and appreciation, of the important role that waterborne polymers and film formation play in the production of environmentally friendly and quality paints and coatings.

Course Outline

• Overview
• Monomers
• Polymer Design
• Emulsion Polymerization
• Film Formation
• Tg and MFFT

Course Instructor

Sam Morell is a Chemical Engineering graduate of New York University.  With over 50 years in the Chemicals industry, his experience includes both technical and marketing positions at Rohm and Haas, BASF, and Air Products and Chemicals.  Mr. Morell has authored numerous technical articles on additives, pigments, and resins in various publications including PCI Magazine, Modern Paint and Coatings, The American Ink Maker, and Adhesives Age.  He has been invited by various domestic and international industry symposiums, as well as Fortune 500 companies, to present both technical papers and educational courses.  These include The American Coatings Show, The Waterborne Symposium, The European Coatings Show, and Coatings Trends and Technologies.