The usage of edible oils for alkyd resin synthesis has lately been of great concern because they can alter the food chain. Research is on the forefront on the oils that are considerably available and do not compete with food sources. Thus, the viability of preparing alkyd resin from inedible, non-drying gmelina seed oil (GSO) was investigated. The physico-chemical properties (viscosity, iod...

Alkyd resins were prepared into four different sets by varying the percentage concentrationof the glycerol content. Various properties such as the viscosity, Surface drying time, solubilityand color of the alkyd resins were evaluated for the various sets. The alkyd resin with the highestglycerol content was the most viscous, brownish in color and having the highest molecularweight this is due t...

Like Phenol (C 6 H 5 OH) and Urea {(NH 2 ) 2 C=O)}, Furfuryl alcohol (C 4 H 3 OCH 2 OH), a product of agricultural origin is capable of polymerization with Formaldehyde (H 2 C = 0) under suitable PH conditions. However, usable polymers, at least as no bake for Foundry applications are obtained only when the condensations are carried out in association with Urea, Phenol or both. The series of re...

Ethylene-norbornene copolymers were synthesized with a homogeneous catalyst system based on bis(imino) pyridine iron with the addition of diethyl zinc (DEZ) as alkyd transfer agent to promote immortal copolymerization. The addition of DEZ did not influence the catalytic activity in copolymerization with 7.5 mmol of norbornene (NB), but in the reactions with 70 mmol, the comonomer promoted an in...

Contact: Dr. Charles F. Palmer Ethox Chemicals [email protected] T +1 864 277 1620 They are used in many industrial and architectural applications. The hydrophobic nature of the alkyd polymer makes them good choices when water repellency is important. However, formulating alkyds into low VOC (volatile organic compound) waterborne coatings results in a number of problems, which can be minimised ...

The lifespan of organic coatings is reduced in outdoor applications by attacks of solar radiation, oxygen and atmospheric pollutants. Degradation of coating and recoating introduce pollutants into the environment. For solvent base coatings like alkyd paints volatile organic compounds (VOC) are main source of pollution. Undesirable mechanical, physical and chemical consequences of the resulting ...