Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 45 Issue 6

Recent trends in microwave assisted synthesis of fluorescent dyes

Galal H. Elgemeie, Doaa M. Masoud

This paper aims to focus on the most popular technique nowadays, the use of microwave irradiation in organic synthesis; in a few years, most chemists will use microwave energy to…

Photocatalytic activity of ZnO-MnO2 core shell nanocomposite in degradation of RhB dye

Swee-Yong Pung, Yim-Leng Chan, Srimala Sreekantan, Fei-Yee Yeoh

The purpose of this study is to synthesize a semiconductor photocatalyst which responds to both UV light and visible light in removal of organic dyes.

Improvement in polyurethane coating performance through zinc aluminium phosphate pigment

Abolfazl Darvish, Reza Naderi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadzadeh Attar

This research aims to provide a comparative study of the effect of conventional zinc phosphate (ZP) and zinc aluminium phosphate (ZPA) representing second generation of…

Investigation of flexural properties of hollow glass microsphere filled resin-matrix composites

Yingjie Qiao, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Zhipeng Xing

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the preparation and the flexural property of hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) filled resin-matrix composites, which have been widely…

Synthesis of some new symmetrical diselenide dyestuffs for dyeing polyester fabrics

H.E. Gaffer, S. Shaaban, N.A. Abed, E. Abdel-latif

This paper aimed to synthesise some new selenium-containing pyrazole, thiazole and thiophene dyestuffs and investigate their application in dyeing polyester fabrics.

Synthesis and characterisation of heatproof polyester polyols used in polyurethane adhesive

Tingting Xu, Cuifeng Zhang, Lijun Chen

Presently, a wide range of polyurethane adhesives can be obtained using different kinds of polyols and isocyanates. However, the applied temperature of the polyurethane adhesive…

Polyurethane based finishing of cotton fabric for imparting multifunctional properties by using central composite design

Zulfiqar Ali Raza, Aisha Rehman, Rashid Masood

The purpose of this study was to overcome discomfort associated with it, a resin finish was applied in conjunction with hydrophilic polyurethane.

Performance study of flame-retardant semi-rigid polyurethane foam with modified expandable graphite

Lizhu Liu, Weiliang Li, Weiwei Cui, Xiaorui Zhang, Weng Ling

In this paper, boric acid was loaded on the surface of expandable graphite (EG), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and silane coupling agent (KH550) served as a bridge. The purpose of this…

Patterns in hammertone paints

Jülide Erkmen

The purpose of this study is to determine required paint and silicone proportions, their mixing rate and duration to eliminate the pattern problems caused by the misuse of…

Experimental investigation and analysis of factors influencing delamination and surface roughness of hybrid GFRP laminates using Taguchi technique

M.P. Jenarthanan, A. Lakshman Prakash, R. Jeyapaul

The paper aims to develop a mathematical model for delamination and surface roughness during end milling by using response surface methodology (RSM) and to determine how the input…