October 2018
Intermediate to advanced
600 pages
21h 10m
English
As indicated in Chapter 1, coatings contain essentially four types of components, namely, binders, particulate components, additives, and solvents (usually transient). In this chapter we present an overview of the types of additives in order to provide a flavor of their use. They are used for different purposes and, as we will see, are often considered as the problem solvers, although they may introduce additional problems in a coating formulation as well. The chapter ends with a brief discussion on particulates, that is, pigments and fillers.
Additives are typically seen as the problem solvers for coating technology: they are added to solve a practical production or application problem [
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