2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)-rich latex is synthesized via a semibatch monomer-starved emulsion polymerization process. Six emulsion polymerizations, containing 0-40 mol% HEMA in monomer composition, are synthesized and compared. Calculations of mass balances are made in order to predict fi nal particle size and particle size development during the course of polymerization. Average particle sizes obtained by dynamic light scattering (DLS) are compared to ultrasound acoustic attenuation spectroscopy (UAAS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The infl uence of HEMA on polymerization on the onset of secondary nucleation is evaluated using each technique. The DLS, TEM, and UAAS secondary nucleation data are compared to physical latex blends of small and large particles. The blend data are consistent with the secondary nucleation data. Additionally, conductivity and surface tension are monitored. TEM, atomic force microscope (AFM), and UAAS are found to be more appropriate methods than the widely used DLS for particle size and particle size distribution characterization in this system. Increasing HEMA content to 20 mol% results in formation of signifi cant amount of secondary particles via proposed homogeneous nucleation of HEMA-rich oligomers.
High solid (HS) alkyd resins with low amount of volatile organic compounds (VOC) were developed as the result of new VOC solvent directive that limit the amount of VOC in decorative paints. Due to specific chemical structure of HS alkyd resins and possible deterioration of some applicative properties the optimal combination of driers is an important subject of research. In our present work we studied the influence of Fe bispidon (Fe drier) and Co ethylhexanoate (Co drier) surface driers with Sr carboxylate (Sr drier) through drier on the film formation of HS alkyd coatings. The kinetics of autoxidation was analysed using FT-IR spectroscopy. Further, applicative properties like drying time and film hardness were examined. In the end, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to evaluate the quality of cured HS alkyd coating films after exposure in the humidity chamber. It was established that the addition of the Sr drier to surface driers accelerates the autoxidation process. As higher amounts of the Sr drier were added, final drying times were reduced and film hardness increased. The lowest diffusivity of ions through cured HS alkyd coating films was observed for Co/Sr and Fe/Sr drier combination at 1:1 concentration ratio.
The film formation process in waterborne (WB) epoxy coatings is studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Ten epoxy coatings with different pigment volume concentration were prepared on standard steel substrates and carefully monitored over four weeks (30 days). It is shown that impedance spectroscopy can serve as a very sensitive tool for accurate experimental detection of the critical pigment volume concentration. We also show that the optimal film formation process and corrosion stability of coatings are greatly affected by the coating pigment volume concentration (PVC) value. As a whole, the study confirms that the optimization of coating protection ability needs to take into account both maximization of the barrier effect as well as maximization of the degree of epoxy-amino cross-linking.
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