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Trends in industrial use of vegetable oils in coatings
Author(s) -
Fulmer Richard W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541761
Subject(s) - alkyd , coating , vegetable oil , pulp and paper industry , oil consumption , emulsion , chemical industry , materials science , polymer science , environmental science , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering , environmental engineering , automotive engineering
Alkyd resins continue to be a major factor in coatings. Increased oil consumption in alkyd manufacture is not expected to be significant. Projections indicate a modest growth in total coatings usage at 2–3% per year. The industry is facing diverse coating performance demands that will bring unusual, more costly ingredients into use, probably at the expense of traditional oil‐based alkyd resins. Offsetting this oil usage decline, perhaps, will be the continuing cost advantage of the relatively low‐priced vegetable oils and the general versatility of alkyd resins. Increased use of oil‐based resins is expected in emulsion (latex) paint modifiers to improve adhesion and early water resistance. The coatings industry, at least in maintenance and industrial coatings, is adopting a cost/sq ft/year economic evaluation, facotoring in the useful life of the coating.