Handbook of Coatings Additives, Vol. 2

This guide furnishes basic technical information and a state-of-the-art review on the use and performance of selected additives and modifiers - blending the theoretical view with the practical. Written by nearly 20 experts in the field, the "Handbook of Coatings Additives: Volume 2": describes application guidelines and troubleshooting details for each additive; analyzes incorporation techniques, testing methods, treat levels, and potential interactions, reducing costly lab time in solving problems; discusses photoinitiators, urethane catalysts, and epoxy curing agents, topics which are not included with conventional additives; highlights the pigmentation of coatings and its related phenomena, hiding characteristics, and viscosity control; and treats waterborne and solvent-based applications where relevant. Containing more than 300 figures, tables, and display equations, the "Handbook of Coatings Additives" Volume 2" is for coatings engineers, paint chemists and formulators, research and marketing personnel in the paint industry, and undergraduate-level students in coatings courses.