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The challenges of modern industry are increasingly demanding for paint formulators. Economically, it is necessary to reduce the cost of raw materials to produce excellent quality at lower prices. Technologically, it is necessary to achieve ever increasing performance on the coating system with faster drying times and shorter process cycles. From an environmental point of view, solvent emissions and waste water pollution must be reduced. In terms of health and safety, it is necessary to protect production workers from hazardous substances and to minimise ambient air pollution. allnex's R&D is dedicated to developing sustainable solutions to help formulators meet these challenges.
The wood coatings industry in Europe is divided into two different technology regions and both of them have major challenges to solve. Southern Europe is dominated by 2K polyurethane isocyanate technology, whereas Northern Europe focuses on 2K acid-curing systems. Regarding occupational safety and environmental protection, the emphasis is in both cases on the crosslinking component. European regulations on the labelling of dangerous & hazardous substances have become more restrictive in recent years. European Directive No. 1272/2008 stipulates that formaldehyde at a concentration greater than 0.1% must be labelled as a carcinogen. This also applies to MDI-based isocyanates, which are used on a large scale in Southern Europe. This labelling leads to considerably higher costs, additional protective equipment for production workers, special storage of raw materials and finished products as well as special tare for the transport of the goods to the customer.
Currently there are several new ways to obtain isocyanate- or formaldehyde-free coatings. However, many of these new systems still have limitations in terms of technical performance, choice of substrate or require a modification of the application line, which is associated with additional costs.
The objective of this work is to demonstrate our improvements in the development of safer crosslinkers and coating systems that can be used on conventional equipment. The results presented in this paper are based on simple formulations whose properties have not yet been optimised in terms of flow, rheology, defoaming, deaeration, etc. This adjustment is the responsibility of the formulators and must be determined individually for each application.
This work was carried out as part of the allnex ECOWISETM sustainable program, in which special emphasis is placed on 'green' technologies. Examples include the use of renewable raw materials, the reduction of wastewater pollution and the reduction of emissions of all kinds. |
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A novel non-isocyanate and formaldehyde-free technology for solvent- and waterborne systems in SURFACE COATINGS INTERNATIONAL, Vol. 104.6 (11-12/2021)
