Schedule

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Ray Fernando, PhD - Chair in Coatings Technology and Ecology at Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Cal Poly SLO
Company/Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

The global COVID-19 pandemic forced many industries and workplaces to undergo massive changes to their standard practices of daily operation and production. Research and development sectors faced especially challenging disruption as many physical operations were streamlined or moved to online modalities. Educators around the world were faced with similar challenges. At the same time, customer demand for new, innovative, and cost-effective product continued to accelerate.
While statistical and mathematical design tools like design of experiments (DOE), predictive modeling, and machine learning have been utilized in the past, these tools must become standard if modern R&D organizations wish to thrive in the modern era of virtual work, accelerated development timelines, and constant innovation. Educators of tomorrow’s scientific leaders must also integrate these approaches into their educational roadmaps for today’s students.
This presentation will provide an exciting overview of the most important tools for advancing the state of the art in our field, including accelerated materials discovery using DOE and computational strategies, rapid and iterative R&D, and design thinking approaches that artfully combine scientific product development processes with marketing strategies and customer needs.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Dr. Erik Sapper - Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Company/Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

With an ever-increasing concern on reducing energy consumption, various states and municipalities are pushing more aggressive regulations to ensure industry compliance with this goal. For example, the California Energy Commission has set a goal to double energy efficiency by 2030. Infrared reflecting pigments are an important tool for achieving these goals.

This presentation provides a broad overview of the various applications of infrared reflecting pigments that are relevant to the coatings industry. Some, like camouflage, are old and others, like LiDAR, are relatively new. Both applications are focused on detection technology. The primary use of infrared reflecting pigments however is to minimize heat build-up from sunlight. Each surface type (roofing, walls, pavement) is considered a distinct application with different goals, regulations, and challenges. For each, it is important to understand which pigments optimally suited for the application, and whether blends of pigments interact favorably or detrimentally to the total solar reflectance.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Terry Detrie - North America Research Director
Company/Organization: Ferro Corporation

As the health hazards of exempt solvents have come under more scrutiny, Covestro has developed multiple coatings technologies to address the industrial floor coatings market that do not utilize exempt solvents. The flooring market is moving towards two component waterborne and very high-solids technologies to address these market needs. However, there remains challenges in the formulation of these compliant solutions (e.g., low gloss, very-high solids coatings). This presentation will discuss three different light-stable solutions and the advantages / disadvantages of two-component waterborne polyurethanes, very high-solids two-component polyaspartics, and very-high solids, low gloss aliphatic moisture-cure urethane

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Todd Williams, PhD - Product and Tech Service - Coatings, Adhesives & Specialties
Company/Organization: Covestro LLC

In the technology transition away from organic solvents to water borne and 100% solids coatings, the market has been hesitant in accepting any reduction in application and performance behavior from these newly developed technologies.
The two prime reasons for coatings are improving or altering the appearance of the coated item and provide protection against environmental degradation of the object.
The physics of coating defects has not changed, just the remedies in correcting and preventing them. It is the undesirable movement of material that results in the formation of coating defects. For conventional organic borne technologies, many defects were prevented or corrected by the addition of some organic solvents. VOC limiting regulations have made these techniques obsolete and illegal.
There are many ways to modify the compatibility and homogeneity of polymeric combinations. The classical technique is to lower their molecular wights for improving compatibility. This method has its limits are many of the monomers and oligomers are inherently incompatible. An excellent example, 2K epoxies. Initially, when part A and B, the epoxide and polyamine are mixed for applications, an incubation or induction period for the two incompatible parts to react into a single moiety is necessary for the development of best appearance and performance film properties.
The stabilization of dispersed pigments in this initial mixing is challenged and often the final film coloration is compromised. Color float and color variations due to loss of pigment stabilization are commonly observed.
The advancement of the state of the art in pigment stabilization by Patcham has improved this tendency of pigment destabilization in sensitive coating systems.
This presentation will present Patcham’s technologies in optimizing pigment dispersion and stabilization in actual commercial formulations in multiple coating technologies, along with surface tension modification and attenuation to prevent undesirable material movements in the application and film formation of environmentally acceptable coatings.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: John Du - Global VP of Technical Marketing and Business Development
Company/Organization: Patcham Ltd.

All water-borne coatings need surfactants in order to reduce the free energy of the various interfaces of the system, thus providing kinetic stability to the formulation. Surfactants affect a wide array of physical properties in paints. They affect the behavior of a paint not only during the lifetime of the formed coating but also initial aggregation and film formation of the paint. The addition of surfactants to paint also allow the paint to coat a surface more easily because surfactants increase the wetting of a solution. However, the water resistance of a paint can be decreased with surfactants since they can be very water soluble and will easily wash out of a coating and may cause problems with adhesion, DPUR, surfactant leaching, etc.
APE-containing (Alkyphenol Ethoxlate) surfactants are being replaced by APE-free surfactants due to biodegradability, toxicity of degradation products, bioaccumulation, and possible endocrine disruptor. As such, APE-free surfactants are needed that will not only address the environmental and health concerns, but also perform similar to APE-containing materials. This talk will highlight the key attributes of several key APE-free surfactants for the paint can and show how they are comparable or even better for performance vs. their APE-containing counterparts.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Linda Adamson - Technical Manager for Coatings Solutions
Company/Organization: Solvay

Worldwide, the invariable trend in all applications is more and more towards water-based and low-VOC coating systems. Increasingly, the challenge is to achieve high gloss and low film build on mostly non-polar substrates. In addition, the aim is to allow for good surface wetting on metal substrates which are often impure or even have oily contaminations. BYK has developed new technology for pigmented systems and clearcoats to meet these demanding requirements. Compared to traditional silicone surfactant-based products, the new BYK additives are silicone surfactants for water-based systems with good defoaming properties. They can be used in any aqueous system, e.g. two-pack PU, two-pack epoxy, styrene acrylic emulations, water-based baking systems, water-based UV systems. The two additives thus offer a balanced property package: defoaming, substrate wetting, and leveling at the same time. The new technology was recently honored by Ringier with the “Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2020” in the “Coatings Industry” category.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Brent Laurenti - End Use Manager for Automotive & Aerospace
Company/Organization: BYK USA Inc.

Equipment makers and repair professionals are facing an increasing number of vehicles and other equipment that are made of mixed metals, usually various combinations of steel and aluminum. Protecting this equipment from corrosion with primers has become a challenge because of the different galvanic response of the different metals. This presentation will discuss the development of metal alloy pigments and the application of these pigments in primers for steel and aluminum substrates. Formulation levers for adjusting primer performance on different grades of metal and metal combinations that are encountered in the paint shop and repair shop will also be discussed.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Jon Lawniczak - Market and Technical Service Manager
Company/Organization: ECKART America

The poor durability of architectural water-based paints is an unsolved issue that limits their use in stringent applications. Surfactant leaching is an undesirable event that decreases the durability of the paints that occurs when recently dried paints are exposed to water or high humidity environments. A new methodology that evaluates the tendency of surfactants to leach out from paints is proposed in this work. It comprehends the evaluations of the surface tension of water that enters in contact with paints and the color difference of paints after and before entering in contact with water. Surface tension and color difference results show that the drying time and the drying temperature of the paints as well as the type of coalescent and type of colored pigment concentrates used in the paint formulations have an impact on surfactant leaching. The effect of latexes polymerized with conventional and copolymerizable surfactants on surfactant leaching will also be explored.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Bruno Dário - Global TS&D for Coatings
Company/Organization: Oxiteno USA LLC

The coating market continues to grow worldwide, so the necessity to paint recycling is becoming inevitable to avoid landfilling. Many companies are currently doing conventional paint recycling practices, but in the 21st-century, recycling companies need to study the current consumer attitude, requirement, and awareness towards recycling. So, from the last couple of years, GDB international invested in research and development for paint recycling, where we developed a multi-layered paint recycling process. After many years of recycling experience, we believe this technology will help increase the rate of recycling, consumer participation and change the paint industry’s approach towards the recycling business.
In the multi-layer paint recycling technology, each stage gets repeated either micro or macro levels in the process as it proceeds, such as multiple sorting operations, QC testing, and filtration. Master blend for tinting and zero water usage are unique features of this process.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Sanjeev Bagaria - CEO
Company/Organization: GDB International Inc.

Review of the potential for Static Electricity and the hazard presented when mixing, handling and transfer flammable materials. Paints and coatings industry must manage static when mixing and moving material in the manufacture of their products. Review of the options available in the market for controlling static electricity from proper simple mechanical clamps to monitoring systems with visual indication and monitoring systems with visual indication and interlocks for process control. Interlocks offering the greatest protection from human error. Experience and options seen installed in paint kitchens.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Richard Puig - Product Manager
Company/Organization: Newson Gale

Maximizing dirt-pickup resistance (DPUR) is a key requirement for many exterior coatings. For example, in roof coatings, aside from aesthetics, maintaining a dirt-free coating can have implications on building energy costs, because a white coating will not absorb as much solar energy as a coating that is soiled. While it is known that higher glass transition temperature (Tg) resins impart improved DPUR, stricter VOC regulations have resulted in using lower Tg resins in traditional exterior architectural coatings. For elastomeric coatings (e.g., acrylics and silicones) that require the use of still softer, low Tg polymers, achieving acceptable DPUR is even more challenging. This commonly results in reformulation by including special additives or adjusting the coating PVC, which may not be acceptable depending on the application or required coating performance. This study will compare these formulation techniques to resin technology that incorporates DPUR without requiring coating reformulation, particularly in systems with a measured Tg (via differential scanning calorimetry) of less than -10°C. Roof coating formulations developed with an acrylic resin that has a measured Tg as low as -30°C and incorporates this technology is shown to have excellent DPUR in accelerated laboratory testing, compared to similar Tg resins without this technology.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Dr. Robert Sandoval - R&D Technical Manager
Company/Organization: EPS - Engineered Polymer Solutions

Certain pigments contain very small amount of PCB (poly chloro biphenyls) or DCB (dichloro benzidines) as part of the manufacturing process. These compounds are considered carcinogens, and pigment producers make every effort to minimize (if not eliminate) the presence of such compounds. Generally, residual PCB compounds are found in phthalocyanine pigments (blue & green), and DCB ‘s in Diarylide pigments. Phthalocyanines are the most important pigments to achieve various blue and green hues in all types of paints. These pigments are low in cost of use, and one of the most weather fast for paint applications. There are no reasonable offsets to create bright, brilliant, and pastel shades in paints. Diarylide pigments are many, and only a few are suitable for paint applications. There are a number of non-Diarylide pigment options for paints and have been used successfully with some reformulating. In some cases, there is higher cost of use for such offsets. In this presentation, I will share,
1. DCB & PCB levels from pigment to typical paint.
2. Effect of test method on PCB & DCB quantitative analysis
3. Non-Diarylide Pigment Options

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Dr. Romesh Kumar - Sr. Technical Sales Manager for North America
Company/Organization: Clariant Colorants Solutions

The U.S. farmer-led United Soybean Board is committed to bringing useful information to companies to fulfill sustainability goals and improve coating products utilizing U.S. grown soy. This presentation on the behalf of the USB will outline U.S. soy’s sustainability attributes while illustrating how soy derivatives enable resin manufacturers to develop a multitude of sustainable, renewable, technically and cost competitive improved products to meet the needs of resin manufacturers, formulators and consumers.

Renewable by nature, U.S. soybean derivatives are economical, consistent in quality and abundant in supply. The supply chain for soy as an ingredient also upholds sustainability standards with the consumer in mind — the U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol — which 95% of U.S. soy producers participate in annually.

U.S. soy can also be used as a raw material in a diverse group of coating applications. These applications range from historical alkyd resins to polyurethane and powder coating resins, reactive diluents, dispersants, impact modifiers and coalescents. Recent success stories in coatings funded by the USB will be highlighted.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Lee Walko - Biobased Business Development Director
Company/Organization: Omni Tech International, Ltd.

As we experienced an increased market demand for improved outdoor durability waterbased coatings as well as enhanced surface effects, Clariant Innovation team has developed novel additives to meet those market unmet needs. These state-of-the-art renewable-based additives represent best in class solutions for the formulation of more sustainable coatings combined with outstanding performance.
Commercially available synthetic waxes already play an important role for different kinds of variations, such as scratch resistance, modification of slip properties, matting effects and more. Among those novel additives, Clariant has recently developed micronized waxes based on renewable sources, which will be shown to provide enhanced performance benefits vs traditional waxes, while also remaining cost competitive.
The novel additives to be presented will enable formulators to offer smooth surfaces with the pleasant feel of water-based coatings while exhibiting outstanding excellent scratch resistance, high matting efficiency and improved weathering performance.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Mouhcine Kanouni, PhD - Marketing Manager
Company/Organization: Clariant Plastics & Coatings, Inc.

Foam control is a critical aspect of applying liquid coatings in a manner that ensures optimal performance. Durability, appearance, and protective properties can all be negatively impacted by various types of foam; therefore, eliminating this air is a key consideration in formulation and choice of additives. For waterborne systems, the mechanisms of foam control and disruption of surfactant stabilized air-water interfaces is well documented in the literature; however the nature and release of air from other systems such as solvent borne, 100%, and UV non-waterborne systems is less detailed. The mechanisms of dissolution, film drainage and bubble release in these types of systems can differ from waterborne coatings and lead to different approaches in selection of foam control additives. This presentation will look at these mechanisms and review the effects of defoamer and deaerator technologies to improve foam release. Deaeration technology will be a particular focus and examples of microfoam elimination and approaches in product selection and troubleshooting will be reviewed through both positive and problematic examples.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Mike Peck
Company/Organization: Evonik Corporation

Covid 19 and Delta, raw material shortages, price increases, and logistic challenges, are some of the biggest topics for each of us, and for our industry as a whole.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: John Gilbert - Chief R&D Officer
Company/Organization: Behr Process Corporation

Speaker: Sam Morell - President
Company/Organization: SamMorell.com

Speaker: Tim R. Fetters - CEO
Company/Organization: Dowd and Guild Inc

Speaker: Chris Dugan - Vice President Strategic Global Purchasing and Trading
Company/Organization: Nippon Paint Automotive Americas

Speaker: Patrick Kelly - President
Company/Organization: Dowd and Guild Inc.

Speaker: Debra Gill - Group Business Manager – Paint & Wood Treatment
Company/Organization: Buckman N.A.

John Gilbert was born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area. He attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, receiving BA degree in chemistry in 1980. He continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving the Ph. D. degree in 1984. After a one-year postdoctoral assignment at the University of Michigan, John joined BASF Corporation in Southfield, Michigan in 1985. John spent 22 years in the automotive coatings area at BASF, working in various product development roles in electrodeposition coatings, primers, basecoats and clearcoats. From 1990 to 1992, John was assigned to BASF’s European automotive coatings group in Muenster, Germany.

In 2007, John joined Behr Process Corporation in Santa Ana, CA. His current position is Chief Research and Development Officer. Under John’s direction, the Behr team released the Premium Plus Ultra Interior and the Marquee Interior, and Marquee Exterior lines. Other recent product releases from his group include several pro contractor paint lines, a stain-blocking ceiling paint, a deck restoration product and an all-acrylic exterior stain line.

John and his wife Carol live in sunny Orange, California as happily displaced Midwesterners, enjoying occasional visits from their three sons, two daughters-in-law and five grandchildren. In his infrequent spare time, John enjoys running, biking, nature observation and playing acoustic guitar.

Sam Morell is a Chemical Engineering graduate of New York University and founder of S.P. Morell and Company, a specialty chemicals distributor servicing the Northeast region of the U.S. After retiring from S.P. Morell and Company in 2014, he founded samMorell.com; a specialty chemicals consulting firm. His work experience includes both technical, sales and marketing positions at Rohm and Haas, BASF and Air Products and Chemicals.
Mr. Morell has authored numerous articles on additives, pigments, and resins in a wide array of publications including PCI Magazine, Coatings World, The American Ink Maker, and Adhesives Age. He has also presented technical papers, short courses and workshops at various regional, national and international symposiums including The American Coatings Show, The Waterborne Symposium, The European Coatings Show and Coatings Trends and Technologies.

Tim Fetters is CEO of Dowd and Guild Inc, a specialty chemical distributor headquartered in California. Tim was born and raised in Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and attended Indiana University Kelley School of Business for their executive development program.
Tim has over 30 years of sales, marketing, operations, and business management experience in chemical and plastics distribution and manufacturing business.
Tim started his career with Ashland Inc, a fortune 50 company involved in oil and chemical manufacturing and distribution. From there Tim was involved in a startup company in San Francisco that created a marketplace for the chemical and plastics industry in early 2000.
Tim is a past president and an active member of the Los Angeles Society of Coatings Technology. He lives in Ladera Ranch, California with his wife, Carissa, and their two children.

Chris Dugan is the Vice President of Strategic Global Purchasing and Trading for Nippon Paint Automotive Americas. After graduating from New Mexico State University with a BA in Chemistry, Chris started his 25 year coatings career with Dunn-Edwards at their facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2001 he moved to Arizona as a Sales Service Chemist and eventually moved into operations with positions as a Director of Manufacturing and finally a role as the Director of Supply Chain. After Nippon completed the acquisition of Dunn-Edwards, Chris was promoted to his current role of Vice President at NPAA with broad responsibility for Supply Chain at the two automotive facilities in North America, coordinating their purchasing efforts with Dunn-Edwards where applicable. Along his professional journey, Chris completed his MBA from the WP Carey School of Business at ASU.

Chris currently lives in Gilbert, Arizona with his wife and two boys. When not applying band aids to a beleaguered supply chain, he enjoys spending time outdoors biking, hiking, or just generally soaking up sun.

Patrick is President of Dowd and Guild Inc, a specialty chemical distributor, and works out of the San Ramon office in the San Francisco Bay Area. Patrick has been in the in the chemical distribution business for 31 years. Prior to joining Dowd and Guild in 2005, he was Director of Sales for Ashland Chemical where he had worked for 15 years in various roles of increasing responsibility.
Patrick is from Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Miami (OH) University. In addition, he attended the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Executive Development program. Patrick is a member of the American Coatings Association and active on various committees.
Patrick lives in Danville, CA with his wife, Lynda and their three kids. His interests outside the office include travel, golfing, skiing, and spending time with his family.

Debra Gill is the North America Group Business Manager- Coatings & Wood Treatment- for Buckman, North America, headquartered in Memphis, TN. Debra joined the company in January 2019, where she manages the wood treatment, paints & coatings, and the distribution network for the CASE market segments. Debra, who is a native Texan, graduated from Spelman College with a B.S. in Biology and a Chemistry degree equivalent from Georgia State University, in Atlanta, GA. She has enjoyed a 35-year career in the chemical industry holding a variety of Sales, Marketing and Technical roles with Dow Chemical, Rohm & Haas and DuPont-primarily through acquisition. Debra’s formulations background began at the former Glidden Company as a chemist in industrial Coil coatings and Gel coatings. She joined The O’Brien Corporation, as Technical Lab Supervisor, Decorative Powder coatings, followed by Product Management. O’Brien was later acquired by Dupont where her focus in Sales and Marketing in the Specialty Chemicals and Fluoropolymers began. In 2004, Debra focused on Biocides for the CASE market. Debra resides in Wilmington, DE.

David Darling, VP HSEA at the American Coatings Association (ACA) will provide an overview of the Washington State Department of Ecology adding Paints to the list of priority consumer products under the “Safer Products for Washington” program. DOE cited concerns over inadvertent Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from diarylide yellow, and phlthalocyanine greens/blue pigments as the reasoning. Ecology will work over the next two years to identify possible pigment alternatives and report back to the Legislature any proposed regulatory actions on June 1, 2022, and adopt any such regulations by June 1, 2023

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: David Darling - VP, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs
Company/Organization: American Coatings Association

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) are not new technologies to technical labs. Process flow software or Project Management software are not new ideas either. The combined application of these concepts can digitize your coatings lab processes and improve efficiency in your lab. Chromaflo underwent this transformation. Digitally transforming new product development, technical services, color science, quality assurance, and analytical services benefit both managers and chemists with respect to communication and productivity. Cloud technology allows for large data storage and accessibility ease whether in the lab, office, home, or on the road. Digitalization became especially useful during the COVID-19 outbreak when it became necessary for companies to create social distancing in the workplace. The following presentation discusses the digital transformation process at Chromaflo, types of improved gains, types of managerial reports, advantages, and disadvantages.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Jerry Powers - Technology Manager - Coatings Americas
Company/Organization: Chromaflo Technologies

Powder Coatings have continued to broaden its application to protect a greater range of substrates. With this expansion, more chemistries are being developed for differing substrate compositions. These include lower temperature cure to address heat sensitive substrates and/or lower energy consumption to reduce cost. These applications also require aesthetics that require consistent matte finishes. Although there are several additives technologies being employed, the stringent need for greater uniformity in the final coating is still a challenge.

In this study, the paper reviews the range of available additive technologies that are currently being employed for matting powder coatings, then introduces a novel synthetic silica technology and examines its impact on matting in powder coatings. The study will look at how this influences processing of powder, usage of the novel synthetic silica, main effects on matting and other performance characteristics of the final powder coating. The results will provide a comparable overview of how the new novel synthetic silica performs versus current available technologies.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Maria Nargiello - Head of Applied Research & Technology - Americas
Company/Organization: Evonik Corporation

Amino alcohols, such as 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), are commonly used as stabilizing agents in a wide range of waterborne coating formulations. Through their multitude of interactions with different coating ingredients, amino alcohols enhance storage stability, provide pH control, and enable better dispersions of pigments. In particular, the strong interaction of amino alcohols with pigment surfaces makes them powerful co-dispersants to control pigment particle size and stability, which critically affects optical, mechanical, and rheological properties. Industrial waterborne coatings face challenging performance criteria and amino alcohols are an effective formulating tool to help meet those challenges. We show in a waterborne direct-to-metal (DTM) coating formulation how the co-dispersancy properties of AMP can be utilized to improve hiding, gloss, and corrosion resistance. Amino alcohols can also be used to reduce the number and level of other coating ingredients, further enabling formulators to optimize the performance of DTM protective coatings.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Mark Langille - Customer Application Specialist
Company/Organization: ANGUS Chemical Company

In the coating industry, two companies may be fierce competitors in a particular coating application while simultaneously maintaining a supplier/customer relationship for different applications. These “incestuous” relationships often blur traditional lines of inventorship and can have significant consequences if not proactively managed, especially when one company offers technical support to the other. This presentation will discuss the consequences of failing to effectively manage these relationships from an intellectual property perspective and as well as offer practical guidance to safeguard your intellectual property rights.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Daniel Chojnowski - Attorney
Company/Organization: Howard & Howard Attorneys

High performance architectural primers are irreplaceable as the foundation for durable coating systems for both interior and exterior topcoats. The popular paint and primer in one systems offer efficiency to the DIY customer in concept, but cannot compete with a well formulated primer/topcoat system. Solvent products have been the gold standard for superior overall properties in this arena. However, the odor, cleanup, and hazards associated with solvent products have left them out of consideration for the majority of consumers and contractors alike. A new emulsion technology at near zero VOC has emerged that greatly advances stainblocking and adhesion performance to provide the problem-solver status normally reserved for the highest VOC solvent-based products on the market today. This new primer technology meets the ever-growing need for wet and dry adhesion to a broad range of substrates, including newer composites and plastics found throughout home improvement centers. This talk will discuss the performance and versatility of this new advancement in primer technology.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Karl Booth - R&D Group Leader
Company/Organization: EPS - Engineered Polymer Solutions

Michelman has developed a waterborne multifunctional additive for indoor architectural matte paint. It provides gloss reduction while reducing burnishing and providing scrub, scratch, and stain resistance. It also exhibits superior graphite stain resistance. This material has been tested in various starting point formulations and compared to high-quality paints currently on the market. All laboratory testing was done per the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and Master Painters Institute (MPI) standards.
Its liquid form is another beneficial feature. Most additives that provide matting performance are in powder form and present operational challenges in processing and health & safety hazards to the operators when used in formulations. The use of silica, calcium carbonates, and diatomaceous earth requires ventilation and dust collection equipment. The Michelman additive provides ease of processing as it can be stored in a mixing tank and added directly to the formulation. Furthermore, the liquid additive reduces the risk of irritation to the operators along with dust and flammability hazards.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Scott Smallwood - Research Chemist
Company/Organization: Michelman, Inc

Methyl / Phenyl Silicone resins are a well-known technology for excellent corrosion protection and heat resistance up to 650°C. Currently, these coatings require curing at elevated temperatures that limits their application on large objects, reducing their scope to smaller pieces such as exhaust mufflers, chimney and oven components and small industrial stoves. A new generation of methyl alkoxy silicone resins have been developed that cure under ambient conditions, while maintaining corrosion protection at permanent high temperatures. The high content of alkoxy functional groups, in combination with specific tin-free and heavy metal free catalysts, allows the hydrolysis – condensation reaction, and therefore cross-linking the system, at ambient temperature. These new, low VOC resins represent a novel technology. enabling application on large industrial structures as heat exchangers, distillation columns or industrial vessels, mostly without interrupting operations. This paper also reviews some specific considerations when formulating these coating systems such as curing conditions and application methods. Performance application data is also presented.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Maria Nargiello - Head of Applied Research & Technology - Americas
Company/Organization: Evonik Corporation

All companies have one mission statement; to grow and make money faster. Mature companies grow their market share because they employ a strategic combination of internal new product development and acquisition of other companies. But growth can slow down or even stop if mature companies become complacent and risk averse. A not-invented-here attitude sees external opportunities as a threat to the status-quo. Companies willing to take calculated risks become innovation leaders because they embrace emerging technologies from sources like startup companies that solve customer pain points and satisfy unmet needs in new ways. Forming corporate-startup relationships opens the door to novel technology and its success depends on many factors. It starts by knowing your needs, finding the opportunities, vetting the technology, and finally, establishing a collaborative relationship with a trusted partner.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Victoria Scarborough, PhD
Company/Organization: Chemquest

Water-based coating formulations are an industry trend due to stringent environmental regulations.
The majority of silicone coatings are solvent-based or high-solids, which require solvents for cleanup, and increase overall project VOC emissions.

Silicone Water-Based Elastomers (SWBEs) are silicone elastomers offered as a water-based latex which provides easy handling and formulation, with the resulting performance of a solvent-based or high-solids silicone coating.

SWBEs are ultra-low in VOCs and do not require solvents for cleanup. They offer good adhesion to variety of substrates such as masonry, glass, metal, wood, and textiles; and display increased weatherability and water resistance in ambient-cure or bake coatings for applications such as waterproofing, protective, anti-graffiti, elastomeric, air and weather barriers, and paints.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: DJ Widmer
Company/Organization: ICD High Performance Coatings

Branched fatty acids derived from pine chemistry exist already for a long time but have never been really considered for the production of alkyd binders. The lack of double bonds in the fatty acid chain did not made them suitable for air drying alkyds. The constant search for alternative renewable sources of raw materials lead to very interesting findings when used as building block in short oil alkyds where optimal properties between hardness and flexibility are required but also UV stability and other durability parameters are of importance. Those functional properties combined with its renewable origin from pine chemistry make branched fatty acids interesting candidates for usage in short oil alkyd for industrial metal and wood applications. This paper will compare testresults performed on wood and metal for two types off branched fatty acids with other fatty acids and oils used today in the production of short oil alkyds.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Patrick Van Waes - Market Development Manager
Company/Organization: Kraton Chemical

Inorganic-organic silsesquioxanes provide a simple-to-use chemical tool kit that requires only additive loading levels to improve traditional formulations. Silsesquioxanes are unique as additives because they are compositionally intermediate between silicones and silica. Specifically, cage-shaped silsesquioxanes range in diameter from 1.5 – 5.0 nm and they consequently provide a tremendous amount of surface area and volume control when incorporated into formulations. The surface area and volume of these additive can also be utilized to compatibilize organic-resins with inorganic fillers and to improve dispersion and crosslink conversion. Typically silsesquioxane additives impart adhesion, hardness, and scratch resistance properties in coatings while retaining optical clarity. . The fundamental attributes of acrylic-epoxy silsesquioxane additives will be discussed in light of the material science models that explain the observed effects.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Joseph D. Lichtenhan, Ph.D. - Co-Founder
Company/Organization: Hybrid Plastics Inc.

For years, pundits and prognosticators have talked enthusiastically about the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to usher in a myriad of benefits. At the grandest level, predictive chemistry should accelerate fundamental discovery. At a practical level, it should speed new and derivative product development and facilitate assessments of material compatibility and manufacturability. In general, predictive chemistry should speed our understanding of cause-and-effect relationships between ingredients and technical and functional performance or structure-property relationships.

The potential value is everywhere and companies across the globe have added “pursue AI” or “technology innovation” to their corporate strategies. Chief Innovation Officers and teams of data scientists are already working to bring this vision to life. But it’s going more slowly, and with spottier results, than many had hoped.

So, is predictive chemistry possible? Why is it taking so long to turn the vision into reality? And what can companies be doing today to accelerate their AI strategies?

In this presentation, Alchemy’s CEO and co-founder, Sasha Novakovich, will delve into:

1. Why predictive chemistry will be a game changer for our industry.
2. The factors that make it so hard to actualize.
3. An actionable roadmap to make predictive chemistry a reality.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Sasha Novakovich - CEO
Company/Organization: Alchemy

Speaker: Bev Spears

With the constant barrage of headlines about natural disasters caused by changing climate, the world’s attention on sustainability has intensified in recent years. Our industry is no exception: for example, over a quarter of the planned sessions at the Western Coating Show this year specifically mention sustainability or have key themes commonly associated with sustainable product performance attributes. But how exactly is sustainability defined and how is success in this arena measured? More importantly, what are the current problems that need solving and where are the opportunities for profitable growth and scientific progress? This talk will address these questions by taking a step back and examining what sustainability means to our industry, the tools being developed to track progress, and the innovation challenges we face as we look to the future.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Christopher M. Miller, PhD - Senior Global Research Director, Coatings Resins
Company/Organization: Arkema

Seasonal changes in weather cause cyclical expansion and contraction that can create cracks in building façades. A façade coating that’s too brittle and inflexible can crack as well, allowing the elements to ruin building aesthetics and structural integrity. WACKER has developed a novel, water-based Silane Modified Polymer (SMP)-Hybrid elastomeric binder that coatings formulators can use to generate crack-bridging exterior paints. The SMP-Hybrid technology combines organic polymer flexibility with durable siloxane networks that ultimately cures to an elastic coating capable of bridging 2.5 mm wide cracks (without breaking) in expanding substrates. In a paint formula composed of common raw materials with the SMP-Hybrid elastomeric emulsion as the only binder, the SMP-Hybrid paint has ultra-high elongation of 600 – 1300% (depending on formula), and elastic recoveries of over 90%. Paints formulated with the SMP-Hybrid elastomeric emulsions have high water vapor permeability (over 21 in-lb), improved outdoor weathering resistance, resistance to dirt pickup and the ability to cure under low temperature application. The unique silicone chemistry even allows increased elongation at lower temperatures, decreasing the risk of brittle cracking from the cold. The SMP-Hybrid elastomeric binder can form the backbone of a durable crack bridging paint that protects structures for years.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Kevin B. Miles, PhD
Company/Organization: WACKER Chemical Corporation

Waterborne paints are complex systems and finding a good balance between sagging and levelling can be often challenging. One of the key contributors is the rheology modifier. The rheology modifier affects to the yield stress and thixotropy of the system and determines the stability and applicability of the formulation.

In this work the effect of insoluble microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) on sagging and levelling was studied with two different industrial waterborne spray formulations based on alkyd-polyurethane hybrid polymer binder and anionic dispersion of acrylic copolymer. The performance of MFC was compared to common thickeners used in waterborne systems (HEUR and HASE). The formulations were evaluated in terms of rheology, sag resistance, flow and levelling, syneresis and mud-cracking. The unique viscosity buildup mechanism of MFC was further studied with rheometer in terms of yield stress and thixotropy.

We will demonstrate how MFC allows the application of thick layers, due to the excellent sag resistance and anti-mud-cracking, still resulting in good levelling

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Otto Soidinsalo, PhD - Technical Application Manager
Company/Organization: Borregaard

Understanding interactions among ingredients in waterborne latex paints is crucial for controlling their colloidal stability and rheology during wet state and optimizing desired properties of the dry films. In our prior work, ternary systems of latex-thickener-surfactant were investigated to further the understanding in this area. A well characterized HEUR thickener with C18 terminal hydrophobes, two experimental latexes (a butyl acrylate/styrene – BA/Sty and a butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate – BA-MMA, each containing a small amount of methacrylic acid) and six different surfactants were used in those studies. Results of those studies helped map out composition ranges for the onset of bridging flocculation instabilities and syneresis as well as the formation stable, fully bridged networks. The latex volume fraction in the previous studies was constant at 0.25. Our current studies focus on determining the threshold volume fractions of the above two latexes plus a commercial latex for the onset of bridging flocculation and associated syneresis. Results available so far indicate that, at a 1% (by weight) HEUR level, the onset of flocculation and syneresis occurs at a very low levels (0.02 – 0.04) of the BA/Sty latex. Experimental work on the more hydrophilic BA/MMA latex and the commercial latex is ongoing; combined results, their analysis, and models to explain the results will be presented.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Ray Fernando, PhD - Chair in Coatings Technology and Ecology at Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Cal Poly SLO
Company/Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

In 2019 we presented some unique and simple ways to improve processes while lower operating costs and meet sustainability objectives.
It is a given that paint and coating formulations are constantly striving to be environmentally friendly. Now, more than ever “being green” can be transformed onto the factory floor.

Operations managers are under constant pressure to meet deadlines while continuing to find ways to lower overall production costs while EHS managers are striving to meet and exceed sustainability goals. These issues can be overcome by using improved pump and mixing technologies while significantly lowering energy and maintenance costs.

Combining electric driven diaphragm pumps and mixers with BLDC motors that are electronically controlled provide unique opportunities for these improvements when applied to specific raw material transfer, process transfer, filling, mixing, and blending.

Understanding how your local Utility Company can assist with the initial purchase combined with reduced daily energy consumption is critical to lowering costs. By employing specific pumping and mixing technologies in key applications, KWh consumption can be reduced by factor of 5x or more.
An understanding of these technologies allows for continued process improvements while lowering total overall operating costs.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Dan Purkat - Product Manager, Process Division
Company/Organization: Graco Inc.

Hollow, plastic microspheres (HPMS) are becoming increasingly common in the coating formulator’s toolbox and provide an enduring source of innovation for climate-resilient and sustainable products. In this study, the ability of HPMS to simultaneously perform as an extender, a pigment, and a next-generation, lightweight filler is explored. Using the “foam optics” mechanism, HPMS provide solar reflectivity and wet hiding power to coatings, particularly in coatings formulated under the critical pigment volume content (CPVC). The “foam optics” mechanism is explained in this present study, and the effect on incoming solar light is illustrated. Compared to traditional fillers, this increased solar reflectivity is much higher in the near-infrared spectrum of solar light, while performing just as well in the UV-Vis spectrum. Due to their closed-cell, spherical shape, HPMS possess lower binder demand and oil absorption, offering a higher CPVC and exceptional flexibility to the formulator. Finally, this study explores the relationship between particle size and the abilities of HPMS and offers guidance to further development in the HPMS space.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Evan Montanez
Company/Organization: Coadtech

Polyisocyanates are widely used as building blocks together with polyols to form polyurethanes. These materials find use in a variety of applications due to their excellent durability, and mechanical properties. However, a large number of polyurethane formulations are solvent-borne and decreasing the amount of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) can be challenging. Solvent-free technologies are one solution. Among these, polyurea formulations (reaction of polyisocyanates with polyamines instead of polyols) are of high interest, especially polyaspartic ester formulations.

The reaction of polyamines with polyisocyanates is much faster compared to polyols. This generally improves the drying and curing time but can unfavorably impact other parameters such as the pot life of the formulation. One additional issue with polyurea formulations can be a high level of brittleness.

Fortunately, the properties of such formulations can be fine-tuned by adjusting the starting materials. Different polyaspartic ester resins can be used having different reactivities and levels of rigidity, however it possible to further optimize these formulations by also adjusting the type of polyisocyanate used.

This presentation will look at the benefits that can be achieved through the use of novel polyisocyanate technologies, particularly with regard to improving the flexibility and pot life of the final coating.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Marc Cornick MSc. MBA - Market Development Manager
Company/Organization: Vencorex

David Darling, VP HSEA at the American Coatings Association (ACA) will provide an overview of the AIM and Industrial Surface Coating VOC regulations. Pressure to lower AIM and Industrial Surface Coating VOC limits continues in the US, Canada and Mexico and State and local California Air Districts continue to lower VOC limits and may remove important VOC exemptions (including the PCBTF/TBAC VOC Exemption and the small container exemption).

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: David Darling - VP, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs
Company/Organization: American Coatings Association

This talk discusses the various aspects that must be considered when choosing the right grinding media. Due to the abbreviated time allowed, this talk will focus on the zirconia oxide medias as well as the new medias that have developed in the past 2 years. The attendee will learn how to determine the optimum media type, size and quantity for a particular application. Topics covered will be:
–What are the various materials available
–How is the correct size determined
–How is the correct density determined
–How is the correct material chosen
–How is the correct charge determined
–Best ways to maintain the media

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Daniyel Firestone - President
Company/Organization: Norstone Inc.

The presentation will cover the value of cool roof coatings for addressing Green Building Trends and highlights some key new developments in water-based technologies, namely acrylic copolymer emulsions and Fluoropolymer acrylic hybrids that provide additional benefits, significantly enhanced durability as well as help provide solutions to emerging needs in the restoration of aged roofs. Some myths are also dispelled – specifically about the performance attributes of styrene acrylic versus all acrylic cool roof coatings – by showing some application and performance data.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Yuk Mun Li - Technical Marketing Director
Company/Organization: Arkema Coating Resins

Diamide wax based organic thixotropes are standard rheology modifiers that have been used for many years in the formulation of non-aqueous industrial coatings. These products allow the application of ultra-thick layers without sagging issues after spray application. Two main drawbacks of the use of traditional thixotropes are 1. They require a specific temperature activation range and 2. They lose effectiveness in highly polar solvents.
This presentation will show the latest development of organic thixotropes that allow a more simplified incorporation and activation. Mixing incorporation and specific temperature requirements are much broader compared to traditional organic thixotropes. These benefits allow an efficient and flexible alternative compared to other additives.
The new organic thixotrope displays the capability to withstand higher amounts of various alcohols and other highly polar solvent components. It is a very efficient rheology modifier and outperforms other thickener classes in these systems. The wide temperature range and easier incorporation make it the ideal rheology modifier for the sustainable formulation of industrial and protective coatings.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Mihai Polverejan, Ph.D. - Technical Service Manager for Industrial and Construction Coating Applications for North and South American
Company/Organization: Elementis Specialties

Many tennis court coatings are no longer just based on low cost vanilla acrylics …the polymers are becoming more highly engineered to meet higher performance requirements in these coatings. In addition to having excellent UV resistance to withstand exposure to full sun, the coatings have to stand up to abrasion from foot traffic with the sudden starts and stops of a tennis game. They also have to be able to be applied in thick films but still dry quickly enough that they will not blister if the coatings get wet a few hours after application. Finally, the polymers must have good adhesion to the sand filler that is used for texture on the courts. An acrylic technology which is designed to develop water resistance rapidly was evaluated for potential use in court coatings. The chemistry of this novel polymer and the performance benefits or drawbacks of this chemistry will be presented.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Gregory Monaghan - Applications Manager - Chester
Company/Organization: Specialty Polymers, Inc.

In the last 40 years, many attempts have been made in the coating industry to optimize Titanium Dioxide efficiency, which includes opaque polymers, fillers, and extenders. Most of this approach is limited to flat, eggshell, or mid PVC ranges. Now, with a novel approach that has light scattering with a refractive index of above 2.2, A new class- Engineered Composite Pigment which caters to gloss, semigloss, flat, satin, eggshell, ceiling and roof coating applications. Engineered Composite Pigment is with the added benefit of working with existing filler and opaque polymer. Engineered Composite Pigment does not replace filler in formulation, it reduces further TiO2 from currently optimized formula. Pushing the limits of white pigment reduction to up to 20% in architectural and up to 33% in roof coating formulations.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Mahesh Patel - CEO
Company/Organization: ShayoNano USA Inc

As global environmental regulations continue to tighten restrictions on VOC-containing coatings, the need for hydrolytically stable additives in waterborne coatings has never been greater. Alkoxysilanes are a class of widely used additives in the coatings industry, as they act as adhesion promoters between organic coatings and inorganic substrates. Given the high moisture sensitivity of alkoxysilanes, most silane additives rapidly undergo condensation in waterborne coatings, leading to gelling of waterborne coatings within the first few weeks or months on the shelf. This has posed a significant barrier to using silane additives in waterborne coatings. In this new work, we demonstrate the improved properties of waterborne acrylic roof coatings with a novel epoxy-functional oligomeric silane additive that is stable over time. Several properties will be investigated, including stability, adhesion to roofing membranes, ponding water resistance, dirt pick-up resistance, tensile strength, flexibility, and UV weathering resistance. These new findings show significant progress in overcoming the biggest obstacle for the use of silanes in waterborne roof coatings. Coating manufacturers that previously could not use silane adhesion promoters in waterborne systems due to stability issues can now explore this technology with a significantly increased probability of success.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Jacob Shevrin - Scientist III – Coatings & Metal Treatment
Company/Organization: Evonik Corporation

The identification, measurement, and reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has been a key motivator in recent coatings research and development efforts. Analytical methods for determining VOC levels in organic coatings continue to improve, with chromatographic and spectroscopic approaches affording a means of quantifying VOC content directly in water borne as well as solvent borne coatings. Heuristic methods for estimating the volatility of formulation components are common but are not extensively validated using quantitative structure-property relationships. Thus, a clearer link between component transport through an evolving coating matrix during curing processes, the bulk volatility of a compound, and elution of compounds in a gas chromatograph still must be made to promote innovation in this area. To address these issues, digital tools such as molecular descriptors and machine learning models are being combined with experimental measurements to better understand the time-dependent mechanistic nature of VOCs in coatings, and to enable predictive control over the volatility and in-coating behavior of newly developed formulation components. Validated models for the prediction of transport and volatility behavior of new formulation components based on molecular structure are also presented.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Dr. Erik Sapper - Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Company/Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

In the North American coatings market, exempt solvents are commonly used to attain low VOC coatings. In the near future formulating with exempt solvents will face challenge as the exempt status of parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF) and tertiary butyl acetate (TBAC) is in jeopardy in certain districts of California and other regions may follow suit. Coating companies are ramping up their research efforts in formulating paint without exempt solvents and researchers are opting to formulate with high solids resins.
We studied high performance acrylic polyols to understand the effect of various resin parameters on coatings performance. A set of resins with 80%-90% solids was tested in pigmented topcoat formulations. Pigmented topcoats were of VOC ranging from 200 to 250 g/L, without the use of exempt solvents. Various conventional and advanced film properties were evaluated including weathering performance by Xenon, cure kinetics using IR spectroscopy and crosslink density by DMTA. We were able to correlate coatings performance properties to resin characteristics such as equivalent weight, molecular weight, glass transition temperature, etc. The understanding of structure property correlation offers tremendous value not only for North American coatings researchers but also to the global community.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Gautam Haldankar, PhD - Manager, Technical Support & Business Development
Company/Organization: allnex

Shark Solutions has partnered with ChemQuest Technology Institute (CQTI) to perform a blind study in order to evaluate interior architectural wall paint formulations with binder systems composed of or containing recycled polyvinyl butyral (PVB). PVB is recycled from laminated glass from windshields and building glass and upcycled into Water Borne dispersions offering superior properties based on their chemistry. Dispersions from recycled PVB also allow for low (down to <1 g/L) VOC paint formulations that do not need to rely on coalescing agents. Testing covered for 8 samples: Rheology stability, pH, wet scrub-resistance, color properties, wet and dry opacity, adhesion to wallboard, dry time, gloss, hardness, minimum film formation temperature, blocking and stain resistance. These PVB based dispersions are shown to perform competitively against a control as well as 2 commercially available off-the-shelf paints using binders composed of Styrene Acrylic and pure Acrylic chemistries.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Andrew Zudans - US Sales Manager PVB
Company/Organization: Shark Solutions, Inc.

Micronized wax powders can be highly engineered materials that deliver a specific function to the surface of a coating. With proper design, the mobility of the wax particle can be optimized to efficiently stratify at the surface, where physical durability properties such as scratch and rub resistance are required.
This presentation will focus on a series of novel micronized powders based on natural and biodegradable feedstocks. Data will be presented to show benefits vs. conventional synthetic wax powders (including classic PE/PTFE waxes) for scratch and abrasion resistance, anti-burnishing, gloss reduction and surface texturing.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Rich Czarnecki - Vice President
Company/Organization: Micro Powders Inc.

We discuss developments in state-of-the-art anti-icing coatings. Achieving a combination of low ice adhesion, low freezing temperatures, low ice accretion rates, and high durability remains a key challenge in materials science. There are multiple approaches to preventing or eliminating ice buildup on surfaces (e.g., superhydrophobics, nanostructuring, liquid-infused polymer brushes), and here we will detail developments around coatings based on the concept of “stress localization.” Relying on this newly-described physical concept, our coatings demonstrate excellent reduction in ice adhesion while maintaining durability that significantly exceeds other coatings. These coatings are smooth with strong adhesion to a wide range of substrates. The coatings both (a) suppress ice nucleation/growth and (b) demonstrate significantly reduced adhesion of ice when it does form. With this technology, a low shear modulus material (Phase II) embedded in a tough rubber matrix (Phase I) leads to the formation of cavities at the interface of the ice and the coating, allowing for easy removal of the ice. In effect, because the two primary components in the coating have substantially different shear moduli, stress becomes localized at certain points within the ice crystals, causing fracture and propagation of cracks that prevents ice from strongly adhering to the coating.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Dr. Hadi Ghasemi - Co-Founder
Company/Organization: Elemental Coatings

Want to get more out of your acid catalysts with less? With rising costs of raw material and logistics, formulators are looking to economize their formulations on all levels. This presentation introduces a new line of concentrated acid catalysts with balanced benefits in quality, costs, logistics and sustainability. These new products highlight our proprietary acid catalyst technologies for melamine bake in coil, wood, automotive and packaging formulations. These features combined give formulators the tools to do more with less.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Matt Salvi - Technical Sales Specialist
Company/Organization: King Industries

Production of aluminum water-based coating is time consuming, as one has to avoid direct contact between the aluminum metal and water, preventing the formation of hydrogen gas and still apply enough mechanical shear to exfoliate the aluminum agglomerates into the single free flakes. It is our believe that using the right dispersion technic and additive’s package, it is possible to reduce the production time by going from two steps to a one-step process, and get similar film quality as the actual industry-standard milk shake pre-mix process. The use of surface additives in combination with the dispersion and stabilization agent will acts as exfoliators to free the single aluminum flake and to allow fast alignment into the system vehicles.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Jason Kuhla

Driven by the growing environmental regulation of biocides and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in architectural coating formulations, CHT Group explored a wide range of innovative polysiloxane-based technologies as potential new class of hydrophobing agents with higher performance and lower biocide content.
Cracks, frost damages or algae growth due to moisture and penetrating water have a negative impact on the life span of exterior architectural coatings and, ultimately, the mineral building material itself. Silicone-based premium paints were formulated years ago to mitigate this known failure mode. Typical ingredients are silicone oils and/or silicone resins as part of the organic binder, which can be crosslinked into the network.
By introducing CHT`s innovative water-based, self-crosslinkable silicone hybrid technology, a new class of hydrophobing agents for high quality exterior paints is presented which combines the property profiles of silicone oils and silicone resins.
In addition, a new 100% active, biocide and emulsifier-free amino-polysiloxane chemistry is introduced that creates a higher contact angle than standard silicone oils.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Bernd Baeurer - Technology & Business Development Manager
Company/Organization: CHT USA Inc.

100% solids, two component, amine cured epoxy coatings are used in applications that require the high-performance properties that only this category can provide. In such applications, it is a challenge for formulators to pigment their coatings without introducing VOC’s or degrading said properties. This challenge leads to the use of 100% solids epoxy based colorants. Such colorants have shortcomings inherent to the presence of the epoxy resin itself; settling, crystallization, viscosity increase, and very high viscosity at colder than room temperature are just a few of these shortcomings. Modern coatings manufactures have slowly become intolerant to these shortcomings as they grow and expand their markets and are demanding a solution to the status quo. In this discussion, we will review the new product development process that was employed to deliver a superior colorant that addresses all these shortcomings with a biological based, sustainable and environmentally friendly product line. In addition, this new colorant technology is also compatible in two component polyurethane and some polyaspartic coatings systems. This allows coatings manufacturers an opportunity for the consolidation of multiple colorant product lines.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Belinda Leonard - Coatings Technical Service Representative
Company/Organization: Chromaflo Technologies LLC

As water-borne coatings are increasingly preferred over solvent-borne systems and single-coat over multi-coat for metal protective coatings, the requirements for performance enhancing additives and especially pigment dispersing agents has never been greater. One of the ongoing challenges facing water-borne coatings formulation today is the prevention of flash-rust on application and metal corrosion during the life of the coating. Although specialty additives make up only a small proportion of the total formulation, it has become especially necessary to use improved technology dispersants to prevent the destructive effects of corrosion with the goal of increasing coating lifetime while maintaining long term appearance. Recent developments in dispersant design improves water and humidity resistance compared to using conventional dispersants by adding hydrophobicity to the coating. However, these improvements in corrosion resistance can compromise dispersion performance, with limitations on pigment loading and rheological / particle size stability. This presentation will describe the first part of an ongoing study at Lubrizol combining improved understanding and prediction of degradation in direct to metal coatings to guide the development of novel polymeric dispersants which meet and exceed the requirements for high performance water-borne pigmented coatings in terms of corrosion resistance, application, and appearance.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Jeff Norris - Technical Market Manager
Company/Organization: Lubrizol Advanced Materials

The environmental awareness is growing and because of that the requirements for green coatings increase. As a result, there are also environmentally friendly wax additives needed to produce a green coating. MUNZING offers a wide range of bio-based wax dispersions as well as wax dispersions which are possible to use for coatings with several ECO-Labels.

Wax-additives are used to improve different properties of a powder coating. Depending on the wax type the degassing and leveling, the scratch resistance or the gloss can be improved. With special wax additives it is also possible to adjust a textured powder coating surface.

In this presentation the different wax dispersions which are bio-based or possible to use in coatings with Eco-Labels are introduced. The results of comparison tests in different coatings systems will be shown. Different wax types and properties will be introduced and the results of a study in powder coating primid and hybrid system will be shown.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Royce Mathews - Wax Business Development Manager
Company/Organization: Munzing US

Universal colorants are compatible with both waterborne and solventborne coatings. When universal POS colorants were developed more than 50 years ago, solvent based alkyd paints were a major part of the architectural market. Nowadays, the share of alkyd paints is so small that should be up for discussion if it is even necessary to use universal colorants at all.
Universal colorants are in essence regular waterborne colorants that are made “universal” by adding a large amount of low molecular weight, anionic surfactants. These types of surfactants are not ideal for typical waterborne paint properties like early water resistance, leaching, blocking, viscosity drop on tinting and the connected reduction in sag resistance.
We will present data comparing waterborne with universal colorants in several paint systems. We will also introduce some new ideas on pigmentation of POS tinting systems, discussing both pigment type as well as concentration.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Hersjel Wehrens - Technical Director
Company/Organization: Heubach Ltd.

Münzing’s high performance polymeric dispersants were developed to achieve long term dispersion stability with all kinds of pigments in water-based systems. This is due to the chemical structure of the dispersants which are based on a high molecular weight copolymer with hydrophobic/hydrophilic character, generated by the frequency and type of introduced side chains and functional groups. Different pigment anchoring groups are attached to provide use for organic, inorganic, and carbon black pigments. This chemistry has no negative influence on coatings properties like water resistance and film hardness. Some additional advantages include high color strength development, no foam generation, high pigment concentration with a low dispersant level and broad compatibility with various binder types. The presentation will cover the properties of the dispersants as well as the test results in various applications

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Leah Sullivan PhD - Lab Manager, Coatings Applications Group
Company/Organization: Munzing US

Michael Addition (MA) chemistry has been explored and developed for flooring applications. The development of a blocked catalyst and incorporation of kinetic additives have allowed formulators to tame and control the speed of the MA reaction. This novel technology exhibits excellent chemical resistance and the best balance between working time, appearance, and fast return to service.This MA technology is comprised of a wide variety of donor and acceptor resins, giving the formulator the ability to tailor coatings to meet specific performance goals..
Different combinations of resins and kinetic additives were explored to developed low VOC formulations for industrial flooring and were compared to an industry lead Polyaspartic coating. The MA-based system produced coatings that displayed outstanding chemical and physical properties, exterior durability, longer working times, excellent appearance, low volatile organic components (VOCs), and fast return to service. Another added value of this technology over traditional systems is the offering of a non-isocyanate (NISO) solution to customers who are looking to comply with increasing regulatory restrictions. It is possible to formulate flooring MA based floor coatings with VOC less than 50 g/L without the use of exempt solvents.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Ulises Brauer - Technical Service and Business Development Chemist
Company/Organization: allnex

Thanks to their unique characteristics, silicone materials have been widely used for various applications such as medical device, industrial coating, personal care.
Here, we are introducing our innovative silicone materials that are intended for long lasting water & stain repellent hydrophobic coatings. These silicone materials possess unique structures and reactive functional groups, which allow them to cure rapidly at room temperature and form a coating with excellent adhesion to substrate and good mechanical properties. In addition, the coating exhibits long-lasting high water/stain repellency, such as >100° water contact angle, < 30° water sliding angle, and low friction coefficient (<0.2). In this presentation, we will focus the discussion on the design of these special silicone materials and various factors that impact water repellency performance.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Dr. Jinyu Huang - Technical Manager
Company/Organization: Shin-Etsu Silicones of America

Formulating protective coatings can be especially challenging due to their high pigment content and higher applied film thickness. In solvent-borne protective coatings, higher molecular weight resins and solvents can help shoulder some of the burden of wetting pigments, building the correct viscosity profile, and reducing foam, thus inherently providing overall better product stability, application, and protection. However, the challenge is greater in protective waterborne coatings, due to the high surface tension of water and the low viscosity of their binder dispersions. Many of the established additives on the market are not efficient enough to address the performance required and can also negatively affect corrosion resistance. Three new technologies have been developed for waterborne epoxies and other aqueous systems that address pigment dispersion, rheology, and defoaming concerns of waterborne protective coatings without sacrificing substrate protection.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Martin Kays - Technical Support Manager – Sales and Distribution
Company/Organization: BYK Additives and Instruments

Environmental impact and the circular economy are the most significant drivers behind the recent advance of sustainable coatings development. Furthermore, consumers are now more aware of the long-term impact of products on the environment, driving the coatings industry to develop more sustainable paints and coatings from partially or wholly biobased renewable resources and materials.
Michelman recently developed a product portfolio of biobased surface modifiers for coatings to help the industry transition to a more circular economy and achieve current and future sustainability goals. These biobased modifiers have been formulated with natural waxes, have a bio-content of >80%, and were assessed for performance benefits such as abrasion, scratch resistance, and matting. Formulated into acrylic and PUD clear systems, the materials were tested for performance and then compared to synthetic wax. A standard synthetic wax was used for lab testing purposes and as a lab control. All lab testing was done per American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and Master Painters Institute (MPI) standards.
This study summarizes the testing of matting and scratch & abrasion resistance of the biobased vs. synthetic modifiers. In all three results, the biobased modifier performed either as well or better than the synthetic.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Emily Curry - Manager, Global Marketing
Company/Organization: Michelman

Stimuli-responsive polymer coatings have been paid attention due to their unique abilities to change surface properties in response to an external stimulus. These smart coatings have demonstrated great promise for emerging applications in self-cleaning, food packaging, haptics and healthcare products. Liquid crystalline elastomers are slightly crosslinked polymers containing rigid liquid crystal mesogen segments. The coupling of polymer networks to the orientational order of liquid crystals enables mechanical response of liquid crystalline elastomers to external stimuli such as light, temperature or electric field. Polymer coatings made from liquid crystal elastomers exhibit reversible changes in surface roughness or color under such external stimuli. In this work, we report on a series of polyurethane liquid crystalline elastomers containing interpenetrating polymer networks. Various factors are examined including type of polyols, chain extenders, crosslinkers and interpenetrating networks. Liquid crystalline microstructures, thermal properties and mechanical properties of the designed materials are investigated. The structure and property correlation of the liquid crystalline elastomers is addressed. Our work may provide a facile way to strengthen liquid crystalline elastomers for potential smart coatings.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Shanju Zhang, PhD - Associate Professor
Company/Organization: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

This talk discusses the various blade designs that fit onto dispersers. It includes videos of blades running in oil with different density medias to show the flow patterns. The talk also discusses the best way to size blades and where to place them in the tank of optimum performance.

Topics covered will be:
–Difference Between Dispersing & Mixing
–How to Size Blades
–Optimum Tank Configurations
–Flow Patterns for the Different Blade Designs
–Videos of Different Blade Designs and Flow Patterns During Mixing

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Daniyel Firestone - President
Company/Organization: Norstone Inc.

1.5-Nanometer Heteroatom Titanates and Zirconates as invented and developed by the author since 1973 are shown to reduce the viscosity of inorganic/organic materials; increase flow and strength of polymers; functionalize the pigment/filler/fiber interface; prevent corrosion and aging; promote adhesion; increase thermal and electrical conductivity; deagglomerate and disperse nano-particulates of all types in the organic or water phase; and patented applications disclosed in several thousand ACS CAS abstracted works by other investigators. The WCS PowerPoint presentation will review some of the more interesting recent and historical developments coatings, inks, adhesives and sealants, thermoplastics and advanced composites with an emphasis on UV+EB coatings applications. Tables, Figures and References will be used to teach the Six Functions of the Titanate Molecule and why they often perform better than silanes or other surfactants.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Salvatore J. Monte - President
Company/Organization: Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc.

Perfect defoamer performance starts even before the defoamer is added to the paint. Over the years, there has been several changes to paint formulation and application that has led to changes in defoamer synthesis to meet the growing demands in efficiency.

The process starts with syncing up the defoamer to the coating type. Variances in gloss and pigment load can lead to different defoamer demands. This can also be attributed to the different production methods.

Paint application must also be accounted for. Whether the coating will be applied by brush or by spray (or both) can require different types of defoamer chemistry for optimal performance.

In this presentation we will cover all the prerequisites for selecting the right defoamer for your paint. In the end, you will be able to eliminate foam and minimize unwanted defects.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Christopher Mosinski - North America End Use Manager
Company/Organization: BYK USA Inc.

Surveys have shown that brightly colored goods sell for 10-20% higher price than those with neutral shades. In grocery and department stores, brilliant appearance goods are strategically displayed to attract consumers. Bright and high chroma colors are generally associated with better quality and offer choices over the competition. Consumers today desire a variety of options to color coordinate home interiors & bathrooms, and in household appliances, like hair dryers, glass ware etc. Small vehicles like Golf Carts, Scooters and E-Bikes painted in a variety of special and metallic finishes increase the market penetration. This presentation will describe unique set of colorants that are suitable to formulate such finishes for appliances, vehicles, consumer goods, and many other applications. These colorants are bright (high chroma), have excellent performance, and are based on halogen free pigments. The array of colorants allows formulators the flexibility to produce a variety of appearances on metal, wood, plastics, and other substrates in a relatively short time. These colorants are suitable for automatic dispensing machines, and compared to dyes, there is no risk of bleeding and migration. In addition, these can be easily used for complex shades (e.g. with effect pigments), and special effect appearances created by application over light and dark substrates and varying the film thickness. This all translates to better color choices in a “While You Wait” set up that improves a product’s value and attracts customer; all with the help of brilliantly colored coatings.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Dr. Romesh Kumar - Sr. Technical Sales Manager for North America
Company/Organization: Clariant Colorants Solutions

Adhesion is one of the most important properties of both decorative and protective coatings. Coatings have to provide excellent adhesion to many different or even mixed substrates and even overcome the hurdles created by poorly prepared or cleaned surfaces. The adhesion between different paint layers is also critical to the long-term performance of industrial coatings. As the demand for better adhesion increases, and regulations continue to limit formulation freedom, additives that can help to improve adhesion become more critical. This can be particularly challenging for water-based and high solids formulations.

There are many different approaches to improving the adhesion of paint, both chemical and mechanical. Polyester resins are a class of additives that can improve the adhesion of high solids and water-based coatings to different surfaces. These additives combine flexible polymer chain segments with different functional groups that can provide adhesion and interaction with different surfaces and binders to enhance adhesion and other physical properties of a coating formulation. Originally developed for solvent-based coatings, newer generation polyester adhesion promoters have been developed for water-based and high solids applications.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Maria Nargiello - Head of Applied Research & Technology - Americas
Company/Organization: Evonik Corporation

A major challenge within the coating industry is to formulate more environmentally acceptable end products that comply with increasingly restrictive governmental regulations on volatile organic compounds. Application, performance, and formulating challenges include wetting over low energy surfaces, foam, water sensitivity, rheology, flow and leveling.

This presentation will review the chemistry, theory, mechanism and application of various surfactant types with an emphasis on ABA structured surfactants for waterborne applications. Topics covered will compare the structures and behavior of both nonionic and ionic surfactants.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Sam Morell - President
Company/Organization: SamMorell.com

Sam Morell is a Chemical Engineering graduate of New York University and founder of S.P. Morell and Company, a specialty chemicals distributor servicing the Northeast region of the U.S. After retiring from S.P. Morell and Company in 2014, he founded samMorell.com; a specialty chemicals consulting firm. His work experience includes both technical, sales and marketing positions at Rohm and Haas, BASF and Air Products and Chemicals.
Mr. Morell has authored numerous articles on additives, pigments, and resins in a wide array of publications including PCI Magazine, Coatings World, The American Ink Maker, and Adhesives Age. He has also presented technical papers, short courses and workshops at various regional, national and international symposiums including The American Coatings Show, The Waterborne Symposium, The European Coatings Show and Coatings Trends and Technologies.

Water-based paints and Coatings are highly susceptible to microbial contamination. Microbial growth in the wet state is usually expressed by a loss of product functionality and may include gas formation, bad odors and changes in pH, viscosity and color. Raw materials, water quality, storage tanks, piping, and filters are just a few of the areas that can affect the overall effectiveness and protection of Paint and Coating Systems. For long-term wet state protection of paints & coatings, effective levels of in-can preservatives are needed to maintain the integrity of the products. In order to optimize the preservative efficacy in the finished paint product, the development and implementation of a detailed plant hygiene protocol is essential. Preservatives are added to Paints and Coatings to maintain the integrity of the product and not to make up for poor housekeeping. This presentation will outline the steps needed to optimize the plant hygiene to effectively ensure the preservation of Paints & Coating

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Thomas Sames - Technical Marketing BL BIO NAFTA
Company/Organization: LANXESS Corporation, USA

Newest scientific research has shown that common risk assessments for hybrid mixtures of inflammable vapors and combustible dust are completely wrong. The main parameters limiting save conditions are Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE), Minimum Ignition Temperature (MIT), Lower Explosion Limit (LOL) and Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC). These parameters – available in MSDS sheets for liquids and powders – are not valid in hybrid mixtures. Their levels are reduced tremendously – which causes an increased risk of severe explosions and which enlarges the dangerous zone. Measures must be taken that go far beyond simply avoiding electrical sparks.
Combustible powders like organic pigments, resins, thickeners, coated silica, fillers etc. are added in traditional dissolvers on top of inflammable liquids. This always creates dangerous hybrid mixtures. Just pouring powder into such a hybrid zone or agitating low conductive liquid could already cause ignitions by static electricity, since the MIE is up to 10 times lower than for each single powder or liquid. Every hot motor, bearing, seal, rotating tool or sensor is now a potential source of ignition.
The presentation summarizes new available scientific results and demonstrates a technology to prevent from that risk completely, for new installations and for existing systems as well.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Dr. Hans-Joachim Jacob - Senior Process Engineer
Company/Organization: y s t r a l    g m b h

Are moonshot goals and blockbuster budgets required to achieve sustainability? Can a coatings formulator advance sustainability without expending a lot of time and money? This presentation outlines how to look at achieving sustainability as an incremental process worthwhile on its own merits. Contrasting this to the clean sheet of paper concept driven by the external forces such as certification programs. How can everyday formulation habits be structured to incorporate sustainable principles?

Sustainable elements can be incorporated into coatings formulations in many ways, from using renewably sourced raw materials to extending product life cycles by improving performance. Deciding to look for small opportunities to make sustainable changes is the first step. Strategies to accomplish within the UN Sustainable Development Goals will be highlighted.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Wally Kesler - Group Leader - Product Development
Company/Organization: Dunn Edwards Paints

Paints designed for masonry surfaces face challenging service environments. They must withstand application to alkaline surfaces while providing excellent resistance to water, dirt pickup, and efflorescence. Versatic acid ester copolymers have a long history of use in decorative coatings. Like 100% acrylics, versatic acid ester copolymers may be APEO-free and formulated to produce very low VOC coatings. In many situations these hydrophobic copolymers match and outperform acrylic technologies that have been the accepted North American standard for decades. To understand the basis for strong performance, polymer structures resulting from incorporation of branched VeoVa monomers are visualized and compared to structure of acrylic copolymers.

Performance of paints using a new binder designed from versatic acid ester copolymer technology are compared with fully formulated paints based on acrylic polymer systems. Formulation styles reviewed include high PVC paints, exterior flat paint, and masonry paint. The results demonstrate the strengths of versatic acid ester copolymers for achieving the best hydrophobic character, water resistance, apparent hardness, dirt pickup resistance, and efficient pigment binding.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Neal Rogers - Business Development Manager
Company/Organization: Vinavil

In-can skinning is a common phenomenon throughout the paint industry. Oxidatively cured resins, such as solvent borne, high solid and low VOC alkyds are especially susceptible to in-can skinning due to the reaction that occurs with the resin in the paint and the oxygen trapped at the surface of the can. The leading industry additive to prevent skinning in alkyd paints has been MEKO (Methyl-ethyl-ketoxime) for decades, but with increased efforts for more sustainable, non-toxic products, MEKO has been facing strict regulatory pressures. MEKO is currently classified as a carcinogen and Europe and Canada have proposed regulations that would require lower amounts of MEKO to be used in finished paints, making it difficult to prevent in-can skin formation. Due to the decreased use of MEKO in final formulations, formulators worldwide are looking for MEKO-free alternatives that can balance good dry times while preventing in-can skinning. This paper will discuss formulating solutions that use MEKO-free alternatives in combination with high-performance catalysts for optimum paint performance benefits while preventing in-can skinning for sustainable coatings.

Location: Champagne 1

Speaker: Kellie Salerno - Technical Service Specialist
Company/Organization: Borchers: A Milliken Brand

Vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers dominate the contractor applied architectural paint market due to their excellent application properties and cost-performance balance. Advancements in vinyl acrylic technology now provides the potential to expand the use of these emulsion polymers in areas where high performance specifications, such as MPI, are of primary importance.

This talk will address these advances in vinyl acrylic latex chemistry that provide the ability to formulate economical paints with performance beyond current standards. Some of the conventional ways to achieve improved performance will be discussed, along with the drawbacks of those approaches. Some novel approaches for achieving improved performance with 100% vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers will be discussed. Improving non-spec performance like improved TiO2 efficiency and maintaining cross-sheen scrub resistance will also be discussed. Finally, the balancing of these architectural performance targets will be presented.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Jeremy L. Grove, PhD - Research Scientist
Company/Organization: Arkema Coating Resins

There is an undeniable trend towards sustainable and bio-based paints, driven by consumers and increasing regulatory pressure (Europe). Developing such products can be challenging. A good start is the use of natural and renewable stabilizers and suspending agents. Colloidal Microcrystalline cellulose (cMCC) is such a material. It is obtained by co-processing microcrystalline cellulose with a hydrocolloid, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC). cMCC scores >90% natural when using ISO 16128 test methods, meaning it is considered natural, renewable and enables the formulation of bio-based paints. When activated under shear, cMCC forms a 3-dimentional network of insoluble particles. This network enables particle suspension, emulsion stability and heat / freeze stability. A unique characteristic of cMCC is its ability to provide those functional benefits at low viscosity. Experiments showed that cMCC is especially effective in suspending TiO2 and other inorganic or organic pigments. It has excellent compatibility with other rheology modifiers or formulation components. Compared to clays, cMCC significantly improved poorly-stabilized formulations with limited impact on viscosity. Data also showed that cMCC can reduce the use level of other rheology modifiers, therefore, optimizing the rheological profile with no or very limited cost impact.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Hui Shirley Yang, PhD - Principal Investigator
Company/Organization: IFF

Lowering cost while maximizing performance for optimum formulation is an evolving design challenge. And do all concrete surfaces need the same performance protection? In this workshop, we will walk-through the selection process checklist for proper adhesion, hardness, blush and chemical resistance, hot-tire pickup and more. Plus, we will talk about how compositional values affect your formulation such as resin selection, volatile organic content and additives. Beginners and guru-formulators welcome as we discuss optimizing your coating formulation for concrete protection.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Terri John
Company/Organization: Synthomer

SynMatter™ has developed a new class of patent-pending multifunctional smart coating additives that deliver performance features like corrosion resistance, superhydrophobicity and surface self-cleaning for water-based, solvent-based or powder coatings. Upon exposure to changes in pH associated with corrosion, the additives release encapsulated corrosion inhibitors preventing further metal deterioration. Simultaneously, they impart hydrophobicity, preventing water intrusion throughout the coating and imparting surface self-cleaning effects. The combination of active and passive corrosion protection is designed to reduce the number of typical coating layers required on metal surfaces from three to two, while doubling the service life of protective coatings. The increase in service life with less coating layers needed for protection results in a savings of 25-50% for the asset owner. Because the SynMatter™ smart additives are a dynamic platform technology, future developments include antimicrobial, antiviral and self-disinfecting coatings.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Benjamin Pearman, PhD - COO
Company/Organization: SynMatter LLC

Air pollution is one of the world’s largest environmental health risks. Moreover, the level of hazardous air pollutants can be five times higher in indoor air than outdoor air. Much of the pollution found indoors comes from VOCs emitted from carpets, furniture, electronics, household cleaners and other synthetic materials. Chronic exposure to these invisible toxins, such as formaldehyde, can create long-term health problems. Due to a multitude of formaldehyde sources commonly found within indoor environments, it is a significant challenge to address the emission of each source individually. Therefore, an attractive solution to reducing indoor formaldehyde levels is through a chemical remediation or scavenging system. One of the emerging trends for the effective removal of indoor air contaminants is the use of functional coatings. We demonstrate how the unique functionality of amino alcohols can help improve indoor air quality by providing high-efficiency formaldehyde scavenging performance when used in waterborne architectural paints and construction applications. Amino alcohol additives are highly effective at low dosages and do not require major reformulation work, enabling the creation of functional coatings to improve indoor air quality.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Mark Langille - Customer Application Specialist
Company/Organization: ANGUS Chemical Company

Newly developed Cashew NutShell Liquid (CNSL) based epoxy curing agents are solvent free with high bio-content and provide solutions to growing health and environmental concerns over use of Benzyl alcohol and free Phenol in flooring formulations. Those CNSL-based curing agents exhibit unique features to benefit floor coatings: fast cure at low temperatures for quick return-to-service; excellent blush and water resistance suitable for harsh cure conditions; and superb adhesions to damp and contaminated concrete. They also demonstrated outstanding anti-corrosion performances and excellent adhesions over metal substrates, which are desirable attributes for formulating high solid and solvent free protective coatings.
In this paper Cardolite will introduce novel CNSL curing agents and present their unique properties and benefits that suitable for floor coatings and protective coatings.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Yun Mi Kim - Technical Marketing Director
Company/Organization: Cardolite Corporation

Low VOC is still a driver for coatings applications with the ultimate goal to be near zero VOC. Water reducible alkyds have been used for years for lower VOC applications, but are limited in producing ultra-low VOC systems and have poor shelf stability due to hydrolysis. Alkyd emulsions were developed to further advance the goal to achieve near zero VOC coatings and enhance the shelf stability of such coatings.
Alkyd emulsions are versatile for a range of end use applications. Long oil alkyd emulsions are used for wood stains. Medium oil alkyd emulsions are used for high gloss trim enamels. Chain stopped alkyd emulsions are used for industrial metal primers, non-highway pavement markings and direct to metal (DTM). Modified alkyd emulsions find a variety of end uses from black top sealers to concrete and stone sealers. Overall, alkyd emulsions show improved performance over traditional waterborne petroleum based acrylic resins. This paper will explore the versatility of alkyd emulsions to solve your low VOC and sustainability coating needs.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Michael Knight - R&D and Technical Service Manager, Coatings
Company/Organization: POLYNT Composites USA, Inc.

Increasing external temperatures associated with climate change has led to extremely high energy costs for heating and cooling the built environment. Paints and coatings cover the largest surface area of any structure and as such act as the first layer of protection for modifying internal and external temperature variations. EnKoat, an NSF-funded advanced materials startup company, a spin-off from Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, has developed a new coating technology to reduce heating and cooling costs. Their innovative formulation approach based on parametric energy modeling has led to the discovery of a patent-pending novel combination of ingredients that helps reduce surface temperatures up to 8° F and saves 10-20% on energy usage. This approach can be used for the development of architectural coating formulations such as stucco, plaster, and paint to reduce temperature swings and shift the peak building energy load to off-peak hours. Field studies have demonstrated energy savings of up to 20% for EnKoat-modified coatings applied to the roof of classrooms at ASU. As zero net energy building regulations continue to spread throughout the U.S. and Europe, new approaches to addressing energy reduction in buildings is essential to meeting regulatory codes for new and retrofit buildings. The EnKoat team will discuss how energy modeling can accelerate the temperature-regulating performance of coatings applied to the building envelope as well as help reduce stress to the electrical grid.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Dr. Aashay Arora - Chief Technology Officer
Company/Organization: EnKoat

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Yong Zhang - Technical Services Manager
Company/Organization: Huntsman Corporation

Lubrizol has developed new water-borne resin technology that utilizes polyamide-based polyols as the soft segment in polyurethane coatings. Novel polyamide-polyurethane polymers have recently been introduced to the market for use as protective metal topcoats, offering high levels of hardness, chemical resistance, and durability similar to solvent-borne systems but in an easy to use 1K water-borne system. This work expands on that concept to create DTM capable polyamide-polyurethane coatings by addressing the challenges of film formation, adhesion, and corrosion resistance on CRS substrates. When analyzed by SEM/TEM it was found that within pigmented polyamide coatings, voids/ pores form throughout the film localized at polymer-pigment interfaces. This void formulation was studied as a function of VOC content, polymer particle size, and PVC to better understand these interactions and maximize coating performance. Performance was evaluated through EIS and salt spray analysis then benchmarked against an array of conventional protective coatings.

Location: Versailles 3/4

Speaker: Eric A. Broz - Technical Marketing Manager – Resins & Polymers
Company/Organization: Lubrizol Advanced Materials

Obtaining One Coat Hide is an ongoing demand in Architectural Coatings. With the available technology it is challenging to achieve the desired hide with minimal coats. One of the factors that controls the hide is the volume solids of the coating. Higher volume solids= better hide. Current rheology modifiers available to the industry are very efficient for high volume solids paints resulting in inferior application properties. We have developed rheology modifiers that are specifically designed to work in synergy with high volume solids formula and this presentation will explain how that is obtained. In addition to performance, higher solids paints lead to more sustainable coating solutions.

High Solids Paint Formula leads to a greener/ more sustainable coating with reduced costs to the consumer
 Reduction in VOC: Less coats= less VOC
 Reduction in product usage
 Reduction in applied coats= reduced cost

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Chitra Jeurkar - Global Director of Architectural Coatings
Company/Organization: Elementis

The conversion from solvent based to waterborne coatings continues all across a wide array of applications and to all regions of the world. As progress is made in this area, maintaining the high performance properties of solvent based systems in waterborne formulations remain to be a major challenge. Over the past few years, a lot of effort has been devoted to improve the performance of the waterborne coatings to resemble solvent based systems. In this study, a series of latex polymers were prepared through emulsion polymerization route. Here the functional group is incorporated during the polymerization, onto the backbone of the resin with the goal of improving the performance like adhesion to various substrates as well as corrosion resistance. These resins are the used in different grades of coating formulations. Evaluation of the different coatings formula containing functional monomers for corrosion resistance, adhesion promotion and water resistance for a number of waterborne architectural and industrial coating applications are summarized in this presentation.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Joey Ruiz, PhD - Principal Scientist
Company/Organization: Solvay – Novecare

As the coatings industry faces tighter regulations, many markets including industrial, flooring, and automotive have begun to formulate low VOC coatings. Formulations such as 2K urethane, moisture cure and melamine bake, continue to face similar problems with settling, gloss retention, and sag resistance. This presentation will focus on rheology additives to help solve these problems in solvent borne and solvent free formulations. The liquid over-based calcium sulfonate technology is excellent for sag control with the added benefit of being post addable. Lastly, our newest product features a much desired zero VOC benefit as well. Together, these features provide a solution to a growing need in the coatings industry.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Pamela Levesque - Market Segment Manager- Coatings Additives
Company/Organization: King Industries

As the Coatings Industry strives to meet increasingly lower VOC targets, achieving good film formation in waterborne systems without sacrificing other coating properties has become difficult. While low-VOC coalescing agents have been developed, they often impact hardness and blocking resistance of the resultant coatings because they remain in the film. However, the discovery of unique multifunctional wetting agents that also aid film coalescence – “coalescing surfactants” – has made it possible to solve several formulating challenges by using a single efficient additive.
This presentation will discuss the mechanism of latex film formation and describe how film coalescence is affected by solvents and traditional coalescing agents. Within this context, the physical and chemical properties of a few coalescing surfactants will be compared to those of common coalescing agents, and the mode of action of these remarkable additives will be explained. Furthermore, examples demonstrating how one can effectively formulate low-VOC industrial and decorative coatings using these coalescing surfactants will be described.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Ingrid Meier, PhD - Head of Applied Research & Technology, Decorative Coatings Americas
Company/Organization: Evonik Corporation

Polymers based on acrylic monomers have been used in the coatings industry since they were first synthesized, in the 1930’s. At first, such coatings were thermoplastic, and their performance was limited to the characteristics derived from the physically dried polymers. Later, starting in the 1950’s, crosslinkers such as melamine-formaldehyde resins (aminoplast resins) and isocyanates were developed and commercialized, leading to the growth of a new technology, that of thermoset acrylic polymers. Like many other industrial coating systems, one-component thermoset acrylic enamels (bake enamels), started off as solventborne systems. Compliance with increasingly stringent VOC legislation and an increased awareness of the importance of environmental stewardship have driven the development of many new lower VOC coating technologies. Throughout the globe, the coatings industry continues to look for more environmentally friendly solutions with acceptable cost-performance balance. One such solution is to convert solventborne systems to equivalent waterborne ones. The focus of this paper is the evolution of high-performance one-component acrylic-melamine topcoats, from their solventborne origins, through waterborne dispersions, leading to emulsion-based systems. The performance characteristics of coatings made with these polyols are also demonstrated, in comparison with solventborne systems.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Marcelo Herszenhaut - Market Development Manager Americas, Versatics
Company/Organization: Hexion Inc.

This presentation will discuss the use of a mixture of mineral salts to improve pH stabilization and provide long shelf life in water-based paint formulations. When used in water based systems as a replacement for organics, the mixture shows im-proved pH stability, zero VOC and odorless pH control. The mixture may also enable fulfillment of several important European ecolabels.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Miguel Herrera - Market Development Manager
Company/Organization: Omya Inc.

Surfactant leaching resistance in an important parameter in the development of acrylic binders and in the formulation of architectural paints. Surfactant leaching occurs when moisture accumulates at the surface of a film and enables exudation of water-soluble components which can leave undesirable surface defects upon evaporation. A number of tests are used by industry to evaluate surfactant leaching performance, such as a water spot test (ASTM D7190) and a continual condensation test (ASTM D4585). Unfortunately, these and other current laboratory test methods often present misleading results and show poor correlation to real-world performance. Additionally, there is no cohesive test method to evaluate surfactant leaching performance. A newly developed test based on extensive exterior exposure modeling has been shown to be valuable indicator of surfactant leaching performance and has enabled the development of acrylic emulsions with excellent surfactant leaching resistance properties.

Location: Champagne 3/4

Speaker: Christopher Savittieri - Senior Chemist
Company/Organization: EPS - Engineered Polymer Solutions

For any manufacturing environment that involves painting, the paint process is the most expensive process in the plant. It is the most expensive to build and operate, and accounts for more rework and scrap than any other department.
Setting up a new part or paint color is a tedious process. Robot companies have created complex simulation programs to “shorten” this timeline, but they depend on many assumptions which can result in defects, missed deadlines, scrap, etc. Checking the result of these simulations requires painting and curing parts, then spending countless hours inspecting each part to determine if the process was successful. Each defect can require hours or even days to resolve…
SprayVision is an innovative approach to process analysis. Voted “2020 Idea of the Year”, it allows painters to analyze the results of the painting process “in the wet” in minutes – eliminating the curing process. This can cut hours, even days, from the setup process. Moreover, it establishes baselines for atomizer performance and spray patterns which can be checked periodically to assure that the parts to be painted will be of expected quality with no “surprises”.
This represents a “game changer” in the painting industry.

Location: Champagne 2

Speaker: Michael R. Bonner - Vice President of Engineering & Technology
Company/Organization: Saint Clair Systems, Inc.

Nanoparticles are difficult to handle and to disperse in a manufacturing environment. Carbon nanotubes are a special subset of nanoparticles that contain their own set of regulations and difficulties. Chromaflo created single walled carbon nanotube dispersions (SWNCT) that can be used for coatings and/or colorants in coatings. This takes the potential issues of handling SWCNT out of paint companies’ plants with the replacement of easy-to-use dispersions or colorants that can contain SWCNT. Imagine using an electrostatic dissipative floor coating in colors other than grey and dark grey. Or improving properties such as hardness, chemical resistance, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and impact strength with minimal effect on color. The following presentation discusses the SWCNT dispersions, potential use in colorant dispersions, types of improved gains, advantages, disadvantages, and color sacrifice, if necessary.

Location: Versailles 1/2

Speaker: Andrew Bartlett - Product Development Team Lead
Company/Organization: Chromaflo Technologies