Waterbased Acrylates for Decorative Coatings

Waterbased Acrylates for Decorative Coatings

Manfred Schwartz and Roland BaumstarkVincentz VerlagHannover2001284 pp.ISBN 3-8787-726-6£69

Keywords: Publication, Dispersions

The book provides an overview of the production, properties and special features of water-based acrylate dispersions. Apart from the general introduction to the production of dispersions and paints, the authors provide information in special chapters on many different forms of application such as primers, masonry paints, interior paints, plasters, wood coatings and paints. The present situation regarding the production of binders and the formulation of decorative coatings is set out clearly. The book is aimed at experts in the field of coatings and raw materials as well as students and newcomers to the industry. Background information provides assistance with the selection and use of modern polymer dispersions.

Water-based polyacrylates are indispensable raw materials nowadays in the paints and coatings industry, where they are used as binders, dispersion resins and thickener polymers. Since being introduced on the market, pure acrylate and acrylate/styrene dispersions have proved to be environmentally acceptable and high quality binder alternatives to the solvent-based, air-drying alkyd resins predominantly used in the past.