..., and consequently the adhesive system easily penetrates through agro-fibres, and provides good bonding behaviour and high performance wood product (both quality and environmental by minimising formaldehyde emission or toxic gasses during board formation). Environmental impact Improvement Environmentally...

...Pooneh Kardar Purpose – The purpose of this work was to prepare a catalyst-free microcapsules as self-healing agent in an automotive clearcoat to improve the scratch resistance of coatings. Design/methodology/approach – In this research, microcapsule with isophorone diisocyanate (IDPI) core...

... Limited 2000 --> BRE initiative to improve coatings used in construction Keywords BRE, Coatings, Improvement, Construction industry BRE reports that it is to undertake a new project to improve the performance of paints and other coatings used in the construction industry...

...), higher improvement in the strength properties can be obtained when using the modified pigment instead of titanium dioxide and kaolin, but observes the reverse (i.e. a detrimental effect) at relatively high filler addition (8–10 percentage weight). Discovers that the optical properties of the modified...