Principles and phenomena, being associated with production, stability, application and lifetime of coatings and inks will be discussed in this online course. Jochum Beetsma will tackle typical behaviour of liquid systems like dispersion, stability and rheology. We will see how solid raw materials, being pigments and fillers, influence virtually all system properties.
Summary of the topics as included in the e-Training Course:
- Properties of liquid systems: rheology, solids content, VOC, colloidal stability, sedimentation and wear of equipment.
- Properties of films: adhesion, flexibility, permeability, corrosion resistance, hardness, abrasion resistance, sandability, chemical resistance, hiding power and colour strength.
- Key properties of solid raw materials: particle size, particle shape, specific surface area, oil adsorption value, Critical Pigment Volume Concentration, Moh hardness, surface composition, post-treatment, pH, density and fastness.
- Link between properties of solid raw materials and properties of complete systems and films resulting from those systems.