https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-00875-1
Drying, film formation and open time of aqueous polymer dispersions
1
Institute of Thermal Process Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
2
Rhodia Recherches et Technologies, Aubervilliers, France
Corresponding author: ludwig@tvt.uka.de
Industry has invested significant time and effort to develop water-based paints and varnishes, that show a drying behaviour comparable to that of established solvent-based polymer solutions. To further improve the application properties - open time, film quality and compound distribution - of water-based formulations, it requires a fundamental understanding of the drying and film formation mechanism from colloidal dispersions. This is where this work wants to make a contribution using experimental data and model calculations.
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