Optimal Selection and Use of Surfactants

SpecialChem | J H Bieleman - Oct 17, 2011

Surfactants are main ingredients in coating additives, polymeric dispersions and coating formulations. Surfactants reduce the interfacial tension of liquids and solids and provide to coatings various functions such as pigment wetting, leveling and defoaming. The group of surfactants is very diverse and comprises products of various polarity, solubility and molecular sizes. Specific properties of main classes of surfactants are explained and specific features for the use in coating formulations are being demonstrated...
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- May 04, 2012
posted by Raymond Wattanaphan, R&D - Applied/ Formulation/ Product development at MKSLEO

Very good article - Nov 08, 2011
posted by pratap vaidya, R&D - Applied/ Formulation/ Product development at asian paints india ltd.
If you illustrate an example,on the calculation of the HLB value; it will be clear. Now it is still confusing. Pl. help....
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