The Chemistry and Physics of Coatings

edited by Peter White0-85404-656-9, 0854046046, 9780854046041

Table of contents :
The Chemistry and Physics of Coatings, Second Edition……Page 2
1 Economics and the Environment: The Role of Coatings……Page 13
2 Present and Future Coatings Legislation and the Drive to Compliance……Page 20
3 The Rheology of Coatings……Page 38
4 Film Formation……Page 58
5 Performance Properties of Coatings……Page 76
6 Binders for Conventional Coatings……Page 108
7 Binders for High Solids and Solvent-free Coatings……Page 163
8 Binders for Water-Borne Coatings……Page 213
9 Inorganic and Hybrid Coatings……Page 249
10 Coatings Components Beyond Binders……Page 279
11 The Science and Art of Paint Formulation……Page 329
12 Application and Applications……Page 359
Glossary……Page 372
Subject Index……Page 386