clipping
an effective dispersion of pigments in fillers inwater-based,
solvent-basedandUV systems), andwater basedacrylic and
polyurethane reins (for properties like chemical strength,
hardnessandabrasion resistance). Thecombinationof these
technologies allows the formulation of performance wood
coatingsthatmeetcurrentandfuturemarketrequirements. In
addition,Braschemical introducedothersolutions itprovides
for thismarket.
Later, technicalconsultantLuisManuelRibeiroMota,director
atLMCoatingsAdviser, lecturedonthetheme“TitaniumDiox-
ideExtenders”.Titaniumdioxide isthe leadingwhitepigment
is coatings because of its power to effectively disperse the
visible light,deliveringwhitecolorandahighmattingpower.
Despite itsexcellentopticalandresistanceproperties,thecost
of titaniumdioxideconstantlymakes it thesubjectof studies
aimedatoptimizing itsuse inpaint formulationsat largeand
thus reducing their cost. This subjectwas discussed indetail
during thispresentation.
Thefollowing lecture, from Intertank,entitled“StainlessSteel
IBCs: Safety, Saving, and Legislation”,was deliveredby
the company’s chemical engineer Paulo Caetano. The
presentation covered the following topics: the scope
of stainless steel IBCs in relation to safety; how theme-
chanicalstrengthof IBCsstreamlinesthe logisticsprocess
and dissipates static, thereby minimizing risks of fire;
regulations, includingordinances issuedby Inmetroand
Resolution 420 of Brazil’s road transportation agency
ANTT;thesavingsprovidedbytheadvantagesofstainless
steel IBCsoverdrumsand largebulkcontainers,aswellas
otherpackagingmaterials;theenvironmentalprotection
intrinsicallyprovidedbysafetyvalves; and recyclingand
total control ofwaste.
TheafternoonperiodbeganwithWanaQuímica’s lecture
“New Performance Polymers for Road-Marking Paints
and SyntheticWater-Based Enables, and Performance
Additives forWashability”, deliveredby the company’s
salesdirectorRonaldoPeioandexecutivedirectorWalmir
Lopes.
