Thursday, 25 May 2023

Polyurethane Based Anti-Graffiti Coatings | Chapter 2 | Research Highlights in Science and Technology Vol. 2

 Anti-doodles coatings were synthesized from polyurethane with variable    concentration of silicon reduced polyacrylate with an - OH functional group. Various tests for judging the graffiti opposition of the coating included the calculations of contact angle of water drop on the sprayed covering, and visual evaluation of stain discharge and measurements of colour change. It was proved that the best performance was obtained by 5 wt. % of Silicone polyacrylate in pristine PU that demonstrated 95% stain removal. Despite bearing low machinelike properties of these coatings, they demonstrated extraordinary graffiti fighting. In order to improve the mechanical features of the coatings, nano-particle addition was considered. For improving machinelike properties, to a degree surface hardness, elastic modulus, and scratch opposition, nano-silica particles were additional. It was assured to have a coating accompanying even distribution of nano-silica atoms.  A 5 wt% nano-silica particles were found to build such covering with composition PU-5 wt% lubricator polyacrylate. Measurements of colour changes revealed that the addition of nanosilica particles had no impact on the material's opposition to graffiti.

Author(s) Details:

Anand S. Khanna,
Chairman, SSPC India, India.

Priyanka Adapala,
The Ohio State University, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RHST-V2/article/view/10607

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