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15.3 Soy-Based Low-Temperature Powder Coatings (Room 237-239)

11 Apr 18
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Session 15: Bio-Based Coatings, Session 15: Experimental Designs & Concepts

Powder coating is an inherently green technology combining solvent-free and high transfer efficiency processes. Incorporating biobased resins such as those derived from soybean oil introduces another layer of green attributes by utilizing sustainable and renewable feedstocks. Battelle is developing novel soy-based resins with advantageous melt flow properties with the goal of creating a low-temperature cure thermoset resin system suitable for temperature sensitive substrates such as medium density fiberboard (MDF), plastics and composites. Thus far a high biobased content resin (84%) has been prepared, formulated with conventional curatives and cured coatings produced with acceptable properties with temperatures down to 125°C on steel panels. In this effort Battelle is working closely with formulators and evaluators during development to address industry needs and speed commercial introduction.