The versatility of modern commercial house paints has ensured their use in a broad range of applications, including the protection and decoration of historic buildings, the coating of toys and furnitu
Despite its success, Farrow & Ball has stayed true to these origins. It is the quality of the paint, with its exceptional depth and subtlety of colour, that has made the company famous worldwide. Farr
From antiquity to the present day, color has been embedded with cultural meaning. Associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force, the color red has always been extremely difficult to achieve a
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This extensively updated and revised version builds on the success of the first edition featuring new discoveries in powder technology, spraying techniques, new coatings applications and testing tech
Written by an international team of contributors and soon to be a standard in the field, Environmental Aspects of Textile Dyeing reviews current legislation and key technologies which make textile dye
Modern paints and coatings offer an astounding variety of formulations that are used to improve the durability, appearance, and lifespan of countless products. From cars to furniture, computers, and m
Susan Meller focuses on her favorite textiles, the printed-cotten fabrics created and manufactured in Russia from about 1860 to 1960, speciafically for export to Central Asia. Virtually all the texti
The current book series that the organizers have prepared is based on a past symposium held at the National Fall ACS Meeting, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This book will provide a
Over the past 25 years coatings technologies have been influenced by the need to lower volatile organic contents (VOC) in order to comply with stricter environmental regulations as well as to reduce t
Color is one of the most basic means of human expression. It can connote mood, social standing, political alignment, or merely personal preference. In Colors, archaeologist and ethnologist Anne Varich
Third Edition brings acclaimed textthoroughly up to date with the latestorganic coatings technology Organic Coatings, Third Edition is an unparalleled reference and text for organic coatings technolo
Drawing from the third edition of The Coatings Technology Handbook, this text provides a detailed analysis of the raw materials used in the coatings, adhesives, paints, and inks industries. Coatings M
Drawn from the third edition of The Coatings Technology Handbook, this book focuses entirely on testing, experimental design, and strategies for selecting processing techniques in the coatings, adhesi
The Chemistry and Physics of Coatings provides an introduction to the science underpinning the paint (organic coatings) industry to graduate level chemists who may have no previous knowledge of polyme
Serving as an all-in-one guide to the entire field of coatings technology, this encyclopedic reference covers a diverse range of topics-including basic concepts, coating types, materials, processes, t
The book contains the results of the latest achievements of leading researchers from 9 countries in the field of diamond and diamond-like carbon, cubic boron nitride and other superhard materials; hig
A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the
Florio and Miller (both technical service group leaders for King Industries, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the paint and coating industry) present 16 papers that together are intended to s
