Projects / Programmes
Pigment dispersion in powder coatings
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
2.02.05 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Chemical engineering |
Polymer engineering |
Code |
Science |
Field |
P352 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Surface and boundary layery chemistry |
P370 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Macromolecular chemistry |
powder coatings, metal flake pigments, mica flake pigments, dispersion, particle distribution, particle orientation, scanning electron microscopy, surface etching with oxygen plasma, colorimetry, colour matching
Researchers (5)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
18635 |
Tatjana Filipič |
|
Researcher |
2002 - 2003 |
24 |
2. |
08249 |
MSc Anton Hrovat |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
19 |
3. |
04423 |
PhD Marta Klanjšek Gunde |
Electronic components and technologies |
Head |
2002 - 2004 |
561 |
4. |
10429 |
PhD Miran Mozetič |
Electronic components and technologies |
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
1,352 |
5. |
17271 |
Helena Spreizer |
|
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
35 |
Organisations (2)
Abstract
Pigments dispersion in powder coatings will be optimised and studied by developing and applying methods of scanning electron microscopy, etching of the coating surface with the oxygen plasma and by using methods of colorimetry. The same methods will be used for the study of the influence of materials used in formulations and of production parameters on the particle size and pigment colur strength in powder coatings. Methods will be developed and used for the determination of the orientation and distribution of metal and mica pigments througout the cured powder coatings. This knowledge will give us the method for the formulation of the effective powder coatings with different colour hue and desired metallic effect. Different layers of cured powder coatings will be studied in order to get the information about specific properties and material concentration in each layer. These results will be used to study their influence on the anticorrosion properties of the powder coatings. The structure and the properties of the substrate will be studied for the same purpose.