{"id":138883,"date":"2024-02-07T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=138883"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T07:04:09","slug":"anything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-sustainable-paint-and-coatings-the-perfecoat-webinar-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/anything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-sustainable-paint-and-coatings-the-perfecoat-webinar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you ever wanted to know about sustainable paint and coatings:\u00a0The PERFECOAT\u00a0Webinar Series\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Starting on 5 March 2024 the CBE JU funded research project PERFECOAT <\/a>launches its upcoming webinar series to present bio-based compounds for sustainable paints and coatings as well as end applications to young researchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European paints and coatings market is projected to grow from USD 37.2 billion in 2023 to USD 41.6 billion by 2028 (Markets and Markets, 2023). While a majority of currently used ingredients are fossil-based, prospects show an increasing demand for sustainable paints and coatings, especially in the professional and DIY (Do it yourself) industries. To enable a smooth transition from fossil to sustainable products, the industry is in desperate need for high performance bio-based solutions especially for bio-polymers and lipids, binders, fillers, pigments and additives like functional nanomaterials. These major component groups combined account for nearly 70% of the ingredients (American Coatings Association, 2023). In the first two years of examination, the EU funded research project PERFECOAT<\/a> successfully developed innovative bio-based solutions, from bio-waste and agricultural residues. These will be tested in the formulation of three use-cases: UV-curable clear coatings for wood, waterborne trim paints for DIY, and waterborne wall paints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this project stage, the partners successfully developed bio-based polymers and lipids, binders, fillers, fungal pigments and dyes, as well as different additives like functional nanomaterials. These cover a variety of performance requirements like paint texture and grip, clarity, flexibility, UV resistance (no yellowing) as well as drying and curing time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first webinar \u201cTowards bio-based paints and coatings \u2013 Fundamentals and an introduction to the PERFECOAT project\u201d international experts will introduce the basics of paint and coatings formulation and address the potential of bio-based solutions in this field. A historic overview will address paint and coating applications and discuss the performance requirements for newly developed solutions and challenges in novel applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curious? Register for the first webinar with speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n