Prospector’s contributing writers covered a huge range of coatings formulation topics in 2015. From powder coatings to inert pigments, we stocked our archive of evergreen content with the most useful information we could gather for coatings formulators. But what were the top 3 articles with the most readers last year? If you haven’t bookmarked them yet, now’s your chance…
1. The Differences Between Wetting Agents & Dispersants
Published in April of 2015, this article from coatings expert Jochum Beetsma clearly outlines the roles that wetting agents and dispersants play in coatings formulations. With illustrations and a handy reference chart, it’s easy to see why this article is one of 2015’s most-read.
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2. Hydrophobic Coatings Explained
Ron Lewarchik’s in-depth explanation of hydrophobic coatings from May, 2015 takes the reader through definitions of important terms, factors that contribute to hydrophobicity and gives a useful how-to on imparting “greater hydrophobicity to a coating system.”
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3. Surface Active Agents
What role do surfactants play in paints and and other products? Marc Hirsch’s September, 2015 article is an important reference on surfactants that includes the basics of surfactant chemistry and the classifications of surfactants.
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ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD PAPERS
very good and comprehensive articles.