#coatings

TCL #20: Key updates in Cleantech, Carbon Capture, Polymers & Pharma. Read more: https://karanmaindan.com/p/690d4ace-c75a-4a61-8b11-6f80b75afef0/

Topics:
#Cleantech #CarbonCapture #MaterialsScience #Mergers #Biotech #Recycling #DrugDiscovery #MedicalDevices #Polymers #Coatings #Energy

‘#ForeverChemicals’ – the part of cleaning you don’t want to last

"Notable categories of cleaners that either may contain, or have historically contained, PFAS are:

- glass and hard surface cleaners
- fabric, upholstery, and #CarpetCleaners and treatments
- #waxes and polishes for #floors, #furniture, #cars and #boat vessels
- dishwashing rinse aids
- #AerosolPropellant-based #cleaners and #AirFresheners
- #paints and #coatings.

"Floor sealers and finishes – products that cure into a film once applied – often contain PFAS. During floor stripping and waxing, PFAS concentrations in dust and air particulate matter were one order of magnitude greater than typical residential indoor air and two orders of magnitude greater than outdoor air, according to a 2022 study.

"But now the cleaning products #Industry wants to keep consumers in the dark about the use of these chemicals in their brands. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in Congress on behalf of leading household cleaning product makers that would deny Americans the right to know about #ToxicChemicals in cleaning products.

"The manufacturer #Reckitt applauded Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) for introducing the bill, which would rob consumers of crucial information about the ingredients in their products. Reckitt makes popular household brands like #Lysol, #Woolite, #AirWick, #Vanish, #Calgon, among many others.

And industry giant #SCJohnson
called for a 'clear federal standard' on disclosing ingredients, knowing any such standard could take a decade or longer. The company manufactures #Glade, #Drano, #Pledge, #ScrubbingBubbles, #Shout and #Windex, along with many other products, including #Ziploc."

Read more:
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/10/forever-chemicals-part-cleaning-you-dont-want-last

#PFAS #PFOS #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PFOA #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #FoodPackaging #Plastics #FireFightingFoam #Firefighters #Health #Mining #Lubricants #Electronics #Cosmetics #PFNA #PFHxS #PFB #GenXChemicals
#Toxic #DowChemical #DuPont #3M #BASF #Teflon #RainWater #DrinkingWater

Transparent lignin nanoparticles for superhydrophilic antifogging coatings and photonic films

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138589472304696X?via%3Dihub

#research #science #engineering #coatings #materials #glasses

The same thin film interference effect is used for lens #coatings (and glasses) to minimise reflection, and to max transmission. As this process depends on the wavelength, it doesn’t work equally well for all colours, leading to slightly coloured glasses. #SummerOfPhysics 14/n

Are you a #researcher working on the development of novel #sustainable #materials?

Then this #scientific #conference might be of interest
RT @BIOnTop_Project: Abstract submission OPEN
Conference on Innovations on #Sustainablematerials for #Textiles #Coatings #Films and their applications
11 May 2023 Düsseldorf, Germany
Join us for this exciting discussion
https://biontop.eu/final_event.php
#novelmaterials #biobasedmaterials

: https://n.respublicae.eu/CORDIS_EU/status/1623687337132584961

RT @MOZARTEUProject: Check out how @MOZARTEUProject will support the integration of its #technologies and advancement into the industry facilitating the adoption of #SSbD frameworks: a #DecisionSupportingTool developed by @AxiaInnovation.
For more:https://www.mozart-project.eu/safe-and-sustainable-by-design-ssbd/
#HorizonEU #coatings #nickel

: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_HaDEA/status/1605488118609588224

An #introduction. Am passionate about #polymer and #colloid #science. Our #research takes a #chemeng approach to #GreenRecovery of polymer colloids. We work closely with a variety of #industry in areas such as #personalcareproducts , #coatings, #adhesives, #rheology modifiers. Love teaching the #nextgeneration of #sustainable scientists at #WarwickUni. Also passionate about #diversity #equality and #lgbtq communities.