Wood Coatings: Theory and Practice

by Franco Bulian, Jon Graystone

Overview

Wood Coatings addresses the factors responsible for the performance of wood coatings in both domestic and industrial situations. The term 'wood coatings' covers a broad range of products including stains, varnishes, paints and supporting ancillary products that may be used indoors or outdoors. Techniques for coating wood go back many centuries but in recent decades there has been a move towards more environmentally-friendly materials, for example, the use of water-borne rather than solvent-borne chemicals. A major objective of Wood Coatings is to explain the underlying factors that influence selection, application and general operational issues. Basic information on the chemistry and technology of coatings is included for the benefit of students and laboratory technicians. Additionally, the book includes individual chapters of interest to architects, specifiers, and industrial users.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444528407
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/29/2009
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Ch. 1 Markets for wood and wood coatingsMarkets for wood and wood coatingsCh. 2 Wood and wood-based substratesWood and timberChemical compositionMorphologyBiodegradation of woodModified woodWood appearanceUtilisation of wood (Timber) in construction and furnitureCovering materialsCh. 3 Raw materials for wood coatings (1) - Film formers (Binders, Resins and Polymers)Chemistry of coatings Water-borne binders and film-formersCh. 4 Raw Materials for wood coatings (2) – Solvents, Additives and ColorantsSolvents and DiluentsAdditivesColorants (Pigments and Dyes)Ch. 5 Classification and formulation of wood coatingsClassificationMixture PropertiesCh. 6 Properties of wood coatings – Testing and characterisationStandardsCharacterisation of liquid coatingsProperties related to applicationApplied Coatings (Dry film)Coatings PerformanceCh. 7 Market needs and end uses (1) - Architectural (decorative) wood coatingsDecorative coatings for exterior woodDecorative Coatings for Interior WoodDurability of Exterior Wood CoatingsCh. 8 Market needs and end uses (2) - Industrial wood coatingsIndustrial Finishing of wood joineryIndustrial finishing of furnitureCoatings for wood flooringCh. 9 Operational aspects of wood coatings: application and surface preparation.Application systemsPreparation of the substrateCh. 10 Film formation: drying and curingFilm formation by evaporation of solvent from solution: physical dryingPowder coatingsFilm formation and chemical cross-linkingRepresentative curing technologiesIndustrial drying processesIndustrial plants

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The techniques and technologies behind industrial and domestic wood coatings