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Introduction: Marine paints are specialized coatings used in the marine
industry (on and offshore), they are highly environmental effect resistant
paints. Marine paints are severally designed (formulated) to resist:-
Saline environment (salt water, etc)
Corrosion & Rust
Chemicals
Foulings, etc
They come in different types as primers, undercoats, top coats, enamels
finishers etc. Marine paints are also available in different colours.
Raw Materials
The major raw materials include:-
1. Resins: These are epoxy, chlorinated rubber, phenolic, versamid
(polyamide), vinyl, butadiene, rosin, alkyd, nitrocellulose, silicon, urea
formaldehyde etc.
2. Solvents: Aromatic, Alcohols, glycols, ketones, esters and acetales are
among very common solvents in use.
3. Pigments: Oxides, inorganic and organic pigments are used, colours
include the usual Black, White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue,
Indigo and Violet. The usual eight primary colours.
4. Additives: Accelerators, anti-setting agents, thickeners, linking agent,
plasticizers, fixing agents, stabilizers, anti-fouling, thixothrophic agents
etc.
Equipment & Tools: The same set of equipment for enamel or other paints
are used.
Packaging Materials. The same as in other paints.
Production Method:
A Formulation Notes: Important Solvent Groups
Aliphatics Aromatics Alcohols Ketone Glycols Esters
1. Petrol Toluene Methanol Acetone Ethylgycol Ethyl Acetate
2. White spirit Xylene Ethanol MEK Propy Glycol Propy Acetate
3. Kerosene Shelsol Isopropanol M.I.B.K. Glycerol Butyl Acetate
4. Diesel Pegasus 100 Butanol Isophorone Butyl Glycol Amyl Acetate
3
Note: The higher on the table the more volatile. The lower on the table the
stronger its ability to dissolve resins.
M.E.K. = Methyl Ethyl Ketone
M.I.B.K = Methyl Iso Butyl Ketone
I.P.A = Isopropanol (Iso propylalcohol)
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