Edited by Dr. Dieter Stoye and Dr. Werner Freitag, Huls AG, Marl/Germany. With contributions of many authors

Designed as a guide for the coating formulator and technologist as well as a reference for students, this handbook offers practical information, data, and references needed to understand and solve coating problems.

Contents

• Basic Reactions
• Branching, Crosslinking, and Gelling
• Basic Properties
• Processing States
• Principles of Application
• Polycondensates
• Polyadducts
• Addition Polymers
• Other Coating Resins
• Polymeric Coating Additives
• Resin Analysis

Review

"...the best single source on the composition, manufacture, analysis and use of resins for coatings - it will become an industry standard." - Rubber Chemistry & Technology