The present invention relates to a process for preparing a bonding resin, wherein lignin is provided in the form of an aqueous solution and mixed with one or more of a crosslinker and optionally one or more additives. The bonding resin is useful for example in the manufacture of laminates, mineral wool insulation and wood products such as plywood, oriented strandboard (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), medium density fiberboards (MDF), high density fiberboards (HDF), parquet flooring, curved plywood, veneered particleboards, veneered MDF or particle boards.

The invention relates to the use of coatings of nanoscale SiO.sub.2 particles in water-carrying cooling systems to prevent abrasive corrosion and depositions as well as to a method for the production of such a coating.

The invention relates to the use of coatings of nanoscale SiO.sub.2 particles in water-carrying cooling systems to prevent abrasive corrosion and depositions as well as to a method for the production of such a coating.

Disclosed is a clothes airer includes two spaced apart frame members and a plurality of hanging rails which extend between the frame members, at least the hanging rails being provided with a coating, such as a coating of poly fluoride wax, that defines a slip resistant surface.

Disclosed is a clothes airer includes two spaced apart frame members and a plurality of hanging rails which extend between the frame members, at least the hanging rails being provided with a coating, such as a coating of poly fluoride wax, that defines a slip resistant surface.

An apparatus and methods for using coatings for metal applications are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an article comprises a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization. The article has a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization; The article has a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.

An apparatus and methods for using coatings for metal applications are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an article comprises a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization. The article has a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization; The article has a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.

The present invention relates to a biocidal coating composition for a surface, comprising overlapping flat lamellar metallic nanoparticles and/or microparticles having a diameter of less than 45 microns, in suspension in a binder comprising an epoxy resin, a thixotropic agent and a natural diluent selected from among water, preferably demineralized water, and/or ethylene glycol and/or denatured alcohol. Moreover, the invention also relates to a coating process comprising a step of applying said composition, and to the use of the coating composition according to the invention for coating a surface.

The present invention relates to a biocidal coating composition for a surface, comprising overlapping flat lamellar metallic nanoparticles and/or microparticles having a diameter of less than 45 microns, in suspension in a binder comprising an epoxy resin, a thixotropic agent and a natural diluent selected from among water, preferably demineralized water, and/or ethylene glycol and/or denatured alcohol. Moreover, the invention also relates to a coating process comprising a step of applying said composition, and to the use of the coating composition according to the invention for coating a surface.

The specific embodiment of the present disclosure provides a protective coating. An anticorrosive coating having a compact rigid molecular structure is formed by plasma polymerization coating of monomers including alicyclic epoxy structural units, and a hydrophobic coating is simultaneously formed by plasma polymerization coating on the anticorrosive coating, thus, coatings with excellent protective performance to the substrate are formed.