The present invention provides a new glitter pigment suitable for providing high-brightness whitish reflected light. The glitter pigment according to the present invention includes: a flaky substrate 1; and a silicon oxide layer 2 and a titanium oxide layer 3 formed in this order on the flaky substrate 1, wherein in the case where the flaky substrate is the glass flake, the glass flake has a thickness of 284 to 322 nm, the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of 89 to 109 nm, and the titanium oxide layer has a thickness of 51 to 86 nm. In the case where the flaky substrate is the alumina flake, the alumina flake has a thickness of 260 to 280 nm, the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of 79 to 102 nm, and the titanium oxide layer has a thickness of 47 to 87 nm.

The present invention provides a new glitter pigment suitable for providing high-brightness whitish reflected light. The glitter pigment according to the present invention includes: a flaky substrate 1; and a silicon oxide layer 2 and a titanium oxide layer 3 formed in this order on the flaky substrate 1, wherein in the case where the flaky substrate is the glass flake, the glass flake has a thickness of 284 to 322 nm, the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of 89 to 109 nm, and the titanium oxide layer has a thickness of 51 to 86 nm. In the case where the flaky substrate is the alumina flake, the alumina flake has a thickness of 260 to 280 nm, the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of 79 to 102 nm, and the titanium oxide layer has a thickness of 47 to 87 nm.

The invention relates to thermosetting powder coating compositions as these are disclosed herein. The compositions comprise certain unsaturated resins comprising ethylenic unsaturations, curing agents selected from vinyl urethanes, vinyl functionalized urethane resins and mixtures thereof, dilauroyl peroxide as initiator, and a co-initiator selected from the group of onium compounds and sulpho-compounds. The invention further relates to a process for making said thermosetting powder coating compositions and processes for coating an article with said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to cured thermosetting powder coating compositions obtained by curing of the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition as well as to an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition. The invention further relates to the use of said thermosetting powder coating compositions, to the use of an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions and to the use of an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to various uses of either the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention, or the cured thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention or of articles having coated thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention, or of articles having coated and cured thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention. The invention further relates to a method for enabling the fast heat-curing of a thermosetting powder coating composition at low temperature. The invention further relates to a method for enhancing the chemical resistance of a powder coating obtained by heat curing of the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention at low temperature.

The invention relates to thermosetting powder coating compositions as these are disclosed herein. The compositions comprise certain unsaturated resins comprising ethylenic unsaturations, curing agents selected from vinyl urethanes, vinyl functionalized urethane resins and mixtures thereof, dilauroyl peroxide as initiator, and a co-initiator selected from the group of onium compounds and sulpho-compounds. The invention further relates to a process for making said thermosetting powder coating compositions and processes for coating an article with said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to cured thermosetting powder coating compositions obtained by curing of the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition as well as to an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition. The invention further relates to the use of said thermosetting powder coating compositions, to the use of an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions and to the use of an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to various uses of either the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention, or the cured thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention or of articles having coated thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention, or of articles having coated and cured thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention. The invention further relates to a method for enabling the fast heat-curing of a thermosetting powder coating composition at low temperature. The invention further relates to a method for enhancing the chemical resistance of a powder coating obtained by heat curing of the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention at low temperature.

Described herein are coatings based on a hydrophobic polymer matrix, hydrophobic nanoparticles and hydrophilic nanoparticles, that provide a damage tolerant hydrophobic, superhydrophobic, and/or snowphobic capability, wherein the nanoparticles can comprise modified and non-modified phyllosilicate nanoclays and modified silicon dioxide. Methods of creating snow resistant materials by employing the aforementioned coatings are described. The micro and nano roughness of the composite surface is also described.

Described herein are coatings based on a hydrophobic polymer matrix, hydrophobic nanoparticles and hydrophilic nanoparticles, that provide a damage tolerant hydrophobic, superhydrophobic, and/or snowphobic capability, wherein the nanoparticles can comprise modified and non-modified phyllosilicate nanoclays and modified silicon dioxide. Methods of creating snow resistant materials by employing the aforementioned coatings are described. The micro and nano roughness of the composite surface is also described.

The description relates to solvent free films and textiles that receive the solvent free films.

The description relates to solvent free films and textiles that receive the solvent free films.

The description relates to solvent free films and textiles that receive the solvent free films.

The invention relates to thermosetting powder coating compositions as disclosed herein, said compositions comprising one or more unsaturated resins comprising ethylenic unsaturations, one or more curing agents, and one or more thermal radical initiators, wherein at least one of the initiators is a peroxydicarbonate-X. The invention further relates to a process for making said thermosetting powder coating compositions and processes for coating an article with said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to cured thermosetting powder coating compositions obtained by curing of the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition as well as to an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition. The invention further relates to the use of said thermosetting powder coating compositions, to the use of an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions and to the use of an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to various uses of either the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention, or the cured thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention or of articles having coated thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention, or of articles having coated and cured thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention. The invention further relates to a method for enabling the fast heat-curing of a thermosetting powder coating composition at low temperature. The invention further relates to a method for enhancing the chemical resistance of a powder coating obtained by heat curing of the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention at low temperature.