A microparticle comprised of dried cellulose nanocrystals agglomerated together and forming said microparticle is provided, wherein the CNCs are surfaced-reduced carboxylated CNCs, and wherein the microparticle is nanoredispersible into its constituting cellulose nanocrystals in both aqueous and non-aqueous solvents. A method for producing nanoredispersible microparticles comprised of dried CNCs is also provided.

A coating material for a lightning-prone object includes a base color substance and an additive admixed with the base color substance. The additive comprises rigid hollow beads filled with an inert gas. At least a portion of the hollow beads have an electrically conductive coating.

A heat insulating layer contains many hollow particles, a silicone-based resin binder, and silica nanoparticle. The percentage of the silica nanoparticles in the total amount of the resin binder and the silica nanoparticles is equal to or greater than 10% by volume and equal to or smaller than 55% by volume.

A resin composition includes: a binder resin made of a thermosetting resin; an additive dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the additive includes PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), and at least one of graphite and MoS.sub.2, an average particle size of each of the additive is less than 10 μm, and an average particle size of the PTFE is larger than the average particle size of graphite and MoS.sub.2.

Disclosed in certain embodiments is coating composition comprising a solvent, a resinous binder, and a structural colorant comprising non-spherical photonic structures, and corresponding coatings, coated automotive parts, and methods involving the same.

The invention relates to rice bran wax oxidates that have optionally been derivatized and to micronized wax additives (MWAs) comprising optionally derivatized rice bran wax oxidate, having a volume-average particle size d.sub.50 of between 1 and 50 μm, and to the production thereof and use thereof in printing inks, paints and coatings.

Articles including durable and icephobic and/or biocidal polymeric coatings are disclosed. The polymeric coatings can include a bonding layer which may contain a substantially fully cured polymeric resin providing excellent adhesion to metallic or polymer substrates. The polymeric coating further includes an outer surface layer which is smooth, hydrophobic, biocidal and icephobic and, in addition to a substantially fully cured resin, contains silicone comprising additives near the exposed outer surface. The anisotropic polymeric coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight parts required in aerospace, automotive and sporting goods applications. A process for making the articles is disclosed as well.

A coating composition contains 25 to 35 parts by weight urethane synthetic resin solution, acrylic resin solution, or epoxy resin solution; 5 to 35 parts by weight urethane pigments, acrylic or epoxy pigments; 10 to 20 parts by weight PE-thermoplastic resin beads, phenol resin beads, melamine resin beads, epoxy resin beads, polystyrene resin beads or glass beads; 40 to 52 parts by weight organic solvents comprising urethane thinner and toluene; and 2 to 4 parts by weight curing agent, forms a coating sheet which can be attached to public or private installation, such as walls, poles, street lights, or traffic lights, to prevent adhesion of unlawful or unwanted materials on the installation, and can be provided with color tones same as those of the private or public installations in order not to defile the appearance of the street.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a composite pigment, and production method thereof, which can suppress luster of a coating film by modifying an inorganic coloring pigment, and which can be used in various applications such as low-gloss (luster reduction effect) pigments and matte pigments; a paint composition which can achieve both an excellent coating film texture and also the property of having low gloss and luster even when added to a coating film; and a coating film. In this composite pigment, the inorganic coloring pigment is fixed by an inorganic compound, and a plurality of particles of the inorganic coloring pigment are aggregated into granular form through the inorganic compound.

The present invention is to provide an anti-glare film. The anti-glare film comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate and an anti-glare layer formed on a surface of the PET substrate, wherein the anti-glare coating layer comprises 75 to 90 weight parts of an acrylic-based resin, 0.01 to 10 weight parts of silica nanoparticles 5 to 20 weight parts of organic microparticles and 0.05 to 2 weight parts of leveling agent. The anti-glare film has a total haze ranging between 35% and 50%, a surface haze ranging between 10% and 15% and a gloss at a viewing angle of 60 degrees between 30% and 50% thereof. The anti-glare film can provide satisfactory anti-glare properties, high precision, surface fineness, no flicker, good visibility and also fine adhesion between layers.