Description
What are paints and coatings composed of? This efficient reference book offers an optimum overview of the different constituents of the different types of coatings, explaining the chemistry, system and impacts of coating raw materials. That way, newcomers to the field of coatings gain a quick basic knowledge whereas chemists and laboratory assistants will find valuable insights on future trends and developments in the field of raw materials. Dr. Vijay Mannari is professor at Eastern Michigan University where he teaches polymers and coatings technology. He is a gifted instructor and accomplished researcher with more than 25 years of combined industrial, academic and consulting experience in the field of resins, paints and coatings. He has published more than 40 research papers, has given numerous technical talks and is co-inventor on three US patents. Dr. Mannari is a qualified Chartered Scientist and is very active in professional development training courses and other scholarly activities. Dr. Chintankumar J. Patel, is a coating technologist, studied surface coating technology at Sardar Patel University, India and received his PhD in 2006. More than a decade of his diversified experience includes teaching coating technology as assistant professor at Sardar Patel University and research activities in development of polymers for coatings and coating formulations featured by more than 30 publications and presentations. Currently he is a post-doc researcher at Eastern Michigan University, USA for development of sustainable polymers for coatings.
