Alkyd resins consumption

Organotin compounds such as monobutyltin oxide, the main substance used, accounting for 70% of consumption, dibutyltin oxide, monooctyltin oxide, and dioctyltin oxide are used in certain esterification and transesterification reactions, at concentrations between 0.001% and 0.5% by weight. They are used in the production of substances such as phthalates, polyesters, alkyd resins, fatty acid esters, and adipates and in trans-esterifications. These substances are in turn used as plasticizers, synthetic lubricants, and coatings. Organo-tins are used as catalysts to reduce the formation of unwanted by-products and also provide the required colour properties (ETICA, 2002). 

Alkyd resins as a family have remained the workhorse of the coatings industry for decades. In the United States, the total consumption of alkyds increased from about 200,000 t in the mid-1950s to more than 300,0001 in the mid-1960s. It peaked in... 

The main commercial thermosets are urea-formaldehyde resins (UF), melamine-formaldehyde resins (MF), phenol-formaldehyde resins (PF), epoxy resins, unsaturated polyesters, alkyd resins and polyurethanes. Changes in thermoset consumption in Western Europe during the period 1994-1996 are shown in Table 1.2. UF/MF resins and polyurethanes are produced in the greatest quantities, making up about 70% of the total thermosets market. 

Composition. Chlorinated rubber combination paints contain a second resin as the property-determining binder. The chlorinated rubber is added to an alkyd resin, acrylic resin, or bituminous substances to improve properties such as drying rate, water resistance, or chemical resistance. This application only accounts for a small proportion of the total chlorinated rubber consumption. 

Table X. Consumption of Specific Alkyd Resin Precursors, ...

Tables 6 and 7 list, respectively, production figures and the consumption of alkyd resins in United States during 1960-1975 [36,37],...

Table 7 Consumption in United States of Alkyd Resins in Paints and Coatings by Type of Alkyd, in 1975 and 1990 (1000 tons)...

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