Varnish types

Polydimethylphenylsilazane varnishes (types A and B) are obtained by the coammonolysis of dimethyldichlorosilane and phenyltrichlorosilane (in the equimolar ratio) with gaseous ammonia in toluene medium ... 

Toluene is distilled at 70-120 °C (liquid) and a residual pressure of 145 70 GPa until the solid residue content is 87-97% (depending on the varnish type). Toluene vapours from the distillation tank are sent into water cooler 15 to condense. Toluene is poured into collector 16 from there raw toluene enters settling box 17, where it settles, is separated from water and sent to regeneration. Regenerated toluene can be re-used in manufacture. After the distillation of toluene the heating of the tank is stopped and the jacket is filled with water. The obtained polydimethylphenylsilazane varnish is cooled down to 60 °C and filtered through cotton and metal mesh into collector 18. 

A varnish is often appHed on top of the paint layers. A varnish serves two purposes as a protective coating and also for an optical effect that enriches the colors of the painting. A traditional varnish consists of a natural plant resin dissolved or fused in a Hquid for appHcation to the surface (see Resins, natural). There are two types of varnish resins hard ones, the most important of which is copal, and soft ones, notably dammar and mastic. The hard resins are fossil, and to convert these to a fluid state, they are fused in oil at high temperature. The soft resins dissolve in organic solvents, eg, turpentine. The natural resin varnishes discolor over time and also become less soluble, making removal in case of failure more difficult (see Paint and FINNISH removers). Thus the use of more stable synthetic resins, such as certain methacrylates and cycHc ketone resins, has become quite common, especially in conservation practice. 

Hydrocarbon resins are used extensively as modifiers in adhesives, sealants, printing inks, paints and varnishes, plastics, road marking, flooring, and oil field appHcations. In most cases, they ate compounded with elastomers, plastics, waxes, or oils. Selection of a resin for a particular appHcation is dependent on composition, molecular weight, color, and oxidative and thermal stabiHty, as weU as cost. A listing of all hydrocarbon resin suppHers and the types of resins that they produce is impractical. A representative listing of commercially available hydrocarbon resins and their suppHers is included in Table 6. 

Solvents for A-type inks are aUphatic hydrocarbons, for example, hexane, textile spidts, Apco Thinner, lactane, VM P (varnish makers and painters ) naphtha, and mineral spirits. Aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene and xylene are solvents for B-type inks. Generally, a blend of aUphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons is commonly used for this type of ink. 

Tetrahydronaphthalene [119-64-2] (Tetralin) is a water-white Hquid that is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in methyl alcohol, and completely soluble in other monohydric alcohols, ethyl ether, and most other organic solvents. It is a powerhil solvent for oils, resins, waxes, mbber, asphalt, and aromatic hydrocarbons, eg, naphthalene and anthracene. Its high flash point and low vapor pressure make it usehil in the manufacture of paints, lacquers, and varnishes for cleaning printing ink from rollers and type in the manufacture of shoe creams and floor waxes as a solvent in the textile industry and for the removal of naphthalene deposits in gas-distribution systems (25). The commercial product typically has a tetrahydronaphthalene content of >97 wt%, with some decahydronaphthalene and naphthalene as the principal impurities. 

Early phenoHc resins consisted of self-curing, resole-type products made with excess formaldehyde, and novolaks, which are thermoplastic in nature and require a hardener. The early products produced by General BakeHte were used in molded parts, insulating varnishes, laminated sheets, and industrial coatings. These areas stiH remain important appHcations, but have been joined by numerous others such as wood bonding, fiber bonding, and plywood adhesives. The number of producers in the 1990s is approximately 20 in the United States and over 60 worldwide. 

Laminates. Laminate manufacture involves the impregnation of a web with a Hquid phenoHc resin in a dip-coating operation. Solvent type, resin concentration, and viscosity determine the degree of fiber penetration. The treated web is dried in an oven and the resin cures, sometimes to the B-stage (semicured). Final resin content is between 30 and 70%. The dry sheet is cut and stacked, ready for lamination. In the curing step, multilayers of laminate are stacked or laid up in a press and cured at 150—175°C for several hours. The resins are generally low molecular weight resoles, which have been neutralized with the salt removed. Common carrier solvents for the varnish include acetone, alcohol, and toluene. Alkylated phenols such as cresols improve flexibiUty and moisture resistance in the fused products. 

The type of varnish used in the process depends on the kraft paper manufacturer and basis weight of the papers the machine, temperature, and control (scraper bars, squeeze roUs) used the method of cutting the paper to size the laminate being produced (post-forming or regular) and the press-cure cycle (see Laminated materials, plastic). 

M Euverard, The Efflux Type Viscosity Cup, Scientific Section, National Paiut, Varnish Lacquer Association, Washiagton, D.C., 1948 ASTMBull 162, 67 (Oct. 1950). 

Synthetic resins are extensively used, e.g., in surface finishes, in the fabrication and repair of boat and motor vehicle bodies, in the manufacture of laminated boards, for electrical components, in pattern making and in paints and varnishes. Non-rubber adhesives made from fish glues and from cotton derivatives (e.g. cellulose acetate) tend not to be sensitizing but, depending upon composition and the manner of use, many other types may pose significant dermatitic and fume hazards. 

The so-called El-emission class describes a wood panel presenting formaldehyde emission which is low enough to prevent any danger, irritation or inflammation of the eyes, nose and mouth mucous membranes. However, it is important that not only the boards themselves, but also the veneering and carpenter s adhesive resins, laquers, varnishes and other sources of formaldehyde are under control, since they also might contribute to the mixture steady state formaldehyde concentration [9]. Table 3 gives an overview on some European regulations. However, it is necessary here to introduce the principal types of composite wood products, especially panels, that are produced in this industry ... 

An investigation has been made of the factors which control / and D conduction and it has been found that the difference is only one of degree and not of kind . Thus, if the varnish films are exposed to solutions of decreasing water activity, then the resistance falls with increasing concentration of electrolyte, but a point is eventually reached when the type of conduction changes and the films exhibit /-type behaviour. It appears that D films can be converted into / films, the controlling factor being the uptake of water. 

In view of this, the properties of / films were examined after they had been subjected to increasing amounts of ion exchange . In order to do this, detached films were exposed at 65°C for 7 h to a universal buffer adjusted to a suitable pH and the resistance of the film measured at 25°C in 3 n and O OOlN potassium chloride. The results obtained with a pentaerythritol alkyd are shown in Fig. 14.4 from which it can be seen that as the pH of the conditioning solution increased, the resistance of the film fell, until at a pH of about 7.5 it suddenly dropped. The resistance of the film then followed that of the solution in which it was immersed, i.e. it became a D-type film. Similar results were obtained with films of a tung oil phenolic varnish, although in this case the change-over point occurred at a higher pH, i.e. about 9. 

In the case of the epoxypolyamide varnish, however, as the pH increased the resistance of the film at first rose, then at about pH 8.8 it started to fall until at pH 11 the change-over in the type of conduction occurred. This suggests that the resin was acting as a zwitterion with an isoelectric point at about pH 8.8. Thus before the isoelectric point the membrane would be positively charged and an increasing concentration of hydroxyl ions would... 

In the case of all three varnishes after ion exchange had taken place, a point was reached when the type of conduction changed from / to D. The change-over in the type of conduction was found to occur at the same pH as a fall in the temperature coefficient of resistance, and the lower value cor responded to that of the aqueous solution. 

Earlier it was shown that D type areas are small consequently the chance of D areas overlapping each other is low. It follows that two coats of all three varnishes, which are based on crosslinking polymers, are more effective in improving the resistance of the films than single coats of equal thickness. 

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