Direct observation of freeze-thaw instability of latex coatings via high pressure freezing and cryogenic SEM |
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Authors: | Cheng-Le Zhao Shane Porzio Alan Smith Haiyan Ge H T Davis L E Scriven |
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Affiliation: | (1) Charlotte Technical Center, BASF Corporation, Charlotte, NC;(2) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
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Abstract: | Despite its industrial importance, the subject of freeze-thaw (F/T) stability of latex coatings has not been studied extensively.
There is also a lack of fundamental understanding about the process and the mechanisms through which a coating becomes destabilized.
High pressure (2100 bar) freezing fixes the state of water-suspended particles of polymer binder and inorganic pigments without
the growth of ice crystals during freezing that produce artifacts in direct imaging scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of
fracture surfaces of frozen coatings. We show that by incorporating copolymerizable functional monomers, it is possible to
achieve F/T stability in polymer latexes and in low-VOC paints, as judged by the microstructures revealed by the cryogenic
SEM technique. Particle coalescence as well as pigment segregation in F/T unstable systems are visualized. In order to achieve
F/T stability in paints, latex particles must not flocculate and should provide protection to inorganic pigment and extender
particles. Because of the unique capabilities of the cryogenic SEM, we are able to separate the effects of freezing and thawing,
and study the influence of the rate of freezing and thawing on F/T stability. Destabilization can be caused by either freezing
or thawing. A slow freezing process is more detrimental to F/T stability than a fast freezing process; the latter actually
preserves suspension stability during freezing.
Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, October 27–29, 2004 in Chicago,
IL. Tied for first place in The John A. Gordon Best Paper Competition. |
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Keywords: | SEM Cryogenic SEM Latexes Colloids Emulsions Waterborne Physical properties Freeze-thaw stability Flocculation Acrylics VOC Architectural |
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