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The techniques and technologies behind industrial and domestic wood coatings

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Ch. 1 Markets for wood and wood coatingsMarkets for wood and wood coatingsCh. 2 Wood and wood-based substratesWood and timberChemical compositionMorphologyBiodegradation of woodModified woodWood appearanceUtilisation of wood (Timber) in construction and furnitureCovering materialsCh. 3 Raw materials for wood coatings (1) - Film formers (Binders, Resins and Polymers)Chemistry of coatings Water-borne binders and film-formersCh. 4 Raw Materials for wood coatings (2) – Solvents, Additives and ColorantsSolvents and DiluentsAdditivesColorants (Pigments and Dyes)Ch. 5 Classification and formulation of wood coatingsClassificationMixture PropertiesCh. 6 Properties of wood coatings – Testing and characterisationStandardsCharacterisation of liquid coatingsProperties related to applicationApplied Coatings (Dry film)Coatings PerformanceCh. 7 Market needs and end uses (1) - Architectural (decorative) wood coatingsDecorative coatings for exterior woodDecorative Coatings for Interior WoodDurability of Exterior Wood CoatingsCh. 8 Market needs and end uses (2) - Industrial wood coatingsIndustrial Finishing of wood joineryIndustrial finishing of furnitureCoatings for wood flooringCh. 9 Operational aspects of wood coatings: application and surface preparation.Application systemsPreparation of the substrateCh. 10 Film formation: drying and curingFilm formation by evaporation of solvent from solution: physical dryingPowder coatingsFilm formation and chemical cross-linkingRepresentative curing technologiesIndustrial drying processesIndustrial plants