Eco-paints from bio-based fatty acid derivative latexes

• Novel bio-based materials for paints industry were presented.
• Fatty acid-derive latexes were successfully incorporated as binders into waterborne paints.
• Paints prepared with fatty acid-derived latexes were comparable to commercial decorative paints.

A series of fatty acid derivative latexes has been incorporated as binders in waterborne paints: methacrylated oleic acid (MOA) and methacrylated linoleic acid (MLA) homopolymers and copolymers of the petroleum derivative monomer methyl methacrylate and its structurally analogous renewable resource monomer α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone. The performance of the resulting paints has been evaluated in terms of hardness, gloss, rheological behaviour and open time and the final properties have been compared with a commercial waterborne paint. Most of the prepared paints showed good performance properties, making these compounds good candidates for their use in the production of sustainable waterborne paints.

New waterborne paints based on fatty acid derivatives as binders with performance properties comparable to commercial decorative paints have been successfully prepared.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide