Improving coating characteristics of palm stearin alkyd by modification with ketone resin

► Ketonic resin reveals good blending behavior with alkyd resins. ►Palm stearin alkyd-ketone blending enhances coating characteristics significantly. ►Interesting possibilities speed up the network formation and result in lower drying times. ►70/30 (w/w%) is optimal ratio for alkyd-ketone resin blend. ►This combination may find a variety of wide usages in producing low price coatings.