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Heat Reflective Coatings: Key Formulation Strategies for Rapid Development

Heat Reflective Coatings: Key Formulation Strategies for Rapid Development
Language: English
Length: 90 min
Recorded on: 05 Nov 24

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Course Description

Struggling with the formulation of efficient heat reflective coatings? Facing  color matching issues when formulating darker shades? Are you still in the development phase while competitors capture the promising and rapidly growing heat reflective coatings market?


Join this course and learn formulation strategies that could save you months or even years of development effort. Register today to benefit from years of experience shared by an expert in the field. Mr. Wallace Kesler will present an overview of heat reflective coatings, formulation strategies to achieve maximum reflectance, and future prospects of the technology.

What will you miss if you do not register?

  • An opportunity for timely entry into a promising market segment
  • Invaluable formulation strategies that can improve product quality and lower development and product costs
  • Knowledge about emerging applications of heat reflectance technology
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Wallace Kesler lives in the Southern California city of Redlands and works as a product development laboratory group leader for an architectural coatings manufacturer in Los Angeles. A Michigan native, Wallace earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry at Michigan Technological University and a Master’s Degree in Polymer and Coatings Technology at Eastern Michigan University.

During his thirty-year career, Wallace has worked in product development for automotive, industrial, wood and architectural coatings. Among the coatings companies, Wallace has worked for are AKZO Nobel, Valspar and Sherwin Williams. Additionally, he has worked in technical service for BASF Colors & Effects.

Areas of professional interest include heat reflective coatings for energy management and coatings based on renewable materials. Wallace is an active member of the Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology and enjoys the professional camaraderie it provides.

When not thinking about paint, Wallace enjoys spending time with his family, surf fishing and cycling.

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Why should you view this course?

Strong growth in the heat reflective coatings market is being driven by factors such as climate change, the urban heat island effect, rising energy costs, and incentives from utility companies and government organizations. Currently, manufacturers of industrial and architectural coatings have a significant window of opportunity to capture this expanding market by quickly developing a range of cool-roof, cool-wall, and other heat reflective coatings.

Attending this course will provide formulators of traditional coatings with a head-start in this emerging field, significantly shortening their development cycle. Participants will also gain insights into new applications of heat reflectance technology, particularly in the growing sectors of autonomous and electric vehicles. These new opportunities open up additional avenues for formulators and manufacturers who are ready to invest in this innovative technology.

  1. How does solar radiation interact with coated surfaces?

  2. How can heat reflectance be maximized?

  3. What are the different strategies for formulating heat reflective coatings?

  4. Why should the use of carbon blacks be avoided in heat reflective coatings?

  5. How can I formulate darker shades without carbon black?

  6. How can I color match while still maintaining good reflectance?

  7. How can heat reflective pigments be efficiently dispersed?

    1. How is heat reflectance coatings technology relevant to autonomous vehicles?

  9. What are the current applications and future prospects of heat reflective coatings?

    Plus, get a participation certificate to document your upgraded skills, from the most trusted online technology platform!

Who should join this course?

  • Formulators of architectural and industrial coatings who wish to get a head start in formulating efficient cool roof and cool wall coatings.

  • Formulators of automotive coatings who wish to use heat reflectance technology and associated formulation strategies to produce LIDAR-friendly, energy-efficient coatings for autonomous and electric vehicles.

  • Manufacturers of architectural and industrial coatings who wish to explore the growing market for heat reflective coatings would also benefit from this course.

    Complete the course and unlock your personalized certificate – your badge of accomplishment awaits!

  • This course is suitable for intermediate level proficiency
    Intermediate
Course Outline

Formulating Heat Reflective Coatings

Introduction

  • What are Heat Reflective Coatings?
  • Why are they Important?

Technical Background

  • Physics of Interactions of Radiant Energy with Surfaces
  • The Solar Spectrum
  • Heat Propagation/Distribution

Strategies for Formulating Heat Reflective Coatings

  • Eliminating NIR Absorbing Pigments
  • Direct Reflection vs. Transmission as a Strategy
  • Pigment Substitutes for Carbon Black
  • Color Matching to Maximize Heat Reflectance
  • Dispersing Heat Reflective Pigments
  • Use of Software to Speed Up Heat Reflectance Optimization
  • Raw Material Cost Expectations

Applications of Heat Reflective Coatings

  • Mitigating Climate Change

    - Reducing Energy Usage in Buildings (Cool Roof, Cool Wall)
    - Thermal Protection of Building Materials
    - Special Case: Low-E Glass (Heat Reflective Clear Films)
  • Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects

    - Cool Pavement Coatings
    - Cool Roof and Cool Wall Coatings
  • NIR Reflective Coatings for Autonomous Vehicles

Future Prospects for Heat and NIR Reflective Coatings

  • Growth Drivers for Heat Reflective Coatings
    - Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Heat (NIR) Reflective Coatings for Autonomous Vehicles
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