European Coatings Journal - 17.10.2021 | WATER-BASED COATINGS EXPERT VOICES

WATER-BASED COATINGS EXPERT VOICES

1 Alkylphenolethoxylate (aka APEO) are a group of nonionic surfactants known for their ability to increase the water miscibility of number of paint raw materials to water, and thus widely used. Since a while, they are considered endocrine disruptors, and might be subject to migrate into waste waters in the industrial world, and then to soil and sediments. It is then key to avoid their usage and try to substitute them with other materials. The strategy is quite straight forward: Identify the concerned raw materials, identify potential alternatives to those raw materials with the suppliers, evaluate the replacement. ...
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