Protective In a new study, waterborne acrylic coatings containing bark extracts were evaluated as an environment-friendly wood surface preservative to improve the service life of wood in outdoor conditions. The coatings were produced using extracts from the bark of 10 tree species applied on two different wood surfaces (scots pine and beech). Test results showed the possibility to use tree bark extracts with high UV absorbability instead of commercial UV absorbers in waterborne acrylic coatings used in outdoor conditions. Özlem Özgenç et al., Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, 2022, Vol. 19. ...