Ecological design of wood coatings by leveraging Life Cycle Assessment and the Pickering technology

 
The entire world, as we have known it, is changing, and fast; wildfires, heat waves, rising sea level are some of the most tangible changes. As any highly global warming contributor, the paint and coatings players must tackle the climate changes issues. Carbon neutrality plans emerge in this industry where about 50% of the Greenhouse gas emissions stem from raw materials sourcing. How could we address this challenge when two third of the wood coatings still rely on solvent-borne technologies? Ecoat will introduce the powerful tool provided by the life cycle assessment to ecodesign wood coatings and reduce the industry's carbon footprint. Several scenarios on raw materials sourcing, binders and emulsifications technologies or paint formulation have been investigated. In this context, the Pickering emulsification technology stands as a unique technology by removing the surfactant and all the drawbacks that come with it, while improving drying performances (water resistance or compatibility) and lowering further carbon footprint.