Fillers for Paints is the first comprehensive book on this subject. The numerous minerals and their sources, the technology that enables their manufacture, the testing performed to characterize their diverse properties, and the wide range of end-use applications are all covered. Fillers are instrumental to many critical properties of coatings and films: their rheology, VOC and solids contents, brightness, opacity, reflectivity, adhesion, and resistance to corrosion, abrasion, and chemical degradation are all affected or effected by the use of fillers.

From the Foreword: “...The present book sets out to convey...knowledge in a straightforward and understandable manner, without compromising scientific objectivity and rigour. Special attention has been given to clear topical division and structuring, to facilitate finding pertinent information, fast...[T]his book concentrates on fillers in regular current use, with numerous figures and tables to illustrate their properties and applications. All the same, this book cannot claim to be exhaustive in scope. Readers wishing to obtain further information and details will be served by the extensive bibliographic references provided...”

Target Audience: Every reader — from geologists and mineralogists to paint formulators and bench chemists — who is professionally involved with fillers used in coating materials.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Mineralogy

Production of Fillers

Characterisation of Fillers

Properties of Fillers

Application of Fillers

Examples for Guide Formulations

Index