Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 44 Issue 1

Effective parameters for synthesis of chromium doped YAlO3 red pigment

Sara Ahmadi, Alireza Aghaei, Bijan Eftekhari Yekta

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the role of mineralisers on the formation of perovskite structure, optimise the amounts of chromium content, soaking time and finally…

A simple method to prepare carbon nanotubes from sunflower seed hulls and sago and their application in supercapacitor

H.Y. Zhang, H.J. Niu, Y.M. Wang, C. Wang, X.D. Bai, , S. Wang, Wen Wang

The purpose of this paper was to provide a simple method for the preparation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by pyrolysing sunflower seed hulls and sago and to evaluate the application…

Carotenoids: as natural food colorant from Canna flowers

Jyoti Srivastava, Padma S. Vankar

This paper aims to study carotenoids as a natural food colorant from Canna flowers. There is a growing demand for eco-friendly and non-toxic colorants, specifically for…

Curing study and evaluation of epoxy resin with amine functional chloroaniline acetaldehyde condensate

T. Maity, B.C. Samanta

The purpose of this paper was to check effectiveness of amine functional chloroaniline acetaldehyde condensate (AFCAC) as a new curing agent for diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A…

Photovoltaic effect in single-junction organic solar cell fabricated using vanadyl phthalocyanine soluble derivative

F. Aziz, Z. Ahmad, S.M. Abdullah, K. Sulaiman, M.H. Sayyad

The purpose of this paper is to study the optical and electrical characteristics of a single-junction solar cell based on a green-colour dye vanadyl 2,9,16, 23-tetraphenoxy-29H…

Structural and morphology of silver-crosslinked chitosan thin films for SPR sensor

N.F. Lokman, F. Suja', H. Abdullah, A.A. Abu Bakar

This purpose of this study is to investigate the structural and morphology of hybrid silver-crosslinked chitosan thin films potentially for surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor…

Acrylic polyol/silicone coating corrosion protection analysis using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Siti Khumaira Mohd Jamari, Ramesh Kasi, Leeana Ismail, Nur Amirah Mat Nor, S. Rames Rau, T. Ramesh Subramaniam, Vengadaesvaran Balakrishnan, Abdul Kariem Mohd Arof

The purpose of this paper is to develop different combinations of acrylic polyol and silicone resins with various weight ratios and to test the coating properties using…

Analysis and optimisation of machinability behaviour of CFRP composites using fuzzy logic

M.P. Jenarthanan, R. Jeyapaul

The purpose of this paper is to analyse and optimise the machinability behaviour of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites with multiple performance characteristics…