Role Of Solvents In Paints And Coatings

A solvent is widely used to disperse or dissolve various components that are used in the formulation in coatings and paintings. One can find different types of industrial paints such as organic coatings alkyd coatings, epoxy coatings, polyurethane coatings and inorganic coatings acrylic coatings, ceramic coatings, intumescent coatings. Epoxy paints define high performance and large of coating products that pack up with excellent mechanical, film-building and chemical properties also with short drying and curing duration. There are many paint companies in India that provide the best paints which many of the well-known industries and factories use. One can find many types of solvents that are used in paints and coatings namely hydrocarbon solvents, ketones, esters, alcohols and glycol ethers.