Eco-friendly bio-epoxy coatings for corrosion-resistant and easy-cleaning applications

• Main Author: Toh, Sen Hou
• Other Authors: Chen Zhong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76884
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Epoxy resin is one of the most important components of superhydrophobic coatings, due to its excellent properties. However, around 90% of the epoxy resin produced worldwide is diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), deriving from bisphenol A (BPA) and epichlorohydrin. As is well known, BPA contribu...