Zhong set and Tsinghua University Shenzhen Graduate School to tackle the application of water-based coatings

China Coatings Network
News: April 13, 2015, THEC Group and Tsinghua University Shenzhen Graduate School formally signed a contract, through the combination of industry, education and research, to solve the
water-based coatings
application problems to launch a special attack. THE GROUP will provide 2 million yuan for scientific research funds for the project, and spend 5 million yuan in Shenzhen to build a social-oriented "all-weather container coating process laboratory" to ensure that the project team can find out a variety of container environmental protection
coals
all-weather coating process parameters.
the two sides agreed to carry out in-depth cooperation in the development of key technologies for the application of container water-based coatings, the establishment of product standards and construction specification standards systems, engineering laboratories and high-tech research and development personnel practice base construction; And intends to join forces with COA (Box East Association), IICL (International Association of Tenants), China Container Industry Association, container coating suppliers, container inspection companies and other major components of the global industry to jointly act, and strive to promote a new generation of environmental protection coatings in China's container manufacturing industry widely used, for China's environmental protection and container industry to contribute to the sustained and healthy development.
International sea container is the global logistics system irreplaceable cargo carrying equipment, its working conditions are very complex, to face the cold and hot temperature difference, long-term ocean climate of salt spray rust, in the loading process also often collision bruises.
, the two major international organizations for shipping containers, COA (Shipowners' Association) and IICL (International Association of Charterers), have put forward high technical standards for the surface coating process of containers. In order to meet this requirement, the container manufacturing industry has generally adopted oily coating and coating technology. However, oily coatings have organic volatiles (VOCs) that can pollute the atmosphere.
, the general trend of environmental control is to control pollution sources from the source. In the coating industry, the introduction of water-based coatings and high-solid coatings to replace traditional

coatings enables maximum control of VOCs emissions.
, which is a leader in the global container manufacturing industry, has been working on VOCs governance for more than 20 years. As early as 1992, THESE began the application of container environmentally friendly water-based coatings; In 2000 in the industry to take the lead in the use of combustion method to eliminate VOCs; In 2003, CSE set up a "water-based paint research and development project group", has been with more than 10 internationally renowned paint suppliers, including cooperation; In 2007, the first voCs method of activated carbon capture was pioneered, and VOCs were recycled and reused, with an organized recovery efficiency of more than 95%. In 2010, the first trial container coating line transformation of THESS plant, to achieve mass production of containers. However, due to various reasons, the majority of customers in the industry did not agree, in 2013 the test plant was forced to stop production.
comprehensive industry-wide research and development practice, water-based coatings to replace oil-based coatings, there are two major problems: First, customers of water-based coatings products have a greater controversy about some performance; Second, due to the supplier's own research and development of water-based coatings, resulting in customers face a variety of product standards and coating specifications, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false; The traditional production line transformation of container manufacturing plants also lacks relatively consistent process specifications.
relying on the scientific research strength of Tsinghua University, COSC Group and Tsinghua University Shenzhen Graduate School, is committed to research and solve the industry's most controversial application of water-based coatings difficulties; Will provide the industry with a set of universal "product technical standards and coating process technical specifications", and in cooperation with industry associations and international organizations to promote its widespread application in China.