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Get a concentrated overview of the chemistry and technology of silicone resins and a deep insight into their use from an industrial point of view: this completely revised and expanded edition reports on most recent developments and points out the outstanding properties of silicones for coatings. Essential for any formulator of competitivemodern paint systems!

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1 Introduction 11
1.1 Organo-siloxanes and organo-polysiloxanes 11
1.2 Chlorosilanes the building blocks for silicone resins 17
1.3 Manufacture of the resin intermediates 20
2 Silicone resins 23
2.1 Pure silicone resins 23
2.1.1 Methyl-silicone resins 26
2.1.2 Methyl/phenyl-silicone resins 28
2.2 Silicone combination resins/silicone resin hybrids 29
2.2.1 Silicone-modified polyester resins 31
2.2.2 Silicone-modified alkyd resins 31
2.2.3 Silicone-modified epoxy resins 34
2.2.4 Silicone-modified polyacrylate resins 38
2.3 Alkoxy-silyl modified resins and alkoxy-silyl modified isocyanate crosslinkers 39
2.4 Radiation-curable silicone resins 41
2.4.1 Acrylic-functional silicone resins 41
2.4.2 Epoxy-functional silicone resins 45
2.5 Room temperature vulcanizing silicone resins (RTV resins) 46
2.6 Waterborne silicone resins 48
3 Examples of applications of silicone resins 51
3.1 Silicone resins for heat resistant coatings
and corrosion protection above 300 °C 51
3.2 Silicone-modified aromatic polyester resins for heat
resistant coatings up to 250 °C for decorative coatings 56
3.3 Applications at normal temperatures 59
3.3.1 Silicone-modified aliphatic epoxy resin
for versatile coating applications 59
3.3.2 Acrylic- and epoxy-functional silicone resins
as UV-cured release coatings 65
3.4 Silicones and silicone resins in building conservation 69
3.4.1 External water repellency 69
3.4.2 Internal water repellency 75
3.4.3 Architectural coatings 77
3.4.4 Silicate emulsion coatings and renderings 78
3.4.5 Emulsion based coatings with silicate character
(SIL coatings) 80
3.4.6 Siloxane architectural coatings
with strong water-beading effect 81
3.4.7 Silicone resin coatings and renderings 82
3.4.8 Below-critical PVC formulated exterior coatings 87
3.4.9 Photocatalytic architectural coatings 87
4 Outlook 91
5 Glossary 93
5.1 Fa‡ade protection theory according to Künzel 93
5.2 sd-value 93
5.3 w-value 95
5.4 Definitions of PVC and CPVC 97
6 Analysis of silicone polymers 99
6.1 NMR spectroscopy 99
6.2 IR spectroscopy 103
6.3 Wet analysis 103
7 Literature 105
Authors 108
Index 109

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