CHEMISTRY OF PAINT AND

ENVIRONMENT
MAHNOOR KHAN
 HISTORY 
 One of the earliest
recorded Color discoveries was
made by Plato who discovered that
by mixing two Colors, a third is
produced, therefore changing the,
'manufacture', of Color forever.
5000 years ago

COMPONENTS OF PAINT
 Vehicle
 Pigment
 Additives
 Vehicle
 Vehicle provide a means for the
paint to get onto the
brush/roller/spray head provide
adhesion of the paint film to the
substrate hold the pigment together
protect the painted surface.

 Binders/Resin
  The binder holds the pigment
particles distributed throughout
the coating. Binder/resin polymer
materials which bind together the
pigment particles and hold them onto
the surface also be referred to as
"film formers
•  Alkyd resins 
 by the condensation polymerization in the reaction of
fatty acid and commonly glycerol.
•  Latex:
 (PVA) is a vinyl polymer prepared by free radical vinyl
polymerization of the monomer vinyl acetate.
•  Phenolic resins:
 are thermosetting polymers prepared by the reaction of
simple phenol with aldehydes (e.g. formaldehyde)
q Solvent
 Solvent fluidity of paint allows easy application and
penetration even into the most intricate crevices the
binder is dissolved into a solvent
 Water
 White spirits is a mixture of saturated aliphatic and
alicyclic hydrocarbons.
 Toluene: is also a pure aromatic solvent with benzene
ring structure (C 6 H 5 CH 3).

 Pigments of paint
 Any of a group of compounds that are
intensely coloured and are used to colour other materials
 Primary Pigment Primary usually the intensely white
powder
 Filler/Extender Fillers and extenderadded to the paint in
order to increase its volume, to increase the paint film
thickness
 Colourant gives any non-white colour
 organic pigments Organic pigments made
from natural sources have been used for
centuries and do not disperse easily and
form (clumps of pigment particles),
  Yellow Dyes 
  Benzidine Yellows 
  inorganic pigments get more easily
dispersed in the resin Inorganic pigments
are made by relatively simple chemical
reactions
 Chrome Oxide Green
 Zinc oxide
  Functional pigments impart a desired
property to the coating like corrosion
inhibition 
  Synthetic pigments from coal tars and
other petrochemicals.
  TYPES OF PAINT

 Oil Paint
 Oil paints use white lead as a base in three coats: primer, undercoat, finish coat.Oil paint is commonly
used in walls, doors, windows and metal structures.oil paint is not suitable for humid conditions 
 Cement Paint
 Cement paint is available in powder form, which is mixed with water to achieve paint consistency.
Cement paint is durable and waterproof, and it is commonly used in rough internal and external surfaces.
 Anticorrosive Paint
 Anticorrosive paint has a black color, and it is durable and affordable. It is normally used for metallic
surfaces and pipes.
 Synthetic Rubber Paint 
its main benefits are chemical resistance, fast drying and weather resistance. Synthetic rubber paint is used
for concrete surfaces in general, and this includes fresh concrete.
 Plastic Paint
This paint uses water as a thinner, and it is available in a wide range of colors. It dries very quickly and
offers high coverage. :
Walls and ceilings of auditoriums, showrooms, display rooms, Slabs Decks
 Silicate Paint
Silicate paint is made from a mixture of silica . Its performance benefits include good adhesion, hardness,
heat resistance, and being chemically unreactive with metals. Therefore, this type of paint is commonly used
in metal structures.
 Casein Paint
 This paint is made from casein mixed with white pigments. It is available in powder and paste form, and
pigments can be added. Casein paint is commonly used to paint walls, ceilings and wood.
 Characteristics of
an Ideal paint
 The paint should be cheap It
should have good covering
power. In other words, it
should be able to cover
maximum area of the surface
with minimum quantities of the
paint.
 It should be easy and harmless
to the user.
 The painted surface should dry
neither too slowly nor too
rapidly. 
  Effects of Paint on Environment

 Off Gassing
 ‘off gassing’, the process by which chemicals continue to release volatile toxins into the atmosphere long after their
application is complete.

 Volatile organic compound

 During the life-time of the paint on your walls, it will also continue to release chemicals into the environment as invisib
paint pollution VOC’s react with oxygen, they can form ‘bad’ ozone in the presence of sunlight

 Toxic Boat Paint

 the bottom of boats has been labelled as the most toxic substance ever to be unleashed on the
marine environment Tributyltin - or TBT – it has done untold harm to such sea creatures as oysters, mussels, clams,
abalone, as well as generally polluting the sea.

 Lead
 Lead paint contains lead as pigment .Lead is also added to paint to speed drying, increase durability, retain a fresh
appearance, and resist moisture that causes corrosion. 
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 Paints' Brands In Pakistan

 Asmar Paints ​
 Berger Paints ​
 Brighto Paints ​
 Diamond Paints ​
 Gobis Paints ​
 Honey Gold Paints ​
 Nippon Paints ​
 Sparco Paints 
CONCLUSION