Application prospects and advantages of diethylene glycol monovinyl ether in coating research and development

Diethylene glycol monovinyl ether (EDGMA) is an important functional monomer with broad application prospects and unique advantages in coating research and development. EDGMA endows coatings with rich functions and properties by introducing vinyl functional groups and dihydroxyethyl ester structures. The following will elaborate on its application prospects and advantages from multiple aspects. Demulsifier

Firstly, the application of EDGMA in coatings can provide excellent chemical resistance performance. EDGMA has good properties such as oil resistance, solvent resistance, and chemical resistance, which can effectively resist common chemical erosion, thereby improving the service life and performance stability of coatings. This makes EDGMA widely used in anti-corrosion coatings for industrial equipment, internal coatings for chemical storage containers, and other fields.

Secondly, due to the presence of ethylene groups in the EDGMA structure, it can undergo copolymerization reactions with other monomers to form a cross-linked network structure, thereby providing the hardness and wear resistance of the coating. In addition, EDGMA polymers also have good adhesion, which can firmly adhere to various substrates, improve the adhesion of coatings, reduce the risk of coating cracking and peeling, and are widely used in fields such as automotive coatings and ship coatings.

In addition, due to the presence of a dihydroxyethyl ester structure in EDGMA, a large number of hydroxyl functional groups can be introduced through polymerization reactions, providing excellent wet physical properties of the coating. The copolymerization reaction between EDGMA and isocyanate monomers can form a polyurethane coating, which has good water and moisture resistance properties and can be applied in wet environments such as basements, kitchens, and bathrooms. In addition, EDGMA can react with epoxy resin to form polyether resin, providing excellent aging and weather resistance of coatings, suitable for protective coatings in outdoor buildings and equipment.

In addition, EDGMA can also undergo copolymerization reactions with other monomers to form polyester resin coatings, which have good flexibility and heat resistance, and can be applied to the coating of steel bridges and high-temperature equipment. In addition, EDGMA can also copolymerize with acrylic monomers to form polyacrylate coatings, which have excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, and impact resistance, and are widely used in fields such as roof waterproof coatings and electrical shell coatings.

In addition, EDGMA can also react with polymer microcapsules to form microencapsulated functional coatings with slow release, self-healing and other characteristics, which can be applied in fields such as automatic color changing coatings, self-cleaning coatings, and intelligent coatings.

In summary, EDGMA, as an important functional monomer, has broad application prospects and unique advantages. It can endow the coating with excellent chemical resistance, hardness, wear resistance, wet physical properties, and aging resistance by introducing ethylene functional groups and dihydroxyethyl ester structures. Therefore, EDGMA has a wide range of applications in coating research and development, including industrial equipment anti-corrosion coatings, automotive coatings, basement waterproof coatings, automatic color changing coatings, etc.