Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2009. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-59).

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1993. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-101).

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1994. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-81).

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1995. / Typescript. Bibliography:

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-78).

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1993. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-93).

The ink transfer mechanisms in the offset lithographic printing process is consisted by a complex inking roller train which a series of alternately rigid and deformable rollers, are used to precondition and deliver the printing fluid from the ink and fount reservoirs to the image carrier. The lithographic printing inks are complex formulated non-Newtonian fluids with high viscoelastic rheological profile and thixotropic behaviour. A set of ink dilutions was produced based on coldset lithographic printing ink diluted in concentration with Butyl-Diglycol. The rheological profile of the produced inks was examined by detailed rheological characterisation with particular interest on viscosity on tack, thixotropy, viscoelasticity, surface tension, extension and shear viscosity. Further examination established the relationships between shear viscosity and tack focusing on a printing nip between a rigid and elastic roller. A decrease in tack was found to be associated with a decrease in shear and the apparent extension viscosity. Developed imprinting and photographic techniques used to capture and characterise the fundamental phenomena of ribbing and misting associated with ink film splitting at the rollers nip in offset printing. Such techniques used to capture the dynamic profile of those mechanisms on a closed loop distribution system by using a tack meter. The detailed profile of those phenomena was characterised with particular interest on the relationship with the fluids rheological profile and the Capillary number. Extension rheometer was also used to analyse the mechanisms of ribbing and misting phenomena by experimental simulation of a printing nip. A factorial experiment was undertaken based on LI8 Orthogonal Array techniques. The parameters of rollers ratio, ink film thickness, temperature, distribution speed, distribution time and inks viscosity were found to have an influence on misting and ribbing phenomena. Results and analysis established responses and interactions between the process parameters but also between ribbing and misting as essential phenomena with the ink transfer mechanisms in lithographic printing process.

A presente dissertação tem por objetivo apresentar um estudo quanto à influência da adição de nanocargas nas proprie!dades térmicas, morfológicas, físicas e anticorrosivas de tintas em pó base resina epóxi. Nanocompósitos poliméricos aplicados a tinta em pó com teores de 2 e 4 % de montmorilonita organofílica (OMMT) (p/p) foram obtidos no estado ·fundido em extrusora dupla-rosca co-rotante, em diferentes velocidades de processamento. As tintas em pó foram aplicadas em substratos de aço-carbono por pulverização eletrostática. Os resu ltados obtidos demonstram que os parâmetros utilizados para a cura em estufa (200 °C por 1 O minutos) das tintas foram satisfatórios, não sendo observados picos exotérmicos nos termogramas de calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC). As análises térmicas demonstraram que a incorporação de OMMT resultou no aumento da temperatura de máxima degradação para as amostras antes da cura, e apresentou pouca influência nos revestimentos após a cura, apresentando ainda redução da reatividade (b.Hreação) das tintas em pó base epóxi com o aumento da velocidade de processamento, de 200 para 400 rpm. As análises morfológicas de difração de raios X (DRX) e microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (MET) indicaram a presença de estruturas com predominância esfoliada para os nanocompósitos, com boa dispersão da OMMT na matriz epóxi. A incorporação dos teores de 2 % (p/p) de OMMT, para ambas as velocidades de! processamento, resultou em revestimentos com melhores propriedades de resistência ao impacto, resistência a flexibil idade e de brilho. Os revestimentos obtidos com teores de 4 % de OMMT (p/p) apresentarem melhor desempenho quanto às propri1edades térmicas e resistência a corrosão, conforme análises de TGA e de exposição à névoa salina, respectivamente. As medidas de migração subcutânea realizadas após o ensaio de exposição à névoa salina indicaram revestimentos com melhores propriedades de barreira para as amostras com OMMT, corroborado pelos resultados de espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica (ElE). / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2015-10-07T13:01:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Diego Piazza.pdf: 24298065 bytes, checksum: ceb0efa8d78e26b1bbd45581c9a739fe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-07T13:01:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Diego Piazza.pdf: 24298065 bytes, checksum: ceb0efa8d78e26b1bbd45581c9a739fe (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq / The objective of this dissertation is to present a study of the influence of the addition of nanoclays on thermal, morphological, physical and anticorrosive properties of powder coatings epoxy resin based. Polymeric nanocomposites applied of powder coatings with leveis of 2 and 4 % of orgianophilic montmorillonite (OMMT) (w/w) were obtained in the melt state in extruder twin-screw co-rotation at different processing speeds. The powder coatings were applied to carbon steel substrates by electrostatic spraying. The results show that the parameters used for curing (200 °C for 10 minutes) the coatings were satisfactory, exothermic peaks were not observed in thermograms of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thermal analysis showed that the incorporation of OMMT resulted in increasing the temperature of degradation maximum for the samples before curinn, and little influence in coatings after curing, also reduces the reactivity (~H reaction) of powder coatings based epoxy with increasing processing speed (400 rpm). The morphological analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated the presence of predominantly exfoliated structures for the nanocomposites, with good dispersion of OMMT in the epoxy matrix. The incorporation of th~e leveis of 2 % of OMMT (w/w), for both processing speed, resulted in coatings with improved impact strength, endurance, flexibility and gloss. The coatings obtained with leveis of 4 % of OMMT (w/w) having better performance on the thermal proiPerties and corrosion resistance, as thermal analysis and exposure to salt spray, respectively. Measures of subcutaneous migration made after salt spray teslting indicated coatings with better barrier properties for samples with OMMT, with was corroborated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results.

A presente dissertação tem por objetivo apresentar um estudo quanto à influência da adição de nanocargas nas proprie!dades térmicas, morfológicas, físicas e anticorrosivas de tintas em pó base resina epóxi. Nanocompósitos poliméricos aplicados a tinta em pó com teores de 2 e 4 % de montmorilonita organofílica (OMMT) (p/p) foram obtidos no estado ·fundido em extrusora dupla-rosca co-rotante, em diferentes velocidades de processamento. As tintas em pó foram aplicadas em substratos de aço-carbono por pulverização eletrostática. Os resu ltados obtidos demonstram que os parâmetros utilizados para a cura em estufa (200 °C por 1 O minutos) das tintas foram satisfatórios, não sendo observados picos exotérmicos nos termogramas de calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC). As análises térmicas demonstraram que a incorporação de OMMT resultou no aumento da temperatura de máxima degradação para as amostras antes da cura, e apresentou pouca influência nos revestimentos após a cura, apresentando ainda redução da reatividade (b.Hreação) das tintas em pó base epóxi com o aumento da velocidade de processamento, de 200 para 400 rpm. As análises morfológicas de difração de raios X (DRX) e microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (MET) indicaram a presença de estruturas com predominância esfoliada para os nanocompósitos, com boa dispersão da OMMT na matriz epóxi. A incorporação dos teores de 2 % (p/p) de OMMT, para ambas as velocidades de! processamento, resultou em revestimentos com melhores propriedades de resistência ao impacto, resistência a flexibil idade e de brilho. Os revestimentos obtidos com teores de 4 % de OMMT (p/p) apresentarem melhor desempenho quanto às propri1edades térmicas e resistência a corrosão, conforme análises de TGA e de exposição à névoa salina, respectivamente. As medidas de migração subcutânea realizadas após o ensaio de exposição à névoa salina indicaram revestimentos com melhores propriedades de barreira para as amostras com OMMT, corroborado pelos resultados de espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica (ElE). / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq / The objective of this dissertation is to present a study of the influence of the addition of nanoclays on thermal, morphological, physical and anticorrosive properties of powder coatings epoxy resin based. Polymeric nanocomposites applied of powder coatings with leveis of 2 and 4 % of orgianophilic montmorillonite (OMMT) (w/w) were obtained in the melt state in extruder twin-screw co-rotation at different processing speeds. The powder coatings were applied to carbon steel substrates by electrostatic spraying. The results show that the parameters used for curing (200 °C for 10 minutes) the coatings were satisfactory, exothermic peaks were not observed in thermograms of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thermal analysis showed that the incorporation of OMMT resulted in increasing the temperature of degradation maximum for the samples before curinn, and little influence in coatings after curing, also reduces the reactivity (~H reaction) of powder coatings based epoxy with increasing processing speed (400 rpm). The morphological analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated the presence of predominantly exfoliated structures for the nanocomposites, with good dispersion of OMMT in the epoxy matrix. The incorporation of th~e leveis of 2 % of OMMT (w/w), for both processing speed, resulted in coatings with improved impact strength, endurance, flexibility and gloss. The coatings obtained with leveis of 4 % of OMMT (w/w) having better performance on the thermal proiPerties and corrosion resistance, as thermal analysis and exposure to salt spray, respectively. Measures of subcutaneous migration made after salt spray teslting indicated coatings with better barrier properties for samples with OMMT, with was corroborated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results.

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