Article of the SICon Research Group is published in the “Journal of Cleaner Production”
The article entitled: “Optimization of performance of sustainable paints using granite waste through the variation of particle size and pH” was published in volume 326 of the Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021.
The authors are: Márcia Maria Salgado Lopes, Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti, André Fernando de Oliveira, José Carlos Lopes Ribeiro, José Maria Franco de Carvalho, Anôr Fiorini de Carvalho, Fernando de Paula Cardoso, Gustavo Henrique Nalon, Gustavo Emilio Soares de Lima. The group is composed of researchers from the Soil, Chemistry and Civil Engineering Departments of the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV).
This study aims to evaluate and optimize the performance of latex paints based on polyvinyl acetate resin using granite waste as a pigment, varying the pigment particle size and the pH of the paints. The full abstract and other information about the paper can be found in the link below: