What about Biobased architectural paints?

Biobased economy is booming if you look at the marketing of these products. Volumewise it seems the fossil based economy is still used for the major products in the market.

Standard solutions if you look for biobased decorative paints

Creating biobased decorative paints involves using renewable resources and environmentally friendly ingredients. Here are some options:

  1. Plant Oils and Resins: Ingredients like linseed oil, rapeseed oil, and plant-based resins can be used to create eco-friendly paints.
  2. Cellulose and Chalk: These natural materials can be combined to produce non-toxic and sustainable paints.
  3. Mineral Pigments: Using natural mineral pigments derived from earth and minerals ensures vibrant colors without harmful chemicals.
  4. Bio-based Binders: Biogenic binding agents, such as those made from plant materials, can replace traditional synthetic binders.
  5. Natural Waxes: Incorporating natural waxes like beeswax can enhance the durability and finish of the paint.
  6. Silicate Paints: These paints use potassium silicate as a binder, which is non-toxic and highly durable.
  7. Microbial Fermentation: Some companies are developing pigments through microbial fermentation, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes.
  8. VAE polymers can also be (partly) biobased. Because of the hughe scale of VAE plants, this is practically only possible with the massbalance method. Depending on the raw material chain these biobased raw materials could be wood (waste from wood & paper production), biobased acetic acid, sugarcane, biobased ethylene (ethanol), etc….

These options help reduce the environmental impact of decorative paints while maintaining high quality and performance.

The massbalance method

The mass balance method, also known as material balance, is a fundamental principle used in engineering and environmental analysis. It’s based on the law of conservation of mass, which states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system1.

Key Concepts:

  1. Input and Output: The mass balance method involves accounting for all the material entering and leaving a system. This helps in identifying unknown or difficult-to-measure mass flows.
  2. Accumulation: It also considers any accumulation of material within the system.
  3. Applications: Mass balance is widely used in designing chemical reactors, analyzing processes, modeling pollution dispersion, and other physical systems.

    Example of massbalance method

    In a chemical production process, different materials (e.g., fossil-based and bio-based feedstocks) are often mixed. The mass balance method helps track the amount and sustainability characteristics of these materials through the value chain2. This ensures that the share of sustainable materials can be accurately attributed to the final product

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