Andreas Termath
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Dr. Andreas Termath holds a degree in organic chemistry and received his doctorate in the field of asymmetric total synthesis at the University of Cologne. He currently heads Clariant’s technical service unit focusing on flame- and fire-resistant coatings.

Figure 1: With intumescent coatings steel structures can meet the requirements of various fire resistance classes. But prolonged cold-temperature storage of intumescent coatings leads to an irreversible increase in the viscosity to a point where the coating cannot be applied anymore.
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Cold temperature behavior of water-based intumescent coatings

Intumescent – (lat. Intumescencia, swelling) Coatings (IC) are a special type of coatings expanding on exposure to heat and forming an insulative layer to thermally protect underlying substrates. A common problem is the sensitivity of water-based IC to cold temperature…