September FSCT Advancements in Coatings Series to focus on Coating Wood and Wood Composites

JCT CoatingsTech, August, 2005

The FSCT will sponsor an Advancements in Coatings Series program on "Coating Wood and Wood Composites: The Changing Future" at the Marriott Charlotte Executive Park in Charlotte, NC. To be held September 25-27, this event consists of a one-day short course, followed by a two-day symposium featuring keynote addresses and short presentations by experts in the field. (See related article on page 26.)

Short Course Schedule

Sunday, September 25

MORNING SESSION

General Introduction/Overview--R. Sam Williams, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory

The Effects of Wood Properties on Coating Performance--R. Sam Williams

Overview of New Preservatives for Wood and Their Effect on Coatings Performance--Kevin J. Archer, Chemical Specialties, Inc.

Coatings for Wood Composites--Weather, Clean and Protect--Michael DePietro, Omega Testing and Weathering Services, LLC, and R. Sam Williams

Hazardous Air Pollutant Rule, Wood Building Products, Residual Risk, Wood Furniture Rule--Lynn Dail, U.S. EPA

AFTERNOON SESSION

Weathering Testing Workshop--Al Zielnik, Atlas Material Testing Technology

Ground Zero: New Orleans--The Great Termite Battle--W. Ramsay Smith, LSU Ag. Center, Louisiana State University

Moisture Movement/Intrusion into Structures--Anton TenWolde, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab

Properties of Wood Fiber-Thermoplastic Composites--Roger M. Rowell, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab

Exhibits & Reception

Symposium Schedule

Monday, September 26

MORNING SESSIONS

The following two concurrent sessions will be featured:

The Changing Nature of Wood-Based Substrates

Keynote Address: The Changing Nature of Exterior Substrates--D. Douglas Mall Sr., The Dow Chemical Co.

On the Use of Menthol Propyleneglycol Carbonate (MR-08) in Wood Preservation--Jonathan R. Matias, Poseidon Sciences

The Changing Nature of Deck Finishes--Victoria Scarborough, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Wood Care Group

Coatings for Composite Decking--Shelly Fox, Rohm and Haas Company

Effective Light (UV) Stabilizers for Wood Coatings--Gerd Faoro, Clariant Corp.

Effect of Surface Texture and Grain Angle of Western Red Cedar on the Performance of Low VOC Finishes--R. Sam Williams and William C. Feist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab

Meeting the VOC Requirements for the Future

Keynote Address--VOC Regulation of Architectural Wood Coatings: Planning for the Future--Dan Forestiere, Sherwin-Williams, Wood Care Group

Advances in Powder Coatings for Wood--Paul Mills, PPG Industries

Low Temperature Cure Powder Coatings--A New Challenge for Polyurethanes; An Opportunity for Wood--Werner Grenda, Jorn-Volker Weiss, and Emmanouil Spyrou, Degussa AG and Corey King, Degussa Corp.

Zero-VOC Technology for Interior Wiping and Spray-Applied Wood Stains--Darlene Rota and Raymond Hsu, Noveon Inc.

High-Solids, Low-VOC Waterborne Oil-Modified Urethane for Pigmented or Clear Formulations--George E. Ahrens and Anthony Pajerski, Noveon Inc.

VOC Compliant NMP-Free High-Performance Polyurethane Dispersions for Clear Wood Finishes--George E. Ahrens and George Snow, Noveon Inc.

Lunch in Exhibit Hall

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

The following two concurrent sessions will be featured:

Moisture Problems and How to Deal with Them

Keynote Address: Moisture-Caused Problems in Energy-Efficient Wood-Frame House--Stephen Smulski, Wood Science Specialists, Inc.

Moisture Movement--Anton TenWolde

Design, Construction, and Integrated Pest Management to Protect Your Structure from Termites and Other Wood Destroying Insects--W. Ramsay Smith

Prevention and Control of Wood Inhabiting Fungi--Terry Amburgey, Forest Products Dept., Mississippi State University

Preventing and Remediating Mold and Mildew in Your Home--Mark Goldman, EFI Global, Inc.

Preventing Moisture Problems in Wood Siding: The Rain-Screen Principle--Stephen Smulski

Mold Control Treatments for Wood and Wood Composites--Alan Ross, Kop-Coat, Inc.

New Developments in Interior Finishes

Keynote Address: New Opportunities for Innovative Coatings on Chemically Modified Wood--Roger M. Rowell

Additives Containing Nanomaterials: Paradigm Shift in Parquet Coatings Formulation--Robert McMullin, BYK-Chemie, USA

Formulating Waterborne Interior Wood Coatings with Multifunctional, Gemini-Type Surfactants and Additives--Ernest C. Galgoci, Khalil Yacoub, Nancy W. Martin, and Wim P. Stout, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Bridging of Industries Makes Old Technologies Seem New: A Commercial, Registered, and Immobilized Antimicrobial Agent Available for Use on OSB and Composite Lumber--Robert A. Monticello, AEGIS Environments

Polyurethane Dispersions for Coating Applications--Bedri Erdem and Deb Bhattacharjee, Dow Polyurethanes

Tuesday, September 27

MORNING SESSIONS

The following two concurrent sessions will be featured:

Getting the Most Out of Your Performance Testing: Part I

Keynote Address: Strategies for Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results--Jonathan Martin, NIST

Mineral Pigments for Wood Coatings--Edward F. McCarthy and Forrest Hentz, Luzenac America, Inc.

Painting History: Restoring and Painting Historical Wood Railroad Cars--Clifford K. Schoff, Schoff Associates