History of Alkyd Resins
The first alkyd was developed in 1920 by R. H. Kienle of GE. Then it was patented in 1927. However, in 1937 the patent was not valid because it prioritized art. Talking about the history of alkyd resins, of course, it cannot be separated from the knowledge of polymers and the history of paints. In 1926, DuPont, a chemical manufacturing company, began to introduce this resins. Alkyd resins used to be widely used for car coating oil paints and home paints. In the era before 1930 the paint industry was not as it is today. Because the need for paint itself was not much at that time. Starting in 1935, many small companies started selling paint and the distribution of paint increased rapidly in the era after the second world war. the faster the research related to the characteristics of paints and coloring.
The picture above is the timeline for the growth of paint technology. There are several important events related to alkyd resins.
source :
- Croll, Stuart. 2009. “History of Paint Science and Technology”. https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/croll/HistoryofPaintSGC.pdf