Latex paint is a kind of water-borne paint based on synthetic resin emulsion, with pigments, fillers and various additives added, also known as synthetic resin latex paint, which is an organic paint. All coatings with water as solvent or dispersion medium can be called waterborne coatings, including water-soluble coatings, water-dilutable coatings and water-dispersible coatings (latex coatings).
According to the different raw materials, latex paint mainly includes polyvinyl acetate latex paint, ethylene-propylene latex paint, pure acrylic latex paint and other varieties. According to the different application environment of products, it can be divided into two types: interior wall latex paint and exterior wall latex paint, and according to the gloss effect of decoration, it can be divided into matte, matte, semi-gloss, mercerized and glossy types.
Latex paint is widely used in environmental protection coatings for buildings because of its advantages of fast film formation, short construction period, low construction cost, excellent air permeability, environmental protection, no odor and washing resistance. Latex paint is a kind of organic paint, which is a water-based paint (paint with water as solvent or dispersion medium) based on synthetic resin emulsion and added with pigments, fillers and various additives, also known as synthetic resin latex paint.
Emulsion is the most important raw material that affects the performance of latex paint. It looks like milk, which is polymerized from some petrochemical raw materials such as vinyl acetate, acrylate and styrene in water. The properties of emulsion are different with different raw materials and processes.
The main functions of emulsion are adhesion, water resistance, alkali resistance, anti-Japanese photoaging and so on. Some inferior coatings do not use the above emulsion, but use polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl formal as raw materials, and even things like starch as binders, especially polyvinyl formal, which contains a lot of free formaldehyde when synthesized, which will bring harm.