Preparation, Characterisation And Application Of Shea Butter Alkyd Resins As Binder Paints

Abstract

The physico-chemical properties of Shea butter was determined and used in the synthesis of alkyd resin using glycerol and phthalic anhydride at 230-250oc. The prepared alkyd resin was characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, titrimetric analysis and its properties such as solubility, viscosity was measured. The antimicrobial activity was determined using well diffusion method. The resin microbial analysis shows some activity against some selected bacterial specie particularly at 100mg/ml and 50mg/ml in DMSO solvent. The paints containing 0%, 10%, 20% resin concentration were formulated. The resins content formulations were found to possess desired fastness properties to certain agencies. The antimicrobial activity results revealed SBAR can be utilized for the production of antimicrobial paints.