Development of Effective Infrared Reflective Coatings
Source abstract
Abstract
The adsorption of surfaces exposed to sunlight results in increased temperatures that can cause physical damage and an increase in energy consumption. Infrared reflective coatings can keep objects cooler and have significant benefits in a wide variety of application by reflecting infrared light and decreasing heat, reducing operating costs, improving energy efficiency in buildings and vehicles, and extending an objects’ lifespan. The main aim of our research was to develop coatings in a RAL7016 Anthracite grey color with minimum heat adsorption in the infrared wavelength range. This was achieved using a combination of infrared transparent and infrared reflective pigment built-in coatings applied on two primers: white and black. Infrared reflectivity or transparency, as well as surface temperature, was investigated as a function of the composition and concentration of pigments. These coatings were characterized by chromatic parameters, by total solar and infrared solar reflectance in the UV, visible, and infrared wavelength range, and by heat reflection. Among the coatings developed, two produced very effective controls for infrared reflectance and transparency, and they could control heat reflectance, resulting in a significant decrease in surface temperature.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Pigment Synthesis and Properties · Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials · Color Science and Applications
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
Affiliations
EGROKORR Ltd., Fehérvári út 63–65, 2030 Érd, Hungary
Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar Tudósok Körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, Óbuda University, Doberdó u. 6, 1034 Budapest, Hungary
References (51)
Show source-provided references
1. Bradbury, S., and Evennett, P. (2019). Contrast Techniques in Light Microscopy, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Chapter 2.10.4324/9781003076834 ↗
2. The Evaluation of Thermal Performance of Cool Coatings Colored with High Near-Infrared Reflective Nano-Brown Inorganic Pigments: Magnesium Doped ZnFe2O4 Compounds10.1016/j.solener.2014.12.034 ↗
3. Near-Infrared Reflective Properties of Perylene Derivatives10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.06.011 ↗
4. Cool Coatings with High near Infrared Transmittance for Coil Coated Aluminium10.1016/j.solmat.2019.03.021 ↗
5. Influence of Building Envelopes, Climates, and Occupancy Patterns on Residential HVAC Demand10.1016/j.jobe.2018.11.011 ↗
6. Measuring Solar Reflectance—Part I: Defining a Metric That Accurately Predicts Solar Heat Gain10.1016/j.solener.2010.04.018 ↗
7. Characterization and Assessment of Cool Coloured Solar Protection Devices for Mediterranean Residential Buildings Application10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.031 ↗
8. Recent Advances in Infrared Reflective Inorganic Pigments10.1016/j.solmat.2019.01.037 ↗
9. Eastaugh, N. (2004). The Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
10. Orna, M. (2015). Chemical Technology in Antiquity, American Chemical Society.
11. Inorganic Pigments: Bases for Colored, Uncolored, and Transparent Products10.1002/anie.198107231 ↗
12. Methods of Creating Solar-Reflective Nonwhite Surfaces and Their Application to Residential Roofing Materials10.1016/j.solmat.2006.06.062 ↗
13. Experimental investigation of the influence of temperature on thermal conductivity of multilayer reflective thermal insulation10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.06.012 ↗
14. Time and cost effective methods for testing chemical resistance of aluminium metallic pigmented powder coatings10.1016/j.porgcoat.2008.04.007 ↗
15. Malewska, E., Prociak, A., Vevere, L., Vanags, E., Zemła, M., Uram, K., Kirpluks, M., Cabulis, U., and Bryk, M. (2022). New Thermo-Reflective Coatings for Applications as a Layer of Heat Insulating Materials. Materials, 15.10.3390/ma15165642 ↗
16. ZnO Nanostructures Decorated Hollow Glass Microspheres as near Infrared Reflective Pigment10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.04.067 ↗
17. Experimental Study of Optical and Cooling Performances of CuO and TiO2 Near-Infrared Reflective Blending Coatings10.1016/j.solener.2021.06.061 ↗
18. Infrared Reflective Inorganic Pigments10.2174/1874478810801010067 ↗
19. Visibly Transparent and Infrared Reflective Coatings for Personal Thermal Management and Thermal Camouflage10.1002/adfm.202201432 ↗
20. Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Broadband Light Emitters10.1038/lsa.2017.170 ↗
21. Optical coatings of durability based on transition metal nitrides10.1016/j.tsf.2019.05.058 ↗
22. Development and degradation behavior of protective multilayer coatings for aluminum reflectors for solar thermal applications10.1016/j.tsf.2016.10.067 ↗
23. Crystal Structure and Near-Infrared Reflective Properties of Fe3+ Doped AlPO4 Pigments10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.01.131 ↗
24. Novel near Infrared Reflective Pigments Based on Hollow Glass Microsphere/BiOCl1-xIx Composites: Optical Property and Superhydrophobicity10.1016/j.solmat.2018.02.033 ↗
25. Zheng, Q., Xiong, S., Wu, X., Kuang, J., Liu, W., and Cao, W. (2022). Near Infrared Reflection and Hydrophobic Properties of Composite Coatings Prepared from Hollow Glass Microspheres Coated with Needle-Shaped Rutile Shell. Materials, 15.10.3390/ma15238310 ↗
26. NIR Reflective Pigments for Cool Roof Applications: A Comprehensive Review10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127826 ↗
27. TiO2 Nanocrystalline Pigmented Polyethylene Foils for Radiative Cooling Applications: Synthesis and Characterization10.1021/la010370g ↗
28. Effect of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) on Largely Improving Solar Reflectance and Cooling Property of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) by Influencing Its Crystallization Behavior10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.07.191 ↗
29. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nontoxic BiFe1−xAlxO3/Mica-Titania Pigments with High NIR Reflectance10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.09.032 ↗
30. TiO2@CoTiO3 Complex Green Pigments with Low Cobalt Content and Tunable Color Properties10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.02.029 ↗
31. Evaluation of Shape and Size Effects on Optical Properties of ZnO Pigment10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.11.167 ↗
32. Self-assembling microsized materials to fabricate multifunctional hierarchical nanostructures on macroscale substrates10.1039/c3ta10704c ↗
33. Brilliant Yellow Color and Enhanced NIR Reflectance of Monoclinic BiVO4 through Distortion in VO43− Tetrahedra10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.022 ↗
34. Preparation of High Near-Infrared Reflectance Mica/(Ni, Sb)-Co-Doped Rutile Yellow Composite Pigment via Mechanochemical Pretreatment and Sintering10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.099 ↗
35. Bismuth Titanate as an Infrared Reflective Pigment for Cool Roof Coating10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.048 ↗
36. Rare Earth Doped Cobalt Aluminate Blue as an Environmentally Benign Colorant10.1007/s40145-012-0029-6 ↗
37. YIn0.9Mn0.1O3–ZnO Nano-Pigment Exhibiting Intense Blue Color with Impressive Solar Reflectance10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.09.014 ↗
38. Solar Spectral Optical Properties of Pigments—Part II: Survey of Common Colorants10.1016/j.solmat.2004.11.013 ↗
39. Synthesis of green cool pigments (CoxZn1−xO) for application in NIR radiation reflectance10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.358 ↗
40. Synthesis and characterization of Co1−xZnxCr2−yAlyO4 as a near-infrared reflective color tunable nano-pigment10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.09.030 ↗
41. Synthesis and characterization of a series of new green solar heat-reflective pigments: Cr-doped BiPO4 and its effect on the aging resistance of PMMA10.1016/j.solmat.2018.12.007 ↗
42. Low-emissivity materials for building applications: A state-of-the-art review and future research perspectives10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.03.024 ↗
43. Low emissivity coatings on architectural glass10.1016/S0257-8972(97)00034-0 ↗
44. Development and testing of thermochromic coatings for buildings and urban structures10.1016/j.solener.2008.10.005 ↗
45. Santamouris, M. (2019). Minimizing Energy Consumption, Energy Poverty and Global and Local Climate Change in the Built Environment: Innovating to Zero, Elsevier. Chapter 8.10.1016/B978-0-12-811417-9.00003-9 ↗
46. Combining Switchable Phase-Change Materials and Phase-Transition Materials for Thermally Regulated Smart Mid-Infrared Modulators10.1002/adom.202100417 ↗
47. Phase-change materials for intelligent temperature regulation10.1016/j.mtener.2021.100888 ↗
48. Development of paints with infrared radiation reflective properties10.1590/0104-1428.1869 ↗
49. Preparation of double-layer two wavelength infrared antireflective coating on CdSe substrate10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127329 ↗
50. Design and optimization of single, double and multilayer anti-reflection coatings on planar and textured surface of silicon solar cells10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104144 ↗
51. (2012). Standard Tables for Reference Solar Spectral Irradiances: Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37 Degree Tilted Surface. Standard No. ASTM G173-03.