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Curing of intumescent coating compositions by application of pulsed infrared radiation

The present disclosure relates to a method of imparting fire resistance to a substrate by applying an intumescent coating composition on a surface of a substrate or forming an intumescent coating composition into a self-supporting film or sheet and applying a pulsed infrared radiation to form a cured intumescent coating or a cured self-supporting film or sheet, and applying the self-supporting film or sheet to a part of a surface of the substrate. The present disclosure further relates to the use of an intumescent coating composition and use of pulsed infrared radiation.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can corrosion in underground pipelines and conduits be prevented?

Novelty

The present disclosure further relates to the use of an intumescent coating composition and use of pulsed infrared radia...

Uses

Underground pipe, Metal conduit, Industrial line

Assignee

PPG Coatings Europe B.V.

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Shuang Ma, Yvan Moestar, Marielle Helena Angelina Van Der Linden, Sven Reil, Jeffrey M. Parker, Jeffrey Warzynski

Domain

Infrastructure / energy

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can corrosion in underground pipelines and conduits be prevented?

Solution

The present disclosure relates to a method of imparting fire resistance to a substrate by applying an intumescent coating composition on a surface of a substrate or forming an intumescent coating composition into a self-supporting film or sheet and applying a pulsed infrared radiation to form a cured intumescent coating or a cured self-supporting film or sheet, and applying the self-supporting film or sheet to a part of a surface of the substrate.

Key novelty

The present disclosure further relates to the use of an intumescent coating composition and use of pulsed infrared radiation.

Applications

Underground pipeMetal conduitIndustrial line

Relevant search intents

coating

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