Advances in coating technology, such as high solids, low volatile organic compound voc systems, waterborne coatings, uv and free radical cure systems, and powder coatings, have reduced or eliminated the ability of. The specialties line of additives contains essential products for coatings formulations. Additives for architectural coatings and construction. The resistance ability of a surface against damage caused by sharp objects moving over the surface causing micro cuts. But other properties of coatings are also most important. In a recent webcast roman subramanyam kasisomayajula of autonomic materials explained to the european coatings community how incorporating a selfhealing additive zincrich primers can extend the lifetime of the protective system. Excellent foam breaking performance for quality improvement of products for various type of powder automotive and industrial electrodepositi on coat diaf 900 good ability to decrease the surface tension,good wetting and leveling effect.
Excellent performance for metallic effect pigments stabilisation and orientation. The leading global producer and supplier into areas such as unsaturated polyester resins, food, oil additives and coatings surfactants. Our line of innovative products includes binders for waterborne and solventborne coatings for use in architectural and industrial coatings, specialty coatings, traffic coatings. These additives can be introduced into paints, coatings, inks or lacquers during the manufacturing process to make them resistant to microbes. These additives are compatible in both waterborne and solventborne systems. Smart formulating for coatings eu additives coloring crosslinkers matting resin components resins. Anticorrosion pigments, such as zinc phosphate, are a wellestablished class of anticorrosion additives used in the. Additives can be used for coatings from all sectors, for architectural coatings, industrial coatings, powder coatings. The reason for including additives in a coating is to heighten its performance or add extra properties not otherwise provided by the coating alone such as with antimicrobial or biocidal additives.
Our product lines offer a full range of specialty additives for architectural coatings. For many years, arkema has been famous for their polyether block amide peba chemistry. Highperformance polymers and additives for textiles and printing product selection guide. Additives controlling the drying conversion of coating materials 115 3. Introduction to polymer additives and stabilization bobbijo van beusichem, ph. Michael bilger head of technology business unit wax. Additives for better metal protection lubrizol additives protect metal from corrosion and improve directtometal adhesion, as well as intercoat adhesion. Air products high performance specialty additives designed to deliver double advantages improving product performance and enabling compliance with environmental regulations waterborne wood coatings market opportunities and technical challenges china is the largest wooden furniture exporter in the world, and one of. Due to coatexs high degree of innovation, 50% of its sales are generated by products developed over the last five years. These additives improve existing coatings and optimize new formulations, while helping to meet the ever growing demand for environmental compliance and other market needs. They can be incorporated as a component in dtm coatings, primers or wash primer formulations.
Flowcontrol additives flowcontrol additives might more accurately be referred to as surfacetension modifiers, because this is their primary function. Table 1 groups the additives by their primary benefit and describes their physical makeup, features, secondary benefits and properties. Wetting and dispersing additives dispersion of pigments is a demanding step in making coatings, but preventing reflocculation of the dispersed particles are. Additives affecting the properties of liquid coating materials 105 3. Coatings have to be durable, tough and easily applicable. Integrated producer of a wide range of products for home and personal care, oilfield, agriculture, and process industries. This evaporation often leads to a cell structure on the surface due to changes in surface tension, temperature, solvent concentration or density.
Raw materials for wood coatings 2 solvents, additives and colorants contents 1. Clariants specialty waxes and performance polymers are mainly used as process and surface additives for plastic, coating, ink, adhesive and polish applications, but are also increasingly directly used as hot melt adhesives in the area of technical textiles, carpets and for artificial turf. Highperformance polymers and additives for textiles and. Additives reference guide t w o t h o u s a n d t h i r t e e n by dr. Modern coating technology patcham fzc is a wellestablished manufacturer of specialty additives headquartered in the united arab emirates. Additives can also enhance degassing and pigment wetting and, with special types, flat and even textured surfaces can be achieved. Coatings innovations 3 additives 4 coloring 12 crosslinkers 18. The scrub resistance test is crucial to assess the coatings strength and is designed for indoor and. Our additives can not only help reduce your overall formulation cost, they can also enhance the performance of your formulations and place them. This broad package of products enables our customers to bring coatings faster to the market, solve problems and enhance properties.
The properties and characteristics enhanced by coating additives. Raw materials for wood coatings 2 solvents, additives. Lankem offer a wide range of specialty additives for the coatings industry. A brief discussion of the most widely used generic additives in powder coatings follows. Coatings additives improve product properties and eliminate or reduce problems occurring during formulating paint systems, thus optimizing production processes. They comprise a small percentage in that formulation, usually less than 5%, but their impact is significant. It is not trivial at all to select the best additives. In the competitive paints and coatings market, the right additives can make all the difference. About concentrations and blending the amount of additive. Coating additives spherilex a novel synthetic silica engineered for improved durability and burnish resistance in paints and coatings, precipitated silica is widely known as a superior matting agent. About additives the coating resins and additives portfolio is on the leading edge of performance.
They can be formulated into either solvent or aqueousbased coatings and work well in both pigmented and clear systems. Choosing the correct catalyst will optimize a coating in several ways, including enhanced cure speed, improved long term stability and better film performance. By carefully controlling the nature of the polyether blocks that give flexibility and tailored chemical channeling abilities and the polyamide blocks that give toughness and chemical resistance, arkema offers a wide range of polymers with specific and tailored antistatic properties. Often, blends of stabilizers will be used to protect the. Improvement of levelling and prevention of craters are the most important requirements in powder coatings. The various additives for use in waterborne coatings are then described in chapters 2 to 12 which follow. Byk also provides the right additives for clear powder coatings as well as uv.
Table 2 highlights products available in sample size via our additive sample program. Additives for high solids and waterborne coatings werner j. Asia resins and additives for the coatings industry. Basics substrate wetting leveling surface modification defects in the surface constitution of coatings are caused by differences of the interfacial.
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