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Nov 26, 2020 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
Reduce VOC emissions in your adhesive and sealant formulations by minimizing the use of solvents or by switching to solvents with better environmental profiles...
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Oct 9, 2018 | Article
By SpecialChem
TAGS: Solvent-borne Adhesives Contact Adhesives Through this article, SpecialChem is reporting on the research work done by Catherine P. Barrya, Gregory J. Moroseb, Keith Beginc, Michael...
Aug 11, 2010 | Article
By Andy Extance
Many of the applications that use non-woven fabrics adhere them with hot melt adhesives. However, water-based and solvent-based adhesive systems also have a role in this market. Adjusting the raw...
Feb 25, 2009 | Article
Adhesives are a great example of how food production and extraction of useful chemicals can coexist. Starch boiled out in the process of turning cassava root into an edible flour offers a very low...
Nov 19, 2008 | Article
Growing concern over volatile organic compounds (VOC) and other emissions is motivating adhesive and sealant formulators to capture and recycle solvents, reduce solvent use, or switch to solvents...
Mar 26, 2008 | Article
Styrene butadiene block copolymers (SBCs) are useful base polymers for the formulation of sealants because of their unique combination of strength and elastomeric properties. Generally, SBC sealants...
Nov 21, 2007 | Article
Adhesives and sealants that are based on styrene butadiene block copolymers are both useful and unusual. They have the solubility and thermoplastic nature of polystyrene; while at ambient...
Jul 25, 2007 | Article
The shoe industry demands an impressive array of adhesives due to variations in materials, processes, types of footwear, and seasonal design changes. Equally impressive is the performance demands...
Jun 27, 2007 | Article
Water borne adhesives, derived from emulsion polymerization processes, are particularly susceptible to performance loss on exposure to high humidity conditions. The achievement of performance...
Mar 21, 2007 | Article
Heat-sealing adhesives are thermoplastic materials that can be coated onto substrate surfaces and later reactivated by heat and pressure. They differ from conventional hot melt adhesives that are...