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Apr 18, 2012 | Article
By Andy Extance
Though crude oil is rightly the ultimate source of many chemicals the adhesive industry uses, renewable alternatives can offer an alternative to aid economic and supply sustainability. To this end...
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Feb 6, 2012 | Article
Using just one basic backbone polymer chemistry, polyurethane adhesives can serve a wide range of applications, from food packaging to structural panels. The major challenge for adhesive...
Dec 28, 2011 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
This article will first review the advantages of acrylic / polyurethane hybrid waterborne sealant formulations, and the routes to producing a polyurethane / acrylic base polymer system. The article...
Dec 13, 2011 | Article
This article will first examine the reasons that external plasticizer modification may not be necessary with polyurethane adhesives and sealants. It will then review the possible value that can be...
Nov 9, 2011 | Article
This article will focus on the moisture induced degradation of the bulk adhesive when the degradation is permanent. This is a mechanism known as hydrolysis. It is dependent on the chemical nature...
Oct 10, 2011 | Article
This article reviews that status of POSS for use in adhesive systems, primarily epoxy and polyurethane, although POSS has found advantages in other systems as well. The unique physical properties...
Sep 14, 2011 | Article
The diisocyanates used to produce polyurethane adhesives can be toxic, and so it's important to reduce the amount that users are exposed to. Polyurethane prepolymers can help achieve this, but...
Jul 18, 2011 | Article
Much has been made of recent, more severe changes in formaldehyde regulations as they apply to adhesives. These have been well-covered in previous SpecialChem articles and editorials. However, the...
Jan 1, 2011 | Article
Thanks to how their component chemicals distribute themselves, adhesives are almost uniquely difficult to reverse-engineer. Yet, knowing how other people are making products is important from...
Dec 1, 2010 | Article
Over the past two years SpecialChem4Adhesives readers have dramatically changed their outlook towards adhesives produced from materials obtained from biological sources. As an alternative to...