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Dec 10, 2021 | Article
By Richard Kennedy
Learn how the adhesives industry can support UN Sustainable Development goals by using bio-renewable & safe materials, reducing energy usage & improving low-VOC adhesives...
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Sep 24, 2021 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
Get detailed knowledge about sodium silicates used in adhesive formulations - their manufacturing process, forms, properties, uses and safety information...
Aug 18, 2021 | Article
Take a quick tour of the 5 most important additives - antifoaming agents, rheology modifiers, tackifiers, plasticizers and adhesion promoters - for your waterborne adhesive formulations...
Feb 15, 2019 | Article
By Dr. Alexander Madl
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Mar 23, 2018 | Article
All industries are getting influenced by the global megatrends, emulsion industry is no different. Thus, it would be interesting to investigate these general trends. Want to understand how these...
Jan 30, 2018 | Article
Vinyl-acetate ethylene co-polymer emulsions (VAE) are one of the youngest children in the family of emulsion polymers. Initial experiments to introduce ethylene as monomer into the emulsion...
Sep 1, 2013 | Article
Waterborne adhesives’ economic and environmental advantages combine with their performance to create a package whose value is hard to beat. They help meet health, safety and environmental demands...
May 21, 2013 | Article
The use of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) as a protective colloid in the emulsion polymerisation of vinyl acetate has long been known, as are the advantages conferred on a polyvinyl acetate (PVac) based...
Mar 13, 2013 | Article
This article reviews the various value propositions provided by benzoate plasticizers in adhesive and sealant formulations. It primarily focuses on waterborne systems, but opportunities in other...
Feb 20, 2012 | Article
Alternatives to conventional solvents and other VOCs that are employed in waterborne adhesive formulations are discussed in this article. The primary focus is on coalescing agents or co-solvents...