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How to select raw materials smarter and faster for your Adhesives & Sealants formulations? Renowned experts in the field have designed these Selection Guides to assist you further in your selection according to your applications. In this section, we also provide you with Technology Profiles, states of the art of the main raw materials used in Adhesives & Sealants.
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Ethylene Copolymers in Hot-melt Applications: A Complete Guide
Ethylene copolymers and terpolymers are widely used in the manufacturing of hot-melts adhesives and sealants because of their mechanical cohesion and adhesive properties. Formulators can adjust their formulation in order to fulfill technical requirements of many applications requiring long or short open time, resistance to elevated or cold temperatures and many other performances. Learn all the key facts about ethylene copolymers and terpolymers (ethylene vinyl acetates & ethylene acrylic esters), their key features and application techniques used in the adhesives & sealants industry. Review: Versatility of Ethylene Copolymers Chemistries of Ethylene Copolymers Benefits and Features of Ethylene Copolymers Ethylene Copolymers for...
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Test Methods to Evaluate Tack
Tack is defined as the "stickiness" or "tackiness" of an adhesive in a liquid or semi-liquid state, but we often have difficulty in defining it explicitly or in absolute units. In order to optimize a formulation, it is necessary to use specific tests for the evaluation of TACK. Learn the basic concept & importance of tack, and how it is measured. Review the various tests used to measure the tack. Rolling Ball Tack Test Loop Tack Test Peel Tack Test Probe Tack Test (Click to learn about specific test or first let's start by tackiness basics...)
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Polyurethane Resins (PU) for Adhesives & Sealants: A Comprehensive Guide
Polyurethane is a versatile polymeric material that can be tailored to meet the demands of a number of adhesive and sealant systems. They are used extensively and are well-known for their durability, tough bonds and high peel strength. Adhesives based on PU resins show good strength at low and high temperatures and are resistant to chemicals, water and humidity. Explore the functionalities offered by various polyurethane systems suitable for use in adhesives and sealants along with the end-use applications, benefits and limitations. Review: Strengths and Limitations of PU Adhesives Aliphatic Isocyanates – Mechanism, Properties & Applications 1K and 2K Polyurethane Systems –...
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Select Dispersing Agents for Adhesives and Sealants
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Edward M. Petrie
Dispersing agents are essential formulation components in adhesives and sealants to effectively disperse fillers or solid particles. They provide electrostatic or steric stabilization to prevent particles from flocculating, thereby eliminate any viscosity change and phase separation. While creating a new formulation, one must choose dispersing agents with appropriate dosage level for specific product & end-user requirements. Learn more about dispersing agents by reviewing: Dispersing Agents: Mode of Action Stabilization Mechanisms Chemical Classification of Dispersing Agents Formulation Challenges Criteria for Selecting Dispersing Agents Requirements for Proper Functioning of Dispersing Agents (Continue reading or click to go on specific section of the page)
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Selecting Antioxidants for Adhesives & Sealants
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Edward M. Petrie
Antioxidants are used in a variety of adhesive formulations to protect against degradation caused by reaction with atmospheric oxygen. Excessive oxidation generally results in undesirable changes in the adhesive's mechanical, aesthetic, or bonding properties that may in turn cause damage (like discoloration, viscosity, skin formation, etc.) to your formulation. Thus, selecting the right antioxidant for your adhesive or sealant applications is extremely important, but the selection process can be challenging. Explore, in detail, the use of antioxidants in the adhesives & sealant industry and learn how to reduce the damage done by oxygen to adhesives. Review: Need for Antioxidants in Adhesives Oxidation...
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Adhesion Myths and Reality: A Complete Guide
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Steven Abbott
There are lots of myths and misunderstandings about adhesion which lead formulators in the wrong direction. Therefore, it gets important to have a complete overview of adhesion science and here, author aims to give the formulation community a set of clear ideas, plus the apps to bring those ideas to life. Get clarity on some of the most common myths to utilize your precious time and resources focusing on ideas that will really help you deliver improved adhesion. Review: » Myth #1: Surface Energy & Adhesion » Myth #2: Substrate Wetting » Myth #3: Surface Roughness Increases Adhesion » Myth #4: The Mechanical Interlocking » Myth...
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Selecting Plasticizers for Adhesives and Sealants
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Edward M. Petrie
Plasticizers are one of the commonly used additives in adhesives and sealants formulations. They improve the performance of adhesives by creating much-needed flexibility, optimizing viscosity, toughness, set time functionality, impact resistance, and even adhesion. However, with increasing complexity of adhesives and sealant formulations every year, you need to select a particular plasticizer to change properties of your formulations in a certain direction to meet the requirements. Learn how to achieve desired flexibility by understanding the fundamentals of plasticizers used in adhesives and sealant products. Check out: Need for Plasticizers Properties Affected (Processing, Mechanical, Thermal…) by Plasticizer How do plasticizers work in formulations?...
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Advancements in Wood Biomass Derived Bio-products
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Pascal Xanthopoulos
Using bioresources for producing products with high added value is becoming more and more important in the context of biotechonomy. It is because of this reason that formulators are researching to create innovative, novel biomaterials with a reduced carbon footprint to reinvent coatings and other materials with a greener approach. Explore here, the latest research activities in lignin, wood hemicellulose-derived sugars, wood extracts... driving the development in biomass derived chemicals. Also, find out the list of potential barriers related to technology, market, and resources towards the development of bio-products. Review: R&D Projects for the Valorization of Wood Cellulose Wood Chemistry Reinventing...
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Epoxy Resins for Adhesives and Sealants
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Edward M. Petrie
Epoxy resin-based adhesives are probably the most versatile family of adhesives used today! Since they bond well with many substrates and can be easily modified to achieve widely varying properties, they found wide applications in applications such as automotive, industrial, aerospace etc. Get comprehensive information about fundamentals of epoxy resins used in adhesives, main types of chemical classes and selection tips to find the right product for your adhesive or sealant formulation.
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Select Defoamers/ Anti-Foaming Agents for Adhesives
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Edward M. Petrie
Defoaming/ Anti-foaming Agents are primarily used in formulating water-borne adhesives, but they are also used in solvent-borne and solvent-free systems. Selection of right defoaming agent mainly depends on the distinct adhesive formulation, processes employed in formulation or conversion. Explore the role of defoaming/anti-foaming agents, its types and control mechanisms to eliminate foaming in adhesive systems. Also, get tips to select the right defoamming agent for your formulation and the test methods to determine the efficiency of defoaming agents. Review: Role of Defoamers How Foam is Generated? Foam Control Mechanisms Foam Control Agents: Composition & Types Selection of Foam Control Agents Test...
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