Articles Tagged with ''Surfactants''

Flat roofs face aging and weathering challenges from solar radiation, moisture and pollutants. This study explores polymer dispersions' impact on elastomeric roof coatings' durability, flexibility and chalking resistance.

The company announced an exclusive partnership with Kao Corporation to bring the Bio IOS® surfactant technology to the North American market.

The company announced plans to more than double its production of anionic surfactants at its Middletown site.

The divestment includes the production site in Illertissen, Germany, and aligns with BASF's strategic portfolio optimization.

Innovative reactive surfactants enhance water resistance and stability in waterborne coatings, marking a significant technological advancement in emulsion polymerization.

Silicone surface additives enhance wetting, leveling and surface tension control in coatings, improving performance across various industrial applications.

Locus Fermentation Solutions gains TSCA expansion, enabling U.S. production of sustainable biosurfactants for agriculture, personal care, and industrial applications.

One of the key performance properties formulators use fluorocarbon surfactants for is early hot block resistance. To address this need in architectural coatings, a study of alternative technologies was conducted and revealed that modifying a specific phosphate ester could provide a straightforward solution.

This article, the conclusion of a five-part series, covers work done on using reactive surfactants to make styrene acrylic emulsions with better water resistance.

This article, the fourth in a series, covers work done to improve the water resistance of water-based emulsions by replacing conventional emulsion surfactants with surfactants that will react into the polymer matrix.