The product offers strong slip and scratch resistance with good release at low dosage and excellent defoaming and hydrophobicity for traditional UV and UV-LED curing.
Evonik offers a wealth of raw materials for the coatings and adhesives industries. Thanks to our broad knowledge of the market and close cooperation with our customers, we can help coatings manufacturers enhance their formulations and respond to their customers’ needs.
Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business with a world-class offering in Consumer Microbial Control, Industrial Microbial Control, and Specialty Products Solutions, providing a broad portfolio of differentiated products targeted at a range of end markets, supported by leading regulatory capabilities, IP expertise, and established track record in R&D.
The defoamer focuses on a minimized environmental impact and a maximized handprint by enabling formulators to develop high-performance and low-VOC, environmentally friendly waterborne formulations. It does not contain biocides, nor does it require SVHC labeling, and can be used in formulations complying with current standards.
A new range of ecological anti-foams has been developed as an alternative to mineral oil based anti-foams, showing an equal or better anti-foaming performance for applications in architectural paint formulations.
This second article in our four-part series about additives discusses foam control agents, including defoamers, anti-foams and air release agents (deaerators), and some things to consider to help your formulation be both efficient and persistent.
Offering a unique combination of effectiveness and compatibility for printing inks, TEGO® Foamex 852 is a siloxane-based defoamer for waterborne formulations.
