Items Tagged with 'silicone'

This silicone primer enhances bonding between liquid silicone rubber and challenging substrates in medical, automotive and electronics applications.

Silicone, or PDMS, is a linear, two-dimensional polymer. This well-known, widely used substance is a very low T_g liquid that is insoluble in both oil and water. Silicone materials typically impart wetting, shine, softness, and release when used in a formulation. They also impart flexibility, softness, haptic properties, and low surface energy to the network when reacted with another polymer.

A new thermal additive enhances energy efficiency and fire resistance, reducing heat absorption, improving emissivity, and meeting stringent environmental and building performance standards.

Enhanced slip, lower surface tension and better tape release — these silicone additives help radiation-curable coatings deliver long-term reliability.

The company is exploring a new method to eliminate carbon emissions from its silicon production process.

For those looking to replace PFAS in their coatings formulations, this article discusses some experiments and data that show how organosilicones compare to PFAS compounds in critical performance criteria such as low surface tension/surface energy, COF, water repellency, oil repellency, stain resistance, and chemical stability.

The facility, set to be completed at the end of 2024, will more than double the current capacity from the company's Toronto and Mississauga plants.

Over my 33 year career (so far) in organomodified silicones, customers have occasionally asked me for green, natural or sustainable products. The early requests were infrequent, usually for very specific circumstances, and somewhat vague with the askers often uncertain what their choice of terminology meant.