SILICONE LEVELING AGENT
SILICONE LEVELING AGENTS ARE CHEMICAL ADDITIVES USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VARIOUS COATINGS AND INKS TO IMPROVE THE APPLICATION AND FLOW PROPERTIES OF THE PRODUCT. THEY IMPROVE THE LEVELING OR SPREADING OF THE PRODUCT, RESULTING IN A SMOOTHER, MORE UNIFORM SURFACE. SILICONE LEVELING AGENTS ARE TYPICALLY USED IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOTIVE, TEXTILES, AND PRINTING. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE GOOD SURFACE WETTING, HIGH COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MATERIALS, AND RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING AND AGING.
NON-SILICONE LEVELING AGENT
NON-SILICONE LEVELING AGENTS ARE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND UNIFORM SURFACE ON A SUBSTRATE. UNLIKE SILICONE-BASED LEVELING AGENTS, THESE PRODUCTS DO NOT CONTAIN SILICONE, MAKING THEM SUITABLE FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE SILICONE IS NOT DESIRABLE. THESE AGENTS WORK BY IMPROVING THE FLOW AND LEVELING PROPERTIES OF COATINGS, INKS, AND OTHER LIQUIDS, RESULTING IN A SMOOTH AND CONSISTENT APPLICATION. THEY ARE COMMONLY USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL COATINGS, PRINTING INKS, AND ADHESIVES, AMONG OTHERS. NON-SILICONE LEVELING AGENTS OFFER BENEFITS SUCH AS ENHANCED SURFACE APPEARANCE, IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY, AND INCREASED EFFICIENCY, MAKING THEM AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN MANY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
SILICONE DEFOAMERS
SILICONE DEFOAMERS ARE A TYPE OF CHEMICAL PRODUCT USED TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE FOAM IN INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD APPLICATIONS. THEY WORK BY BREAKING DOWN THE SURFACE TENSION OF THE FOAM, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE AND DISAPPEAR. SILICONE DEFOAMERS ARE TYPICALLY MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF SILICONE OILS AND SURFACTANTS, AND ARE USED IN A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING TEXTILES, PAPER, PAINT AND COATINGS, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, AND DETERGENTS. THEY ARE VALUED FOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, STABILITY, AND COMPATIBILITY WITH MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS, MAKING THEM A POPULAR CHOICE FOR MANUFACTURERS AND PROCESSORS.
NON-SILICONE DEFOAMERS
NON-SILICONE DEFOAMERS ARE CHEMICAL AGENTS USED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE FOAM IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL SILICONE-BASED DEFOAMERS, NON-SILICONE DEFOAMERS ARE MADE FROM A DIFFERENT CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, MAKING THEM A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE A SILICONE-FREE FORMULATION. THEY ARE COMMONLY USED IN A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING PAPER AND PULP PRODUCTION, WATER TREATMENT, PAINT AND COATINGS, AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING. NON-SILICONE DEFOAMERS WORK BY DISRUPTING THE STABILITY OF THE FOAM AND PROMOTING THE COLLAPSE OF AIR BUBBLES, RESULTING IN A SMOOTH AND STABLE SOLUTION WITH REDUCED FOAM.
FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVE
FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES ARE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES THAT ARE ADDED TO A PRODUCT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE, FUNCTIONALITY OR PROCESSABILITY. THESE ADDITIVES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, CONSUMER GOODS, FOOD, AND PACKAGING. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE PROPERTIES OF A PRODUCT, SUCH AS IMPROVING ITS STRENGTH, DURABILITY, STABILITY, AND AESTHETIC APPEARANCE. EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES INCLUDE ANTI-CAKING AGENTS, EMULSIFIERS, STABILIZERS, COLORANTS, AND UV STABILIZERS. BY INCORPORATING FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES, MANUFACTURERS ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE DEMANDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF CONSUMERS.
SUBSTRATE WETTING AGENT
ASTRA’S WETTING ADDITIVES RESULT IN A FINE AND HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION OF SOLID PARTICLES IN LIQUID MEDIA AND ENSURE THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF SUCH SYSTEMS. THE ADDITIVES STABILIZE PIGMENTS (INORGANIC, ORGANIC AND ALSO EFFECT PIGMENTS) AND FILLERS. THE LIQUID PHASE CAN COMPRISE WATER AND THE ENTIRE RANGE OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS OF VARYING POLARITY. WETTING AGENTS ARE SURFACE-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND IMPROVE THE WETTING OF SOLIDS. DISPERSING AGENTS PREVENT PARTICLES FLOCCULATING BY VARIOUS MECHANISMS (ELECTROSTATIC EFFECTS, STERIC EFFECTS). WETTING AND DISPERSING ADDITIVES UNITE BOTH MECHANISMS OF ACTION IN ONE PRODUCT, I.E. THEY ARE BOTH WETTING AND STABILIZING.
REOLOGY MODIFIER
RHEOLOGY ADDITIVES CAN GREATLY ENHANCE THE APPLICATION PROPERTIES OF DIVERSE SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, CUSTOM SOLUTIONS AND ACCURATE ADJUSTMENT OF THE RHEOLOGICAL PROFILE ARE NECESSARY FOR SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS. FOR INSTANCE, BOOSTING STORAGE STABILITY DEMANDS A UNIQUE VISCOSITY PROFILE, UNLIKE ENHANCING LAYER THICKNESSES. MOREOVER, ENHANCING VISCOSITY IN LOW SHEAR RANGES REQUIRES A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN IMPROVING BRUSHING RESISTANCE.
MOREOVER, THE ADDITIVE MUST BE PRECISELY ADAPTED TO THE POLARITY OF THE SYSTEM, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE SYSTEM IN QUESTION IS SOLVENT-BORNE, SOLVENT-FREE OR AQUEOUS.
DISPERSANT
THE USE OF WETTING AND DISPERSING ADDITIVES IS CRUCIAL IN THE PRODUCTION OF PIGMENTED COATINGS. THIS IS DUE TO THE NEED FOR A UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF SOLID PIGMENTS WITHIN THE LIQUID BINDER SOLUTION. IF THE PIGMENT GRINDING PROCESS IS NOT OPTIMIZED, VARIOUS DEFECTS CAN OCCUR, SUCH AS FLOCCULATION, REDUCED GLOSS, COLOR SHIFT, SEPARATION, BÉNARD CELLS FORMATION, AND SETTLING. THIS CAN ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE FLOW PROPERTIES OF THE COATING SYSTEM, LEADING TO ISSUES LIKE SAGGING AND LEVELING.