Additives for Adhesives & Sealants: Aqueous

Controlled flocculating wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous primers and fillers to prevent fillers and inorganic pigments from settling. Also suitable for filler slurries.

VOC-free and silicone-free defoamer on polymer-basis for aqueous coatings, adhesives, and paper coatings. Particularly suitable for premium high-gloss architectural coatings. Optimal effect despite addition of smallest amounts only.

VOC-free and silicone-free defoamer on the basis of fat derivatives and polymers for aqueous architectural coatings, plasters, and adhesives. Particularly suitable for premium high-gloss architectural coatings. Optimal effect despite addition of smallest amounts only.

VOC-free and silicone-free defoamer on polymer-basis for aqueous coatings, adhesives, and paper coatings. Particularly suitable for printing inks. Suitable for direct food contact.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous industrial, architectural, and wood coatings as well as printing inks and adhesives. May be used in millbase and let-down. Highly effective defoamer requires high shear forces for incorporation.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous dispersion coatings, wood and furniture coatings as well as adhesives and paper coatings. Easy to incorporate into PU dispersions.

VOC-free silicone defoamer on the basis of a mineral emulsion for aqueous emulsion paints, plasters, and adhesives. Particularly suitable for a PVC range from 50 to 85. APEO-free.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous wood, architectural, and industrial coatings as well as printing inks and adhesives. All-purpose. Excellent long-term stability of the finished coating system at high and low temperatures. Easy to incorporate. Suitable for clear coats and pigmented systems as well as all common methods of application.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous printing inks as well as wood, architectural, and industrial coatings and paper with very high shear stability. Particularly suitable for high-speed flexo printing machines with a closed doctor blade system. For coatings, in which BYK®-024 is too compatible, BYK®-094 may be used as well.

Wetting and dispersing additive on the basis of an ammonium polyacrylate for aqueous architectural coatings and adhesives for pigment stabilization. Often used in combination with DISPERBYK®-187 to improve color acceptance. BYK®-154 is not available on the North American market. Instead use BYK®-156, which has different solids content.

Silicone surfactant for aqueous coatings, printing inks, and paper coatings with a strong reduction of surface tension. Therefore good substrate wetting. No influence on surface slip. Suitable for co-solvent-free systems.

Silicone surfactant for aqueous coatings, printing inks, and paper coatings with a strong reduction of surface tension. Therefore good substrate wetting. No influence on surface slip. Suitable for co-solvent-free systems. All-purpose.

VOC-free, liquid rheology additive for aqueous dispersion-based systems to improve anti-sagging and to adjust in-can viscosity. The additive is suitable for increasing the grinding viscosity of aqueous pigment pastes.

VOC-free, liquid high-shear thickener for aqueous dispersion-based systems to improve application viscosity (high-shear effect). The rheology additive improves leveling, reduces the tendency to spatter, and provides optimal brush drag.

Silicone-free substrate wetting agent for aqueous paper coatings, adhesives, and printing inks. Reduces the dynamic surface tension. Stabilizes the curtain (curtain coating) in paper coatings.

Fluorine-free substrate wetting and leveling additive for aqueous systems and UV coatings with a strong reduction of the dynamic and static surface tension and an improvement of leveling properties. The additive has a low foaming tendency and no influence on surface slip. Especially suited for modern systems without cosolvent.

Liquid rheology additive for aqueous and water-reducible systems to improve anti-sagging and anti-settling properties. Increases thixotropy. The additive is particularly suitable for the production of aqueous pigment pastes. Contains DMSO as solvent. This product is also available with NMP as solvent (BYK®-420) or NEP (BYK®-E 420).

Silicone-free substrate wetting agent for aqueous coating systems, printing inks, adhesives, and paper coatings. Reduces the dynamic surface tension. Low foam stabilization. Particularly suitable for high-speed applications.

Highly filled carbon nanotube dispersion for aqueous systems enhancing mechanical properties, electrical conductivity, and antistatic behavior.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems and adhesives. Suitable for pigment concentrates with and without resins. Particularly suitable for emulsions.

VOC and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous architectural, automotive and protective coatings and pigment concentrates to stabilize inoganic and organic pigments. Cost effective alternative to commonly used polyacrylates and high molecular weight dispersing additives. APEO- and amine-free.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive on CPT-basis for aqueous architectural and wood coatings for resin-free pigment concentrates. Suitable for all pigments.