Additives for Ambient Curing Systems

Silicone defoamer for solvent-borne industrial and architectural coatings as well as adhesives. Standard silicone defoamer for all solvent-borne systems. Good balance between effectiveness and compatibility.

Silicone defoamer for solvent-free, aromatic-free architectural coatings, high-solid and UV systems as well as printing inks and adhesives. Solvent-free version of BYK®-066 N. Odorless.

Silicone and polymer defoamer for solvent-borne, medium-polar to high-polar industrial, automotive, and wood coatings as well as adhesives. Suitable as a post-additive.

Silicone and polymer defoamer for solvent-borne, radiation-curable can coatings, industrial, wood, and furniture coatings as well as printing inks and adhesives. Aromatic-free.

Silicone defoamer for solvent-borne, low-polar to high-polar coating systems and printing inks. Very compatible. Suitable as a post-additive.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne industrial coatings to stabilize pigments and reduce flooding/floating. Contains silicone.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, prevents craters, and increases surface slip.

Silicone surface additive, polyester-modified, for solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with a strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, prevents craters, and increases surface slip. Particularly suitable for baking systems. Thermostable up to 210 °C, therefore good recoatability.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne coating systems with a minor reduction of surface tension and a minor increase of surface slip. Good leveling, has defoaming properties.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne wood and furniture coatings with a strong reduction of surface tension. Reduces air draft sensitivity and improves matting agent orientation.

Surface additive on polyacrylate-basis for solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks. Standard leveling additive. No turbidity in clear coats and no haze in pigmented systems.

Surface additive on polyacrylate-basis for medium-polar solvent-borne coating systems, printing inks, and powder coatings. Leveling additive. No turbidity in clear coats and no haze in pigmented systems. Solvent-free version of BYK®-358 N.

Silicone surface additive, polyester-modified, for solvent-borne coating systems. OH-functional. Strongly reduces surface tension.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-free, radiation-curable, and solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with a strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, has an anti-crater effect and significantly increases surface slip. Highly efficient at low doses. Solvent-free.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free coating systems, PVC plastisols, thermoplastics, and adhesives to stabilize organic and inorganic pigments, particularly carbon blacks. Particularly suitable for the production of polyol pastes for PU as well as PVC applications. Anti-separation additive for SMC/BMC formulations.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-free coating systems, PVC plastisols, and thermoplastics.

Silicone-free air release additive on polymer-basis for solvent-free and solvent-borne UP, epoxy, and PUR resins. Particularly suitable for transparent final parts on UP-basis. Also suitable for epoxy floor coatings.

Silicone-free air release additive on polymer-basis for solvent-free and solvent-borne epoxy and PUR resins. Highly effective air release additive similar to BYK®-A 555.

Silicone-free air release additive on polymer-basis for solvent-free and solvent-borne epoxy and PUR systems as well as adhesives. Improves fiber wetting. For highly thixotropic gel coats and acrylic syrup. Often used in combination with BYK®-A 555 or BYK®-A 501.

Silicone air release additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne epoxy and PUR systems as well as adhesives. Particularly suitable for quartz-filled systems. Often used in combination with BYK®-A 500.

Silicone polymer air release additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne epoxy systems and adhesives with good air-releasing and defoaming effects.

Silicone-free air release additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne epoxy and PUR systems as well as adhesives. Particularly suitable for systems with food contact, e.g. coating for tank interiors. May affect transparency.

Silicone-free air release additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne UP systems and adhesives. Excellent air-release with a minor tendency for turbidity in unsaturated polyester resins. Particularly suitable for transparent systems.

Highly efficient silicone-free air release additive on polymer-basis for solvent-free and solvent-borne UP systems and adhesives. Suitable for all types of UP resins and processing methods.

Silicone-free air release additive on polymer-basis for solvent-free and solvent-borne UP systems, gel coats, and cast resins. Recommended in all glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester applications. Also particularly suitable for airless applications.

Polymer coupling agent for radically curable systems to improve mechanical properties such as flexural strength, compressive strength, and E-modulus. It is used in polymer concrete and solid surface applications. Preferred in quartz-filled/granite-filled resins.

Polymeric coupling agent for ATH-filled acrylate systems to improve mechanical properties such as flexural strength, compressive strength, and Young's modulus. It improves anti-settling properties as well.

Liquid rheology additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free systems to improve anti-sagging and anti-settling properties in a medium-polar range. Increases thixotropy. Post addition is possible. Contains the solvent DMSO.

Controlled flocculating wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free industrial and architectural coatings to prevent titanium dioxide flooding/floating in combination with colored pigments. Solvent-free version of BYK®-P 104.

Processing additive for hydrocarbon or HFC-blown polyurethane rigid foams and flexible foams on the basis of polyol mixtures. In rigid foams, the additive speeds the formation of emulsions between blowing agent and polyol, while it improves compatibility between the polyols in flexible foams.

Processing additive for polyurethane systems to prevent phase separation of polyol blends in storage tanks. The additive saves one handling step at construction site. Process safety is increased and application time on-site is reduced.

Processing additive for polyurethane systems to prevent phase separation of polyol blends in storage tanks. The additive saves one handling step at construction site. Process safety is increased and application time on-site is reduced.

Viscosity reducer for polyurethane foam applications. Improves the flow properties of the reaction mixture and homogenization of highly viscous polyol mixtures with the low-viscosity isocyanate component. Its OH functionality allows it to be incorporated into the system.

Processing additive for vinylester systems to prevent foam bubbles during the curing reaction. Facilitates curing with standard MEKP without affecting curing and corrosion resistance.

Liquid rheology additive for plastic applications such as vinylester and epoxy resins, unsaturated polyester resins, and gel coats to reinforce the rheological effectiveness of fumed silica. Facilitates silica incorporation, prevents separation, and increases/stabilizes thixotropic behavior.

Solvent-free rheology additive for plastic applications such as vinylester and epoxy resins, unsaturated polyester resins, and gel coats to reinforce the rheological effectiveness of fumed silica. Facilitates silica incorporation, prevents separation, and increases/stabilizes thixotropic behavior.

Leveling additive and air release additive for gel coats on the basis of UPE, epoxy, and PUR. Preferred in combination with air release additives such as BYK®-A 555.

Styrene emission reducer for unsaturated polyester resins. Reduces monostyrene emission in ortophthalic acid resins up to 90%. BYK®-S 740 does not affect interlaminar adhesion of polyester resin laminates.

Styrene emission reducer for DCPD and unsaturated polyester resins containing DCPD. Due to its high solubility, BYK®-S 750 does not form a surface film and interlaminar adhesion is not affected.

Additive for the prevention of tackiness in resins containing DCPD. BYK®-S 781 features optimal film formation and thus prevents the oxygen inhibition on the resin surface. Also suitable for ortophthalic and isophthalic acid resins.

Additive for the prevention of tackiness in ortophthalic and isophthalic acid resins. BYK®-S 782 features optimal film formation and thus prevents the atmospheric oxygen inhibition on the resin surface. Also suitable for resins containing DCPD and for higher temperatures.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-free, highly filled casting resin systems. Viscosity reduction in polyester casting resin systems (polymer concrete, artificial marble, onyx).

Wetting and dispersing additive for mineral fillers in unsaturated resin systems and adhesives. The additive prevents flooding/floating and settling of pigments and fillers in epoxy-based and VE/UP-based laminates. Reduces flooding/floating of colored pigments in gel coats.

Wetting and dispersing additive for coating systems, UP resins, and adhesive applications to reduce viscosity in filled spray-up and hand lay-up resins as well as cobalt-accelerated putty compounds. Aromatic-free.

Wetting and dispersing additive for amide accelerated UP, EP, PUR systems and adhesives to reduce viscosity in mineral-filled systems. Embedded into the polymer matrix due to their OH functionality. Prolonged gelling time in cobalt-accelerated UP resins.

Wetting and dispersing additive for UP resins and adhesives. Improves dispersion of all traditional fillers such as calcium carbonate and aluminum hydroxide in UP and EP resins. Reduces viscosity and dispersing time and prevents fillers from settling, particularly in highly ATH-filled systems (fire protection). Stabilizes titanium dioxide dispersions in gel coats.

Wetting and dispersing additive for UP resins and adhesives for drastically reduced viscosity.

Wetting and dispersing additive for SMC/BMC and pultrusion to reduce the viscosity of LP and LS systems with fillers and pigments as well as of highly filled epoxy formulations. Not suitable for cobalt-accelerated systems. Extremely effective in highly ATH-filled systems.

Wetting and dispersing additive for SMC/BMC and pultrusion to reduce the viscosity of LP and LS systems with fillers and pigments as well as of highly filled epoxy formulations. Not suitable for cobalt-accelerated systems. For low-emission formulations.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne automotive and industrial coatings, pigment concentrates and gel coats. Particularly suitable for stabilizing carbon blacks with a fine particle size as well as DPP pigments.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne coil coatings and pigment concentrates. Stabilizes pigments of all types. Suitable for acid catalyzed and acid-curable coating systems, e.g. polyester melamine. Not suitable for two-pack PU systems. Also suitable for high-molecular polyester systems.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems, printing inks, adhesives, and thermoplastics. Particularly suitable for the production of stable effect pigment dispersions. Used in combination with BYK®-154 for the production of white architectural coatings.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne coatings and printing inks as well as pigment concentrates. Cost-effective alternative to DISPERBYK®-163.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for PVC and thermoplastics applications to improve the dispersion and reduce the viscosity of filled and pigmented systems, e.g. in wallpapers, flooring, and artificial leather.

Medium to highly volatile viscosity reducer for PVC plastisols. For low-fogging applications.