BYK-359

powder coatings to improve leveling with a degassing effect. It is preferably used in industrial coatings and can coatings. 21 CFR 175.300, CoE Resolution on…

AQUACER 8840

aqueous wax emulsions. Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to control the processability of products or to improve the…

AQUATIX 8421

for rheology control. Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to control the processability of products or to adjust…

AQUACER 571

aqueous wax emulsions. Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to control the processability of products or to improve the…

AQUACER 8841

aqueous wax emulsions. Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to control the processability of products or to improve the…

AQUACER 528

aqueous wax emulsions. Wax additives have many areas of application. They can be used, for example, to control the processability of products or to improve the…

BYK - How to prevent cratering

more reliably through the use of silicone additives. In this case, when the greatest possible reduction in surface tension is needed, the use of silicone…

Coupling agents increase the performance of composite materials

desired range. The use of coupling agents therefore offers both access to new technical solutions and cost savings. Coupling agents can be used for a wide range…

BYK rheometry and measuring instruments

(shear range) under which the flow of a material should be characterized. A widely used evaluation of processing viscosity is for example carried out with the…

Sometimes I face wetting issues of my H2O base coat. How can I insure a sufficient wetting also of critical substrates.

The use of silicone surfactant like BYK-349 , BYK-345 or BYK-347 insures a good substrate wetting. In cases of very low energetic surfaces you can try also…

Can you recommend a defoamer for PVDF systems?

is perfectly suitable for PVDF systems. Due to its thermo stability it can be used as a defoamer in PVDF paints. BYK-1795 shows effective defoaming in low…

Additives for advanced composites

agent for carbon fibers. It is used in vinyl esters and unsaturated polyester resins that are processed to composite parts using carbon fibers. The cross-fiber…