I am developing a water-based parquet lacquer. Initial defoaming looks promising but after certain time my standard…

BYK-028 is a versatile defoamer with excellent long-lasting efficiency at high and low storage temperature. This defoamer provides a broad application profile.

I need to stabilize a water-based, alkaline slurry of light weight microspheres or other fillers. Do you have any…

OPTIGEL-WX is an excellent alkaline stable rheology modifiers which enhances low shear viscosity in order to improve storage stability and anti-settling…

I would like to achieve best anti-settling and anti-syneresis properties for a new matt aqueous furniture coating I am…

synthetic clay based rheology modifiers for aqueous systems. These products achieve a very strong network formation once swelled and delaminated in the aqueous…

I am actually formulating a pure acrylic water-based wood coating and I am seeking for product recommendations to…

The anti-blocking properties of water-based coatings can be significantly improved by using AQUACER 539 at dosage level of 1.5-2.0% solid on total formulation.…

We need a matting agent for our water based paint system with additional scratch resistance.

CERAFLOUR 927 N is micronized, modified polyethylene wax additive. The new developed composition provides excellent matting properties with simultaneous…

Foam problems in a HS coating at air-assisted airless application.

micro foam, micro foam is much harder to defoam compared to marco foam. For sure a defoamer like BYK-1790 or BYK-054 are perfect for this applications. Besides…

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ALTANA takes over business of Office Color Science Company, enters Software as a Service domain

Color Science (OCS) was founded in 2004 in Japan by Masayuki Osumi. The company is a worldwide leader in computer color matching and formulation software with…

Which defoamer additive can be used to avoid foam bubbles in a clear solvent-free epoxy floor coating formulation,…

BYK-1760 can be used for this specific requirement. Additionally a combination with a surface additive, which included deaeration properties as well, like…

I am currently formulating a deep matt solvent-free radiation-curing coating which will be applied via roller coater to…

We recommend BYK-1799 for this particular application. This defoamer shows excellent defoaming of deep matt solvent-free radiation-curing coatings which are…

Is it possible to mimic PP tensile and impact strength by loading a HDPE with talc or short glass fibers? Is there…

because you will not be able to get it close to PP. We would recommend to use a polymeric processing additive such as BYK-P 4101 . The additive brings down the