What additive can be used to improve the substrate wetting of an UV curable acrylate-based ink on aluminum oxide…

For better substrate wetting of UV inks we suggest the usage of the following products:Silicone-containing: BYK-377 , BYK-UV 3510 Silicone-free: BYK-381 in…

I want to formulate a grease for high temperature application and NSF H1 approval for incidental food contact. Can you…

CLAYTONE-40 is our first recommendation as thickener for high temperature applications and NSF H1 approval. As an ingredient for lubricants and greases it is…

I am adding graphite or molybdenum disulfide (moly) into my oil based lubricant. During storage the particles form a…

Wetting and dispersing additives can help to keep the particles dispersed and suspended and avoid sedimentation. DISPERBYK-2157 and BYK-P 105 are first…

How can I improve the rub resistance of my matt and gloss waterbased OPV?

We recommend AQUACER 530 for high gloss OPV and AQUAMAT 272 for semigloss to matt OPV.

I am working on an flexible, EPS-modified light weight render. The higher dosage level of adhesion promoter makes the…

We would recommend OPTIBENT-1056 or OPTIBENT-1008 as highly sophisticated rheology modifiers.

How can I improve application properties (rheology) of my cementitious tile grouts?

10 , a rheology modifier with hydrophobic properties. Additionally, the product can help to partially substitute cellulosic ether derivatives helping to improve…

Which defoamer can you recommend for a 2K water proofing slurry?

As a defoamer we would recommend BYK-014 for your liquid part or BYK-1691 SD for the solid part.

I am using coarse mineral particles like CaCO3 and Aluminium hydroxide in my epoxy adhesive. During storage the…

Our rheology additive RHEOBYK-430 is creating a pseudoplastic flow behaviour. The higher viscosity at low shear stress will prevent the settling of the…

What is the maximum temperature powder coat can withstand?

Powder coatings based on polyester resins can withstand continuous exposure up to 100°C. For higher temperatures, other binder systems are recommended, for…

How can we improve our powder coating manufacturing processes to get higher throughputs in extrusion but also better…

Powder coating manufacturing process is strongly dependent on equipment and all related parameters. In case of not optimized processing parameters, not…

Is there any wetting and dispersing additive available for improved pigment wetting in powder coatings? Specifically for…

Our processing additive range offers different wetting and dispersing additives for improved extrusion efficiency. The solid delivery form of DISPERBYK-2200 and…

In HAA systems we have degassing problems at higher thicknesses. As result the surface showes pinholes and small…

Degassing of HAA systems is a typical problem at higher thicknesses. CERAFLOUR 960 is our standard recommendation in this case. For all low bake systems and…