LAPONITE is BYK´s brand for synthetic phyllosilicate-based rheology additives for aqueous systems. LAPONITE additives increase the viscosity mainly in the low shear range and generate a thixotropic flow behavior. LAPONITE products provide excellent anti-settling properties and storage stability. They also improve the processability and application properties of various systems. LAPONITE additives are very pure synthetic phyllosilicates with no influence on the color of the system to which they are added. They can be used in the most varied of aqueous systems such as coatings, construction chemicals, household, industrial, and institutional applications, agricultural applications, care products, adhesives and sealants, and as film formers in energy storage applications.
Key benefits
- Rheology additives
- High purity
- High whiteness
- Thixotropic flow behavior
- Excellent anti-settling properties
- Improvement of storage stability
- Widely applicable in aqueous systems
Learn more about OPTIGEL
BYK´s OPTIGEL rheology additives are activated phyllosilicates for aqueous systems. The main function of all OPTIGEL products is the thixotropic stabilization of aqueous systems. Depending on the grade, a low to very high thickening effect and excellent anti-settling are achieved. They improve the processability and storage stability and provide anti-sag properties which allow for higher film thicknesses. There are unmodified and organically modified OPTIGEL types, whereby the latter show a high to very high thickening effect. As there are different types of OPTIGEL rheology additives available, it is possible to choose the matching product for various aqueous applications: coatings, adhesives and sealants, construction formulations, household, institutional, and industrial cleaners.
Key benefits
- Rheology additives
- Excellent stabilizing and anti-settling effect as well as sag control
- Prevention of phase separation and syneresis
- Stability of the gel structure over a wide temperature range
- Improvement of processability
- Modification adapted to the intended use
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