11/13/08 - NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE. 

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11/13/08 - Nano Silane Modified Colloidal Silica Dispersions

- A coating is a type of paint, varnish, lacquer or other finish used to create a protective and/or decorative layer. Colloidal silica is used alone, or in combination with other materials, to improve surface properties such as adhesion and strength of many materials and to offer barrier effects such as heat, ultraviolet and chemical resistance.

• Industrial coatings: wood, metal, plastic films and mineral coatings
• Decorative coatings: paints and coatings applied on-site to new and existing residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings
• Marine and steel: protects new and existing commercial ships, offshore oil/gas rigs and equipment, pleasure craft, and other steel products
• Functional coatings: improve friction, printability, mechanical strength, and anti-static properties.

Coatings now tend to be water-based, thanks to increasingly stringent clean air regulations and improvements in waterborne technology. All of our silica sols are waterborne, non-classified chemicals, and are well suited to this environmentally adapted technology.

10/31/08 - Water-Borne Coating Update

• Evonik VariPlus (formerly Synthetic Resin) and AddBond (Adhesion Resin)
  • VariPlus - Ketone Aldehyde based co-binders.  These are essential componets in Paints, Coatings, Inks (Solvent or Water), and Radiation Curing (UV).  Please find the properties below:
    
    • Increased Solids (lowering VOC),
    • Accelerated Drying,
    • Increased Tg / Film Hardness,
    • Improved Adhesion,
    • Increased Gloss,
    • Improved Corrosion performance thanks to VariPlus being unsaponifiable,
    • Resistance to heat, acids, and alkalis thereby improving yellowing and chemical resistance.
  • AddBond - Polyester Modified Resin co-binders.  These products were designed for use as adhesion-enhancing components in solventborne, waterorne, or radiation-curing coatings and printing inks.  Please find properties below:
    • Improved adhesion on metals, minerals, various plastics, and can also be utilized in 'under-coats' or primers,
    • Improved Inter-Coat Adhesion,
    • Improved Corrosion protection thanks to excellent resistance to hydroylsis and water-repellant properties.
    • Improved Gloss
    • Improved Flexibility.