Additives for Adhesives and Sealants

B-Tough™ A3 by Cargill is a medium polarity, epoxy functional, reactive toughening agent. It provides impact strength to structural adhesives without impacting the hardness of the matrix.

• It protects substrates from moisture diffusion, extending the lifetime of the substrate.
• It is easy to formulate with and used in adhesives & sealants.
• It provides excellent stability and improved adhesion after humid aging.
• It enhances durability by absorbing microcracks caused by aging and thermal shock.
• Recommended dosage level of the elastomer phase is between 5 and 25%.
• B-Tough™ A3 is listed with FDA 21 CFR 175.105, FDA 21 CFR 175.300 and EU (No. 10/2011).

B-Tough™ A1 by Cargill is an epoxy functional, reactive toughening agent with lowest polarity. It provides impact strength to structural adhesives without impacting the hardness of the matrix.

• It enhances durability by absorbing microcracks caused by aging and thermal shock.
• It protects substrates from moisture diffusion, extending the lifetime of the substrate.
• It provides excellent stability and improved adhesion after humid aging.
• B-Tough™ A1 is easy to formulate with and used in adhesives & sealants.
• Recommended dosage level of the elastomer phase is between 5 and 25%.
• It is listed with FDA 21 CFR 175.105, FDA 21 CFR 175.300 and EU (No. 10/2011).

B-Tough™ A2 by Cargill is a low polarity, epoxy functional, reactive toughening agent. It offers impact strength to structural adhesives without impacting the hardness of the matrix.

• It protects substrates from moisture diffusion, extending the lifetime of the substrate.
• It enhances durability by absorbing microcracks caused by aging and thermal shock.
• It provides excellent stability and improved adhesion after humid aging.
• It is easy to formulate with and used in adhesives & sealants.
• Recommended dosage level of the elastomer phase is between 5 and 25%.
• B-Tough™ A2 is listed with FDA 21 CFR 175.105, FDA 21 CFR 175.300 and EU (No. 10/2011).

ADEKA REASOAP SR-1025 by ADEKA is an APEO-free, ether sulfate type reactive anionic surfactant. It offers low foaming, fast defoaming and enhanced mechanical- and chemical stability of latex. It imparts hydrophobic properties and allows prevention of static charge depending on the formulation.

• It is also used as a resin modifier and emulsifier for emulsion polymerization.
• It provides improved adhesion, water- and corrosion resistance and transparency of polymer film.
• ADEKA REASOAP SR-1025 is designed for use in adhesives.
• It complies with FDA 21 CFR 175.105 and 175.125 regulations.

Socal® U1S2 by Imerys is an ultrafine, white and odorless coated precipitated calcium carbonate grade. It possesses a very high fineness, roundeal regular crystals and an organic surface treatment. It is used in sealants and adhesives based on polysulfide, polyurethane and silicon. Socal® U1S2 provides rheological control and good slump resistance.

EPOCROS™ WS-700 by Nippon Shokubai is a VOC-free adhesion promoter and a waterborne crosslinking agent based on acrylic, high oxazoline functionalized reactive copolymer. It offers crosslinking reaction at low temperature (80-120°C) and without any by-product. It exhibits high reactivity with carboxyl groups and performance expression with even small addition.

• It provides improved film strength, low toxicity, fast drying and improved water-, heat- & solvent resistance.
• It also offers excellent adhesion to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polypropylene (OPP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
• It is recommended for pressure-sensitive adhesives.
• It is registered with CSCA (Japan), TSCA (USA), REACH EU (EEA) and pre-registered with KECL (Korea) regulations.
• EPOCROS™ WS-700 is one-pack type with long pot life.

ADEKA REASOAP SR-10 by ADEKA is an APEO- and preservative-free, reactive anionic surfactant of ether sulfate type. It acts as a resin modifier and emulsifier for emulsion polymerization. It offers low foaming, fast defoaming and enhanced mechanical- & chemical stability of latex.

• It provides improved adhesion, water- & corrosion resistance and transparency of polymer film.
• It imparts hydrophobic properties and allows prevention of static charge depending on the formulation.
• ADEKA REASOAP SR-10 is suitable for use in adhesives.
• It is in compliance with FDA 21 CFR 175.105 and 175.125 regulations.

BENAQUA® 6000 by Elementis is a polymer modified hectorite clay-based rheological modifier. It is an easily dispersible powder designed for tile adhesive, stucco, cement-based plasters and other cementitious systems.

• It provides excellent open time to achieve an “E” derogation in accordance with ISO 13007, along with good low- to mid-shear-rate viscosity and outstanding shear-thinning properties.
• It offers excellent suspension, superior sag resistance, and improved workability.
• Additionally, it enhances adhesion strength and promotes better bonding between tiles and substrates.
• The recommended dosage level is 1-2% by weight.
• BENAQUA® 6000 has a shelf life of 2 years.

THIXATROL® PLUS by Elementis is a cost effective and 100% active organic rheological additive. It provides viscosity control, thixotropy and excellent sag resistance. It is seed-resistant and allows high temperature processing, packaging and storage. It exhibits significantly improved inter-coat adhesion properties compared with earlier diamide-based thixotropes.

• It has a broad tolerance to various solvents, including aliphatic, aromatics, ketones and esters.
• Designed for solvent based adhesive and sealant applications.
• It is also suitable for two component polyurethane systems.
• THIXATROL® PLUS has a shelf life of 4 years from the date of manufacture.

ADEKA REASOAP ER-10 by ADEKA is an APEO- and preservative free, reactive non-ionic surfactant. It acts as a resin modifier and emulsifier for emulsion polymerization. It enhances physical properties and transparency of resin film.

• It offers low foaming, fast defoaming and enhanced mechanical & chemical stability of latex.
• It provides improved water- and corrosion resistance & adhesion on substrate.
• It imparts hydrophobic properties and allows prevention of static charge depending on the formulation.
• ADEKA REASOAP ER-10 is recommended for use in adhesives.
• It is compliant with FDA 21 CFR 175.105 and 175.125 regulations.