Ricon® 156MA17

Maleinized polybutadiene. Ricon® 156MA17 acts as an amber colored liquid resin. It exhibits polybutadiene as a starting material and adds functional groups to this backbone. The functional groups that are added can react with epoxy, amines and hydroxyls. Its benefits include that the polybutadiene backbone improves the moisture resistance of the final product, liquid nature allows for easy mixing. The anhydride functional groups allow for adhesion improvement and compatibilization of polar and non-polar materials. It can be used in place of or in addition to anhydrides typically used in anhydride based epoxy systems. The predominant unsaturation in the vinyl position in the backbone allows for increased crosslinking in peroxide systems.