Hydrophobic Agents for Plastic Compounds

XIAMETER™ MEM-0075 Emulsion by Dow is methylhydrogenpolysiloxane-based water repellent. This cost-effective reactive silicone emulsion offers good abrasion resistance, tear strength and good & water water repellency. It evolves hydrogen when mixed with bases, heavy metals or their compounds. XIAMETER™ MEM-0075 Emulsion is diluted with water to improve dispersion. It is used in treatment for powders and granular materials to reduce caking. Also, used in all types of woven, knit and nonwoven fabrics. The shelf life of this product is 450 days.

Cesa™ Non-PFAS Low Retention Additives by Avient (Formerly PolyOne) are hydrophobicity enhancing agents. They enhance hydrophobicity in injection-molded polypropylene components, delivering high-performance water, solvent, and lab solution repellency. They are manufactured without intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-based or fluorinated raw materials.

• They minimize the need to apply secondary coatings and offer a more sustainable solution.
• They do not impact visual clarity and enable precise fluid dispensing.
• They reduce residual waste and production costs.
• Cesa™ Non-PFAS Low Retention Additives are used in labware, including pipette tips, monofilaments, industrial fixtures, woven fibers, platform mats, molded optical lenses, medical devices, extruded films, carpet fibers, and textiles.

XIAMETER™ OFS-2306 Silane by Dow produces hydrophobic treatment that inhibits water absorption. This isobutyltrimethoxysilane possesses small molecular structure for deep penetration of concrete surfaces. It is used in formulating penetrating treatments that provide water repellency. XIAMETER™ OFS-2306 Silane is used in commercial buildings, parking decks/garages, highways and bridge structures. The shelf life of this product is 1080 days.

XIAMETER™ OFS-6665 Silane by Dow is n-octyltrimethoxysilane-based hydrophobing and dispersing agent. It assists in formulating penetrating treatments that provide water repellency. This product produces a hydrophobic treatment that inhibits water absorption. XIAMETER™ OFS-6665 Silane possesses small molecular structure for deep penetration of concrete surfaces. It shows lower volatile organic compound (VOC) than n-octyltriethoxysilane. It is used in commercial buildings, parking decks/garages, highways and bridge structures. The shelf life of this product is 1080 days.

XIAMETER™ OFS-6403 Silane by Dow produces a hydrophobic treatment that inhibits water absorption. This high purity, undiluted isobutyltriethoxysilane assists in formulating penetrating treatments that provide water repellency. It improves dispersion of polar fillers in covalent matrices. XIAMETER™ OFS-6403 Silane possesses small molecular structure for deep penetration of concrete surfaces. This product shows compatibility of mineral fillers or pigments in polyolefins or to ease their dispersion in nonpolar matrices. It is used in commercial buildings, parking decks/garages, highways, bridge structures and filler modification. The shelf life of this product is 720 days.

XIAMETER™ MEM-1581 Emulsion by Dow gives hydrophobicity for glass and mineral wool. This aqueous emulsion of polydimethyl siloxane shows good water repellency. It is compatible with most phenolic resin binder solutions. This product retains hydrophobing properties after processing at high temperatures. It shows effective water repellency at low addition rates. XIAMETER™ MEM-1581 Emulsion is used in the manufacturing of fiber glass boards and mats.

XIAMETER™ OFS-6341 Silane by Dow is high purity, undiluted N-octyltriethoxy-silane which assists in formulating penetrating treatments that provide water repellency or to alter the polarity of surfaces.

• It improves dispersion of polar fillers in covalent matrices.
• It possesses small molecular structure for deep penetration of concrete surfaces.
• It can also be used to improve the compatibility of mineral fillers or pigments in polyolefins or to ease their dispersion in nonpolar matrices.
• When diluted with an appropriate solvent, it can be used in the formulation of water repellent products.
• It is used in commercial buildings, parking decks/garages, highways, bridge structures and filler modification.
• The shelf life of XIAMETER™ OFS-6341 Silane is 720 days.

XIAMETER™ OFS-6124 Silane by Dow is arylalkoxy silane-based coupling agent blend. It is used to make inorganic surfaces hydrophobic.

• This product offers inorganic reactivity.
• XIAMETER™ OFS-6124 Silane is used in pigment treatment.
• The shelf life of this product is 36 months.

XIAMETER™ OFS-6070 Silane by Dow is a low viscosity, alkoxy silane used to make inorganic surfaces hydrophobic. This methyltrimethoxysilane-based product offers inorganic reactivity.

• It is also used as a pigment treatment to aid in dispersion.
• The shelf life of XIAMETER™ OFS-6070 Silane is 1080 days.

HYDREPEL® by Goulston Technologies are masterbatch hydrophobic additives. These products alter the contact angle & impart extreme hydrophobicity and alcohol repellency.

• It is available in two grades: one for spunbond and the other for meltblown webs.
• Each grade is compounded with the correct PP carrier resin for excellent extrusion processing and fabric performance.
• Adding HYDREPEL® to polypropylene spunbond, meltblown and spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fabrics imparts excellent repellency against water, ethanol and isopropanol for medical barrier and roofing barrier applications.
• It also provides softness to polypropylene fabric and maintains hydrostatic head (HSH) and tensiles.
• It has years of proven performance on REICOFIL® 2, 3 and 4 lines, and can optimize the cost and performance of your barrier fabric.