A wide range of applications and industries
Complete range of antifoams for various fields of industrial application:
Agrochemical multifunctional adjuvants and antifoams for:
- Decrease crop loss to insects, weeds and disease with improved agrichemical formulations;
- Efficiently deliver nutrients and water to plant root systems;
- Enable pesticide synthesis with reliable building blocks;
- Conserve water with innovative irrigation technologies.
- Enhance antifoam emulsion stability, knockdown effect, persistency and drainage in brown stock washing operations;
- Optimize bleaching efficiency and maximize brightness;
- Develop coatings that improve strength, smoothness, optical coverage and other performance attributes;
- Chemical manufacturing;
- Offer superior thermal properties for better print imaging;
- Deliver foodservice packaging that meets a range of safety and performance requirements.
- Increase manufacturing efficiency and reduce the need for resource consumption;
- Enable 3D printing with new materials;
- Ensure the smooth, safe and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment;
- Deliver effective heating and cooling in chemical processing;
- Empower productivity throughout the manufacturing process from compounding and creation to finishing and clean up.
- Increased water recovery rates;
- Scale removal from processing equipment;
- Reduced waste and optimal water flow;
- Increased lifespan of water processing equipment and less downtime;
- Reduced water processing maintenance costs;
- Energy savings.
- Provide natural and synthetic fibers that meet a range of performance and regulatory requirements;
- Develop unique, high-performance coatings that impart superior feel, water repellency and resistance to abrasion and soiling;
- Achieve reductions in cycle time and required rinses;
- Offer brighter colors on cotton while reducing water, energy, dye and chemical use.
- Performance packaging solutions that maintain freshness, safety, odor control, toughness, flexibility, convenience and shelf appeal;
- Food ingredients and preservatives that protect against mold growth and other spoilage as well as preserve and enhance color, flavor and vitamin content;
- Antifoams, defoamers and release agents that reduce food waste and deliver cost-effective processing, eliminating unwanted process foam and increasing productivity;
- Paper release emulsions that can be incorporated into the existing papermaking operation, eliminating the need for additional equipment and energy-consuming drying steps;
- Silicone elastomers that help create flexible utensils and bakeware and food delivery systems.
- Non-varnishing lowers downtime, facilitates long-term system integrity and eliminates potential for varnish and sludge formation;
- Faster air release reduces potential for micro-dieseling and cavitation;
- Cooler operation due to lower frictional losses, enabling smaller sumps and extending fluid life;
- Inherently biodegradable and low toxicity;
- Water-tolerant;
- Increased energy efficiency by reducing friction, increasing equipment durability and improving both fuel economy and operational reliability;
- Available in low toxicity to meet food and beverage processing standards for use where incidental contamination may occur;
- Readily biodegradable, non-bio-accumulative, have low eco-toxicity, and are non-sheening for use in environmentally sensitive applications;
- Can be formulated into high-performance fluids that can endure extreme temperatures and enable safe formulations for harsh operating conditions;
- Broad range of multifunctional ingredients, including amines for pH and corrosion control and surfactants for emulsification.
Architectural paints and coatings
- Waterborne resin technology for high performance and lower VOCs;
- Efficient resins and opaque polymers to optimize titanium dioxide needs;
- Rheology modifiers to improve application;
- Silicone additives to help with foam control, slip, leveling and waterproofing;
- Surfactants for pigment wetting and effective dispersion, color acceptance and stability;
- Coalescent solutions for film formation.
Industrial coatings
- Waterborne and solvent-based acrylics for general industrial finishes and protective maintenance markets;
- Fast drying waterborne resins for road marking and traffic paint;
- Solutions for sound dampening;
- Silicone resin technology for versatility and ease of use;
- Additives to enhance surface properties;
- Solvents with a wide range of evaporation rates;
- Coalescents and co-solvents for water-based industrial applications.
Inks
- Silicone foam control additives;
- Silicone slip additives;
- Low-odor, low-VOC solvents;
- Solutions for evaporation rate control.