Plastics & Rubber - Evonik Industries
As a leading global specialty chemicals group Evonik offers products from additives for plastic coatings, catalysts for plasticizers and polyolefins, release and sliding agents for the rubber industry, silica for plastics and thermoplastics or shoe soles VISIOMER specialty methacrylate crosslinkers provide mechanical, thermal and chemical
Mesamoll | The universal plasticizer | LANXESS
Their viscosity–temperature curve is very flat. These plasticizers with special good resistance to low temperatures are used whenever a plasticized polymer is required to have high flexibility even at sub-zero temperatures. Typical low temperature plasticizers include Adimoll adipates, Uniplex sebacates and Disflamoll TOF. Compatibility
Plasticiser loss from plastic or rubber products through
Polymers experience degradation during storage and service. One of the main degradation mechanisms of plasticised-polymer products is the loss of plasticiser, which leads to poorer mechanical
Plasticizers & Processing Aids - HM Royal
Plasticizers, process oils, internal lubricants and other chemical additives are used to improve and enhance the compound processing characteristics of rubbers and plastics. Processing aids can act as softeners, extenders, lubricants, stabilizers, and strengtheners, depending on the needs of the manufacturer.
Plasticizers: Types, Uses, Classification, Selection & Regulation
Most common plasticiser chemistries include citrates, benzoates, ortho-phthalates, terephthalates, adipates, azelates, sebacates, and trimellitates. Plasticizers are the most common additives used in the plastics industry. But, selecting the right plasticizer for an application has always been a daunting task.
- What is a plasticizer chemistry?
- Plasticizers are the most used additives in the plastics industry. They are generally available as non-volatile, colorless liquids. They improve the properties of the polymer. With several plasticizer chemistries available in the market choosing the right one can be daunting. In this guide, you will read more about:
- What are plasticizers used for?
- Over the years, plasticizers have played a major role in the plastic industry as it is used as additives in polymers such as poly (vinyl chloride). Generally, unplasticized PVC has limited ap-plications like pipes, window profiles and siding. This is due to its hard and brittle nature caused by the presence of the Cl-Cl bond.
- Are petroleum based plasticizers toxic?
- Petroleum based plasticizers are known to be toxic in nature and can be detrimental to human’s health. For this reason, bioplasticizers have been introduced to the plastic industry due to its low toxicity, leachability, enhanced thermal and mechanical properties and its high compatibility with PVC.
- Can Petroleum plasticizers enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of PVC polymer?
- Additionally, the thermal and mechanical properties of the PVC polymer are enhanced. From the paper review, research works have shown the com-parative effect of applying petroleum plasticizers and bioplasticizers on PVC to enhance the me-chanical and thermal properties of the PVC polymer.
- Which polymers need high polarity plasticizers?
- High ACN polymers require high polarity plasticizers, low ACN polymers require low polarity plasticizers. Polymerics used at greater than 15 PPHR are generally used in combinations with monomerics. Hallstar has a wide range of monomeric and polymeric plasticizers that can be used with NBR. APPLICATIONS
- What are plasticizers in PVC?
- Poly (vinyl chloride), PVC has extensive applications due to the incorporation of plasticizers on it. Plasticizers are known to make PVC polymers flexible, malleable, and easy to process. The paper addresses a general overview of plasticizers which encompasses the definition, types, ex-amples and sources of it.
