Plastics Additives - British Plastics Federation
Additives cost money, of course, but by reducing production costs and making products last longer, they help us to save money and conserve the world's precious raw material reserves. In fact, our world to day would be a lot less safe, a lot more expensive and a great deal duller without the additives that turn basic polymers in to useful plastics.
Polymer Additives | Business Unit | LANXESS
Polymer Additives is a global player with production facilities and sales and service organizations in all regions of the world. Proximity to the customer enables intensive cooperation. New products and solutions are constantly being developed - tailored to the individual needs of customers.
Biodegradable Plasticisers - bpf.co.uk
Additives such as Hyperlast’s range of ‘DIOPLEX’ plasticisers add an environmental dimension to what has been traditionally a simple trade-off between the performance of a product and its cost. Tried and tested over many decades, ‘DIOPLEX’ polymeric plasticisers give processors the security of a high biodegradability factor, the measurement of the ultimate fate of a product.
Plasticiser loss from plastic or rubber products through diffusion and
Other polymer systems that use plasticisers include acrylic polymers, polyamides, polyolefins, polyurethanes, certain fluoroplastics, and elastomers. 7 Particularly, plasticisers are commonly...
Plasticizers: Types, Uses, Classification, Selection & Regulation
Plasticizers are among the most widely used additives in the plastic industry. They are also usually cheaper than other additives used in polymer processing. Plasticizers are most often used in PVC, the third largest polymer by volume after PP and PE. In turn, PVC is used in a wide range of products. Examples include:
- What are plasticizers for polymers?
- Plasticizers for polymers are either liquids with low volatility or solids. According to 2017 data, the total global market for plasticizers was 7.5 million metric tonnes.
- How do plasticizers affect polymers?
- Plasticizers are substances which, by virtue of their polar or polarizable structure, weaken the secondary valence forces of polymers. By adding plasticizers to compatible polymers, the materials can be modified in such a way that they become soft and flexible by decreasing their glass transition temperature.
- Why are plasticizers added to plastics?
- Plasticizers are added to plastics to increase the plasticity or fluidity of a polymer. Plasticizers are also added to make formulations softer, more flexible, less brittle, more elastic and to reduce the melting point and melt viscosity of the polymer.
- Who is polymer additives?
- Our Polymer Additives business unit is one of the world's leading manufacturers of bromine, bromine derivatives and phosphorus chemicals. These serve as building blocks for the production of complex molecules.
- What are the benefits of plasticizers?
- Plasticizers ensure elasticity and flexibility of polymer materials. But this is not their only benefit. Plasticizers also optimize, for example, the processing properties of polymer materials, which leads to improved product quality or even new properties.
- What are plasticizers & modifiers?
- Plasticizers and Modifiers are part of the Polymer Additive Business Unit and comprise of a wide range of high-quality products under the brand names Mesamoll ®, Adimoll ®, Unimoll ®, Ultramoll ®, K-FLEX ®, Vitroflex ®, Modulast ®, Uniplex ®, Triacetin, Acetine, and Baymod®. Mesamoll ® is a phthalate-free universal monomeric plasticizer.
