9.3 Develop Exceptional Quality Arcitectural Coatings with Novel Silicone Additives
(Room 243-245)
10 Apr 18
3:00 PM
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3:30 PM
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Session 9: Architectural Coatings II
With a distinct combination of hydrophobicity, mechanical properties and weatherability, silicones have been extensively adopted by both architectural and industrial coatings. Silicones offer improvements in many aspects, including foam control, mar resistance and water resistance. However, the application of traditional silicone technology has been limited by issues with compatibility and recoatability. Our silicone products based on breakthrough silicone polyether technology do not only allow formulators to utilize silicone material with minimal concerns, but deliver stretch performance targets beyond the capability of traditional silicone additives. This paper presents the excellent performance of these often multi-functional silicone additives in formulations. Examples of performance advantages include novel defoamers to improve dirt pick up resistance/ corrosion resistance over conventional defoamers, and a surface leveling additive to offer step-change on surface smoothness and applied hide. In addition, silicone wetting additives and hydrophobic additives will be also discussed.