Additives forReactive Resins

Shailesh Shah, Ph.D.

Director, Technology

TRFA, MontrealSeptember 11, 2006

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Overview

Composite Demands & Cognis Portfolio

Cognis Additives for Reactive resins

• Air Release Agents

• Wetting and Dispersing Agents

• Levelling Agents

• Rheology Modifiers

• Mould Release Agents

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Natural Outperformer

Cognis Additives for Reactive resins

PUR / UP / EP

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Additive Product Groups for Composites

Leveling Agents

Mould Release Agents

Air Release Agents

Wetting & Dispersing

Agents

RheologyModifier

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Natural Outperformer

Air Release Agents

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Air Release Agents

Silicone free• Perenol E1 / Perenol E5

Silicone & VOC free• Foamaster 306

High Film thickness• Perenol E7 / Perenol S43

Transparent Systems• Perenol E 9

Standard• Perenol E 8

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Perenol® E9

For Transparent Systems

• 1% Addition in an UP formulation

• Film thickness:

2mm

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Perenol® E7

For High Film Thickness

• 1% Addition in a PUR formulation

• Film thickness:

3mm

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Natural Outperformer

Wetting and Dispersing Agents

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Wetting & Dispersing Agents

Standard• Texaphor P 61 (PUR)/ (UP)

• Disponil O5 (EP)

• Texaphor 3250 (EP)

• Texaphor 987 (PUR)

ATH• Texaphor SF71

• Texaphor SF73

Quartz• Texaphor SF 73

Talc• Texaphor P 63 (EP)

• Texaphor SF 73 (EP)/ (PUR)/ (UP)

• Texaphor P67 (PUR)/ (UP)/ (EP)

• Texaphor SF 71 (PUR)

• Texaphor P60 (UP)

Calcium Carbonate• Texaphor P 61 (EP)

• Texaphor SF 73 (PUR) / (UP)

• Texaphor P 63 (PUR)/ (UP)

• Texaphor P67 (PUR)/ (UP)

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Texaphor® P 61

EP formulation filled with calcium carbonate

1% Addition level

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Texaphor® SF 71 & 73

• PUR formulation filled with ATH (75%)

• 1% Addition level

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Natural Outperformer

Leveling Agents

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Leveling Agents

Standard

• Perenol S43

Silicone free

• Perenol F40

• Perenol F45

Flow + Air Release

• Perenol F41 (Silicone free)

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Surface Tension Results - Perenol® F Range

• UP formulation

• Addition level 1%

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Perenol® F41

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Natural Outperformer

Rheology Additives

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Rheology Modifiers

Rilanit® spezial micro

Rilanit® Plus

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G.Adolph / 07 - 2004

Temperature Limits for Incorporation of Rheological Additives in oleophilic systems

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Thickener Effects

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Natural Outperformer

Mould Release Agents

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Mould Release Agents

• 3 products based on long chain fatty ester chemistry of differing viscosity profile

• Rilanit TM 1

• Rilanit TM 2

• Rilanit TM 3

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VOC free Mould Release Agents

• 100% active

substance

• silicone free

• liquid,~ 20 – 1500

mPas

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Summary

Additive Highlights from Cognis

Perenol® E 7 Silicone based air-release agents, excellent performance in thick systems

Texaphor® SF 71 Solvent free dispersant, strong viscosity reduction

Perenol® F 41 Solvent free leveling agent, strong reduction of surface tension

Rilanit® TM 1,2,3 Solvent free mould release agents, internal and external use

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Thank you for your attention.