Products in Adhesives & Sealants: Reactive Diluent

Evonik Polymer OH 2 is a polydimethyl siloxane with terminal silanol groups, serving as a fundamental component in the formulation of condensation-curing silicone elastomers. This product is offered in a range of viscosity levels, spanning from 100 to 400,000 mPas. In its physical form, it appears clear and colorless. Chemically, it is characterized as hydroxy-terminated polydimethyl siloxanes.

TEGOPAC® RD 1 are silane-modified polymers which can be used to reduce viscosities of adhesives & sealant formulations. They can also be used for formulations to avoid migration effects. A replacement against migrating plasticizers is possible. TEGOPAC® RD 1 can be blended with different types of silane-modified polymers and epoxy polymers. Formulating with various plasticizers, fillers, and other additives is possible to address applications like parquet adhesives, roof sealing applications or pressure sensitive adhesives.

VISIOMER® TMPTMA (trimethylol propane trimethacrylate) is a trifunctional methacrylate monomer renowned for its ability to serve as a crosslinking agent. It imparts cohesive strength and high temperature resistance to polymers and elastomers by forming dense networks. This versatile monomer finds applications in industries such as 3D printing, adhesives and sealants, coatings, construction, as well as plastics and rubber.

VISIOMER® PEG 200 DMA (polyethylene glycol 200 dimethacrylate) is an aliphatic dimethacrylate monomer with low viscosity, making it an excellent choice as a co-monomer to enhance the mechanical properties and chemical resistance of resins. This label-free monomer finds applications in a variety of industries, including 3D printing, adhesives and sealants, coatings, composites, construction and, personal care.

VISIOMER® EGDMA (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) is a hydrophilic dimethacrylate monomer renowned for its low viscosity. It is an excellent choice as a crosslinking agent, effectively enhancing the resistance properties of polymers and elastomers. This versatile compound finds applications in various industries, including 3D printing, adhesives and sealants, coatings, construction, personal care, and healthcare, as well as plastics and rubber.

VISIOMER® BNMA (benzyl methacrylate) is an aromatic monofunctional methacrylate known for its low viscosity. It serves as a reactive diluent, offering excellent solvency in adhesive, ink, and coating formulations. This versatile compound finds applications in various industries, including adhesives and sealants, coatings, composites, and electronics.

VISIOMER® ETMA (ethyltriglycol methacrylate) is a hydrophilic methacrylate monomer known for its ability to enhance adhesion, flexibility, and minimize shrinkage in polymers. It exhibits low volatility and serves as a reactive diluent in reactive systems. This versatile compound finds applications in industries such as adhesives and sealants, as well as coatings.

VISIOMER® THFMA is a low viscosity and low odor monomethacrylate monomer that significantly enhances flexibility and adhesion in adhesive applications. Its low volatility makes it suitable as a reactive diluent for reactive systems, particularly in adhesives. Industries such as adhesives and sealants, coatings, and construction benefit from the diverse applications of VISIOMER® THFMA.

VISIOMER® TRGDMA (triethylene glycol dimethacrylate) is a dimethacrylate monomer with low viscosity, making it well-suited for use as a crosslinking agent in free radical polymerization. Additionally, it serves as an adhesion promoter and hardener for PVC plastisols, as well as a component in reactive resins. This versatile compound finds applications in a wide range of industries, including 3D printing, adhesives and sealants, coatings, construction, personal care, and healthcare, as well as plastics and rubber.

Cardolite® NC - 513 is a monofunctional reactive epoxy diluent used to increase flexibility, impact resistance, water resistance, and flexural strength. It has low viscosity and volatility, making it ideal for formulating solvent-free adhesives. It exhibits good water resistance and reacts completely into the epoxy network, enhancing bond strength.

Cardolite® Ultra LITE 513 is a very light-colored, low-viscosity, monofunctional epoxy reactive diluent designed for coatings, adhesives, and other epoxy applications. The long hydrophobic aliphatic side chain of cardanol gives this product a very low viscosity and provides excellent water resistance, flexibility, and thermal shock resistance. High-viscosity solvent or solvent-free formulations can achieve enhanced workability and higher solids without sacrificing other performance properties using this product.

Andisil® OH 40 is a Low viscosity 3.5% silanol fluid. Andisil® OH Polymers are a series of silanol functional fluids with various viscosities and silanol contents. They are useful in the treatment of fillers and as Anti-Structuring additives in high consistency silicone rubber and silicone Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) formulations. The low viscosity grades can be used as reactive diluents for high viscosity polymers to adjust the overall viscosity of the formulation. They have excellent stability and can be used with catalytic amounts of ammonium carbonate to treat reinforcing fillers in-situ. Andisil® OH products are pure and do not contain any plasticizers or additives. Curing of the Andisil® OH series can be achieved by all usual condensation crosslinkers (i.e. Alkoxy silanes, oxime silanes, acetoxy silanes) in conjunction with catalysts—the use of dibutyl tin dilaurate or stannous octoate have been found effective as catalysts for these reaction.

Vycel U is a low viscosity diluent of PU systems with excellent particle wetting. Excellent compatibility with Polyurethanes, Epoxy, Polyester and Phenolic resin systems.

Viplex LS is a low viscosity diluent of PU and epoxy systems with excellent compatibility.

Andisil® OH 30 is a Low viscosity 6% silanol fluid. Andisil® OH Polymers are a series of silanol functional fluids with various viscosities and silanol contents. They are useful in the treatment of fillers and as Anti-Structuring additives in high consistency silicone rubber and silicone Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) formulations. The low viscosity grades can be used as reactive diluents for high viscosity polymers to adjust the overall viscosity of the formulation. They have excellent stability and can be used with catalytic amounts of ammonium carbonate to treat reinforcing fillers in-situ. Andisil® OH products are pure and do not contain any plasticizers or additives. Curing of the Andisil® OH series can be achieved by all usual condensation crosslinkers (i.e. Alkoxy silanes, oxime silanes, acetoxy silanes) in conjunction with catalysts—the use of dibutyl tin dilaurate or stannous octoate have been found effective as catalysts for these reaction.

Andisil® OH 70 is a Low viscosity 1.25% silanol fluid. Andisil® OH Polymers are a series of silanol functional fluids with various viscosities and silanol contents. They are useful in the treatment of fillers and as Anti-Structuring additives in high consistency silicone rubber and silicone Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) formulations. The low viscosity grades can be used as reactive diluents for high viscosity polymers to adjust the overall viscosity of the formulation. They have excellent stability and can be used with catalytic amounts of ammonium carbonate to treat reinforcing fillers in-situ. Andisil® OH products are pure and do not contain any plasticizers or additives. Curing of the Andisil® OH series can be achieved by all usual condensation crosslinkers (i.e. Alkoxy silanes, oxime silanes, acetoxy silanes) in conjunction with catalysts—the use of dibutyl tin dilaurate or stannous octoate have been found effective as catalysts for these reaction.

Vycel EF is a viscosity-reducing diluent with very low color and a low odor level for Polyurethane and Epoxy systems. Vycel EF is very hydrophobic and is completely compatible with Epoxy, Phenolics, MDI, TDI and their Prepolymers

MM-220 is a low viscosity mono-acrylate monomer. The polycyclic ring structure helps minimize shrinkage on cure. It also has low weight loss on cure. 

Denacol EX-321 is used in reactive diluent.

PHOTOMER® 4808 is a low viscosity, monofunctional acrylated monomer/reactive diluent, for use in radical initiated UV radiation cured coatings, inks and adhesives. PHOTOMER® 4808 has a hydrophobic backbone and exhibits good flexibility and excellent adhesion on non-polar substrates.

Denacol EX-810 is used in cross-linking agent for resin Hydrophilizing agent.

WSCM-5110 has monofunctional reactive epoxy diluent, low viscosity, can improve toughness and water resistance, used in high solids or solvent-free systems.

EPOXOL® EMS is a zero VOC functional modifier, reactive diluent, acid scavenger, chemical intermediate, and plasticizer. It exhibits high solvency strength, excellent viscosity reduction and plasticization properties. Epoxol® EMS is compatible with epoxies, polyurethanes, acrylics, alkyds, and a variety of other resins. It has epoxide functionality, very low color and odor, is non-yellowing, very hydrophobic, and does not contain halogens. Applications include Coatings, Sealants, Adhesives, Elastomers, Electronic Applications, Degreasers, PVC, Rubber and Lubricants. The high bio-derived content makes EPOXOL® EMS an excellent choice for renewable formulations.

PHOTOMER® 4050 is an aliphatic difunctional acrylate of low viscosity, low volatility, good flexibility and reactivity. It is an effective reactive diluent with good viscosity reducing and solvency characteristics for a wide range of radiation curable acrylated oligomers and prepolymers.

Denacol EX-313 is used in cross-linking agent for aqueous coating material, cross-linking agent for aqueous adhesive and surface treatment agent for fiber.

Omnimer NVP is a versatile monofunctional reactive diluent for radical initiated UV radiation cured coatings, inks and adhesives.

Kanamoll 650 is a vegetable oil-based light colored secondary plasticizer. ESBO is manufactured from soybean oil through the process of epoxidation. It is been used widely as plasticizer because of high numbers of epoxidized carbon-carbon double bonds. The epoxide group is more reactive due to double bonds, thus making it a good hydrochloric acid scavenger and plasticizer.

Bisomer® PPA6 is a hydroxyl functional acrylate monomer.

Jiangsu Tetrachem TTA3150 is a clear solid product that has a cyclohexane structure and terminal epoxy and terminal epoxy groups. This product has low viscosity and provides heat and weather resistance. It is an active epoxy diluent. TTA3150 is primarily used in coatings and in adhesives.

PHOTOMER® 4149 is an aliphatic trifunctional acrylate of low viscosity, low skin irritancy and excellent crosslinking reactivity. In comparison to other trifunctional acrylates, it is an unusually effective reactive diluent with excellent solvency and viscosity reducing characteristics in radiation curable formulations based on epoxy, polyurethane, and polyester oligomers.

Bisomer® TEGDMA (Triethyleneglycol Dimethacrylate).

MM-304 is a liquid mono-functional methacrylate monomer. It has similar properties as Isobornyl Methacrylate (IBOMA) when polymerized but with lower weight loss on cure. It has a mild, pleasant odor. MM-304 has good resistance to hydrolysis.

Photomer® 4184 is a monofunctional urethane acrylate which can be used as a reactive diluent for radiation curable coatings, inks and adhesives. It is non-yellowing with a low odor and offers improved flexibility and adhesion to plastics. It exhibit of low shrinkage and high elongation and stress at break with a Tg of - 3°C.

Jiangsu Tetrachem TTA11 is a clear liquid epoxy with the chemical name 4-Vinyyl-1-Cyclohexene 1,2-Epoxide. This product is reactive through its vinyl and epoxy abilities. It also can be used as a reactive diluent where high crosslink density is not crucial. TTA11 is primarily used in sealants.

Jiangsu Tetrachem TTA15 is a light yellow liquid with the chemical name 3,4-Epoxycyclohexylmethyl Methacrylate. This product has both properties of epoxy and acrylic resins and has the ability to cure multiple different ways. It has low viscosity, heat resistance, weather resistance and electrical insulation. TTA15 is primarily used in coatings and adhesives.