Products in Specialty Coatings: Surface Modifier

XIAMETER(TM) PMX-200 Silicone Fluid 5 cSt is a polydimethylsiloxane fluid. It is commonly used as a base fluid in personal care products due to its excellent spreading characteristics. This product is clear, tasteless, essentially odorless, and non-greasy. Being a commercial bulk-polymerized dimethyl silicone fluid, it typically contains trace amounts of impurities.

MicroKlear 418OR is Micronized organic Copernicia cerifera (Carnauba) wax for use as an additive in seed coatings and organic agricultural products.Features and Benefits Provides surface lubricity and abrasion resistance to minimize dust formation. Improves flow and minimizes anti-blocking. 100% natural and biodegradable. Easy to disperse fine powder that can be incorporated with high speed mixing. Select MicroKlear 418 if organic certification is not required.

MicroKlear 116A is micronized composite of polyethylene and carnauba wax for surface slip and scratch resistance with excellent clarity and gloss retention.Features and Benefits Provides an excellent combination of slip, abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance. Ideal for applications where excellent gloss and clarity are required. In coil coatings, provides maximum slip for forming and fabrication of finished coil. Reduces coil coating surface haze post-bake and water quench. Provides excellent slip, scratch resistance and food release properties in metal packaging coatings.

MicroKlear 116ALA is micronized composite of polyethylene, carnauba wax and aluminum oxide for maximum scratch resistance with excellent clarity and gloss retention.Features and Benefits HPDE/carnauba wax composite reinforced with 300 nm aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Mohs Hardness 9). Provides maximum scratch resistance with surface lubricity. In coil coatings, provides maximum slip for forming and fabrication of finished coil. Reduces coil coating surface haze post-bake and water quench. Provides excellent slip, scratch resistance and food release properties in metal packaging coatings.

AquaKlean 418 is a smaller particle size anionic carnauba wax emulsion that provides water beading with slip, block and mar resistance. Also useful in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Provides excellent block and mar resistance with good slip properties. Imparts water beading and soil release. Anionic emulsion stabilization contributes to immediate hydrophobicity. In seed coatings, improves anti-blocking, flow, and abrasion resistance. Formulated for 40CFR Part 180 compliance for both food and non-food use. Mean emulsion particle size of approximately 100nm.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620XF is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

AquaPoly 215 is Micronized oxidized polyethylene for rub resistance and slip in aqueous systems.Features and Benefits Provides good rub and mar resistance. Improves slip properties Imparts antiblocking Economical

MicroKlear 418 is Nanoalumina modified carnauba wax for maximum scratch resistance with surface slip, clarity and gloss retention. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Natural carnauba wax composite reinforced with 300 nm aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Mohs Hardness 9). Provides maximum scratch resistance with surface lubricity. Does not adversely affect clarity or gloss. Easier-to-disperse nanotechnology in a safe, non- nano powder. Composite wax/alumina particle is less abrasive on processing equipment compared to free alumina. Effective replacement for PTFE additives.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620F is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

MicroKlear 418AL is Nanoalumina modified carnauba wax for maximum scratch resistance with surface slip, clarity and gloss retention. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Natural carnauba wax composite reinforced with 300 nm aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Mohs Hardness 9). Provides maximum scratch resistance with surface lubricity. Does not adversely affect clarity or gloss. Easier-to-disperse nanotechnology in a safe, non- nano powder. Composite wax/alumina particle is less abrasive on processing equipment compared to free alumina. Effective replacement for PTFE additives.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-611XF is High performance grade of micronized olyethylene wax for inks and coatings.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Good heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620VF is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620XXF is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

AquaMatte® 22 is Ultrafine grade of micronized oxidized polyethylene for gloss reduction of paints and industrial coatings. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Provides uniform gloss reduction with good clarity and a smoother surface feel when compared to silica additives. Tough, high molecular weight polymer imparts burnish and abrasion resistance. High density polymer provides maximum in-can stability with minimal flotation in water based systems. Ideal for water based systems. In seed coatings, improves anti-blocking, flow, and abrasion resistance.

AquaBead® R331E are high solids non-ionic rice bran wax emulsion providing water repellency and lubricity with excellent rub and abrasion resistance.Features and Benefits Based on natural, biodegradable, sustainable and upcycled rice bran wax. Adds slip and rub resistance to high gloss inks and coatings. Excellent abrasion resistance. Outstanding water repellency/beading properties superior to paraffin emulsions. Developed for broad compliance in food packaging and agrochemicals.

MicroKlear 295A is micronized composite of polyethylene and carnauba wax for slip and scratch resistance with excellent clarity and gloss retention. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Provides an excellent combination of slip, abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance. Ideal for applications where high gloss and clarity are required. Easy to disperse fine powder that can be incorporated with high speed mixing. In seed coatings, improves anti-blocking, flow, and abrasion resistance.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-611 is High performance grade of micronized polyethylene wax for inks and coatings.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Good heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

USI Chemical Silane USi-1302 functions as a surface modifier in fillers and pigments, where it improves the dispersibility of the filler and the mechanical properties such as flexural strength, tensile strength and modulus of the composites. The silane also has its application as an adhesion promoter in formulations and primers & reduces the filler's sedimentation tendency in the uncured polymer. Silane USi-1302 also greatly increases water (vapor) and corrosion resistance.

ULTRALUBE® CT 7081 is fine particle sized wax dispersion used to improve the surface qualities. It is available as aqueous dispersion of carnauba wax.

USI Chemical Silane USi-1301 functions as a surface modifier in fillers and pigments, where it improves the dispersibility of the filler and the mechanical properties - such as flexural strength, tensile strength and modulus of the composites. The silane also has its application as an adhesion promoter in formulations and primers & reduces the filler's sedimentation tendency in the uncured polymer. USi-1301 also greatly increases water (vapor) and corrosion resistance.

Despite the fact that Indium Oxide is a rare Oxide, it finds many uses in High Tech Industries. Indium Oxide is a key component of sputtering targets for thin film applications. Its property as reflector for Near Infrared Light is exploited in optical coatings and specialty mirrors. Furtheron Indium Oxide finds use in Electrical Contact Materials and Sensor Materials. Keeling&Walker manufactures a high purity (> 99.99%) grade. The Oxide consists of agglomerated nanoscale particles with an average primary particle size of 20 – 40 nm.

FluorAcryl 7298 is a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) used as an additive in other UV curable coatings to reduce surface tension and improve water, oil and stain resistance. Films and coatings with 7298 may be expected to provide anti-fouling and easy cleaning from fingerprints and other contaminants. FluorAcryl 7298 is compatible with many monomers, such as TMPTA. With or without pigments and other particulates, 7298 rapidly UV cures in the presence or absence of oxygen.