Products in CASE Ingredients: Rheology Modifier

Reolosil® QS-102 is a very fine amorphous silicon dioxide made by the combustion of high-purity silicon tetrachloride with oxygen and hydrogen. Relosol is a fluffy white powder and is used in many applications because of its unique properties: extremely small particle size, enormous surface area, high purity, and excellent dispersion.

Texipol® 63-510 is an inverse emulsion thickener renowned for imparting a short flow to a wide array of aqueous and non-aqueous compositions, effective across a pH range of 1-14. Supplied as a user-friendly, low viscosity liquid, it offers almost instantaneous thickening upon direct mixing into the composition. Its polymer, already in solution as the sodium salt, eliminates the need for additional additives to promote thickening, such as alkali or surfactant.

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.

Cardolite® Lite 2020 is a low viscosity multipurpose resin modifier designed for use in coatings, adhesives, and other applications. It features a long hydrophobic aliphatic side chain of the cardanol molecule, providing excellent early water resistance and corrosion protection. It can be used as an epoxy diluent, allowing for enhanced workability and higher solids in formulations without sacrificing performance properties. It can also be used in alkyds, urethanes, and acrylics.

Reolosil® QS-30 is a very fine amorphous silicon dioxide made by the combustion of high-purity silicon tetrachloride with oxygen and hydrogen. Its unique properties offer advantages in many applications: silicone rubber, sealants, organic elastomers, UPR, adhesives, paint, ink, and free flow. It is used as a reinforcing, thickening, anti-settling, thixotropic, and free flow agent.

Texipol® 63-237 is part of an easy-to-use range of inverse emulsion thickeners designed specifically for pigment printing. It ensures sharp and well-defined prints, high bleed/flush resistance, superior wet and dry rub fastness, excellent color yield and brilliance, and a soft handle. APEO-free, Texipol® 63-237 is engineered for optimal print performance on cotton, polyester blended fabrics, and other fibrous materials.

Reolosil® QS-10 is a very fine amorphous silicon dioxide made by the combustion of high-purity silicon tetrachloride with oxygen and hydrogen. Its unique properties offer advantages in many applications: silicone rubber, sealants, organic elastomers, UPR, adhesives, paint, ink, and free flow. It is used as a reinforcing, thickening, anti-settling, thixotropic, and free flow agent.

Reolosil® QS-20 is a very fine amorphous silicon dioxide made by the combustion of high-purity silicon tetrachloride with oxygen and hydrogen.

Texipol® 63-259 is a APEO-free, inverse emulsion rheology modifier designed to impart highly pseudoplastic rheology to aqueous-based compositions. It is supplied as a pre-neutralized dispersion, specifically as the ammonium salt of an acrylic copolymer.

Pangel® W is a rheological additive meticulously engineered to induce robust pseudoplastic behavior in any formulation it is incorporated into. Pangel® W range is specifically formulated to serve as a thickener and water retention additive in emulsion paints.

Reolosil® PM-20L is a hydrophobic silica prepared by treating a high-purity fumed silica with polydimethylsiloxane. Its unique properties offer advantages in many applications: organic elastomers, paints, inks, coatings, and adhesives. It is used as a thickening and thixotropic agent in polar liquid systems such as epoxy resins, vinyl ester resins, and polyurethane.

Texigel® 23-005 is a high viscosity aqueous solution featuring a synthetic polyelectrolyte. It serves as an ammonia-free thickening agent suitable for natural and synthetic lattices.

Cardolite® NX - 2021 is a low viscosity multipurpose resin modifier and accelerator designed for coatings, adhesives, and other applications. Its long hydrophobic aliphatic side chain provides excellent early water resistance and corrosion protection. It enhances workability, increases solids content, and accelerates cure without sacrificing performance properties.

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.

Texicryl® 13-308 is an APEO-free ASE (Alkali-Swellable Emulsion) rheology modifier designed for a broad range of water-based applications. It imparts a short pseudoplastic flow, enhancing the rheological properties of the system. This product is easily mixed into water-based systems and, in many cases, can be added directly to the system to be thickened, followed by pH adjustment.

Pangel® B5 is an effective additive utilized in crumb rubber-modified asphalt applications. Its inclusion results in homogeneous mixes, reducing variations in properties such as penetration, softening point, and solid content, particularly after dissolving bitumen in solvents like Tetrahydrofuran. This additive ensures the stability of asphalt crumb rubber mixes even after storage at elevated temperatures, effectively preventing settling issues.

Tytan™ CA-B116 serves as a replacement for PU catalysts, particularly for tin-based catalysts such as DBTL, in one- and two-component polyurethane systems. Notably, it demonstrates compatibility with secondary alcohols, offering enhanced performance in various applications.

Afcona - 6228 is a VOC-free and glycol-free viscosity reducer designed for universal colorants, also serving as a color acceptance additive.

Cimsil® A55G is a thixotropic powder additive developed for use in cement, lime, and gypsum systems. It is designed to improve properties in both fresh and hardened states of mortars and concrete systems, offering low dust and enhancing workability.

Pangel® B42 is characterized by its cream to greyish color and possesses a slight odor reminiscent of isopropanol and amines.

Pangel® S9 is a highly efficient powder rheological additive made from high-purity sepiolite, suitable for aqueous systems. It serves as a gelling and suspending agent for high and medium-polarity systems. Pangel® S9 consists of highly purified sepiolite with no intentionally added substances. As a natural mineral, it may contain low-level impurities detectable semi-quantitatively via X-ray diffraction (XRD).

Texipol® 63-258 is an inverse emulsion thickener known for imparting an extremely short flow to a wide variety of aqueous and non-aqueous compositions, effective across a wide pH range. Supplied as a low-viscosity liquid, it offers almost instantaneous thickening upon direct mixing into the composition. Its polymer, already in solution as the ammonium salt, eliminates the need for additional additives to promote thickening. APEO-free, Texipol® 63-258 is suitable for various applications requiring short flow characteristics.

Pangel® M90F is a high-purity smectite-based additive with a selected particle size, specifically designed to adjust the rheology of joint compounds, plasters, and fillers formulated in both powder and paste. It is recommended for applications requiring a fine particle size. Additionally, Pangel® M90F can serve as a binding agent for both organic and inorganic powders. Its high swelling capacity upon contact with water allows it to disperse easily while retaining high resistance when dry.

Pangel® C150 is a rheological additive crafted from sepiolite. As a powder additive, it enhances system rheology.

Texicryl® 13-313 is an alkali swellable thickener crafted specifically for water-based formulations. This product excels in efficiently modifying viscosities at low shear rates to prevent both settling and sagging.

Texipol® 63-253 is an inverse emulsion thickener known for imparting a very short flow to a wide variety of aqueous and non-aqueous compositions, effective over a broad pH range. Supplied as a low-viscosity liquid, it offers almost instantaneous thickening upon direct mixing into the composition. Its polymer, already in solution as the sodium salt, eliminates the need for additional additives to promote thickening. Texipol® 63-253 finds applications in wallpaper pre-paste adhesives, high build/textured coatings, water-based building adhesives, and PVA adhesives. It can also thicken certain non-aqueous systems such as simple alcohols and glycols.

Sappi Valida - S231C, 3% fibrillated cellulose in water suspension. It is derived from wood pulp that has been sourced from sustainably managed forests. The product is a multifunctional bio-based additive that can be widely used in waterborne coatings, Inks, and adhesives to provide unique rheological and physical properties.

Cardolite® Lite 2100 is a low color and low viscosity cashew nutshell liquid modified hydrocarbon resin recommended as an epoxy modifier for use in adhesives, coatings, and tar replacement. It enables high solids and solvent-free formulations, improves system compatibility for better film formation and protective performance, and provides excellent water, moisture, and corrosion resistance.

Sappi Valida - S231C Fibrillated cellulose in water suspension. Valida S231C is derived from wood pulp that has been sourced from sustainably managed forests. The product is a multifunctional bio-based additive which can be widely used in waterborne coatings, Inks, adhesives to provide unique rheological and physical properties.

Cardolite® Lite 2002 is a light-colored, very low viscosity 100% solids curing agent.

Pangel® OM4 is a rheological additive designed for intermediate to low polarity systems, formulated with highly purified bentonite clay. It's suitable for use with aliphatic solvents as well as mineral or synthetic oils. This standard organo-bentonite requires pregel preparation using a polar activator, making it ideal for low to medium-polarity solvent-based systems.

Cardolite® Ultra Lite 2020 is a low viscosity, solvent-free multipurpose resin modifier suitable for coatings, adhesives, and other applications. It features a long hydrophobic aliphatic side chain providing excellent early water resistance and corrosion protection. It can be used as an epoxy diluent to achieve enhanced workability and higher solids content without sacrificing performance properties. It is also compatible with alkyds, urethanes, and acrylics.

Pangel® B20 is a rheological additive derived from sepiolite (hydrated magnesium silicate), with its particle surface organically modified to ensure compatibility with medium and low polarity systems or solvents. It forms a three-dimensional network of particles, enhancing the viscosity and thixotropy of the end product. In epoxy coatings, Pangel® B20 offers the option for partial or complete substitution of fumed silicas and organophilic bentonites typically used as rheological additives, presenting additional cost-effective benefits in formulations.

Afcona - 6530 addresses VOC issues, adjusting viscosity within the can, and enhancing anti-flooding and settlement prevention properties.

Pangel® B10 is a product designed to effectively control the rheological properties of a system. Its micro-fibers form a reticulated, stable, and homogeneous network, Pangel® B10 enables the achievement of a pseudoplastic behavior and an optimal gel structure in the coating.

Cardolite® NX - 2026 is a high purity, low odor, lighter color multipurpose resin modifier and accelerator suitable for coatings, adhesives, and other applications. It shares similar properties with NX-2021 but with improved purity and color.