Our February issue brings articles on a wide range of topics, including green formulations and applications, curing materials, transportation end uses, and much more.
We’re focusing on a range of excellent topics in this issue. To start us off, Jowat’s Gerhard Haas asks: How can we make adhesives and bonding processes more sustainable? Luckily, he also provides some insightful answers clustered under a central recommendation to seek a holistic approach to sustainability. Learn more in “Strategies for Green Bonding.”
Otto Soidinsalo of Borregaard shares details regarding the role that microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) can play in thickening waterborne polychloroprene adhesive formulations. “Historically, polychloroprene adhesives have been solvent borne, but environmental and occupational safety reasons have recently caused a shift toward waterborne polychloroprene adhesives,” he writes. “One of the challenges in waterborne polychloroprene dispersion adhesives has been related to the thickening of these high pH systems, as well as the storage stability.”