Can "green" solvents be on a par with their conventional toxic counterparts?
July 1, 2015
The average person comes into contact with solvents - toxic substances that dissolve other substances - thousands of times each day without even thinking about them.
This company, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., plans to introduce Strodex FT-68, a low-VOC surfactant for waterborne architectural coatings, at ChinaCoat 2014.
While most consumers might not be able to visually differentiate between one caulk or sealant and another, product formulators and chemists understand the tremendous diversity between products.
New VAE dispersions have been developed for low-emission carpet applications.
May 1, 2014
The choice of binders plays a key role in many applications and industries. Binders based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers (VAE) have traditionally only been seen as a niche product, specifically in the carpet industry.