Green Materials Profiles
The Green Materials Profiles is a comprehensive listing of the top suppliers’ green raw materials for adhesives and sealants formulation. Use this guide throughout the year to formulate sustainable, green materials from renewable ingredients.
General Properties: Arizona tackifiers for adhesives allow formulators to tailor adhesive performance for an array of substrates while formulating products based on sustainable raw materials.
Applications: Adhesives for packaging, bookbinding, flooring, and construction; tapes and labels; nonwovens; and others.
Applications: Textiles; automotive; furniture and wood; packaging; footwear and plastics; wood flooring and wood frames; and general household caulk.
General Properties: Excellent peel-shear balance; high cohesive strength; excellent adhesion to both HSE and LSE materials; 100%-solids and UV-curable; able to be cured at high depositions in a single pass; able to be coated by standard hot-melt equipment (wide web); and able to be coated by rotary screen (narrow web).
Applications: Foam tapes; membrane-switch assembly; high-performance-supported tapes; transfer films; nameplates; temperature-sensitive substrates; and applications with LSE and HSE materials.
General Properties: This vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) waterborne emulsion aids the formulation of various adhesives and construction compounds with a reduced or eliminated need for added solvents or plasticizers. This leads to lower-emission products to meet VOC regulations or green-labeling guidelines.
Applications: General-purpose emulsion for use in tape-joint compound, construction adhesives, mastics, cement bonding and cement admix additives.
General Properties: K-FLEX glycol dibenzoate esters are easily biodegradable, non-phthalate plasticizers that offer FDA clearance for indirect food contact applications under 21CFR § 175.105(c), 21CFR §176.170, and 21CFR §176.180. The materials offer reduced set times and heat-sealing temperatures; increased open times and film flexibility; improved resistance to oil, grease, and water; and enhanced solution viscosity.
Applications: Adhesive, mastic and caulking compounds for packaging, general-construction, bookbinding, etc. Widely used as plasticizers for PVC, PVA and other emulsion systems.
General Properties: No- or low-VOC, mineral-oil-free defoamers.
Applications: Foam control in PVA, PVOH and acrylic-based adhesive formulations.
Raw Material: Color RealmTM 1211 and 1262 series zero-VOC dispersions.
General Properties: Full color palette of zero-VOC dispersions.
Applications: For tinting of water-based coatings or adhesives formulations.
General Properties: Zero-VOC monomers and modifiers based on natural products: castor oil and sorbitol.
Applications: Epoxy and urethane-based coatings; PSA and film adhesives; concrete patching compounds; bridge-decking compounds; and joint sealants.
Raw Material: EPALLOY 7200X90.
General Properties: Low-temperature/fast-cure specialty thermoset epoxy resin with excellent chemical and mechanical properties.
Applications: Coatings, primers and adhesives, including high-solids formulations.
General Properties: Formaldehyde-free, VOC-free and low-VOC biocides available for in-can preservation and dry-film protection. Products do not adversely affect the bonding properties of most synthetic and natural adhesives, sealants, and glues. Many products are stable at high temperatures.
Applications: Adhesives; glues; caulks; patching compounds; sealants; grouts; latex used in flooring adhesive and carpet backing; and other building materials.
Applications: Adhesives; plastics; health and beauty; pharmaceutical; and various other segments.
General Properties: Eco-friendly water-based reactor-cleaning concentrate.
Applications: Reactor-cleaner solution for adhesives and resin manufacturers.
General Properties: Naturally derived, biodegradable emulsifier. Excellent wetting agent with low-foaming properties.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations for adhesives and sealants.
Raw Material: Calimulse® L-30 sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate.
General Properties: Naturally derived, biodegradable emulsifier. Wetting agent with excellent handling properties.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, nitrile, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations used in hot-melt, aerosol, and pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Raw Material: Calimulse SLS sodium lauryl sulfate.
General Properties: Biodegradable emulsifier derived from natural renewable vegetable resources with great compatibility with nonionic co-emulsifiers. The material offers excellent performance in both high- and low-pH systems.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations for adhesives and sealants.
Raw Material: Calfoam® EA-303 ammonium laureth sulfate.
General Properties: Very efficient biodegradable emulsifier derived from natural renewable vegetable resources. The material offers great particle-size control and high stability characteristics for styrene, vinyl, and acrylic emulsion polymerizations.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations for adhesives and sealants.
Raw Material: Calsoft F-90 sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate.
General Properties: Very high activity, biodegradable, flaked/dry emulsifier with excellent wetting agent and emulsification properties.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, nitrile, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations used in hot-melt, aerosol, and pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Arizona Chemical
Raw Material: A variety of bio-based and sustainable raw materials. New literature highlights minimum renewable content sold into the adhesives industry.General Properties: Arizona tackifiers for adhesives allow formulators to tailor adhesive performance for an array of substrates while formulating products based on sustainable raw materials.
Applications: Adhesives for packaging, bookbinding, flooring, and construction; tapes and labels; nonwovens; and others.
Bayer - Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties Div. (CAS)
Raw Material: The CAS Sustainability brochure identifies products by application and highlights typical sustainable properties, such as HAPs-free; low-to-no-VOC or solvent-free; non-thermal cure; and durability. Only products that were TSCA listed or awaiting NOC shipment are included.Applications: Textiles; automotive; furniture and wood; packaging; footwear and plastics; wood flooring and wood frames; and general household caulk.
Cytec Industries
Raw Material: UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive GMR 8020-02.General Properties: Excellent peel-shear balance; high cohesive strength; excellent adhesion to both HSE and LSE materials; 100%-solids and UV-curable; able to be cured at high depositions in a single pass; able to be coated by standard hot-melt equipment (wide web); and able to be coated by rotary screen (narrow web).
Applications: Foam tapes; membrane-switch assembly; high-performance-supported tapes; transfer films; nameplates; temperature-sensitive substrates; and applications with LSE and HSE materials.
Celanese Emulsion Polymers
Raw Material: Dur-O-Set® CP3220.General Properties: This vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) waterborne emulsion aids the formulation of various adhesives and construction compounds with a reduced or eliminated need for added solvents or plasticizers. This leads to lower-emission products to meet VOC regulations or green-labeling guidelines.
Applications: General-purpose emulsion for use in tape-joint compound, construction adhesives, mastics, cement bonding and cement admix additives.
Emerald Performance Materials - Kalama Chemical Div.
Raw Material: K-FLEX® glycol dibenzoate esters; non-phthalate plasticizers.General Properties: K-FLEX glycol dibenzoate esters are easily biodegradable, non-phthalate plasticizers that offer FDA clearance for indirect food contact applications under 21CFR § 175.105(c), 21CFR §176.170, and 21CFR §176.180. The materials offer reduced set times and heat-sealing temperatures; increased open times and film flexibility; improved resistance to oil, grease, and water; and enhanced solution viscosity.
Applications: Adhesive, mastic and caulking compounds for packaging, general-construction, bookbinding, etc. Widely used as plasticizers for PVC, PVA and other emulsion systems.
Emerald Performance Materials - Specialties Group
Raw Material: FOAM BLAST® 327 and 338 defoamers.General Properties: No- or low-VOC, mineral-oil-free defoamers.
Applications: Foam control in PVA, PVOH and acrylic-based adhesive formulations.
Raw Material: Color RealmTM 1211 and 1262 series zero-VOC dispersions.
General Properties: Full color palette of zero-VOC dispersions.
Applications: For tinting of water-based coatings or adhesives formulations.
Emerald Performance Materials - CVC Thermoset Specialties Div.
Raw Material: ERISYSTM GE-35, ERISYS GE-60, ERYSIS GS-120.General Properties: Zero-VOC monomers and modifiers based on natural products: castor oil and sorbitol.
Applications: Epoxy and urethane-based coatings; PSA and film adhesives; concrete patching compounds; bridge-decking compounds; and joint sealants.
Raw Material: EPALLOY 7200X90.
General Properties: Low-temperature/fast-cure specialty thermoset epoxy resin with excellent chemical and mechanical properties.
Applications: Coatings, primers and adhesives, including high-solids formulations.
LANXESS Corp.
Raw Material: Biocides based on BIT, Bronopol, DBDCB, IPBC, OPP, PCMC, TBZ and various combination products, some containing CMIT/MIT and OIT.General Properties: Formaldehyde-free, VOC-free and low-VOC biocides available for in-can preservation and dry-film protection. Products do not adversely affect the bonding properties of most synthetic and natural adhesives, sealants, and glues. Many products are stable at high temperatures.
Applications: Adhesives; glues; caulks; patching compounds; sealants; grouts; latex used in flooring adhesive and carpet backing; and other building materials.
Petro-Canada
Raw Material: Petro-Canada blends and packages more than 350 different lubricants, specialty fluids, and greases. The company is a leader in the development of waxes and process oils, and is the world’s largest producer of pharmaceutical-grade white oil.Applications: Adhesives; plastics; health and beauty; pharmaceutical; and various other segments.
PICO Chemical Corp.
Raw Material: PS 1025.General Properties: Eco-friendly water-based reactor-cleaning concentrate.
Applications: Reactor-cleaner solution for adhesives and resin manufacturers.
Pilot Chemical Co.
Raw Material: Calsoft® OS-45S sodium oleic sulfonate.General Properties: Naturally derived, biodegradable emulsifier. Excellent wetting agent with low-foaming properties.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations for adhesives and sealants.
Raw Material: Calimulse® L-30 sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate.
General Properties: Naturally derived, biodegradable emulsifier. Wetting agent with excellent handling properties.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, nitrile, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations used in hot-melt, aerosol, and pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Raw Material: Calimulse SLS sodium lauryl sulfate.
General Properties: Biodegradable emulsifier derived from natural renewable vegetable resources with great compatibility with nonionic co-emulsifiers. The material offers excellent performance in both high- and low-pH systems.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations for adhesives and sealants.
Raw Material: Calfoam® EA-303 ammonium laureth sulfate.
General Properties: Very efficient biodegradable emulsifier derived from natural renewable vegetable resources. The material offers great particle-size control and high stability characteristics for styrene, vinyl, and acrylic emulsion polymerizations.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations for adhesives and sealants.
Raw Material: Calsoft F-90 sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate.
General Properties: Very high activity, biodegradable, flaked/dry emulsifier with excellent wetting agent and emulsification properties.
Applications: Ideal for styrene-butadiene, nitrile, vinyl, and acrylic latex emulsion polymerizations used in hot-melt, aerosol, and pressure-sensitive adhesives.
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