Catalysts | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

Innovative Coating of Lampshades Uses Heat From Bulbs to Tackle Air Pollution

September 26, 2023

Scientists report that they have designed catalyst-coated lampshades that transform indoor air pollutants into harmless compounds.

Silane Terminated Polymer Reactions with Non-Tin Catalysts

Research demonstrates the performance of non-tin catalysts as a replacement for tin, satisfying regulatory concerns and performance requirements.

John Florio Dymin Morillo Dylan LaFerriere

May 10, 2023

After an in-depth summary of different catalyst processes for organosilane chemistries, catalyst evaluations of three organosilane chemistries is presented to address tin catalyst environmental and toxicity issues.

Nouryon to Acquire Metal Alkyls Business from Sasol

The transaction is expected to be finalized during the second quarter, after which Nouryon will gradually move production to its site in Rotterdam.

April 8, 2020

Nouryon recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sasol’s merchant triethyl aluminum business, including its specialty fleet of returnable cylinders.

Evonik and LIKAT Rostock Partner in Carbonylation Chemistry Development

With this new process, Evonik reports that the participating project partners are laying the foundation for a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective large-scale method of synthesis.

January 8, 2020

Evonik Industries recently announced that a research team led by Matthias Beller, Ph.D., director of the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock (LIKAT Rostock), and Robert Franke, Ph.D., of Evonik Performance Materials GmbH, has succeeded in double carbonylating 1,3-butadiene directly to produce adipates (salts of adipic acid).

New Tin- and Mercury-Free Organometallic Catalysts for CASE Urethane Applications

New catalysts offer performance characteristics in multiple applications.

Bing Hsieh Ravi Ravichandran Robert Coughlin John Florio

June 7, 2017

Isocyanates react with compounds that have active hydrogens. For example, in coating applications, isocyanates are typically reacted with polyols to form polyurethanes, or with primary and secondary amines to form polyureas. Catalysis of the polyol/isocyanate reaction, which is often required to develop sufficient cure response, can be achieved with a variety of compounds.

BASF Closes Deal with W.R. Grace

Grace Matthews Inc. recently announced that BASF has closed the previously announced transaction.

July 15, 2016

The transaction includes technologies, patents, trademarks and the transfer of BASF's production plants.

Stora Enso Signs Joint Technology Agreement with Rennovia

Stora Enso and Rennovia recently announced a joint agreement to cooperate on bio-based chemicals development.

May 16, 2016

Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will cooperate to develop processes for bio-based chemicals of interest to Stora Enso.

W.R. Grace to Purchase BASF’s Polyolefin Catalysts Business

W.R. Grace and Co. recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of BASF’s polyolefin catalysts business.

April 26, 2016

The acquisition includes technologies, patents, trademarks, and production plants in Pasadena, Texas and Tarragona, Spain.

CLARIANT: Catalysts

September 11, 2015

This company has expanded its line of selective oxidation catalysts with the new VAMax™ -series catalysts.

Silane and Catalyst Effects on Silylated Polymer Elastomers

The choice of crosslinking silanes and curing catalysts has a significant impact on the properties of silyl polymer-based formulations.

Christopher Ross

July 1, 2015

Silane-modified organic polymers have been around for more than 40 years, and have proliferated in the coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) industry over the past 20 years.