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| New surfactants for the coatings industry Air Products introduced Carbowet 106 and 109 surfactants for waterborne architectural and industrial coatings. Carbowet surfactants are targeting wetting agents that contain alkylphenol ethoxylates, APE, or nonylpohenol ethoxylates, NPE, which are persistent in the environment and suspected of being endocrine disrupters. Carbowet surfactants contain no phenolic compounds. Carbowet 106 and 109 surfactants are multifunctional, low-foaming, solvent-free additives for pigment and substrate wetting. They are clear, low-odor, low-viscosity liquids that are 100 percent active and easy to use. Carbowet 106 and 109 surfactants differ in their degree of water solubility and are environmentally preferable alternatives to APE and NPE. The APE and NPE replacements are suitable for architectural and industrial coatings, adhesives, inks and pigment synthesis and dispersion. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |