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  • Latex Binders Polymer

    Latex Binders Polymer

    Chemists who make latexes generally start by understanding how the product will be used. That’s because the end-use application of an emulsion polymer has significant implications for how it’s designed. Knowing the end use helps the chemist develop the right recipe, with all of the right ingredients... read more

    Jun 19,2021 Industry News
  • Latex Binders Polymer Stabilization

    Latex Binders Polymer Stabilization

    Chemists sometimes describe latex as a colloidal dispersion that remains stable — i.e., the particles that make up the dispersion don’t settle or cream over time. This is accomplished by a combination of ionic and steric stabilization. Keep reading to understand how these two unique mechanisms work... read more

    Jun 19,2021 Industry News
  • Styrene-Butadiene Latex

    Styrene-Butadiene Latex

    Styrene-butadiene (SB) latex is a common type of emulsion polymer used in a number of industrial and commercial applications. Because it’s composed of two different types of monomers, styrene and butadiene, SB latex is classified as a copolymer. Styrene is derived from reacting benzene and ethylene... read more

    Jun 19,2021 Industry News
  • An Introduction to Amorphous Polymers

    An Introduction to Amorphous Polymers

    Glass certainly seems like a solid substance — it’s hard and brittle at room temperature — but glass exhibits other properties that make it unique, which is why chemists classify it as an amorphous solid. Amorphous solids are those that have short-range order but no long-range order. In this case, ... read more

    Jun 19,2021 Industry News
  • Amorphous vs. Crystalline Polymers

    Amorphous vs. Crystalline Polymers

    Polymers are unlike other types of materials because of their high molecular weight. Molecular weight is the value used to express the size of a molecule. Water, for example, has a molecular weight of 18 atomic mass units. Polymers are much larger, with molecular weights ranging from tens of thousa... read more

    Jun 19,2021 Industry News

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