Epoxy Additives – Coatings & Paints, Inks & Graphic Arts

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Epoxy Curing Agents And Resins for
Paints and Coatings		  
   
Air Products is a leading global supplier of epoxy curing agents,
diluents and modifiers for industrial coatings applications. With
a focus on amine-based curing agents for two-component epoxy coatings,
our extensive line includes aliphatic and cycloaliphatic amines,
amidoamines, polyamides, tertiary amine accelerators and reactive
diluents.

We also offer a line of industry-tested, high-performance specialty
resins in a variety of chemistries for use in one and two-component
waterborne coatings.

All of these products find use in industrial maintenance, marine,
automotive and aerospace coatings, as well as in other medium
to heavy-duty industrial and commercial coatings applications.
We also offer a full line of curing agents for civil
engineering coatings and linings, adhesives
and composites.
 
 

The Air Products Advantage

Air Products and Chemicals has developed one of the most extensive
lines of Epoxy Curing Agents for The Paint and Coatings Industry.
Recent developments have lead to some of the highest performing
curing agents for High Solids and Waterbased applications in the
industry. Our line of curing agents can help you as the formulator
develop coatings to meet some of the following targets:
 
  Next
Generation VOC compliance
   
  Cure
under adverse conditions
   
  Excellent
adhesion to a wide range of substrates
   
  Excellent
chemical resistance
   
  Good
mechanical and physical properties
 
A system’s performance is heavily dependent upon the formulator’s
choice of epoxy curing agent. Further optimization can be achieved
with the proper choice of resin, modifiers, pigments, fillers
and additives. Performance is also greatly influenced by application
conditions, application technique and surface preparation.

Many factors drive raw material selection, including the desire
for certain performance and cost advantages. In addition to some
other drivers we have kept the following in mind in our development
work:
 
Lower
applied cost with equal or improved performance
 
Higher
corrosion and chemical resistance
 
Lower
temperature cure
 
Fast
return to service
 
In addition, changing regulatory requirements are impacting coatings
formulators, including the growing need to achieve:
 
Increased
worker safety
 
Reduced
site emissions
 
Reduced
volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
 
Food
contact/potable water requirements
 
There are a variety of raw materials which can help
the formulator reach these regulatory targets. Certainly a good
place to start is with the right Epoxy Curing Agent. In general,
our efforts have focused on leading the development of products
to meet industry’s desire to move toward higher solids and water-reducible/waterborne
products.
 
 
  Product Type / Application Grid
   
 
Product Trademark Product Type Features Applications
Ancamideâ„¢ Polyamide curing agents Good Adhesion;
Good Flexibility;
Good moisture resistance;
Long pot life		 Marine, general maintenance and
military coatings;
Paints for steel and concrete;Food contact coatings
Ancamideâ„¢ Amidoamine curing agents Lower viscosity;
Corrosion resistance		 Anticorrosion coatings; High-solids
coating: Civil engineering
Ancamineâ„¢ Aliphatic amine curing agents Low viscosity; High reactivity;

Good solvent resistance;Fast cure

 High-Solids and solvent-free coatings;

Civil engineering coatings;
Floor coatings
Ancamineâ„¢ Cycloaliphatic amine curing agents Good chemical resistance;
Good cure under adverse conditions;
Good color stability;
Good adhesion;
Low viscosity		 High-solids and solvent-free coatings;
Secondary containment; Civil engineering coatings;
Floor coatings
Ancamine and Amicureâ„¢ Tertiary amine curing agents and
accelerators		 Good reactivity; Accelerators for
other curing agents		 Marine and maintenance coatings;

Civil engineering coatings;
Floor coatings
Anquamineâ„¢Anquamideâ„¢

and

Epilink®

 Waterborne curing agents Low or zero-VOC;
Good abrasion resistance;
Good adhesion		 Waterborne marine and maintenance
coatings;
Civil engineering coatings and flooring
Ancarezâ„¢ Waterborne epoxy resin Zero-VOC;
Low odor; Fast dry time;
Early water resistance;Excellent universal colorant acceptance;
Long pot life;
Lower cost-in-use		 Two-component, zero-VOC, waterborne
ambient-cure;
Epoxy coatings systems
Epodilâ„¢ Reactive diluents Low viscosity;
Improved filler/pigment wetting		 Marine and maintenance coatings;Civil engineering coatings
Hybridur® Waterbased Urethane Acylic Dispersions Single package ease of use

Excellent abrasion resistance
Adhesion to a wide range of substrates
Fast dry times

One-component, low VOC., waterborne Urethane Coatings.