With consumer awareness of environmental protection on the rise, the demands for eco-friendly coatings are increasing. Designed to maximize wetting of difficult-to-wet substrates for a wide range of aqueous formulations, Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH will introduce the superwetters DYNOL 960 and DYNOL 980 at the European Coatings Show.

Superwetters are substrate wetting agents that are highly efficient at reducing surface tension, which solves multiple problems at once. This multi-functional characteristic helps formulators develop high-performance coatings and reduce the complexity of their formulations.

The superwetting surfactants DYNOL 960 and DYNOL 980 are based on unique siloxane chemistry. Offering superior equilibrium and dynamic surface tension reduction, the DYNOL 900 series plays a decisive role in achieving high-quality coatings under certain application techniques such as air-assisted or airless spray applied coatings and inkjet inks. Additionally, the DYNOL 980 surfactant provides better foam control than traditional siloxane surfactants, making it the product of choice for applications where foam cannot be tolerated. Because of their unique chemistry, the DYNOL 900 series also provides flow and leveling properties, and helps in eliminating marks left by brushes or rollers.

DYNOL 960 and DYNOL 980 provide exceptional performance in high-quality waterborne wood coatings. DYNOL 980 works to smooth the surface of the spray-applied coating, helps wetting the pores of the wood, and leaves no surface defects and no foam. Both products are suitable for automotive, industrial or inks applications. 


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