Adhesives

"Green chemistry" is considered to be a relatively new term but actually it has been around for quite some time. It is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous materials. All market... (Article)

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Obtaining the maximum contact surface area between two substrates is one of the best understood ways to enhance adhesion them. Often the design and nature of adhesives means that they will automatically, perhaps even unstoppably, flow towards this... (Editorial)

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The article reviews the use of organosilanes as adhesive promoters – both as primers and as internal additives in adhesives. The unique chemical structure of the organosilane molecule is examined and its use in a wide variety of adhesive systems is... (Article)

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To date, high bond strength two-component epoxies are the most commonly used adhesives in manufacturing wind turbine blades. Yet some properties, like resistance to environmental attack and working time, could be improved. Furthermore as the blades... (Article)

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Historically price fluctuations for adhesive raw materials have been directly affected by price changes in petrochemical and energy. With the International Energy Agency predicting that crude oil will never again be produced at the record output of... (Editorial)

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This week's editorial explores what appears to becoming a popular tendency - to incorporate more than one curing mechanism in a single adhesive or sealant. One backs up the other to provide for curing properties that either could not provide on... (Editorial)

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While anisotropically conductive adhesives have been in existence for some time, innovation continues apace as higher-resolution displays and slimmer electronics shrink the space between electrodes. To help deal with the potential short-circuits this... (Article)

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This editorial looks at the history of new polymer development, and speculates that good times are still ahead – despite historical evidence of the opposite. The introduction of fully synthetic polymeric materials based on new monomers started in the... (Editorial)

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This article reviews epoxy adhesive formulations that can be used when cold weather application and cure are required. Curing agents for conventional epoxy resins are discussed as are epoxy acrylate adhesive systems. These adhesives cure in... (Article)

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2/2/2011 Düsseldorf / Germany - Henkel at FILTECH 2011