Use right additive, improve production quality
In product formulations such as sealants and adhesives, liquid silicone rubbers (LSR, RTV-2), silicone rubber compounds (HTV/HCR), and polyurethane and unsaturated polyester resins, the catalysts are used as curing agent or crosslinker to provide an ideal curing time and pot life.
TERRA offers a specific range of Catalysts tat ensures ideal results in terms of adjusting curing times and obtaining high product performances.
Sealants & Adhesives
TERRASIL® CATALYST series Tin Catalysts and Crosslinkers are used to adjust curing time and pot life, as well as to improve mechanical strenghts and adhesion promotion in product formulations. Both polyurethane (PU) and silicone based (RTV) product formulations are common applications in both 2-component and 1-component systems.
Biofuels & Synthetic Lubricants
Seeking high yield and minimal side reactions, manufacturers prefer to use TERRASIL® CATALYST curing agents to esterify the monomeric esters used for biofuels and synthetic lubricants. Offered in solid and liquid forms, they can be distilled or filtered from the finished products.
Paints & Coatings
TERRASIL® CATALYST curing agents are widely used in coatings, both for making resins and enhancing the cure of the final product based on resin systems, such as polyester resins, alkyd resins, polyurethanes, epoxy resins, hybrids and polysiloxane/epoxy hybrids, and electrophoretic coatings (e-coat).
Elastomer
TARRASIL® CATALYST curing agents are used to vary the speed of crosslinking for polyurethanes (PUR, TPU, TPE) and for silicones (SI, Q, VMQ).
Polyester Foam
From mattresses to insulation, polyurethane foams are made from reacting polyether polyols or polyester polyols with isocyanate in the presence of a catalyst and tertiary amine. TERRASIL® CATALYST curing agents are very effective for foam production.
Plasticizer
TERRASIL® CATALYST curing agents are used to manufacture phthalate esters, in particular dioctyl phthalate (DIOP) esters. These high molecular weight phthalate esters are used as plasticizers in a wide variety of end uses from enteric coatings of pharmaceuticals, to viscosity control agents, film formers, suspending agents, personal-care products, and soft plastics.
Unsaturated Polyester Resin & Composite
TERRASIL® CATALYST curing agents are ideal for the manufacture of polyester resin based composite materials. They enhance the product qualities in terms of mechanical, chemical, thermal and electrical streghths and provide well balancing of the curing time and pot life.
For further information about Catalysts & Curing Agents, please contact us. Our experts will assist you in making the right choices to secure the product properties you seek.
PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS
> TERRASIL® CATALYST T20 (for condensation-curing RTV-2 silicone rubber)
> TERRASIL® CATALYST T30 (for condensation-curing RTV-2 silicone rubber)
> TERRASIL® CATALYST T50 (for condensation-curing RTV-2 silicone rubber)
> TERRASIL® CATALYST T100 (for condensation-curing RTV-2 silicone rubber)
> TERRASIL® PT PLATINUM CATALYST (for addition-curing RTV-2 silicone rubber)
> TERRASIL® PT PLATINUM CATALYST (for addition-curing LSR silicone rubber)
> TERRASIL® PEROXIDE PS-45 (2,5-Dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane)
> TERRASIL® PEROXIDE PS-50 (2,4-Dimethyl-2,4-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane)
> TERRASIL® DCP PEROXIDE Dicumyl Peroxide
> TERRASIL® 2020 CATALYST (Dibutyltin Dilaurate)
> TERRASIL® 3020 CATALYST (Dibutyltin Diacetate)
APPLICATIONS
> Liquid Silicone Rubbers (LSR, RTV-2)
> Silicone Rubber Compounds (HTV/HCR)
> Sealants & Adhesives
> Polyurethane Resin
> Polyurethane Foam
> Unsaturated Polyester
> Biofuels & Synthetic Lubricants
> Paints & Coatings
> Printing Inks
> Foams
> Plasticizers
> Composites
> Silicone Rubber Compound (HTV/HCR) Compression Molding
> Silicone Rubber Compound (HTV/HCR) Extrusion
> Silicone Rubber Compound (HTV/HCR) Calendering
> Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) Injection Molding
> RTV-2 Silicone Rubbers (tin-catalyzed)
> RTV-2 Silicone Rubbers (platinum-catalyzed)
