1. Additives for Reactive Resins
Shailesh Shah, Ph.D.
Director, Technology
TRFA, Montreal September 11, 2006

2. Overview Composite Demands & Cognis Portfolio
Cognis Additives for Reactive resins
Air Release Agents
Wetting and Dispersing Agents
Levelling Agents
Rheology Modifiers
Mould Release Agents

3. Cognis Additives for Reactive resins
PUR / UP / EP

4. Additive Product Groups for Composites

5. Air Release Agents

6. Air Release Agents Silicone free Silicone & VOC free
Perenol E1 / Perenol E5
Silicone & VOC free
Foamaster 306
High Film thickness
Perenol E7 / Perenol S43
Transparent Systems
Perenol E 9
Standard
Perenol E 8

7. Perenol® E9 For Transparent Systems 1% Addition in an UP formulation
Film thickness:
2mm

8. Perenol® E7 For High Film Thickness 1% Addition in a PUR formulation
3mm

9. Wetting and Dispersing Agents

10. Wetting & Dispersing Agents
Standard
Texaphor P 61 (PUR)/ (UP)
Disponil O5 (EP)
Texaphor 3250 (EP)
Texaphor 987 (PUR)
ATH
Texaphor SF71
Texaphor SF73
Quartz
Texaphor SF 73
Talc
Texaphor P 63 (EP)
Texaphor SF 73 (EP)/ (PUR)/ (UP)
Texaphor P67 (PUR)/ (UP)/ (EP)
Texaphor SF 71 (PUR)
Texaphor P60 (UP)
Calcium Carbonate
Texaphor P 61 (EP)
Texaphor SF 73 (PUR) / (UP)
Texaphor P 63 (PUR)/ (UP)
Texaphor P67 (PUR)/ (UP)

11. Texaphor® P 61 EP formulation filled with calcium carbonate
1% Addition level

12. Texaphor® SF 71 & 73 PUR formulation filled with ATH (75%)
1% Addition level

13. Leveling Agents

14. Leveling Agents Standard Silicone free Flow + Air Release Perenol S43
Perenol F40
Perenol F45
Flow + Air Release
Perenol F41 (Silicone free)

15. Surface Tension Results - Perenol® F Range
UP formulation
Addition level 1%

16. Perenol® F41

17. Rheology Additives

18. Rheology Modifiers
Rilanit® spezial micro
Rilanit® Plus

19. Temperature Limits for Incorporation of Rheological Additives in oleophilic systems
G.Adolph /

20. Thickener Effects

21. Mould Release Agents

22. Mould Release Agents
3 products based on long chain fatty ester chemistry of differing viscosity profile
Rilanit TM 1
Rilanit TM 2
Rilanit TM 3

23. VOC free Mould Release Agents
100% active substance
silicone free
liquid,~ 20 – 1500 mPas

24. Additive Highlights from Cognis
Summary
Additive Highlights from Cognis
Perenol® E Silicone based air-release agents, excellent performance in thick systems
Texaphor® SF Solvent free dispersant, strong viscosity reduction
Perenol® F Solvent free leveling agent, strong reduction of surface tension
Rilanit® TM 1,2, Solvent free mould release agents, internal and external use

25. Thank you for your attention.