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ALKYLPHENOL TACKIFYING RESINS

Asia Pacific Microspheres offers various grades of this resin which are used as a tackifier for chloroprene rubber-based adhesives (also known as neoprene cement), inks and varnishes.

General Application Areas

In Contact Adhesive Formulations
For Bonding of :

Formica
Rubber Cork
Leather
Carpet

Typical End use Industries :

Shoes
Furniture
Carpets
Polyurethane foams
Fibreglass
Inks
Varnishes

Why APM’s Alkylphenol Tackifying Resin ?

Our resin improves the performance of chloroprene rubber adhesives and is used as a tackifier and adhesion promoter. APM’s resin contributes the following to neoprene cements :

In chloroprene rubber adhesives,
- As a tackifier and adhesion promoter.
- Improves adhesion to metal, glass and other rigid non-porous substrates.
- Inhibition of acid formation in the aging of neoprene.
- Improves viscosity stability of the rubber solution.
- Improves elevated temperature performance.
- Improves phasing/flocculation resistance.
- Inhibits acid formation in the ageing of neoprene.
In varnishes and industrial baking enamels,

Fortifies rosin, ester gum and other low-cost resins. Improves drying speed, toughness, durability of rosin/rosin esters varnishes
Soluble in all the common drying oils.
Greatly accelerates viscosity increase rate during cooking with slow-bodying oils.
Gives relatively light-coloured, stable, gel-free varnishes.

Product	Specification			Performance Comparison
Product	S.P	M.P	G.C.S	D.L.H.S	O.T.T	I.B.S
ck - 1634	88 - 102	-	-1 to 3	x x	x x x x	x x x
ck - 1636	102 - 123	-	-1 to 3	x x x	x x x	x x x x
cp - 2600	-	65 - 75	3 to 6	x x	x x x x	x x x x x x
cp - 2607	-	65 - 80	-1 to 3	x x	x x x x	x x
cp - 264	-	85 - 95	2 to 5	x x x x	x x	x
cp - 2680	-	75 - 85	-1 to 3	x x	x x x x x	x x x x x

S.P	=	Softening point
M.P	=	Melting point
G.C.S	=	Gardner colour scale
D.L.H.S	=	Dead load hot strength
D.T.T	=	Open tack time
I.B.S	=	Initial bond strength