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    What is the difference between thickeners commonly used in water-based wood paints and polyurethane associative thickeners?

    • Last Update: 2022-09-08
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Original title: What is the difference between thickeners commonly used in water-based wood coatings and polyurethane associative thickeners?

    Among the consumers of water-based wood paint, furniture factories and toy factories are the most important consumers


    The types of thickeners are mainly divided into inorganic thickeners, cellulose thickeners, alkali-swellable thickeners and polyurethane associative thickeners


    wood lacquer with thickener

    wood lacquer with thickener

    The same type of thickener, the higher the thickening efficiency, the higher the viscosity of the paint liquid, and the better the storage stability


    The polyurethane associative thickener achieves the thickening effect through the formation of micelles by part of the hydrophobic segment and the association of part of the hydrophobic segment with the particles of the solution


    Application scenarios of wood lacquer

    Application scenarios of wood lacquer

    Spray construction:

    Spray construction:

    The sample paint was diluted and used for spraying.


    Leveling:

    Leveling:

    The leveling of the coating film will affect the final quality of the coating film, and the thickener has a great influence on the leveling of the coating film


    Summarize:

    Summarize:

    Polyurethane associative thickeners have good sprayability and leveling properties, but these thickeners have poor performance in anti-settling of fillers with polar surfaces


    Source of the article: The article comes from "China Federal Thickener", please indicate the source for reprinting


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