EPIREZ™ Waterborne Resins products offer unique handling and application characteristics for epoxy and other thermoset resins. These
waterborne resins are compatible with one another and allow the formulator to easily combine resin types and molecular weight. They
can be diluted to any desired solids level simply with water. Cleanup with water eliminates the need for solvents. Due to their high
degree of compatibility with many components, these waterborne resins can be formulated with wetting agents, cosolvents and coupling
agents for improved film formation or adhesion. They can also be formulated with thickeners or thixotropes for rheology control to
optimize the waterborne system.
For engineers and chemists, EPIREZ™ Waterborne Resins offer creative challenges and exciting new performance
possibilities for designing and formulating products to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
EPIREZ™ Waterborne Resins
can be used in most traditional applications such as flooring, civil engineering and adhesives to reduce or eliminate VOC level and
the presence of hazardous substances such as formaldehyde, without sacrificing performance. Some of the industries and applications
are:
Because of their ease of handling, waterborne epoxies can now be used in many non-traditional applications where solvent-borne and
highly viscous epoxy resins could not be used. Saturants and coatings for non-wovens and textiles are examples of these non-traditional
applications.
All of the performance advantages of epoxy resins, such as chemical resistance and strength properties, can now be brought
to these markets. These waterborne resins can be combined with other waterborne polymers, such as polyurethanes, various latex polymers
and phenolic resins, so that unique performance properties can be obtained in each specific application.
For more information, please
contact Miller-Stephenson's Technical Services Department. In the US, call 1.800.992.2424 (8-4 E.T.). In Canada, call 1.800.323.4621
(8-4 E.T.). If outside the U.S. and Canada, call 203.743.4447 (8-4 E.T.) or e-mail: support@miller-stephenson.com
Provide benefits such as extended pot life, high cross-link density, high temperature performance, very good chemical resistance,
B-stage capability, low color and complete water-reducibility.
