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Welcome to "Ask the Experts"—an interactive forum which allows you to ask questions you may have about our Surfynol and Dynol additives as well as check our frequently asked questions in certain market areas.
Put our experts to work for you by asking your specific question about our products or regarding an application in your system, and the appropriate member of our technical staff will respond to you by e-mail or phone.
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| |  | How do I maintain wetting in my waterbased pressure-sensitive adhesives while avoiding water-sensitivity and foam issues? |
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| | | My company is concerned about the environment. What surfactants are available that offer biodegradability and performance? |
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| | | How can I improve the spraying of water-based adhesives? |
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| | | My application requires a low-VOC surfactant that is a good wetting agent, defoamer, and is easy to incorporate. Is there anything new available? |
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| | | Graphic Arts |
| | | How can I overcome print defects in my low-VOC, water-based ink formulation for nonporous substrates? |
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| | | My company is concerned about the environment. What surfactants are available that offer biodegradability and performance? |
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| | | Lately I have seen many references to Gemini surfactants. What are the benefits of these additives? |
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| | | Recently I've seen references to a "molecular" defoamer. Is this type of defoamer really any different than conventional defoamers? |
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| | | How can I achieve good working viscosities at high pigment loadings in aqueous dispersions using lithol rubine or other troublesome pigments? |
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| | | I am experiencing excessive foam in my waterborne graphic arts application, which is negatively impacting my formulation. What do you recommend? |
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| | | I am formulating a water-based white flexo ink for film applications and need a good wetting agent that can also help with flow and leveling. What environmentally friendly surfactant would you recommend? |
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| | | Lately I have seen many references to Gemini surfactants. What are the benefits of these additives? |
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| | | How can I overcome print defects when formulating an ultralow-VOC, water-based ink for a nonporous substrate? |
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| | | Can you recommend surface active agents that are effective in waterborne packaging ink applications where FDA compliance for indirect food additives is desired? |
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| | | Archived Graphic Arts Questions |
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| | | Paints and Coatings |
| | | How can I formulate a high-performance,low-VOC, APE-free coating for multiple surfaces, including difficult surfaces like plastics? |
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| | | How can I improve the spraying of water-based adhesives? |
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| | | I have been experiencing orange peel with my waterborne coating formulation. What is the cause of this surface defect and how can I overcome it? |
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| | | My application requires a low-VOC surfactant that is a good wetting agent, defoamer, and is easy to incorporate. Is there anything new available? |
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| | | Archived Paints and Coatings Questions |
| | | I am formulating an industrial maintenance primer from a latex paint and have found that as I increase the anticorrosive pigment level, I get paint instability. Why does this occur and can Surfynol® additives help here? |
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| | | Recently I've seen references to a "molecular" defoamer. Is this type of defoamer really any different than conventional defoamers? |
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| | | I am formulating a water-based white flexo ink for film applications and need a good wetting agent that can also help with flow and leveling. What environmentally friendly surfactant would you recommend? |
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| | | I have been experiencing orange peel with my waterborne coating formulation. What is the cause of this surface defect and how can I overcome it? |
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| | | I am experiencing excessive foam in my waterborne graphic arts application, which is negatively impacting my formulation. What do you recommend?
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| | | My application requires a low-VOC surfactant that is a good wetting agent, defoamer, and is easy to incorporate. Is there anything new available? |
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| | | Can you recommend surface active agents that are effective in waterborne packaging ink applications where FDA compliance for indirect food additives is desired? |
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| | | How can I overcome print defects when formulating an ultralow-VOC, water-based ink for a nonporous substrate? |
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| | | Lately I have seen many references to Gemini surfactants. What are the benefits of these additives? |
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| | | My application requires a low-VOC surfactant that is a good wetting agent, defoamer, and is easy to incorporate. Is there anything new available? |
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| | | Archived Paints and Coatings Questions |
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