FEICA 2023 Conference and EXPO
Tarragona, Spain, 13-15 September 2023

Presentation Abstract

Improving the performance of structural adhesives while gaining a more resource-efficient process

Improving the toughening performance (i.e. impact, adhesion, crack propagation, flexibility) becomes more and more important in the design of next generation structural adhesives.

For decades, formulators have been using conventional core-shell powder modifiers for toughening benefits. However, the difficulty incorporating these conventional powders into liquid systems imposed high energy consumption and handling challenges during processing.

Arkema will introduce a new range of unique core-shell toughening options, combining unmatched ease of dispersion and ultimate performance. This new generation of toughening agents is available in easily dispersible powder form as Clearstrength® XT, and in predesigned ready-to-use AR (Advanced Resin) masterbatches.

Results will highlight the performance improvements in various (meth)acrylic and epoxy systems together with their reduced resource and energy consuming benefits.