Monomer Acid

Description:

Monomers that function as chemical intermediates or "building blocks" to design unique polymers for the paint industry. These monomers range from low to high molecular weight, low volatility materials with Methacrylate ester functionality. Some of these include Behenyl Polyethoxy Methacrylate, Tri styryl Phenol Methacrylates and Methacrylate esters of Cetyl Alcohol Ethoxylates, all with varying degrees of Ethoxylation.

Used in Acrylic Latex systems, they are an essential ingredient in order to achieve high/low shear properties, good brush drag, anti-sagging and levelling characteristics required by the formulator. These associative monomers, used in small quantities, improve the performance of the paint by allowing the formulator to customize their properties based on which monomer they use.