You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. Scratch test of Plastek at Big Chemie. Scratch test of Plastek material. Using a Taber abrasion testing machine, the scratch resistance of Plastek material is evaluated. Additives improve scratch resistance.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. Explanation of blocking and blocking prevention of air-drying paint. Paint air-drying paint on paper. After drying, hold the painted paper with the painted side facing inward. Place a weight on top so that the painted surfaces touch each other. Then remove the weight and peel the papers apart. Due to the paint formulation, the painted surfaces stick together, causing damage when peeled apart (blocking). This can be avoided with blocking prevention additives.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. Defoaming of water-based lignosulfonate drilling mud using Big Chem defoamer. Foam is generated in the drilling mud by a blender (not shown in the video). Two petri dishes are placed with foamy drilling mud. Defoamer is applied to the drilling mud. The foam disappears immediately.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. Observation of wetting on base leather with Big Chemie silicone surface treatment agent. Poor wetting on leather containing mineral oil. Improved wetting tendency on the base with the addition of wetting agents. Two types of water-based blue paint were applied to leather containing a small amount of mineral oil. The paint without additives (left) does not wet. The paint with a polysiloxane-based additive that lowers surface tension (right) shows good wetting on the base.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. How to make Big Chemie synthetic smectite LAPONITE-EP dispersion. LAPONITE-EP dispersion in water Method for preparing LAPONITE-EP dispersion in the laboratory.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. Cleaning properties with Big Chemie additives. Carbon particle dust. Ease of cleaning with epoxy system: without epoxy coating additives (left) and with BYK-SILCLEAN 3701 additive (right). Carbon dust is sprinkled on the panel. The right side (with additive) can be easily washed off. The left side (without additive) cannot be sufficiently cleaned.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK YouTube. Easy cleanability with epoxy using Big Chemie additives. Water-based carbon slurry. Epoxy paint without additives (left) and with BYK-SILCLEAN 3701 additive (right). Water-based carbon slurry applied to the panel. After drying: right (with additive) can be easily cleaned; left (without additive) cannot be cleaned.

You can see the effects of additives on BYK's YouTube. Observation of silica dispersion in epoxy by Big Chemie. Firing silica is stirred and mixed into epoxy resin with a dissolver. Hydrophilic silica (right) mixes faster than hydrophobic silica (left).

The paint information site "Coating Media Online," operated by a specialized newspaper company in the paint and coating industry, is currently offering a web course on additives. Please refer to it as reading material. https://www.coatingmedia.com/special/additive/ 10. Various functions of layered inorganic particles: Active functions of layered silicates 9. Rheology control agents and viscosity enhancers that affect coating properties 8. Proposals for new defoamers for coating materials aimed at reducing environmental impact 7. Stabilization of water droplets in water using patterned paints and water/water dispersions, Pickering emulsions with LAPONITE 6. Additives that improve tactile feel 5. Surface adjustment agent technology aimed at improving coating properties and film functions