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EMULSIFIERS & FOAM STABILIZERS

LANXESS offers a selection of Addovate® surfactants, mainly used in flexible foams and cellular elastomers based on polyester polyols.

LANXESS offers a variety of Addovate® multi-purpose silicon-free surfactants which can be used in the production of ester-based flexible and rigid foams as well as cellular hot cast elastomers, e. g. based on NDI-technology.

Addovate® surfactants act mainly as emulisifiers and foam stabilizers:

  • enable a proper emulsification / dispersion of formulation components, resulting in a homogeneous foaming mixture.
  • stabilize the foam structure during rising and prevent foam from collapsing
  • inhibit coalescence of gas bubbles, control cell size and structure, regulate cell opening and foam porosity (airflow)

    Addovate® surfactants are silicon-free and can thus be used in critical applications, where use of silicon-based products is undesirable.
    This can be especially advantageous in clickable foams due to improved die-cutability.

    Products made with Addovate® surfactants are used in a wide range of applications, such as:
  • technical and textile foams
  • automotive moulded foams
  • auxiliary dampeners
  • buffers for construction industry and many others

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