Functional Additives
Water & Solvent-Borne Dispersions
Water & Solvent-Borne dispersions for coatings, inks, and paints which enhance physical properties.
Superabsorbents Powders
Zappa Stewart is the preeminent supplier of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) for specialty applications.
Thermoplastic microspheres and water-based polyurethane dispersions offer unique product technologies that add value to customer applications. These “green” technologies provide development solutions that can be optimized for reducing energy and water usage, greenhouse gasses, and overall processing cost.
Dualite polymeric microspheres
Tunable fillers designed for density reduction, lightweight, and sound dampening.
Features & Benefits
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Density | Price Reduction | Lightweight | Sound Dampening |
Water-based polyurethane dispersions
Water-based polyurethane dispersions that are environmentally responsible and highly durable.
They are a rapidly growing segment of the specialty chemicals industry. Polyurethane polymers have traditionally exhibited high toughness, versatility and a wide range of superior properties, such as:
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Abrasion Resistance | Impact Resistance | Low-temperature Flexibility |
Waterborne dispersion technology allows ease of formulation, application, and clean up as well as environmental advantages such as the elimination of monomers, odor, and reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOC).
