A manufacturer of water-based resins briefly explains the uses of water-based resins

Replace solvent-based products in various fields. Waterborne polyurethane, as a representative, can be widely used in coatings, adhesives, fabric coatings and finishing agents, leather finishing agents, paper surface treatment agents, and fiber surface treatment agents.

Waterborne Coatings

(1) Building Decoration: Includes floor paint, elastic paint, building exterior wall paint, furniture wood paint, and waterborne interior wall paint (product homogenization is severe, with similar product models and performance, and numerous similar companies. In the future, these low-tech products will compete to lower prices.)

(2) Industrial Coatings: Includes industrial paint, vehicle paint, anti-corrosion paint, waterborne metal paint, metal surface treatment (polishing); waterborne plastic paint (widely used in consumer electronics), etc. (Currently, waterborne industrial coatings are technically difficult, and few domestic companies possess the technology; it is mostly monopolized by international resin giants. To consolidate their monopoly, these giants are collaborating with individual domestic companies for joint research and innovation.)

Water-soluble Polymers: Main applications: oil exploration and development, water treatment, papermaking, textiles, coatings, food, daily chemicals, etc. (1) Adhesives: Widely used in high-end furniture, engineered wood products (corrugated cardboard production), wood processing, leather processing, handicrafts, decoration, and non-metallic material bonding industries.

(2) Sealants: Widely used in traditional sealants, including in the automotive and building decoration industries. For example, water-based concrete sealant can penetrate into concrete to enhance its sealing, dustproofing, wear resistance, and hardening properties; it is colorless, odorless, non-toxic, and non-flammable.

(3) Textile Industry: Water-based resins are used in the production of synthetic leather, including eco-friendly semi-PU leather for bags and sofas; eco-friendly water-based foamed sofa leather and clothing leather; eco-friendly water-based automotive interior leather and furniture interior leather; and simulated leather water-based microfiber leather.

(4) Inks: Water-based inks are used in packaging and printing products with strict hygiene requirements, such as tobacco, alcohol, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and children’s toys.

(5) Oil Extraction: Cementing additives and enhanced oil recovery agents, etc. Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are mainly used in various fields such as industry, agriculture, daily life, and medical and health care. They are used as desiccants, oxygen absorbers, expanding rubber, medical materials, building materials, cosmetics, and daily chemical products.

(1) Daily Use: The water-retaining properties of SAPs are utilized in baby diapers and feminine hygiene products.

(2) Electrical Protection: SAPs are also used for cable sheathing to prevent moisture damage.

(3) Agriculture: As a water-retaining agent, SAPs are widely used in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, and other fields. They can retain water, conserve water, resist drought, reduce costs, and increase income. They are a new type of agricultural chemical with revolutionary significance.

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