Valikat Polyurethane catalysts

Valikat
Polyurethane catalysts
Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge (USMB) in Belgium has more than 25 years of experience in the production
of catalysts for various applications. We manufacture high quality products under the surveillance of skilled
specialists.
Our Valikat line of polyurethane catalysts is especially suitable for CASE applications: coatings, adhesives,
sealants and elastomeres. The Valikats enable formulators to replace toxic mercury and tin catalysts by
sustainable and safe catalysts.
Umicore
Materials
Brugge
Umicore Specialty
Specialty Materials
Brugge
NV NV
Currently Valikats are being used in:
Adhesives
Artificial leather
Automotive (coatings, interiors, sound dampening materials)
Food contact materials
Printing
Shoe industry
Soft-feel materials
TPU
and many other applications.
Under the trade name Valirex, we also produce
potassium based trimerization catalysts for the
production of PIR foam, and several Zinc based
catalysts for producers of flexible foam.
Update March 2015
Density (kg/m3)
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Valikat
Bi1610
Bi2010
Bi2010 L
Bi2810
Bi2408 DINP
Bi2808
Zn1910
ZB1001
ZB8
DCC 1410
DCC 4110
Valirex Zn22.5%
Valirex K15% DEG
1060
1100
1170
1250
1200
1150
1100
1100
1050
1040
1040
-
Flash Point (°C) Metal Content (%)
(min.values)
Viscosity (Poise, 0°C)
(max.values)
1160
1200
1270
1350
1250
1350
1140
1200
1150
1120
1120
101
101
101
101
62
101
101
101
101
90
101
15.5 - 16.5
19.3 - 20.7
19.3 - 20.7
27 - 29
23.7 - 5
27 - 29
18.3 - 19.7
Blend of Bi/Zn
Blend of Bi/Zn
Delayed cure catalyst
Delayed cure catalyst
50
100
250
5000
5
50
1500
1000
500
80
80
1180 - 1210
1100 - 1130
101
101
22.3 - 22.9
15.1 - 15.3
35
60
Umicore offers a range of Valikat catalysts, in order to address the needs in distinct polyurethane systems. The
graph below illustrates typical curing profiles of Valikats compared to mercury and tin based catalysts. However,
every PU system behaves in a unique way, and laboratory tests are required to find the most appropriate Valikat
version, and the right catalyst load.
Under certain conditions Umicore can offer the service of technical advice for the reformulation of catalysts.
Curing Profile Valikats in a Typical PU System
2
DBTL-catalyst
1,8
1,6
Valikat Bi2010
1,4
Valikat ZB8
Viscosity
1,2
1
Valikat DCC 4110
0,8
Valikat ZB1001
0,6
Hg-catalyst
0,4
0,2
Valikat DCC 1410
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Time (min)
Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge NV
Kleine Pathoekeweg 82
8000 Brugge, Belgium
Tel.: +32.50.320720
Fax : +32.50.316047
info.usmb@eu.umicore.com
Web site: www.usmb.be