Knowledge Centre

In our Knowledge centre, you can find the articles that out Technical Sales Team have written about common topics from across our markets.

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SEM of spherilex and traditional precipiated silica

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Video - SPHERILEX® spherical silica for coatings

SPHERILEX® is a unique spherically shaped precipitated silica with a very narrow particle size distribution that offers excellent abrasion resistance and burnish resistance to coatings.

An electric car plugged in being charged

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An introduction to Evonik products for batteries

A summary of the chemistry behind batteries and how EVONIK products can improve separaters and electrolytes for better rechargeable batteries.

A hand holding blue plastic masterbatch pellets

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Additives for Recycled Thermoplastics

Thermoplastics are fantastic engineering materials. They are low cost, lightweight, easy to process and provide excellent durability. It’s no surprise therefore that thermoplastics are omnipresent in our lives, with the average European citizen consuming on average 50 kg per year. High time then to scrutinise thermoplastics from a sustainability standpoint.

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Video - Valida fibrillated cellulose for Coatings

Check out this video explaining how Valida fibrillated cellulose forms a 3d network for enhanced stabilisation, thixotropy and open time in coatings.

A woman with gold glitter around her face.

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Alternatives to glitter - the solution for sparkle without the plastic

The hunt to find biodegradable and sustainable glitter in the cosmetics market continues and so in this technical article, we are bringing our previous articles together to review the need and options for alternative glitters.

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Trapping VOCs in paint to improve indoor air quality

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are responsible for the 'new paint smell" and are also linked to poor air quality and negative health effects, so many brands are trying to lower or remove VOC content. ZEOflair from ZEOChem is a zeolite that can trap VOCs and therefore lower the concentrations being evaporating from the paint.