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Flooring Adhesives and Sealants
BASF Raw Materials and
Formulation Know-How
for Flooring Adhesives and
Sealants
Sealants
BASF offers a comprehensive portfolio of polymer
dispersions and resins for water-based acrylic
sealants, construction adhesives and expandable
sealing tapes.
Additionally, we supply a wide selection of per-
formance additives. Thanks to our longtime
experience in application technology, we are
able to provide you with tailor-made solutions
as well as standardized guiding formulas.
This way, we enable our customers to satisfy the
desired requirements and performance criteria
in sealant and adhesive formulations.
Our extended services cover advice and support
in the field of national and international standards,
European eco labels, storage and handling of our
products, sustainability aspects and much more.
Our aim is to provide you with the complete solu-
tion when it comes to mastic acrylic sealants and
adhesives.
Creating chemistry for more
sustainable Flooring Adhesives
and Sealants
To drive sustainable development, we reviewed
our entire portfolio under sustainability aspects
using the standardized “Sustainable Solution
Steering Method*”. Looking at economic, environ-
mental and social needs, we have identified key
issues along the entire value chain for the Flooring
Adhesives and Sealants segment. On this basis,
we are able to assess the sustainability contribution
of each product in its specific application.
Flooring Adhesives
We provide a complete portfolio of acrylic and
styrene-acrylic polymer dispersions and formulation
additives for state-of-the-art flooring adhesives.
In our application technology lab, we develop adhe-
sive guiding formulations for different types of flex-
ible floorings, such as PVC, carpet and rubber, as
well as for hard flooring surfaces such as parquet.
Additionally, we can support you with tailor-made
formulation solutions for specific requirements.
Our portfolio of dispersions, additives and formu-
lation proposals meets the requirements of relevant
low VOC emission labels, e.g. EMICODE® EC1 or
even EC1 plus.
With dispersions, additives and the requisite
know-how of high performance flooring adhesives,
which fulfil the most demanding low-emission
requirements, we make a strong contribution to
more sustainable construction.
Material Efficiency
Durability
Fast Construction
Easy Application
Low VOC
Renewables
* Further information at www.basf.com/sustainability
Dispersions and Resins for Sealants

Product Application Properties Polymer Features Sustainability

contribution*

Glass transition
Solids content
Construction

(approx.)/°C
Expandable

(approx.)/%
Adhesives
Sealants

Foams

temp.
Acronal® 3500 99 -40 Acrylate Acrylic resin useful as tackifier, co-binder
n n

Acronal® 4 F 99 -40 Acrylate Acrylic resin useful as tackifier

Acronal® 5036 60 -30 Acrylate For versatile applications, excellent adhesion on glass
n and ceramic

Acronal® 5411 62 7 Acrylate For transparent sealants and construction adhesives

n

Acronal® 5555 50 MFT <2 Styrene acrylate Enhanced open time, excellent bond strength, includes
n renewable raw materials

Acronal® A 107 50 -46 Acrylate Base component for impregnation of expandable sealing
n tapes

Acronal® A 200 69 -43 Acrylate High ageing resistance, good low temperature flexibility,
n for plasticizer-free formulations

Acronal® ECO 6270 52 5 Acrylate Excellent adhesion to a broad range of substrates

n

Acronal® MB 279 65 -40 Acrylate Equivalent to Acronal V 278, up to 100% derived from
n renewable raw materials**

Acronal® S 410 60 -10 Styrene acrylate Excellent stability, good filler compatibility
n

Acronal® S 790 50 22 Styrene acrylate Good filler compatability

n

Acronal® V 212 69 -40 Acrylate Co-binder for expandable sealing tapes

n

Acronal® V 278 65 -40 Acrylate High ageing resistance, high elastic recovery, good low
n temperature flexibility

n = recommended  = suitable  ** based on BASF biomass balance approach

All of these dispersions and resins are non-APEO products.

Material Efficiency Durability Low VOC Renewables

* The respective product has been evaluated with BASF’s Sustainable Solution Steering Method and provides substantial sustainability contribution in the specific application.
Dispersions for Flooring Adhesives

Product Application Properties Polymer Features Sustainability

contribution*

Elastic floorings
Textile floorings

Glass transition
Solids content

(approx.)/°C
(approx.)/%
Parquet

temp.
Acronal® 5002 55 -22 Acrylate Wide range of applications, broad adhesion spectrum, very good rubber adhesion,
n n enables formulations with long open time

Acronal® 5047 55 -22 Acrylate Wide range of applications, outstanding workability, well-balanced cohesion/
n n adhesion ratio

Acronal® 5325 55 -27 Acrylate & High quality & Eco friendly dispersion for Textile, Linoleum and PVC floorings,
n n renewables high cohesion, enhances open time

Acronal® A 200 69 -43 Acrylate For fixations and rollable adhesives, for resin-free formulations, low-odor,
n high tack

Acronal® A 280 69 -43 Acrylate For fixations and rollable adhesives, for resin-free formulations, very high tack
n

Acronal® A 378 62 -22 Acrylate Wide range of applications, high cohesion and heat resistance,
n n enables formulations with high dimensional stability

Acronal® A 380 62 -22 Acrylate Wide range of applications, strong adhesion, enables formulations with high tack
n n and long open time

Acronal® MB 281 69 -43 Acrylate Equivalent to Acronal A 280, up to 100% derived from renewable raw materials**
n

Acronal® S 533 52 5 Styrene Binder for parquet adhesives, also suitable as co-binder for workability
n acrylate improvement in flexible flooring adhesives

n = recommended  = suitable  ** based on BASF biomass balance approach

All of these dispersions are suitable for various low VOC emission labels, e.g. EMICODE® EC1 or even EC1 plus, and all are non-APEO products.

Easy Application Low VOC Renewables

* The respective product has been evaluated with BASF’s Sustainable Solution Steering Method and provides substantial sustainability contribution in the specific application.
Additives for Sealants and Flooring Adhesives

Product Solids/active content Composition Features Sustainability contribution*

(approx.)/%

Thickeners
Rheovis® AS 1125
Rheovis® AS 1130
Rheovis® AS 1180
Rheovis® HS 1169
Rheovis® PU 1191
25 Aqueous dispersion of an anionic polyacrylate
copolymer (non-associative thickener,
ASE type)
30 Aqueous dispersion of an anionic polyacrylate
copolymer (non-associative thickener,
ASE type)
29 Formulation of acrylic copolymer in mineral
oil containing a small amount of surfactant
(non-associative thickener)
30 Aqueous dispersion of an anionic polyacrylate
copolymer, hydrophibically modified (associati-
ve thickener, HASE type)
30 Hydrophobic modified ethoxylated urethane
(HEUR) in water/diluent (associative thickener)
Low shear thickener, shear thinning, yield point,
very suitable rheological profile
Low shear thickener, shear thinning, high yield
point leading to very good sag resistance
Pronounced low shear thickening, shear thin-
ning viscosity profile, outstanding yield stress,
excellent efficiency
Low shear thickener, shear thinning, high yield
stress and sag resistance, very high efficiency,
reduced water uptake
Low shear thickening, shear thinning, widely pH
independent, low impact on water sensitivity,
easy handling

Dispersing agents
Dispex® AA 4030 30 Polyacrylic acid - ammonium neutralized, Excellent dispersing efficiency, broad applica-
in water tion range, reduced water sensitivity, high
cost-performance
Dispex® AA 4135 35 Polyacrylic acid - sodium neutralized, in water Excellent dispersing efficiency, broad applica-
tion range, low odor, high cost-performance

Dispex® CX 4231 30 Polyacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer - ammonia Good dispersing performance, pronounced
neutralized, in water hydrophobic character, reduces water uptake

Dispex® CX 4320 25 Polycarboxylate copolymer - sodium neutra- Excellent dispersing performance, broad
lized, in water application range, for improved water resi-
stance, low odor

Defoamers
FoamStar® ED 2522 20 Emulsion of organo-modified silicones in water High performance, excellent storage stability,
easy to incorporate

FoamStar® SI 2210 100 Blend of specially modified alcohols and a Highly efficient, strong spontaneous defoaming
polysiloxane adduct effect, good long-term efficiency

FoamStar® ST 2454 100 Block copolymer (silicone free) Universal defoamer, highly efficient, good
long-term efficiency

Wetting agents
Hydropalat® WE 3185 100 Fatty alcohol ethoxylate Improves adhesion to difficult substrates,
enables low viscosity formulations, low impact
on water resistance
Lumiten® I-SC 58 Solution of sodium sulphosuccinate/isotrideca- Strong reduction of dynamic surface tension,
nol ethoxylate in water improves adhesion to difficult substrates, fast
wetting

All of these additives are non-APEO products

Material Efficiency Durability Fast Construction Easy Application Low VOC

* The respective product has been evaluated with BASF’s Sustainable Solution Steering Method and
provides substantial sustainability contribution in the specific application.
Our Brands
Dispersions & Resins
 acResin®

= registered trademark of BASF

 Acronal®
Formulation Additives
 Dispex®
 FoamStar®
 Hydropalat®
 Lumiten®
 Rheovis®
®

BASF SE
Polymer Dispersions for Construction Europe
E-EDE/BB – H201, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
dispersions-for-construction@basf.com

www.basf.com/construction-polymers

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