Fluorosurfactants Are Used In The Manufacture Of Engine Oils, Brake Fluids, Coolants, Lubricants And Paints And Coatings

 

Fluorosurfactant has a variety of applications in automotive, construction, and textile industries. It is also used in household and personal care products. The demand for fluorosurfactant is increasing as it is widely being used in the manufacture of engine oils, brake fluids, coolants, and lubricants. It is also used in the production of paints and coatings.

Fluorosurfactant is a surface-active additive that improves properties such as leveling, thermal stability, low surface tensions, foam management, and wetting in formulations. It can be formulated in water and solvent-based coatings, adhesives, inks, sealants, and paints.

In aqueous systems, fluorosurfactants can lower the surface tension to less than 20 mN/m. This helps in the efficient wetting of a substrate, such as wood.

Compared to hydrocarbon or silicone surfactants, fluorosurfactants can realize a lower surface tension with a smaller adding amount.

Fluorosurfactants can be applied in water-based paints and coatings to enhance oil repellency, leveling, and chemical resistance in thin film applications. These additives can be incorporated into the coating formula at any stage of its development. They also reduce the drying and curing time, enabling the formulation to be produced more quickly. They can be used to develop self-cleaning surfaces in a variety of applications. These benefits can increase the competitiveness of a coating, and make it more cost-effective for manufacturers.

Fluorosurfactants can be used to increase the wetting performance of liquid coatings. Using fluorosurfactants as wetting agents improves the performance of coatings by lowering the surface tension on the substrate and by reducing interfacial tension at the interface between the coating and the water or oil in the system.

The uses of fluorosurfactants are mainly based on their ability to lower the surface tension of water, oil or both. They can be applied in many applications such as paints and coatings, adhesives, printing inks, pharmaceuticals and textiles.

Low-foaming anionic fluorosurfactants can be used in waterborne, oil borne and solid formulations to impart excellent wetting properties. They are widely used for improving the open time of latex paint formulas, and also in coatings containing mineral-based fillers.

A global market leader in fluorochemistry Solvay introduced Tecnoflon® peroxide curable fluoroelastomers in June 2022. This is a new unique non-fluorosurfactant polymerization process which aims at creating a sustainable future and enhancing capacity.