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Resins & Films

MOWITAL™

Excellent adhesiveness, dispersion and transparency
General Name
Polyvinyl butyral resin (PVB resin)
Sales Format
Resin

Overview

Under brand name MOWITAL™, Kuraray produces polyvinyl butyral resins whose properties are characterized by presence of butyral-, hydroxyl-, and acetyl-groups. With excellent adhesive and film-forming properties, strong binding power and outstanding optical transparency, polyvinyl butyrals are utmost versatile thermoplastics. Today, main application areas are inter-layers for safety glass, paints, lacquers, and varnishes (e.g. primers for metals and anti-corrosion paints), printing inks, temporary binders, and adhesives.

Example

  • Coating compounds
  • Inks
  • Ceramic binders
  • Adhesives
  • High-performance composites (Prepregs)
  • Retroreflective coatings for traffic signs and road markings

  • Ability to bond to metal, ceramics and other inorganic material
  • Optical clarity in film form
  • Dissolves in alcohol, mixes with a variety of organic solvents
  • High compatibility with other resins/plastics, depending on composition
  • Melt-molding is possible due to thermoplastic processing
  • Toughness
  • Cross-linked with phenol resins, epoxy resins and isocyanate through the hydroxyl group
  • Low environmental impact as a polymer made from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

With these characteristics, MOWITAL™ has a diverse range of uses. It is valued for its use in high-quality ink, as a primer/binder for paints for coating metals to prevent rust, and as an indispensable binder in the advanced fine ceramics field.

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