Biocide concentrates for a wide range of plastics.Two companies recently introduced new portfolios of antimicrobial masterbatches for a wide range of resins and applications, including medical devices, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , kitchen and bath appliances, furniture, and films. * PolyChem Alloy, Inc., Lenoir, N.C., is now offering customized PolySept masterbatches, which typically contain 10% to 50% active agent in PE, PP, PS, ABS, nylon, PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) , or PC. Versions are said to be heat stable up to more than 400 C (752 F). Products are sold as 100%-active liquids or powders as well as pellet masterbatches. Active ingredients include an organic type that continually migrates to the surface of the finished product. Tel: 888-PCA-AND-U * PT Direct: 667UH * Clariant Additive Masterbatches, Winchester, Va., now offers the CESA CESA California Endangered Species Act CESA Cooperative Educational Service Agency CESA Coverdell Education Savings Account CESA Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (UK) CESA Clean Energy States Alliance line of antimicrobial Masterbatches, which are said to dramatically slow the growth of bacteria and fungi on the surface of a wide variety of plastic components used in hospitals and other healthcare environments, and to reduce the incidence of odor and discoloration dis·col·or·a·tion n. 1. a. The act of discoloring. b. The condition of being discolored. 2. A discolored spot, smudge, or area; a stain. Noun 1. . They incorporate Milliken Chemical's inorganic AlphaSan antimicrobial, a zirconium zirconium (zərkō`nēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Zr; at. no. 40; at. wt. 91.22; m.p. about 1,852°C;; b.p. 4,377°C;; sp. gr. 6.5 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. phosphate-based ceramic ion-exchange resin containing silver. These non-toxic, non-corrosive biocides reportedly have no negative impact on plastics processing and have excellent heat stability. As a result, they can be used with a wide range of resins from polyolefins and styrenics to nylon, PET, PBT, acetal acetal /ac·e·tal/ (as´e-t'l) 1. any of a class of organic compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde molecule and two alcohol molecules. 2. , polysulfone, and PP-based TPVs. Tel. (800) 891-3922 * PT Direct: 537DK [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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