Sasol Chemicals provides a full line-up of high-performing solutions for water-based and hot-melt adhesive applications, enabling customers to reduce costs, improve manufacturing speeds and produce higher-quality products. Sasol’s monomers, waxes, surfactants and other products can be used in both waterborne and solvent-based adhesive formulations. From non-foaming wetting agents to high crystallinity FT waxes, Sasol Chemicals’ products span a multitude of uses and applications within the adhesives industry.
What Makes Our Offerings Unique?
Sasol Chemicals’ broad portfolio of products, global production and logistics capabilities, along with technical expertise, can assist in meeting the requirements of the most demanding adhesive applications.
Application | Description | Product groups |
|---|---|---|
Packaging, non-woven | Hot melt adhesives | Fischer-Tropsch waxes |
Substrate wetting | Dynamic wetting agents e.g. metal and plastic surfaces, and pigments | Short chain alcohol ethoxylates and alkoxylates, EO/PO-Block polymers |
Emulsification | Nonionic surfactants: based on linear or branched fatty alcohols (HLB 8-19); bio-based versions based on oleochemicals alcohols and bio-ethylene; APEO replacement | Anionic surfactants used to stabilize polymeric dispersions | Fatty alcohol polyethylene glycols, Fatty alcohol alkoxylates, Vegetable oil PEG ester | Alcohol sulfates, Fatty alcohol ether sulfates, Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates |
Water-borne adhesives | Emulsifier to provide : small particle sizes; stable polymer dispersions; Viscosity adjustment | Acrylic monomers, Nonionic and anionic surfactants, Glycol ethers, Polyethylene glycols |
Solvent-based systems | Carrier for solvent-borne adhesives, Cleaner and degreaser | Organic solvents: acetates, alcohols, ketones; Butyl glycols; Dialkyl ethers; Paraffins |
Polymerization | Building blocks for : rheology modifier (HEUR, HASE); comb polymers; 3D networks; PU-adhesives | Acrylic monomers, Fatty alcohols, Polyethylene glycols, Glycerol ethoxylates |
Application
Packaging, non-woven
Description
Hot melt adhesives
Product groups
Fischer-Tropsch waxes
Application
Substrate wetting
Description
Dynamic wetting agents e.g. metal and plastic surfaces, and pigments
Product groups
Short chain alcohol ethoxylates and alkoxylates, EO/PO-Block polymers
Application
Emulsification
Description
Nonionic surfactants: based on linear or branched fatty alcohols (HLB 8-19); bio-based versions based on oleochemicals alcohols and bio-ethylene; APEO replacement | Anionic surfactants used to stabilize polymeric dispersions
Product groups
Fatty alcohol polyethylene glycols, Fatty alcohol alkoxylates, Vegetable oil PEG ester | Alcohol sulfates, Fatty alcohol ether sulfates, Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates
Application
Water-borne adhesives
Description
Emulsifier to provide : small particle sizes; stable polymer dispersions; Viscosity adjustment
Product groups
Acrylic monomers, Nonionic and anionic surfactants, Glycol ethers, Polyethylene glycols
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SASOLWAX LC 100
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20 Nov 2024
GTL FT SASOLWAX Overview regulatory compliances
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20 Nov 2024
GTL FT SASOLWAX for Inks Paints Coatings and Adhesives
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20 Nov 2024
Performance solutions for adhesives
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25 Oct 2024
Application | Description | Product groups |
|---|---|---|
Packaging, non-woven | Hot melt adhesives | Fischer-Tropsch waxes |
Substrate wetting | Dynamic wetting agents e.g. metal and plastic surfaces, and pigments | Short chain alcohol ethoxylates and alkoxylates, EO/PO-Block polymers |
Emulsification | Nonionic surfactants: based on linear or branched fatty alcohols (HLB 8-19); bio-based versions based on oleochemicals alcohols and bio-ethylene; APEO replacement | Anionic surfactants used to stabilize polymeric dispersions | Fatty alcohol polyethylene glycols, Fatty alcohol alkoxylates, Vegetable oil PEG ester | Alcohol sulfates, Fatty alcohol ether sulfates, Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates |
Water-borne adhesives | Emulsifier to provide : small particle sizes; stable polymer dispersions; Viscosity adjustment | Acrylic monomers, Nonionic and anionic surfactants, Glycol ethers, Polyethylene glycols |
Solvent-based systems | Carrier for solvent-borne adhesives, Cleaner and degreaser | Organic solvents: acetates, alcohols, ketones; Butyl glycols; Dialkyl ethers; Paraffins |
Polymerization | Building blocks for : rheology modifier (HEUR, HASE); comb polymers; 3D networks; PU-adhesives | Acrylic monomers, Fatty alcohols, Polyethylene glycols, Glycerol ethoxylates |
Application
Packaging, non-woven
Description
Hot melt adhesives
Product groups
Fischer-Tropsch waxes
Application
Substrate wetting
Description
Dynamic wetting agents e.g. metal and plastic surfaces, and pigments
Product groups
Short chain alcohol ethoxylates and alkoxylates, EO/PO-Block polymers
Application
Emulsification
Description
Nonionic surfactants: based on linear or branched fatty alcohols (HLB 8-19); bio-based versions based on oleochemicals alcohols and bio-ethylene; APEO replacement | Anionic surfactants used to stabilize polymeric dispersions
Product groups
Fatty alcohol polyethylene glycols, Fatty alcohol alkoxylates, Vegetable oil PEG ester | Alcohol sulfates, Fatty alcohol ether sulfates, Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates
Application
Water-borne adhesives
Description
Emulsifier to provide : small particle sizes; stable polymer dispersions; Viscosity adjustment
Product groups
Acrylic monomers, Nonionic and anionic surfactants, Glycol ethers, Polyethylene glycols
Our Products
GTL FT SASOLWAX
Our Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) Fischer-Tropsch hard waxes are the perfect fit for formulating cutting-edge hot melt adhesives.
Lower carbon emissions FT SASOLWAX
Our products substantial reduction in carbon emissions enables environmentally friendly developments.
ACRYLIC ACIDS AND ACRYLATE ESTERS
Sasol ACRYLIC ACID ESTERS (butyl- and ethyl acrylate) are commonly used to produce emulsion polymers for the production of water based adhesives.
Solvents for Adhesives
Sasol's range of oxygenated and hydrocarbon solvents are formulated to dissolve- and disperse a wide variety of substances. They are commonly used to adjust key properties such as viscosity, flow, drying time and curing rate in inks, paints, coatings and adhesives.
Surfactants
Sasol offers a broad range of anionic surfactants including alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, and LAS salts for emulsion polymerization. These anionic surfactants are alkyl phenol free and contain no organic solvents.
