TY - JOUR AU - Bieleman, Johan H. PY - 2002/05/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Organic Thickeners for Water-Borne Paints JF - CHIMIA JA - Chimia VL - 56 IS - 5 SE - Scientific Articles DO - 10.2533/000942902777680504 UR - https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2002_163 SP - 163 AB - Thickeners are used in paint systems to achieve particular rheological properties such as shear-rate dependent behavior, to control the viscosity at low and high shear rates, sag resistance and application viscosity. This contribution addresses the use and application of thickeners in water-borne paints.Examples of successfully used types of thickeners are the cellulose and PUR-thickeners. Specific compositions, features and benefits of both types are explained in detail. ER -