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With Earth Day approaching (April 22), it’s appropriate to think about ways to use eco-friendly adhesives in your products or manufacturing applications.

What makes an eco-friendly adhesive?

At MAGPOW Industries, the demand for environmentally-friendly adhesives has focused on two aspects:

1. Reducing overall solvent content and improving cross-linking in the process

2. Lowering solvent emissions and airborne particles emanating from the adhesive

Meanwhile, government regulations for “green” adhesives include:

• Toxicity levels

• Flammability

• Product storage

• Disposal methods

The benefits of using eco-friendly products

Versus their regular counterparts, “green” glues are:

• Better for the environment

• Employee/operator friendly (less complaints about odours and fumes)

• Less harsh on your substrates

There’s a variety of “green” glues available

More and more organizations are choosing “green” glues because they have the same – or in many cases, more – mechanical strength than other products.

Some popular eco-friendly adhesives include:

• Solvent-free water based adhesives with low VOC

• Solvent-free hot melt adhesives with low VOC

• Naturally derived adhesives (Dextrins and other starch based glues)

• Low viscosity adhesives that are curable by UV

  
  

• Water-based adhesives

• When it comes to the environment, there’s nothing more natural or pure than water.

• The same goes for water-based adhesives.

• Many of which can be formulated to contain zero or minimal VOC’s, including:

• Dextrins

• Protein glues

• PVA glues

• PVOH glues

• Starch glues

• Natural rubber latex glues

• These new, eco-friendly adhesives are being used in a variety of industries:

• Packaging

• Stair, Furniture and general woodworking

• Book Binding

• Product assembly

• Custom formulations
  
  
  

• The “green” revolution is just getting started

• The trend towards greener products has taken hold in every industry imaginable – including adhesive manufacturing.

• At Bond Tech, we’re committed to developing environmentally-friendly products which deliver exceptional performance and reliability.

• Want to know more about our products or services? Interested in having an adhesive audit to determine if you’re using the greenest glue possible?