Epoxy Floorings

Floors. All manufacturing area floors have been furnished with epoxy flooring with 2- to 4-in. integral cove base. 

Epoxy floorings consist of base, curing agent and filler as separate components. These are mixed on site before application. They are applied... 

Chem. Descrip. Silicone-free polymeric sol n. with 84%. It. aromatic naphtha (CAS 64742-95-6), 6%. 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate Uses Defoamer, air release agent for unsat. polyester laminating, spray-up, hand lay-up molding, gel coats, soiv.-free epoxy flooring systems, coatings... 

Chem. Desaip. Poly condensated polyamine with benzyl alcohol Uses Hardener, curing agent for solv.-free epoxy flooring systems Features Solv.-free = 25 min. pot life 25 C Properties Gardner < 2 color sp.gr. 1.03 0.02 g/cm (20 C) vise. 75 25 mPa s amine no. 400 50 Staage 12 mos min. shelf life 23 C in original container WorlMDur H75 [Woriee-Chemiej Chem. Desaip. Mannich base-based... 

Uses Curing agent in solv.-free and self-leveling epoxy flooring systems. 

Uses Plasticizer for urethanes high flash pt. reactive diluent for epoxy, for polyamide-cured epoxy floorings and coal tar pipe coalings comonomer and impact modifier for phenolics ManufJDistrib. Kenrich Pelrochems. 

Vinyl tile is a commorily used material for the floors in a laboratory because it is easy to maintain and inexpensive to install. Ease of maintenance is not the case for a tile floor in a laboratory using mercury, because of the propensity of the extremely small (20 microns or less) mercury droplets to collect in the cracks. A seamless vinyl or poured epoxy floor should be used instead, with the joints of the floor with the wall being curved or coved. Similarly, the bench top should be curved where it joins the back panel. Existing tile floors, especially the smaller 9 inch X 9 inch size, frequently represent an additional maintenance problem since a large proportion contain asbestos, as may the mastic holding them to the floor. When these tiles need replacing, the work must be done in conformance with EPA and OSHA asbestos standards and can be very costly. One procedure to be avoided at all costs is to grind up the old tile. This can distribute asbestos fibers so widely that the already expensive asbestos removal can be made prohibitively so. 

Epoxy-based coatings are the preferred and dominant choices for cathodic electrodeposition of automotive primers, marine and industrial maintenance coatings, and metal container interior coatings. Use of epoxy flooring for institutions and industrial buildings has been growing at a steady rate as the industry becomes more aware of its benefits. 

TABLE 3.2 EPOXY FLOORING COMPOUNDS-ATLAS (continued)... 

Uses Defoamer for solvent-tree paint systems such as PUR and epoxy floorings, industrial coatings, coil coatings and in automotive primer surfacers Features Silicone-free eliminates air bubbles and ensures pinhole-free surfaces ... 

Chem. Descrip. 77% Salt of unsat. polyamine amides and acidic polyesters with 20% 2-butoxyethanol, 2% xylene, 0.5% ethylbenzene Uses Wetting agent, dispersant, vise, reducer for filled, unsat. polyester and epoxy resin systems, esp. those with alumina trihydrate or calcium carbonate fillers and silica-filled epoxy flooring compds. 

BYK -141 Dehydran 1620 EFKA -2022 Foamastei WBA Rhodoline 6681 WorfeeAdd 602 defoamer, epoxy floorings... 

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