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Paint & Coatings

  • Architectural coatings
    Durability Improved burnish resistance Scrub-ability Uniformity of sheen Higher PVC
  • Powder coatings
    Improved flow Gloss control Hardness Cost reduction
  • Maintenance coatings
    Corrosion resistance Cost reduction Durability High loading Lower film permeability
  • Coil coatings
    Flexibility Hardness Gloss control Cost reduction Higher solids
  • High solids industrial coatings
    High loading with low viscosity Cost reduction Reduced VOC Spray-ability Improved hardness Gloss control
  • Water-reducible industrial finishes
    Increased volume solids Durability Reduced film permeability/Gloss control improved corrosion resistance Inertness Hardness
  • UV-cured coatings
    High loading with low viscosity Burnish resistance Cost reduction Scrubability Sprayability
  • Mastics, grouts"
    Improved rheology Reduced shrinkag Higher loading Durability
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Zeeospheres™ Ceramic Microspheres Paints and Coatings Applications Profile

Eight ways to help you reduce costs while enhancing Zeeospheres Ceramic Microspheres are high-strength, inert fine particles with intrinsic hardness. Zeeospheres microspheres are engineered to help you reduce costs, increase solids, enhance properties, and improve processability.

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1. Lower viscosity and improved flow


Unlike many irregularly shaped fillers, Zeeospheres ceramic microspheres roll easily over one another, similar to ball bearings. This contributes to lower viscosity, better flow, and improved sprayability.


2. Higher filler loading to reduce costs

With the lowest surface area to volume ratio of any shape, Zeeospheres ceramic microspheres reduce resin demand and increase volume loading capacity. Smaller spheres may fill voids between larger ones to enhance packing for higher solids/lower VOCs, and reduced costs.


3. Burnish resistance and hardness


Mohs 7 hardness and spherical shape contribute to increased burnish resistance and hardness of the
finished surface. Surfaces stay new looking longer to save the time and cost of touch-ups or repainting.
With ordinary fillers, soft or jagged particles on the surface often break or wear away.


4. Gloss control

Many gloss control materials can increase viscosity. But increasingly higher levels of Zeeospheres ceramic microspheres can help incrementally lower gloss without significantly increasing viscosity in many applications.

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5. Barrier effect

Tight particle packing, combined with hardness and inertness, creates a durable, low-permeation film barrier against weather, corrosion and chemicals.

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6. Inert and free of crystalline silica

Because of their inert composition, Zeeospheres™ Ceramic Microspheres are resistant to a variety of chemicals. Solid ceramic microspheres are also free of crystalline silica (hollow microspheres are not).

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7. Radiation curable coatings

To help improve productivity and depth of cure for UV-curable coatings, Zeeospheres ceramic microspheres are UV transparent to 250nm. The microspheres allow transmission of the UV energy through the coating. Gray  ceramic microspheres also improve the viscosity and flow/leveling in E-beam coating applications.

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Radiation curable applications include:

  • ​Potting compounds

  • Patching compounds

  • Wood coatings

  • Overprints

  • Powder coatings

  • Adhesives

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8. Standard equipment for dispersing

With high compression strength, Zeeospheres ceramic microspheres are best added during the grind. For optimum dispersion, sand, ball and roll mills are preferred. Equipment wear has been reported to be less than many irregularly-shaped mineral fillers of equal or lower hardness.

Zeeospheres Microspheres Product Descriptions
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CONTACT

Zeeosphere Ceramics, LLC

129 Valentine Drive

Lockport, LA 70374

 

Phone: (985) 532-2541

Fax: (985) 532-6806

Technical questions:

Bill Strobel

(504) 909- 8102


Orders and Customer Service:

Curtis Arcement

(985) 532-2541 ext. 10

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Sales Questions:

Bill Strobel

(504) 909- 8102

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Administrative Assistant:

Roxanne Allemand

(985) 532-2541 ext.13

QUESTIONS?

In the industry that Zeeospheres is in, it's not uncommon for one to have questions on products that they are looking for, since things tend to be not out of the box. Feel free to contact us and we would gladly assist you and any questions or comments you may have for us.

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