Cytec continues to move towards more sustainable products that offer substantial environmental, health and safety advantages and more value to its customers. We feature a few of these products, with more available through product referral and sales account managers.

engineered materials

BR^® 6700 - Adhesive bonding primer for aerospace applications
100 percent water-based and does not include exempt solvents to achieve its zero VOC level rating. The product falls below all emission regulations for structural adhesive bonding primers and offers mechanical properties and corrosion resistance equal to solvent-based primer systems.
Complies with stringent VOC emission standards.

CONAP^® CE 2290 - Single component acrylic conformal coating for electrical components and electronics applications
Offers fast drying times, repairability and exceptional protection from adverse environmental conditions. The product adheres to more stringent hazardous substance regulations without the use of petroleum-based or reportable solvents. It is a regulatory-friendly alternative for high-performance thin film applications.
Reduces regulatory costs from non-petroleum based, bio-derived solvent formulation.

coating resins

RESYDROL^® AY 6705 - Waterborne alkyd used in wood stain formulations
Waterborne acrylic modified alkyd resin to extend stain durability with its outstanding penetration for timber substrates. This product includes 33% renewable raw materials (without water) and allows formulation with VOC <100 g/L.
Includes Renewable Raw Materials.

UCECOAT^® 7200 - Hard coating for wood & plastics for consumer electronics
Able to meet the consumer electronics market need for a reduced carbon footprint, non-hazardous, low emission, solvent-free sprayable coating without compromise in hard coat performance.
Complies with stringent VOC emission standards.

in process separation

AERO^® 7260 – Reagent for copper-molybdenum metal extraction
Replaces harsh reagents in copper-molybdenum flotation operations. It achieves high quality metallurgical performance and does not produce toxic hydrogen sulfide gas even under the reducing conditions found in many Cu-Mo operations. The product offers flotation operators greater flexibility over a wider range of pH and pulp potential without fear of creating a serious health hazard.
Reduces health hazards from toxic gas release.

FLOTATION MATRIX 100^® protocol – Flotation collector agent for metal extraction
Replaces highly scrutinized traditional xanthate collectors from toxic carbon disulfide byproducts from decomposition. It is used to redesign flotation collection blends for improved worker safety. It requires lower doses than the incumbent chemicals and further reduces the overall process footprint.
Eliminates the worker inhalation exposure to carbon disulfide.

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additive technologies

AEROSOL^® OT-75 E OPV and OT-70 PG OPV surfactant grades -
Over Print Varnishes (OPVs) for use in food packaging
Helps to meet more stringent requirements of less than 50ppb of 2 ethylhexyl maleate (DEHM) extractable from the final coating at given levels of surfactant incorporation and OPV thickness levels. Cytec also provides AEROSOL products with zero APE content and low VOC content to help our customers in their sustainability efforts.
Enable customers to meet the new industry requirements.

CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS^® V Series Stabilizers -
Automotive interior and exterior components and trim
Enhances the durability of plastics and helps protect their color and appearance over the life of the vehicle. UV-stabilized plastics are replacing metal and other materials in automobiles.
The lighter weight of automotive components leads to better fuel efficiency and lower CO₂ and nitrogen oxide emissions. Plastic components can also be recycled in many cases.

innovation through collaboration

iSUSTAIN^® Green Chemistry Index
Cytec’s alliance with Sopheon and Beyond Benign is offers public access to a Research and Development tool guiding scientists toward more sustainable new products. It is based on the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry (Warner, Anastas) and gives quantitative comparisons between different prototypes or processes too optimize the desirable safety, health and environmental properties. You can gain access to this tool via www.isustain.com.

CPASS Mining Consortium on Sustainability in the Mining Industry
Cytec is a founding member of the Greener Mineral Processing program at Columbia University under the auspices of an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center known as the Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems (CPASS). This program addresses two central sustainability topics of concern in the mining industry:
(1) Developing metrics for chemical evaluation and its use in flotation operations
(2) Improving water and energy efficiency in flotation operations through improved understanding of the impact of pulp suspension microstructure on performance.
Cytec contributed toward developing a novel Greenness Index based on an integration of the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry and the International Council on Mining and Metals’ Ten Principles for Sustainable Mining Development. This multi-parameter metric will allow a more complete comparison of the benefits and deficits of chemical usage in flotation operations.