Natural rheological additive, bentonite for coatings and paints, industrial suspension stabilizer, thickener for cosmetics and adhesives, sustainable viscosity modifier
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ZERABENTOS Thickener
Comparable Products:
Bentone, industrial greases
Zerabentos is a natural rheological additive derived from bentonite, offering high absorption capacity and thixotropic behavior. It improves viscosity, prevents pigment settling, and reduces sagging in coatings. It is used in inks, paints, adhesives, cosmetics, construction, foundry, and lubricants, providing versatility, easy dispersion, and reliable technical performance across multiple industries.
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Uses
- Printing inks, toners, and colorants: improves consistency, homogeneity, and stability.
- Coatings and paints: provides rheological control, increases viscosity, and enhances sag resistance.
- Primers and base coats: ensures uniformity on vertical surfaces.
- Adhesives and sealants: improves handling, working time, and stability.
- Cosmetics (creams and lotions): acts as a thickener and stabilizer.
- Construction: additive for mortars and waterproof coatings.
- Foundry: improves mold compaction and strength.
- Lubricating greases: acts as a thickener and enhances thermal stability.
- Waterproofing products: forms barriers against moisture.
- Advanced coating applications: controls flow and dispersion in complex systems.
Benefits
- High efficiency as a rheological modifier and flow control agent.
- Absorption and swelling properties create effective moisture barriers.
- Increases viscosity and reduces sagging on vertical coatings.
- Provides thixotropy and controlled solidification.
- Stabilizes suspensions and prevents pigment or filler settling.
- Improves final quality and application uniformity.
- Easily dispersible in aliphatic solvents with low to medium polarity.
- Versatile: suitable for chemical, cosmetic, construction, and lubricant industries.
- Natural and renewable raw material, a sustainable alternative to synthetic modifiers.
- Extends product shelf life by improving stability.
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- 25 kg Bag
ZERABENTOS Thickener
Zerabentos is a natural material derived from bentonite clay, distinguished by its rheological and absorption properties, making it a high-value functional additive for multiple industrial applications. Its laminar structure allows it to absorb liquids, swell, and form impermeable barriers, giving it a dual function as a viscosity modifier and flow-control agent. Key benefits include high efficiency in solidification and thixotropy, excellent dispersion in coating systems formulated with low- to medium-polarity aliphatic solvents, and its ability to increase viscosity while minimizing sagging on vertical surfaces—improving layer uniformity and preventing run-off.
Likewise, it acts as a suspension stabilizer, preventing the settling of pigments and fillers, which extends product shelf life and enhances final quality. From a technical standpoint, Zerabentos is presented as a free-flowing white powder, free from foreign particles, with a maximum moisture content of 15% at 92 °C, ensuring proper preservation of its physical properties. Granulometrically, it has a maximum retention of 20% on a +200 mesh under dry conditions, guaranteeing an optimal particle distribution for performance in specific formulations.
Its versatility is reflected in a broad range of applications: in printing inks, toners, and colorants, where it improves consistency, homogeneity, and formulation stability; in coatings, paints, primers, and base layers, where it provides rheological control, higher apparent thickness, and sag resistance; in adhesives and sealants, improving handling, working time, and stability; in cosmetics, functioning as a thickener and stabilizer in creams and lotions; in construction materials, as an additive in mortars and waterproof coatings; in foundry, improving mold compaction and strength; in lubricating greases, acting as a thickener and enhancing thermal stability; and in specialized applications, such as filler materials or advanced coating systems.
Thanks to its natural and renewable origin, Zerabentos represents a sustainable and safe alternative to synthetic modifiers, providing an efficient, technical, and versatile solution that meets the needs of industries requiring viscosity control, sag resistance, and suspension stability. Its easy dispersion, even in aliphatic solvent media, makes it especially appealing for formulators seeking an ideal balance between rheological performance and ease of incorporation in complex systems—making it an essential input for industries that aim to optimize processes and enhance product quality.
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