Chemistry

Our Core Chemistry Expertise

Our principal areas of expertise include:

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• Single-component (1K) polyurethane systems

• Two-component (2K) polyurethane systems

• Polyurea technologies

• Polyaspartic systems

• Water-based polymer systems

• Hybrid and modified polymer technologies

• Adhesives and bonding systems

• Industrial and protective coatings

• Flooring and surfacing systems

• Sealers, primers and membranes

• Specialist bespoke formulations

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Our experience extends beyond simply selecting raw materials. We understand how formulation chemistry affects the way a product behaves during manufacture, storage and real-world application.

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Properties such as viscosity, pot life, open time, cure speed, adhesion, flexibility, hardness, moisture tolerance, chemical resistance and temperature performance can all be considered during development.

Polyurethane Specialists

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Polyurethane chemistry is a particular strength of StarToll.

PU technology is extraordinarily versatile, but achieving the correct balance of properties requires a detailed understanding of raw materials, reaction mechanisms and formulation behaviour. Small changes to a formulation can significantly influence its processing, application and finished performance.

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Our chemists have extensive practical experience developing both 1K moisture-curing and 2K reactive polyurethane technologies, enabling products to be engineered around specific customer requirements rather than simply adapting an existing off-the-shelf formulation.

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This experience is supported by our own manufacturing capabilities, allowing laboratory development and commercial production to work together.

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Polyurea & Polyaspartic Technology

StarToll also has specialist knowledge of polyurea and polyaspartic chemistry, including technologies used within demanding industrial coating, flooring and protective applications.

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These chemistries can provide exceptional combinations of rapid cure, durability, chemical resistance, abrasion resistance and low-temperature performance. However, their reactive nature means that formulation, manufacturing and application characteristics must be carefully balanced.

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Our experience allows these technologies to be developed around the required performance and practical application conditions.

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Water-Based & Lower-Impact Technologies

Environmental performance is increasingly important when developing modern chemical products.

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StarToll can investigate water-based, low-VOC, zero-VOC and other lower-impact formulation technologies where appropriate, while ensuring that environmental improvements do not unnecessarily compromise the performance required from the finished product.

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This can be particularly valuable when developing products intended to meet modern building, environmental or indoor air quality requirements.

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Beyond Our In-House Chemistry

Our capabilities are not limited to the chemistries manufactured directly within our own facility.

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Through our network of specialist approved partners, StarToll can provide access to additional technologies and processes where a project falls outside our core manufacturing capabilities.

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This includes specialist services such as reaction chemistry and other chemical processing technologies, allowing us to bring additional expertise into a project when required.

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Rather than attempting to manufacture every type of chemistry ourselves, we combine our own areas of specialist expertise with carefully selected external capabilities. This gives customers access to a much broader range of potential solutions while maintaining a single development relationship with StarToll.

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Start With the Requirement

You do not need to know whether your product should be a polyurethane, polyurea, polyaspartic or another technology before approaching us.

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Tell us what you need the product to do.

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Our chemists can consider the application, required performance, manufacturing process, environmental objectives and commercial requirements before identifying the most appropriate chemistry.

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From an initial concept and laboratory formulation through to testing, scale-up and commercial manufacture, StarToll combines chemistry, experience and manufacturing capability to turn technical requirements into practical products.