and cable industry in North America, South America and Asia.
What are CABLOC® Polymers?
CABLOC® polymers are crosslinked or crosslinkable homopolymers or copolymers with water binding groups. In their dry form, these polymers are insoluable in water but highly swellable.
How CABLOC® Polymers Work
In the event of water ingress into a cable manufactured with swellable components, the CABLOC® superabsorbent immediately expands to many times its original dry particle size to block further water penetration. Due to the rapid swelling of CABLOC® polymers, voids within the cable are sealed immediately, preventing water movement.
CABLOC® Characteristics
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· rapid swelling properties · high gel strength and mechanical stability · anti-corrosive · non-aging |
· resistant to micro-organisms · easy to use · non-toxic |
CABLOC® Liquids
The application of CABLOC® liquids provide an efficient and economical swellable coating onto various materials like non-wovens, foils and yarns. The liquid system creates a homogeneous, superabsorbent layer that has superior water-blocking properties. Problems such as uniform surface distribution and the need for numerous carrier layers are solved.
CABLOC® Powders
Powdered CABLOC® materials offer the long term stability that cables requires. The balance between gel strength and swellability are maintained with the ability to offer powders that have controlled particle size distributions, anti-caking properties and chemistries which perform in demanding environments. Applications can be best performed with electrostatic and fluidized applicators.
