Bring us your technical challenges!
Alco Technical Support scientists create new products and enhance existing ones. Their expertise spans solution and emulsion polymerization as well as organic synthesis on both synthetic and natural polymers. The proof is in the performance:
In water treatment, Alco has pioneered advances in corrosion inhibition and in preventing difficult to control scales…
In fabric and homecare detergents, Alco leads the way with surface modification technologies…
In paper applications, Alco’s custom-tailored platforms enhance printability and coating uniformity while minimizing water retention and pigment migration.
Alco extends the power of your R&D.
Alco Technical Support is an extension of your R&D group. Our scientists interface directly with customers. They will understand your process, know your product, and develop solutions backed by
- Leading-edge application testing facilities to custom design products;
- Molecular synthesis based on broad based polymer experience and sophisticated molecular modeling;
- Laboratories in the U.S., Europe and Asia;
- Technical synergy with Alco’s parent organizations, ICI and National Starch and Chemical.
Count on Alco’s expertise.
Alco is the expert source for natural based polymers and very high molecular weight emulsion polymers.
- For paper, we use the Cylindrical Laboratory Coater to examine the effects of our rheology modifiers on coatings. We also examine the rheology of customer formulations under a wide range of shear conditions.
- For water treatment, our tests range from static beaker analysis to dynamic testing to determine the best polymer to prevent scale under your process conditions.
- For cleaning, we develop formulations for consumer and industrial and institutional applications using Alco-developed and industry standard tests. We improve the cleaning efficiency of consumer and I&I laundry formulations, consumer automatic dishwash formulations and I&I hard surface cleaners.