Greases
Greases
Thickeners
Metals
Lithium hydroxide, Calcium hydroxide, Calcium carbonate ViCALity ALBAFIL® ALBAGLOS® ALBACAR®, Aluminum hydroxide, Trioxyaluminum triisopropoxide, Aluminum isopropoxide, Barium hydroxide, Sodium hydroxide
Long Chain Fatty Acids
Benzoic acid, Stearic acid, other long chain fatty acids (OLEO and KRATON) Sylfat® Sylvatal® UNIDYME™
Complexing agent:
Boric acid, Azelic acid, Adipic acid, other dimer acids (OLEO and Kraton) Sylfat® Sylvatal® UNIDYME™
Non-aqueous Promoters/Converters:
Propylene glycol, Hexylene glycol
Soap Based Grease Thickeners
Poly-urea:
Reaction product of a diisocyanate with monoamines and/or diamines. ISONATE™
Organophilic clay:
Bentonite, Hectorite
Calcium sulfonate
Other
Other non-soap greases include Teflon (PTFE) NanoFLON® Fluoro®, polyethylene (PE), mica, carbon, graphite, and silica gel, fumed silica Cab-o-sil®
Non-Soap Based Grease Thickeners
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