POLYMER NAME | POLYCONDENSATION CATALYSTS |
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) | Antimony Trioxide (Sb₂O₃) Cobalt Acetate Germanium Dioxide (GeO₂) Manganese Acetate Tin(II) Octoate Tin(II) Oxide Titanium Butoxide Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) Zinc Acetate Zirconium Acetate |
Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6: | Acetic Acid Magnesium Acetate Phosphoric Acid Phosphorous Acid Polyphosphoric Acid Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Hypophosphite Sodium Phosphates |
Polycarbonates | Dimethylbenzylamine Potassium Hydroxide Sodium Hydroxide Tetraethyl phosphonium Bromide Tetraethylammonium Bromide Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide Triethylamine Triphenylphosphine Zinc Acetate Zinc Stearate |
Polyurethanes | 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) Bis(dimethylaminoethyl) ether (DMAEE) Bismuth Catalysts: Bismuth Neodecanoate Dibutyltin Diacetate Dibutyltin Dilaurate (DBTDL) N,N-Dimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) N-Ethylmorpholine (NEM) N-Methylmorpholine (NMM) Potassium Acetate Potassium Octoate Stannous Octoate (Tin(II) Octoate) Triethylenediamine (TEDA) Zinc Octoate |
Urea-Formaldehyde (UF) Resins Melamine-Formaldehyde (MF) Resins | Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Sulfate Formic Acid Hydrochloric Acid Magnesium Chloride Sulfuric Acid Zinc Nitrate |
Epoxy Resins | 1,2-Dimethylimidazole 2-Methylimidazole Diethylenetriamine (DETA) Maleic Anhydride Phthalic Anhydride Tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) Tin(II) Octoate (Stannous Octoate) Triethylamine Triphenylphosphine Zinc Chloride |
Polyamides | Acetic Anhydride Phthalic Anhydride Triethylamine (TEA) Zinc Acetate |
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) | Potassium Carbonate (K₂CO₃) Sodium Carbonate (Na₂CO₃) Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) |