Garamite® mixed mineral thixotropes (MMTs) can help with key properties such as sag resistance and settling resistance while maintaining a reasonable package viscosity.
Recent developments show that through proper polymer design
(3-dimensional structure, proper hydrophobe selection and level) a “hyper”
efficient ICI driver can be developed, which can allow a formulator to generate
acceptable ICI response but with up to 30% less thickener demand.