Innovative, safer chemistry for making insulation products

• Traditional thermoset processes for manufacturing insulation use formaldehyde to bind fiberglass filaments. With AQUASET ™, Rohm and Haas has replaced formaldehyde binders and the health threat they pose with waterborne resin binders. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen. Eliminating formaldehyde emissions in homes and buildings means a “greener,” healthier environment.

“Crosslinking technology”

• Waterborne resins, the foundation for AQUASET ™, use molecular crosslinking to make an environmentally advanced product. With AQUASET ™, insulation’s fiberglass filaments are spun from molten sand and bound together with sprayed-on waterborne resins that lock the fibers together without using formaldehyde, as most traditional insulation does.

Environmentally advanced

• AQUASET ™ is a “greener” alternative for insulation products made from “stable” resins that, unlike products made with formaldehyde, require refrigeration remain “stable.” AQUASET ™ is stable at room temperature. Insulation materials manufactured with formaldehyde need refrigeration and also emit formaldehyde, ammonia, phenol and methanol once installed.

The “green” choice is no compromise – it’s better

• Water-based resins used to make AQUASET ™ - a greener and more environmentally advanced alternative - insulate just as well as any formaldehyde-emitting competitor. AQUASET ™ is a replacement for resins made with melamine, urea and phenolformaldehyde. More good news is that AQUASET ™ is noncombustible, recyclable and has earned OSHA’s highest safety rating. It’s also been recognized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for innovation.