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We offer azo initiators, such as Perkadox® AIBN (azobisisobutyronitrile) and Perkadox® AMBN (2-methylbutyronitrile), for bulk, solution suspension and emulsion polymerization of a wide variety of monomers, such as styrene, vinylchloride, vinylidenechloride, acrylonitrile, acrylates and methacrylates.
Our most commonly used initiator is AIBN, but our AMBN provides even better solubility than AIBN.
Advantages of AIBN initiators: Azo initiators have many advantages over standard organic peroxides, such as the fact that they form no oxygenated byproducts and provide low yellow discoloration. Azo initiators generate only C-centered radicals, which are low energy and very selective and cause a low amount of branching. This provides low Poly Dispersity Index (PDI) values and molecular weights.
AIBN and other azo initiators provide excellent color stability in transparent colored polymers, such as PMMA. They do not form oxygenated residues and do not cause oxidative degradation of pigmented or dyed systems.
Compared with organic peroxides, azo initiators avoid excessive grafting, making them particularly suitable for use in manufacturing acrylic cast and moulded sheets, as well as adhesives, acrylic fibers, super absorbers, detergents and flocculants.
Perkadox® AIBN can also be used for pharmaceutical and fine organic synthesis.
Our Trigonox 421 provides similar technical performance and is a sustainable alternative for AIBN. An additional advantage of Trigonox 421 is that all decomposition products that are generated are non-toxic, which is in contrast to AIBN which forms toxic TMSN.

Trigonox® 82-30BA is a peroxide mixture (30% dilluted with butyl acetate), specially developed for curing coating resins.

Trigonox® EHP-WE60 is an initiator for (co)polymerization of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride.

Trigonox® BPIC-C75 is an initiator for (co)polymerization of ethylene, styrene, acrylonitrile, vinylacetate, and (meth)acrylates. Curing agent for unsaturated polyester resins.

Trigonox® 249 VRN is a special peroxide blend with a VRN system, suitable for curing unsaturated polyester and vinylester resins at ambient conditions in conjunction with a metal accelerator.

Trigonox® 161-CH65 is an initiator used for curing unsaturated polyester, vinylester and acrylic thermosetting resins.

Trigonox® 145-45B-PD is a 45% formulation on an inert carrier system in powder form.

Initiator for (co)polymerization of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride.

Trigonox® 99-CL75 is a polymerization initiator for (co)polymerization of ethylene, vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride.

Trigonox® 178 Red is a slower reactivity MEKP/CHP blend for curing promoted unsaturated polyester matrices at room temperature used to suppress exotherm in thick or hot parts.