Technological breakthrough, new product launch: Sanmei's first batch of high-end fluorine-containing surfactant products have been successfully developed and finalized

On April 5, 2022, Fujian Sanmei New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. brought a major piece of good news: The company's first batch of core high-end fluorine-containing surfactant products have completed all research and development, performance testing and application verification, and have been officially finalized. This marks that after a year of technological breakthroughs, Sanmei has successfully achieved a key breakthrough from "R&D and design"; to "product finalization";. The performance of many of its products has reached the same level as that of international well-known brands, providing domestic customers with reliable domestic alternative options and laying a core foundation for the company's industrialization.

Fluorinated surfactants are hailed as the "industrial monosodium glutamate";, featuring unique properties such as high surface activity, high thermal stability, high chemical stability, and hydrophobicity and oleophobicity. They are indispensable key additives in high-end manufacturing. For a long time, high-end products have been monopolized by foreign enterprises, and domestic enterprises have gaps in product performance, stability and application adaptability. Since its establishment, the Sanmei R&D team has targeted this pain point and, with the goal of "benchmarking against international standards and exceeding expectations";, has carried out high-intensity technological research and development.

This batch of standardized products covers multiple series including non-ionic types and can be widely applied in fields such as coatings and inks, oilfield chemicals, electronics, cleaning, plastic processing, and agricultural films. After being tested by a third-party authoritative authority and internal testing by the customer, the product has performed outstandingly in key indicators such as surface tension, wetting and penetration, compatibility, foam stability, leveling, acid and alkali resistance, salt resistance, and hard water resistance, reaching or even partially surpassing foreign benchmark products. Meanwhile, the company adopts a more environmentally friendly synthetic route. Its products do not contain APFO and have low VOC, which is more in line with the current trend of green manufacturing.

During the research and development process, the team overcame multiple technical challenges: Firstly, the precise design of the molecular structure enabled a significant reduction in surface tension at an extremely low addition concentration, thereby enhancing the usage efficiency. Second, optimize the synthesis process to enhance the reaction conversion rate and product purity, and ensure batch stability. Third, the application system is adapted and optimized to ensure good compatibility of the product with water-based and solvent-based systems, reducing defects such as craters, orange peel, and fisheyes. Fourth, cost control optimization is carried out. While ensuring high-end quality, the cost performance is enhanced to reduce costs and increase efficiency for customers.

Taking the first batch of standardized nonionic fluorine-containing surfactants as an example, they can reduce the surface tension of water to below 21 mN/m at an extremely low concentration of 0.01%, and possess extremely strong wetting, penetrating and leveling capabilities, performing outstandingly in coatings, inks, cleaning agents and plastic processing. The product remains stable in harsh environments such as acidic, saline, and hard water conditions, without precipitation, stratification, or failure, and can meet the demands of complex industrial scenarios.

Many potential customers have given positive feedback after testing: the product has stable performance, low addition amount, obvious effect, can directly replace imported products, the supply chain is safer, the delivery time is more controllable, and the cost is more favorable. Customers generally believe that the emergence of Sanmei products has effectively alleviated the situation of relying on imports for high-end fluorine-containing surfactants and enhanced the level of independent control of the industrial chain.

After the product was finalized, the company promptly initiated the preparation for the pilot line, process solidification, quality standard formulation, and production process optimization, among other tasks, to get ready for the next steps of small-scale trial production, customer sample submission, and market promotion. Meanwhile, the R&D team initiated the upgrade of the second-generation product and the expansion into new fields, developing dedicated models for scenarios such as fire protection, oil fields, stone, textiles, and leather.

The company's person in charge stated: The finalization of the first batch of products is an important verification of the "Three Beauties" technology route and also a significant milestone in domestic substitution. We are not content with merely being "usable", but rather strive for being "user-friendly, stable and reliable";. In the future, Sanmei will continue to iterate its products, improve quality control, accelerate the pace of mass production, serve customers with high-quality products, and repay market trust through technological innovation.

From the laboratory to product finalization, from technological breakthroughs to market prospects, Sanmei New Materials has taken a solid step forward. With the launch of the first batch of core products, the company has officially entered the final stage of industrialization. It will contribute to the upgrading of domestic high-end manufacturing with a more complete product matrix, more reliable quality and more professional services.