Anti-Rodent Masterbatches – How Do They Work?

Intro

Anti-rodent masterbatches are additive masterbatches that combine powerful aversives for deterring animals from chewing compounded materials, such as electric and fibre optic cables, plastic pipes, foam insulation, and many other materials. Anti-rodent masterbatches are the solution for damage to virtually all polymers.

   
Most anti-rodent masterbatches use two powders that are extremely aversive, namely, denatonium compounds and capsaicinoids, although different masterbatch manufacturers and masterbatch producers may use their own formulae or compounds. These masterbatch go through laboratory tests to confirm their effectiveness in deterring rats from chewing on automotive wire harnesses.

 How Does It Works?

Leading masterbatch manufacturer in India, REPIN masterbatches, says that the animals chew on plastic materials because they look good, smell good and taste good. Anti-rodent masterbatches alters that attractiveness in the following four ways:

1. First, when the animal bites into the plastic, they will experience an extremely foul-tasting material.
2. Second, this foul-taste experience is combined with an extraordinary pungency that causes severe distress to the mucosa of the animal, making the mouth, nose and eyes burn.
3. Third, these masterbatches have a distinct odour that animals will now associate with the bad experience. This leads to behaviour modification and animals avoid these products in the future.
4. Fourth, the fear response and unpleasant reaction is also communicated to other animals in the vicinity.

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Typical applications of these masterbatches include:

• Wire and cables
• Tubes and pipes
• Electrical boxes
• Wiring harnesses
• Food and feed bags

The approach here is to not injure animals or add hazardous chemicals to the environment. These masterbatches do not harm animals. Furthermore, the chemicals presentare permanently captured in the polymer so that they do not leach into the environment.