Paint thickeners can be divided into two categories according to their types: non-associative and associative. Non-associative types include: inorganic, cellulose ethers, and alkali-swelling acrylic thickeners; associative types include: hydrophobically modified alkali-swelling thickeners, nonionic polyurethanes, and hydrophobically modified cellulose.

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