Products in Packaging Coatings: Dispersant

Dispex® CX 4910 is a highly effective, low-viscosity dispersing agent for "dry systems" requiring the addition of water for activation before use, commonly applied in plasters, wall finishes, cement, and tile adhesives. Its main benefits include the retardation of pigment settlement, preventing phase separation into an aqueous top layer and a semi-solid bottom layer, resulting in form-stable plasters, wall finishes, and cements during application.

Dispex® CX 4248 is a highly effective, low-viscosity dispersing agent for water-based coating systems. It is especially suitable for the dispersion of inorganic pigments and fillers, presented in a colorless to slightly yellowish-clear liquid. Dispex® CX 4248 is a high-performance polymeric dispersing agent that improves wet scrub resistance in highly filled interior wall paints.

Dispex® CX 4204, is a liquid solution renowned for its dual functionality as a dispersant and surfactant. This versatile formulation, designed for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) applications, stands out for its ability to enhance coating properties, offering high gloss and improved hiding power. In its convenient liquid form, Dispex® CX 4204 facilitates easy integration into various formulations, contributing to superior performance.

Dispex® AA 4935 is an effective polymeric dispersing agent based on acrylic acid sodium salt in powder form. It serves as an all-purpose polymeric dispersing agent for inorganic fillers and pigments, with an anionic property.

Dispex® CX 4302, a versatile liquid solution engineered for dual functionality as a dispersant and surfactant. This formulation, tailored for Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers (CASE) applications, distinguishes itself with features like high gloss and improved coating hiding power. In its liquid form, Dispex® CX 4302 facilitates easy integration into various formulations, contributing to enhanced performance.

Dispex® AA 4080 is a versatile liquid solution serving as both a dispersant and surfactant. Tailored for various applications, this liquid formulation seamlessly integrates into diverse systems.

Dispex® CX 4304 functions as a dispersant and surfactant, available in liquid form. This versatile product finds application across several industries, including agriculture and feed, automotive and transportation, building and construction, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. In the paints and coatings sector, it is used in automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, architectural coatings (such as those for building envelopes and roofing), wood coatings and finishes, industrial coatings, and packaging coatings like overprint varnishes. Within buildinand and construction, it contributes to architectural coatings, roof coatings, and wood coatings and finishes. In the automotive and transportation fields, it is applied in automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, and transportation coatings, especially in marine applications. Its liquid physical form enhances its adaptability, making it a versatile solution across diverse industrial applications.

Dispex® AA 4144 EB is a dispersing agent with key benefits such as superior gloss retention, suitability for water-borne coating systems, and exceptional compatibility with reactive pigments and solvents. It is a highly effective dispersing aid, even at low dosages, and does not require additional dispersants, wetting agents, or polyphosphates.

Dispex® CX 4240 is a highly efficient, low-viscosity, straw-colored liquid dispersing agent formulated for water-based coating systems. It is particularly suitable for dispersing inorganic pigments, enabling the creation of high-gloss coatings with low pigment volume concentration, in addition to standard matte formulations. Dispex® CX 4240 serves as an ideal dispersing agent across a broad spectrum of water-based coatings.

Dispex® CX 4230 is a clear, light yellow-to-amber liquid hydrophobic dispersant designed for use in architectural paints and coatings. It is utilized to disperse titanium dioxide and extender pigments effectively in these applications. This dispersant presents several advantages, including early blister resistance even at high humidity levels, excellent gloss development, superior color acceptance, good dispersant efficiency, and highly competitive cost performance compared to other hydrophobic dispersants.

Efka® PA 4450 is a powerful liquid formulation designed to serve as an emulsifier and dispersant. Compatible with polyurethanes (PU), polyethylenes (PE), epoxies (EP), acrylics, polyesters, and alkyds, this versatile solution caters to a wide range of polymers and resins. Efka® PA 4450, in its liquid form, ensures ease of application. Notably, it features high color strength, enhancing the overall performance of formulations.

Efka® PX 4731 is a versatile product, acts as a dispersant and defoamer in applications like radiation curable ink, solventborne ink, and coil coating. With features such as high color strength, high gloss, and viscosity stability, it finds application in automotive OEM coatings, consumer goods, including coil coatings, furniture coatings, industrial coatings, and industrial maintenance coatings. This liquid additive enhances the overall performance of formulations.

Efka® PX 4780 is a liquid formulation designed to function as an emulsifier and dispersant. This versatile solution caters to diverse markets, including automotive and transportation, consumer goods, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. In its liquid form, Efka® PX 4780 ensures easy and efficient application.

Efka® FA 4600 is an anti-settling agent for non-aqueous coatings, preventing sedimentation and agglomeration of even heavy pigments. is in a colorless to yellowish/reddish liquid form, Efka® FA 4600 is easily applicable and contributes to maintaining the stability of coatings.

Efka® PX 4753 is a liquid formulation designed to function as an emulsifier and dispersant, specifically tailored for epoxies (EP) and acrylics. This versatile solution boasts tin-free labeling claims, aligning with environmentally conscious practices. Efka® PX 4753, in its liquid form, ensures easy and efficient application. Noteworthy features include high pigment loading and high gloss, enhancing the overall performance of formulations.

Efka® PX 4787 is a liquid formulation serving as a versatile emulsifier and dispersant. Tailored to meet the needs of diverse markets, including automotive and transportation, consumer goods, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging, Efka® PX 4787 ensures ease of application in its liquid form.

Efka® PX 4733 is an advanced polymeric dispersant with a core-shell structure. It is a 100% active, liquid dispersant with high pigment loading at low mill base viscosity. Particularly effective in UV-curable and mild-solvent ink-jet systems, it is suitable for use in UV-curable ink systems, including flexographic, lithographic, and screen inks.

Hydropalat® WE 3197 is a versatile addition to waterborne coatings. Belonging to the alcohol ethoxylates chemical family, this formulation is compatible with epoxies (EP) and alkyds. Boasting low surface tension, alkali resistance, high gloss, improved substrate wetting, and acid resistance, Hydropalat® WE 3197 ensures exceptional performance. Tailored for waterborne coatings, it proves ideal for various applications.

SILCO® GA 1011 is a hydroxy-functional block copolymer in water. Due to its chemical structure, SILCO® GA 1011 is particularly recommended as a wetting and dispersing additive for organic pigments and carbon black. The preferred fields of application include: Printing inks Water-based systems

SILCO® GA 1069 is a block copolymer in water that can be used as a wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous systems, and as a standalone dispersing matrix for all types of pigments. The preferred fields of application include: Printing inks Water-based systems

SILCO® GA 1018 is a wetting and dispersing additive for resin-free and resin-containing formulations, used in combination with a second anionic compound. Due to its chemical structure, it is particularly recommended for all organic pigments. The preferred fields of application include: Printing inks Water-based systems

LOPON® DA 200 is a universal dispersing agent formulated with low-molecular-weight sodium polyacrylate. It provides exceptional deflocculation results in systems with high filler content, including inorganic pigments like titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, and mica. LOPON® DA 200 exhibits excellent alkaline stability and demonstrates strong compatibility with polyphosphates such as POLYRON® N. This combination ensures remarkable storage stability for the product.

LOPON® DA 201 is a highly effective dispersing agent formulated with low-molecular-weight potassium polyacrylate. It is specifically designed for use in silicate emulsion paints. By utilizing potassium as the cation, it prevents the introduction of additional ions into the system, thus suppressing efflorescence during the drying process that can occur through the formation of sodium carbonate. LOPON® DA 201 achieves exceptional deflocculation results when incorporated into highly filled systems containing inorganic pigments like titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, and mica. The product demonstrates excellent alkaline stability and exhibits strong compatibility with polyphosphates such as POLYRON® N, resulting in impressive storage stability.

LOPON® DA 400 is a universal dispersing agent formulated with middle-molecular-weight sodium polyacrylate. It delivers outstanding deflocculation results when utilized in highly filled systems containing inorganic pigments such as titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, and mica. LOPON® DA 400 exhibits remarkable alkaline stability and demonstrates strong compatibility with polyphosphates like POLYRON® N. This combination ensures excellent storage stability for the product.

LOPON® DA 401 is a highly effective dispersing agent formulated with middle-molecular-weight potassium polyacrylate. It is specifically designed for use in silicate emulsion paints. By utilizing potassium as the cation, it prevents the introduction of additional ions into the system, thus suppressing efflorescence during the drying process that can occur through the formation of sodium carbonate. LOPON® DA 401 achieves excellent deflocculation results when incorporated into highly filled systems containing inorganic pigments such as titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, and mica. The product possesses high alkaline stability and exhibits strong compatibility with polyphosphates like POLYRON® N, offering very good storage stability.

AFCONA 5244 is the nearly 100% active solid version of AFCONA 5044, designed for high-solid systems where the presence of solvents must be limited. When used at the same level of active solids, the properties of AFCONA 5244 and AFCONA 5044 are almost identical.

AFCONA 5209 is an anionic/cationic wetting and dispersing additive used to improve the wetting of pigment surfaces. AFCONA 5209 is the 100% version of AFCONA 5009. It reduces the interfacial tension between pigments or extenders and the vehicle. It stabilizes the pigments through electrical charge repulsion forces.

AFCONA 4474 is an acid-based polymeric dispersant for coil and can coatings or any other acid-curing system. It is a very strong dispersant, especially for TiO2 dispersions in oil-free polyester/melamine systems. This combination is commonly used in coil and can coatings, as well as in industrial baking paints.

AFCONA 5008 is an anionic/cationic wetting and dispersing additive that improves the wetting of pigment surfaces and organically treated bentonites. It reduces the interfacial tension between pigments or extenders and the vehicle, and also stabilizes the pigments through charge repulsion forces.

AFCONA 5054 is a wetting and dispersing additive to prevent sedimentation and flooding of pigments. It helps to reduce interfacial tension between hydrophilic pigments/extenders and the binder, forming a lattice structure with the pigments at the same time. It stabilizes pigment through electrical charge repulsion forces.

AFCONA 4080 is an effective polymeric dispersant used to stabilize inorganic and organic pigments, as well as carbon blacks. It has excellent stability performance due to steric hindrance, and is suitable for deflocculation of all types of pigments. It is a modified polyurethane polymer with a high molecular weight.

AFCONA 5009 is an anionic/cationic wetting and dispersing additive that improves the wetting of pigment surfaces, reducing the interfacial tension between pigments or extenders and the vehicle. It is an economy grade of additive and stabilizes the pigments through electrical charge repulsion forces.

AFCONA 4017 is a polymeric dispersant mainly used for co-grinding. AFCONA 4017 is a polymeric dispersant mainly developed for co-grinding purposes for coil and can coating, heat cured polyester and acrylic, and epoxy, as well as polyurethane. This product does not depend on polarity and performs well in almost all resin systems, especially when co-grinding dark colors.

AFCONA 5044 is an anionic/cationic wetting and dispersing additive to improve the wetting of pigment surfaces and organically treated bentonites. AFCONA 5044 is an additive for pigment dispersion. It reduces the interfacial tension between the vehicle and pigments or extenders. It stabilizes the pigments through electrical charge repulsion forces.

AFCONA 4047 is a high molecular weight polymeric dispersant for the deflocculation of all types of pigments. AFCONA 4047 is a highly effective polymeric dispersant used to stabilize inorganic and organic pigments, as well as carbon blacks. Steric hindrance provides very good stability performance with all type of pigments.

Afcona - 5251 is a non-ionic dispersant formulated for the deflocculation of transparent iron oxides.