Syncrowax™ ERLC

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Syncrowax™ ERLC is an ethylene glycol diester derived from long-chain (C18-36) fatty acids. Its unique crystalline properties make it highly suitable for formulations that require enhanced physical stability and rigidity. Additionally, Syncrowax™ ERLC offers excellent polishing characteristics, making it a versatile ingredient for various applications.Furthermore, Syncrowax™ ERLC exhibits excellent polishing properties. When used in formulations, it can enhance the final finish by providing a smooth and glossy appearance.

Functions: Surface Protectant

Labeling Claims: Bio-based, Naturally Derived, Sustainable

End Uses: Furniture Polishes, Industrial Cleaners, Multisurface Polishes, Polishes, Shoe Polishes, Wax Polishes

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Cleaning Ingredients Functions

Features & Benefits

HII Features
Background

Waxes find many important uses in industry due to their varying physical and chemical properties. Combinations of different waxes and wax emulsifiers with other materials are commonly used to obtain specific effects, such as waterproofing, lubrication, dispersing, emulsification and glossing. Croda manufactures a wide range of natural and synthetic waxes, both non-emulsifying and emulsifying.

Product Highlights
  • Synthetic wax that confers properties similar to Candelilla wax.
Glossing

Croda's Syncrowax synthetic waxes offer advantages over natural waxes, such as consistency of quality and ready availability of raw materials. Blends of Syncrowaxes can be used to obtain the desired gloss levels and buffing characteristics. Syncrowax ERLC is an ester wax particularly suitable for emulsion and liquid polishes which buff to a high gloss.

Applications & Uses

Markets
I&I Cleaning Applications
Applications

Polishes (household, shoe and automotive)

Croda's range of synthetic waxes may be used as extenders for natural waxes such as carnauba and candelilla in polish production. The advantages of using synthetic waxes include consistency of quality and ready availability of raw materials. The product ranges consist of wax acids, esters, partially saponified esters based on synthetic wax acids and alcohols, and oxidized hydrocarbon wax. By careful formulation these waxes can enhance the properties of paste and emulsion polishes, contributing to paste hardness, solvent retention, shelf stability as well as gloss and film hardness.

Syncrowax ERLC is an ester wax particularly suitable for emulsion and liquid polishes, giving homogenous stable products in both anionic and nonionic emulsions. In white spirit it produces colloidal products which do not set on standing; films buff to a high gloss.

Leather Treatment

Waxes can be used to impart water repellency, alter handle, act as fillers (in emulsion form) and give matt or gloss finishes to leather. Speciality waxes such as the Syncrowax range are buffable, gloss-giving waxes.

Textile Processing

Waxes and wax emulsifiers are useful in a number of applications in textile processing. In spin finishes and lubricants they are used as processing aids to reduce friction and function as antistatic agents. Their lubricating properties make them useful additives in fiber production, texturing and processing eg in coning, weaving and knitting oils, where they reduce friction and subsequent wear of the fiber or yarn.

Metal Working

Waxes serve as lubricants, temporary anticorrosives and emulsifiers in a variety of metal working applications. Lanolin and derivatives are useful additives in protective coatings, metal polishes, metal working greases and drawing fluids.

Printing Inks

Natural and synthetic waxes are commonly used in a broad range of printing inks, including screen, gravure, lithographic and flexographic inks. In these systems waxes promote rub- and scuff-resistance, improve slip, adhesion, water repellency and reduce blocking. Waxes with surface active properties additionally function as emulsion modifiers and stabilizers, for example in letterpress and lithographic inks.

Plastics

Waxes such as the Syncrowax range and Crodamides are useful as lubricants for extrusion, blow and injection molding of rigid and plasticised PVC.

Properties

Physical Form
Odor
Characteristic
Appearance
Yellow solid
Insoluble in
Water
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Acid Valuemax. 10-15-
Melting Point65 - 75°C

Packaging & Availability

Regional Availability
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America