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Prakash Chemicals Lead Octoate is one of the auxiliary driers also called as through drier. Lead octoate is used as active or top drier. It promotes hard, through drying throughout the entire film and also promotes flexibility. In alkyd finishes where fume proof finishes are not specified.

Prakash Chemicals Manganese Octoate is a very stable auxiliary drier. It is an active drier metal and strong oxidant, promotes polymerization to a greater degree than cobalt. It is often used alone in backing finishes and in combination with Lead and Cobalt in air-dry applications.

Prakash Chemicals Strontium Octoate is replacement of Lead Octoate, where Lead free Paint/Ink is required. It improves through drying in adverse effect like high humidity & low temperatures.

Prakash Chemicals Iron Octoate is an auxiliary drier used as a pigments dispersing agent. The pigment such as titanium dioxide and carbon black have the tendency to absorb driers which reduces loss or effect of drying rate. Contact our Product Manager for details.

Prakash Chemicals Cobalt Octoate is the most active surface drier. Cobalt octoate being the most effective drier promotes polymerization of media, hardens the paint film, improves gloss and water resistance and reduces brittleness of film. The careful use of Cobalt octoate gives the paint film a good gloss, free from frosting tendency.

Prakash Chemicals Calcium Octoate is an important auxiliary drier. It is used in combination with Lead and Cobalt octoate, mainly in alkyd finishes. Calcium Octoate prevents the formation of lead haze in clear medium.

Prakash Chemicals Zirconium Octoate is a very efficient auxiliary drier. It is use in paint media with Cobalt and other auxiliary driers to boost up the performance of paints and varnishes. Zirconium Octoate is the most useful drier for water resistant finishes due to its stabilizing effect on the ester linkages in the media.

Prakash Chemicals Zinc Octoate is one of numerous organo-metallic compounds (also known as metalorganic, organo-inorganic and metallo-organic compounds) sold by American Elements under the trade name AE Organo-Metallics™ for uses requiring non-aqueous solubility such as recent solar energy and water treatment applications.