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ETHYLEX® 2015 Surface Treatment Starch

ETHYLEX® 2015 Surface Treatment Starch demonstrate excellent viscosity stability over prolonged periods of time and show little change in viscosity due to temperature fluctuations.

Brand: ETHYLEX® Surface Treatment Starch (10 products)

Chemical Family: Starches

Applicable Processes: Paper Sizing, Size Press

Features: Good Compatibility, Good Film Former, High Reactivity, Improved Water Retention

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

CASE Ingredients Features
Product Highlights
  •  Stable viscosities and reduced set back properties
  •  Greater water retention
  •  Dried films that are clear and flexible
  •  Lower gelatinization temperatures
  •  Good compatibility and reactivity

Applications & Uses

Markets
Applications
Applicable Processes
Compatible Polymers & Resins
Product Application

Clear Sizing Paper
Because of their excellent water holding and film forming properties, ETHYLEX starches are highly recommended for surface sizing papers. Availability in a wide viscosity range permits their usage at the size press or calender stack; ETHYLEX films give papers better surface strength and hold out properties than those provided by other starches commonly used. As a result, ETHYLEX starches are products of choice for surface sizing fine quality papers.
The properties of film clarity and continuity permit the use of ETHYLEX starches in transparentizing papers. In these, and other applications, the thinner ETHYLEX starches - 2015 can be used in the high solids range of 15 to 20%. Their stability and the minimal retrogradation which they exhibit enhance their value in this type of application.
Size Press Paper Coating
EHTYLEX starches provide process advantages such as viscosity stability and improved runnability to metered size presses. These advantages are not seen in other starches. ETHYLEX starches are especially useful as co-binders in both clear and pigmented surface sizes in conjunction with synthetic resins, polyvinyl alcohol, latexes and other film formers. Hydroxyethylated starches are fully compatible with these materials, and act with them to contribute to the barrier properties that impede the migration of moisture, wax, lacquer and varnish.
Paper CoatingCertain grades of coated paper, such as label paper, require especially high print quality. ETHYLEX starches are used in these high-solids, pigment-binder systems because they possess unusually high adhesive strengths and provide good compatibility with latex. The ETHYLEX starches also contribute water holding ability, viscosity stability, and consistent rheological properties to coating mixtures. The trend to increased coating speeds necessitates the consistent, stable viscosities of ETHYLEX starches.

Properties

Color (Properties)
Physical Form
Appearance
White to Off-White Powder
Odor
Starch
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Moisture Content12.0%-
pH Value7.0--
Specifications
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Moisture Content10.0 - 13.0%TN46550
Viscosity 600 - 1600cpsRVA DSB - TN90558
Sludge (at 8%)max. 2.00mlTN72530
Foreign Mattermax. 10ppmTN32555, Visual
Ash Contentmax. 1.00%TN09560
pH Value6.0 - 8.0-TN60550
Color6.0 - 9.0-TN22570

Regulatory & Compliance

Technical Details & Test Data

Viscosity Graph
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The typical viscosities shown in Figure II illustrate the broad range of viscosities covered by Primient’s ETHYLEX starch series. Differences in viscosity correlate largely to the degree of acid thinning and not to chemical substitution.

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Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type
Availability

Most of the ETHYLEX starches are available in 50 and 100 lb. multiwall paper bags and 1000 and 2000 lb. bulk bags for railcar and truck shipments. They are also available in bulk truck and railcar quantities.

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life
730 days
Storage Information

Store at ambient temperature and humidity.