Dispersing agent for water-based pigment preparations
Dispersogen 4387
Edition Date :
February 06, 2026
Dispersogen 4387 is an anionic, surfactant-based dispersing agent for water-based pigment preparations, suitable for inorganic and organic pigments as well as for specialty carbon blacks. Dispersogen 4387 is especially recommended for use in point-of-sales colorants and concentrates for in-plant tinting. The general dosage recommendation is 10-30 % on organic pigments and 5-10% on inorganic pigments.
Product Information
Benefits
The advantages of Dispersogen 4387 are:
- low VOC
- hazard label free
- free of alkyl phenol ethoxylates
- compliant with ecolabel criteria
- high pigment concentration
- low viscosity of the preparation
- high stability of the preparation in a wide temperature range
- broad registration status:Canada (DSL), Europe (REACH), China (IECSC), Korea (KECI), Taiwan (NECI), New Zealand (NZIoC), Philippines (PICCS), USA (TSCA). Volume limitations to be observed for import to Australia and Japan.
Product details
Product Function
- Wetting & dispersing agent
Chemical Type
- Anionic products
Applications
- Pigment preparation
- Wetting
- Dispersing
| Composition: | oligomeric ester |
| Active content: | approx. 80% |
| Ionicity: | anionic |
| Appearance: | brownish, turbid liquid |
| pH value, 1% in water: | 6-8 |
| Solubility: | soluble in water |
| Density: | approx. 1.1 g/cm3 |
| Flash point: | >120°C |
Application area
- Point-of-sales colorants
- Concentrates for in-plant tinting
End-use systems
- Water-based end-use systems
Pigment applicability
- Organic pigments
- Inorganic pigments
- Specialty carbon blacks (such as Printex 85, 300, V/U and Color Black FW 171 from Orion Engineered Carbons)
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