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Dispersogen ECS
Dispersing agent for universal colorants & compatibilizer for tinted waterborne and solventborne deco paints
Edition Date :
May 15, 2022
Dispersogen ECS is an anionic, surfactant-based dispersing agent for water-based and solvent-based pigment preparations, suitable for organic pigments and specialty carbon blacks. The product is especially recommended for use in in-plant tinters. The general dosage recommendation is 20 - 50 % on organic pigments. Dispersogen ECS also acts as wetting agent/compatibilzer in waterborne high PVC paints as well as in waterborne and solvent-borne low PVC lacquers. The general dosage (in supply form) is 1.7-3.3% in emulsion paints, 3.3-5.0% in acrylic lacquers and 0.85-1.7% in alkyd lacquers.
Benefits
The advantages of Dispersogen ECS are:
- low VOC
- hazard label free
- free of alkylphenol ethoxylates
- ecolabel compliant
- broad registration status: Australia (AICS), Canada (DSL), Europe (REACH), Japan (ENCS), China (IECSC), Korea (KECI), Taiwan (NECI), New Zealand (NZIoC), Philippines (PICCS)
Product Function
- Wetting & dispersing agent
Chemical Type
- Anionic products
Applications
- Pigment preparation
- Waterborne paints
- Solventborne paints
- Wetting
- Compatibilizing
- Dispersing
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Sustainable Design- Friendly, non-hazardous material
- APEO free
- Resource efficiency due to 100% yield
- Minimized waste generation
- Certified for safety and quality according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001
- For pigment preparations to be used in waterborne coatings with claim to be free of hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
- For very low odor paints
- Safe handling due to improved human tox profile, i.e. non-irritant to eye and skin
- Helps manufacturer to switch coatings line from solvent to waterborne coatings due to proudcts' compatibility with both systems
- Suitable for Ecolabels: compatible with Blue Angel and Ecoflower criteria
- Easy to handle (liquid and easily soluble in water)
- Improved environmental profile
- Very low VOC (VOC < 0.1%)
- Readily biodegradable (biodegradation 76% in 28 days according to OECD 301 D)
Technical Data
| Composition: | alkyl polyglycol ether carboxylate |
| Active content: | approx. 30% |
| Ionicity: | anionic |
| Appearance: | clear, yellowish liquid |
| pH value, 10% in water: | 8-9 |
| Solubility: | soluble in water |
| Density: | approx. 1.06 g/cm3 |
| Crystallization temperature: | < 0 °C |
| Viscosity: | approx. 200 mPas |
Applications
Use as wetting agent/compatibilizer:
•Waterborne emulsion paints (high PVC)
•Waterborne acrylic lacquer (low PVC)
•Solventborne alkyd lacquer (low PVC)
Use as dispersing agent:
Application area
•Concentrates for in-plant tinting
End-use systems
•Water-based end-use systems
•Solvent-based end-use systems
Pigment applicability
•Organic pigments
•Specialty carbon blacks (such as Printex 85, 300, V/U and Color Black FW 171 from Orion Engineered Carbons)