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Dispersogen AN 200
Dispersing agent for universal colorants & compatibilizer for tinted waterborne and solventborne deco paints
Edition Date :
October 27, 2022
Dispersogen AN 200 is a surfactant-based dispersing agent for water-based and solvent-based pigment preparations, suitable for inorganic and organic pigments as well as for specialty carbon blacks. The product is especially recommended for use in point-of-sales colorants and concentrates for in-plant tinting. The general dosage recommendation is 10-50 % on organic pigments and 5-20% on inorganic pigments. Dispersogen AN 200 also acts as wetting agent/compatibilizer in waterborne high PVC paints as well as in waterborne and solvent-borne low PVC lacquers. The general dosage (supply form) is 0.6-1.9% in emulsion paints, 1.5-1.9% in acrylic lacquers and 1.3-1.9% in alkyd lacquers.
Benefits
The advantages of Dispersogen AN 200 are:
- low VOC
- hazard label free
- free of alkylphenol ethoxylates
- ecolabel compliant
Product Function
- Wetting & dispersing agent
Chemical Type
- Ethoxylates
Applications
- Pigment preparation
- Wetting
- Compatibilizing
- Dispersing
Documents
Technical Data
| Composition: | blend of surface active components |
| Active content: | approx. 80% |
| Appearance: | brownish, clear liquid |
| pH value, 1% in water: | 4-5 |
| Solubility: | miscible in water |
| Density: | approx. 1.0 g/cm3 |
| Melting point: | below 0°C the product turns cloudy |
| Viscosity: | approx. 4000mPas |
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
• Point-of-sales colorants
• Concentrates for in-plant tinting
End-use systems
•Water-based end-use systems
•Solvent-based end-use systems
Pigment applicability
•Organic pigments
•Inorganic pigments
•Specialty carbon blacks (such as Printex 85 and Color Black FW 171 from Orion Engineered Carbons)