Humectant for Pigment Preparations
Polyglykol 200 LVC
Edition Date :
July 03, 2025
Polyglykol 200 LVC is a very low-VOC humectant for water-borne pigment preparations with little impact on wet scrub resistance. Polyglykol 200 LVC retards the drying of pigment pastes and forms a soluble film of the pigment preparation. Polyglykol 200 LVC prevents the clogging of the nozzles of tinting systems and metering machines.
Product Information
Benefits
Polyglykol 200 LVC offers the following advantages:
- little impact on wet scrub resistance at usual charges
- low VOC-content (< 0.2 wt.%)
- hazard label free
- free of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO)
- compliant with ecolabel criteria
Product details
Product Function
- Humectant
Chemical Type
- Polyethylene glycol
Applications
- Pigment preparation
Polyglykol 200 LVC is used as humectant for water-borne pigment preparations.
The dosage in pigment preparations varies from 5 – 15% in the preparation.
- For organic pigments: 25 – 30% on pigments
- For inorganic pigments: 10 – 15% on pigments
The dosage in pigment preparations varies from 5 – 15% in the preparation.
- For organic pigments: 25 – 30% on pigments
- For inorganic pigments: 10 – 15% on pigments
| Composition: | Polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight of 200 g/mole |
| Active content: | approx. 100% |
| Appearance: | clear, colourless liquid |
| Density: | approx. 1.1 g/cm3 |
| Viscosity: | approx. 60 mPas |
| Solubility: | miscible with water in any ratio |
| pH value: | 5 - 7.5 |
| Flash point: | approx. 200°C |
| VOC content: | < 0.2 wt.% |
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