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Polyether modified siloxane. Acts as a silicone based surface additive to improve substrate wetting in aqueous systems.

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Chemical Composition

Polyether modified siloxane

Advantages
  • Provides a strong reduction of surface tension.
  • Exhibits very good substrate wetting and flow/leveling.
  • Offers no foam stabilization.
  • Does not increases surface slip and impairs recoatability.
  • Especially suited for coating colors applied by curtain coating as it strongly improves tension rheology.
Other Applications

Used in aqueous coatings
printing inks and for solvent-free aqueous formulations (zero-VOC-systems).

Technical data

Quantity Value Unit Comment
Recommended Levels 0.05 - 0.5 %
Physical Properties
Density 1.06 g/ml
Thermal Properties
flash point >100 ºC
Chemical Properties
Non-volatile materials >96 % wt