ADDITOL® XL 250
ADDITOL® XL 250, a dynamic dispersant and wetting agent, stands out with its versatile applications in solventborne and waterborne coating formulations. This product proudly claims to be APEO-free, bio-based, and tin-free. Its special properties include reducing dispersing time, enhancing gloss and leveling, and effective compatibility with all pigments used in air drying and stoving solvent-borne paints, as well as water-dilutable paint systems.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
- Dispersing & Wetting Additives
Other characteristics
- Brand
- ADDITOL
- End Uses
- Solventborne Coating, Waterborne Coating
- Functions
- Dispersant, Wetting Agent
- Labeling Claims
- APEO-Free, Bio-based, Tin-free
- APEO-Free
- Bio-based
- Tin-free
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Building & Construction
- Paints & Coatings
- Printing & Packaging
- Use Levels
- 0.5 – 5.0 % pigment / extender
- Appearance
- Clear
- Coating Type
- Solventborne Coating
- Waterborne Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Suggested Uses
Additol XL 250 is a wetting agent and dispersing agent effective in solvent-borne, and water dilutable air drying and stoving paint systems. Even small additions considerably reduce pigment milling time. Additol XL 250 enhances gloss and leveling of the paint films and gives strong colors with organic pigments. Additol XL 250 prevents sedimentation of pigments and extenders. Additol XL 250, used in water dilutable paint systems, exerts a stabilizing effect on the paint binder.
- Special Properties
Reduces dispersing time. Enhances gloss and leveling. Effective with all pigments employed in air drying and stoving solvent-borne paints and water dilutable paints systems.
- Country Availability
- Brazil
- Canada
- China (Mainland)
- Mexico
- USA
- Storage and Handling
At temperatures up to 25 °C storage stability packed in original containers amounts to at least 730 days.
- Processing Information
Additol XL 250 should always be milled with the resins to bring out its full effect. Recommended quantities are 0.5 to 5 % on pigment or extender, as a guide. Optimum levels for the individual paint have to be worked out by experiment.
- Distinguishing Features
In difference to Additol XL 251, Additol XL 250 is able to use in all solvent-and waterborne systems. Additol XL 250 is unsuitable for acid curing systems, it should be used Additol XL 251.
