MECOSTAT® 3/338

Properties

Physical Form

Liquid

Product families

Other characteristics

Brand

MECOSTAT

End Uses

Food Packaging, Thermoforming Applications

Functions

Anti-Static Agent, Slip Agent

Labeling Claims

Biodegradable, Environmentally Friendly, Food Contact Acceptable; Biodegradable; Environmentally Friendly; Food Contact Acceptable

Processing Methods

Coating, Thermoforming

Safety

MECOSTAT-3/338 as well as the raw materials contained in it comply with the appropriate EC-Directives on the antistatic finishing of plastics in food packaging. MECOSTAT-3/338 is environment-friendly and easily biodegradable.

Markets

• Electrical & Electronics
• Paints & Coatings
• Printing & Packaging

Technology

Plastics

Material Features

• Friction Reduction
• Temperature Resistance

Application Areas

• Antistatic finishing of
• films of the food industry
• technical sheets and plates
• oriented films (BOPP, BOPET etc.)
• molded, injection molded and hollow bodied parts
• fabrics, monoand multifilaments

Processing Directions

the following processes are suitable for coating: immersion, felting, roller application, application by flexographic or gravure printing, spraying spray, rotor spraying coating (the; appropriate processes are dependent on the particular purpose of application); the coated surface must be completely dry before further processing or winding the film (if required, drying with warm air); MECOSTAT-3/338 is a highly concentrated antistatic agent, it can be diluted with isopropyl alcohol or demineralised water coating amount and dilution rate: depends on the application; machine parts which come into contact with MECOSTAT-3/338 should be made of corrosionproof materials (not of copper, aluminum or alloys of them); a combination of MECOSTAT-3/338 with antistatic or anti-blocking agents is not recommended because of possible reactions; depending on the particular application a corona pretreatment is recommended (e.g. on polyolefines and polystyrene); due to the large number of applications and processing procedures we would like to point out that corresponding tests have to be performed by the customer to make sure that there will be no incompatibility with the raw materials, additives and the processing procedures

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Plastics and Elastomers End Uses

• Food Packaging
• Thermoforming Applications

Plastics and Elastomers Functions

• Anti-Static Agent
• Slip Agent

Typical Properties of the Coating

long-term antistatic finishing for several years with reduction of the surface resistance as far as 108 Ω at standard climatic conditions; antistatic effect also at low humidity (< 30% rH); strong adhesion of the antistatic agent to the plastic surface resulting in high stability against physical effects such as friction etc.; the coating is temperature resistant resulting in unproblematic thermoforming without impairing the antistatic finish; excellent wetting properties on plastic surfaces resulting in excellent antistatic finishing even under difficult thermoforming conditions; the slip properties of the plastic surfaces are improved considerably by the coating, therefore improves the stackability of thermoformed parts; MECOSTAT-3/338 replaces the additives used until now to a large extent; no migration into the liquid filled, no accumulation during recycling; striation-free highly transparent coating; MECOSTAT-3/338 is high yielding and therefore keeps down costs of antistatic finishing; usable in the packing industry for foodstuffs according to EC-Directives; unproblematic recycling of coated plastics

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Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods

• Coating
• Thermoforming