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Vertal® 202

Chemical Name
Magnesium Carbonate, Talc
Chemical Family
Carbonates

Vertal® 202 is a highly lamellar talc/carbonate mineral pigment. Vertal® 202 provides a unique balance of prime pigment spacing (opacity), flatting efficiency, film reinforcement, anti-cracking, and barrier properties for architectural and decorative coatings. Vertal® 202 is recommended for architectural flat latex paints, contractor-grade flat latex paints, and high%PVC applications that require a brighter, 2-hegman, lamellar mineral pigment.

Identification

CASE Ingredients Functions
Pigment

Product families

Applications

Paints & Coatings — Building & Construction
  • Architectural Coatings
  • Decorative Paints
Building & Construction — Building Envelope & Roofing
  • Architectural Coatings
Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
  • Ceramics & Refractory
Building & Construction — Decorative Materials & Finishes
  • Decorative Paints Coatings & Stains
Industrial — Paper & Pulp
  • Pulping & Processing

Product Families

Industrial Additives & Materials — Paper & Pulp Chemicals
  • Pulping Chemicals
CASE Ingredients — Pigments & Colorants
  • Functional Pigments
Plastics — Polymer Additives
  • Fillers & Extenders
Industrial Additives & Materials — Processing Aids
  • Glass & Ceramic Additives

Other characteristics

Brand
Vertal
Markets
  • Building & Construction
  • Industrial
  • Paints & Coatings
Technology
  • CASE Ingredients
  • Industrial Additives & Materials
  • Plastics
Labeling Claims
  • Environmentally Friendly
  • Non-Flammable
  • Odor-free
Material Features
  • Cost Effective
  • High Heat Deformation Temperature (HDT)
  • Stiffness
Chemical Inventories
  • AICS (Australia)
  • CHINV (Switzerland)
  • CSNN (Taiwan)
  • DSL (Canada)
  • EINECS (EU)
  • ENCS (Japan)
  • IECSC (China)
  • ISHL (Japan)
Country Availability
  • Canada
  • USA
Coating End Applications
Latex
Certifications and Compliance
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
Industrial Additives End Use
  • Ceramics
  • Paper & Pulp
Industrial Additives Functions
Filler
Plastics and Elastomers Functions
  • Filler
  • Reinforcement

Technical data

Table 1 of 2

6 rows
CharacteristicValueUnitMethod
Fineness of Grind2.0—Hegman gauge
Particle Size (Passing through 200 Mesh)99.8%—
Oil Absorption24.0g/100g—
pH (10% slurry)9.5——
Specific Gravity2.8——
Moisture Contentmax. 0.5wt%—

Table 2 of 2

3 rows
CharacteristicValueUnitMethod
Talc Content50 - 60%X-Ray Diffraction
Carbonates Content40 - 50%X-Ray Diffraction
Chlorite Content1 - 4%X-Ray Diffraction

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