Sun Chemical

now part of DCI

history

product

• printing inks
• inkJet ink technology
• digital inks and equipment
• pigments and preparation
• electronic materials
• brand protection solutions
• packaging designs

Dow CARBOWAX PEG & MPEG

Paints and Coatings:

CARBOWAX™ Polyethylene Glycols are used as intermediates in the preparation of alkyd and polyester resins to enhance water dispersability. They are also used as modifiers and binders in latex paints and shellacs and in formulations for water-removable coatings.

Products for Paints and Coatings Applications
CARBOWAX Polyethylene Glycols	CARBOWAX Methoxypolyethylene Glycols
200, 200E 300, 300E 400, 400E 600, 600E 900 1000 1450 3350 4000 4600 8000	350, 350E 500E 550 750, 750E 2000

In Europe, Dow Polypropylene glycols are also used in paint and coating applications.

Printing and Inks:

CARBOWAX™ PEGs and MPEGs have a unique combination of properties which makes them useful in many types of ink formulations. They can act as humectants, solvents and lubricants. They are excellent dye carriers, and offer controlled hygroscopicity in setting of inks. PEGs are used as the polyol portion of UV-cured printing inks and can provide lubrication for printing equipment when used as a component of inks.

Products for Printing and Ink Applications
CARBOWAX Polyethylene Glycols	CARBOWAX Methoxypolyethylene Glycols
200, 200E 300, 300E 400, 400E 600, 600E 3350 4000 4600 8000	350, 350E 500E 550

E = Europe grade

Dow Oxygenated Solvents

Coalescing Aids

Dow Oxygenated Solvents offer both slow and fast evaporation rate coalescent aids for a variety of applications including architectural trade paints, inks, industrial coatings, latex coatings.

Butyl Cellosolve: C4H9OCH2CH2OH

Applications

• Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
• Coalescent for industrial water-based coatings.
• Coupling agent for architectural water-borne coatings.
• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants.
• Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
• Coupling agent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks.
• Solvent for agricultural pesticides.

Features

• Coupling ability
• Coalescing ability
• Moderate evaporation rate
• High dilution ratio
• Wide range of applications

Butyl Carbitol: C4H9(OCH2CH2)2OH

Applications

• Latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatings.
• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants.
• Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
• Coupling solvent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks.
• Solvent for ball point and felt tip pen inks, and textile dyeing and printing.
• Coalescent for latex adhesives.
• Deactivator, stabilizer for agricultural pesticides.

Features

• Powerful solvency
• Coalescing ability
• High dilution ratio
• Low evaporation rate
• Low viscosity
• Wide range of applications

Butyl Carbitol Acetate:

Suggested Applications

• Latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatings
• Slow evaporation solvent used in specialty printing inks

Features

• Superior dispersion stability
• A good balance of volatility, solvency and water solubility
• Good coalescing efficiency
• Slow evaporation rate

DOWANOL DPnB:C4H9O[CH2(CH)CH3O]2H (Major isomer)

Applications:

• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, grease and paint removers, metal cleaners, and hard surface cleaners.
• Effective coalescent for lowering minimum film formation temperature MFFT) in water-borne latex coatings.
• Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
• Chemical intermediate for the production of epoxides, acid ester derivatives, solvents, and plasticizers.
• Effective solvent for water-reducible coatings.

Features:

• Excellent solvency
• Good oil solubility
• Effective surfactant properties
• Excellent coupling ability
• Good evaporation rate control
• Greater formulating flexibility
• Low viscosity
• Low odor
• Wide range of applications
• Low toxicity
• Practical alternative to DB (diethylene glycol butyl ether)
• High dilution ratio

DOWANOL DPnP: C3H7O[CH2(CH)CH3O]2H (Major isomer)

Applications

• Coalescent for water-borne latex coatings.
• Active solvent for solvent-borne coatings.

Features

• Colorless
• Low odor
• Moderately soluble in water (19 ml/100 ml)
• Good chemical stability
• Excellent solvent properties
• Very efficient surface tension reduction
• Low toxicity
• Wide range of applications

DOWANOL EPh: Ph-OCH2CH2OH

Applications

• Latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatings.
• Solvent and plasticizer for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, ethyl cellulose, and many vinyl, phenolic, alkyd, and ester-type resins in water-based coatings.
• Solvent in printing inks.
• Carrier solvent for textile dyes.
• Formulation of stable metalworking fluids.
• Emulsifier to help lower interfacial tension in oil-water emulsions.
• Ingredient in slurrying compounds used to protect metal surfaces against corrosion.
• Intermediate for bactericidal agents.
• Coalescent for latex adhesives.
• Paint removers.
• Cosmetic ingredient.
• Perfume fixative.

Features

• Coalescing ability
• High polymer solvency
• Low evaporation rate
• Wide range of applications

DOWANOL TPnB: C4H9-O-C3H6-O-C3H6-O-CH2-CHOH-CH3 (Major isomer)

Applications

• Excellent solvent for heavy duty cleaners.
• Possible additive for floor wax strippers.
• Plasticizer in selected resin systems.
• Coupling agent and grease penetrant in oven cleaners.
• Solvent for inks in ball point and felt tip pens, stamp pads, and textile printing pastes.
• Coalescent for water-borne architectural and industrial coatings.

Features

• High organic solubility
• Low water solubility
• Extremely low odor
• Superior coalescence
• Low viscosity
• High boiling point

DOWANOL PnB: C4H9OCH2CH(CH3)OH (Major isomer)

Applications

• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, grease and paint removers, metal cleaners, and hard surface cleaners.
• Effective coupling agent and efficient solvent for water-reducible coatings.
• Effective coalescent for lowering minimum film formation temperature (MFFT) in water-borne latex coatings.
• Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
• Chemical intermediate for the production of epoxides, acid ester derivatives, solvents, and plasticizers.
• Effective coupling agent in waterbased agricultural formulations.

Features

• Excellent solvency
• Good oil solubility
• Effective surfactant properties
• Excellent coupling ability
• Good evaporation rate control
• Greater formulating flexibility
• Low viscosity
• Wide range of applications
• Low toxicity
• Practical alternative to Butyl CELLOSOLVETM glycol ether (formerly known as DOWANOL EB ethylene glycol butyl ether)
• High dilution ratio
• Colorless

DOWANOL PPh:

Applications

• Latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatings.
• Carrier solvent for textile dyes.
• Solvent for inks in ball point and felt tip pens, stamp pads, and textile printing pastes.
• Paint removers.
• Coalescent for latex adhesives.
• Useful in the formulation of homogeneous, stable metalworking fluids.

Features

• Coalescing ability
• Powerful solvency
• High dilution ratio
• Low evaporation rate
• Low viscosity
• Storage stability

UCAR™ Filmer IBT: 2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-Pentanediol Monoisobutyrate ((CH3)2CHCH(OH)C(CH3)2CH2OC(O)CH(CH3)2)

Features

• Non-HAP (Hazardous Air Pollutant) Solvent
• Slow evaporation rate
• Very low water solubility
• High scrub resistance
• Excellent coalescing aid for emulsion polymers
• Excellent hydrolytic stability
• No adverse impact on gloss
• No impact on efficiency of synthetic thickeners
• No problems with coagulation or gel formation
• No problems with viscosity increases

Applications

• Coalescing aid
• Coatings
• Nail care
• Printing inks
• Solvents for cosmetics and personal care
• Plasticizers
• Chemical intermediate