Coalescents - Articles - Page 2

Coalescing Agent from Oxiteno

February 1, 2021

ULTRAFILM® 5000 allows the formulation of paints with reduced VOC without compromising dirt pick-up resistance while increasing water resistance and reducing pigment leaching.

Coalescing Agent from BASF

January 1, 2021

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LOXANOL CA 5315 is designed for polymers for interior and exterior paints, elastomeric coatings, textured finishes, wood, and industrial coatings.

Low-VOC Coalescents from Oxiteno

March 2, 2020

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Oxiteno's technology enables the development of low-VOC outdoor paints with higher dirt pick-up resistance, improved latex film formation and reduced surfactant leaching from paints.

Coalescent from Oxiteno

January 1, 2020

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Suitable for all major latexes used in architectural paint formulations, ULTRAFILM 5000 ensures continuous and homogeneous paint film formation under various temperature and humidity conditions.

Emerald Kalama Chemical Announces Global Price Increase

September 11, 2017

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Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, announced price increases for K-FLEX^® plasticizers and coalescents.

Blend Optimization of Low-VOC Benzoate Coalescents

for Increased Hardness of Waterborne Coatings

Stephen F. Foster William Arendt Brad Farrell Emily McBride Deirdre Newton

September 1, 2017

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Architectural low-VOC coatings can be formulated with dibenzoate glycol esters to have increased hardness, block resistance, gloss and scrub resistance.

Atomic Force Microscopy Study

Effect of Low-VOC Coalescents on Morphology and Phase Distribution of Latex Films

Juliane Pereira Santos Robson André Pagani Carlos Roberto Tomassini Rafael Caetano Jardim Pinto da Silva Silmar Balsamo Barrios Kip Sharp

June 1, 2017

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The low-VOC coalescents investigated in this work presented high affinity for vinyl-acrylic and acrylic latexes and ability to decrease their MFFT.

Emerald Kalama Chemical Appoints K-FLEX Distributor

May 17, 2017

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Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Dowd and Guild Inc. as its distributor in the western United States for K-FLEX^® low-VOC, non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents.

A Taste of the ACS

Kristin Johansson

April 1, 2016

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A sampling of some of the technologies that will be on display at the 2016 American Coatings Show.

Emerald Kalama Chemical Appoints Business Director

August 30, 2015

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Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Eric Post to the position of K-FLEX^® Business Director, Americas.