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Liquid Polyethylene Wax
Polyethylene Wax Emulsion
Liquid Polyethylene Wax is an extraordinary coarse particle size emulsion. This has been achieved by pressureemulsifying without alkali-application. Because of the enlargement of the particles, the scuff resistance and
anti-block is importantly improved.
Liquid Polyethylene Wax Liquid Polyethylene wax emulsion helps you improve a multitude of processes and
products. They help make your printing inks perform better, manufacture more easily, and maintain costeffectiveness. They give you a competitive edge in the marketplace that lets you increase profitability.
How You Can Use Liquid Polyethylene Wax Liquid Polyethylene wax emulsion
Polyethylene emulsion are a family of synthetic waxes used as additives or modifiers in printing inks to
improve mar and abrasion resistance, slip, control of rheology, and other properties.
In ink applications, a fluid is spread in a thin layer on a substrate. The layer hardens into an adherent film
through the action of any of a number of mechanisms. You can use polyethylene waxes to modify the
properties of both the applied fluid and the final film. In the fluid, the polyethylene wax can control its rheology
characteristics. In the final film, the low molecular weight polyethylene wax can modify surface properties,
such as coefficient of friction, mar and abrasion resistance, and gloss. These property enhancements are
important to ink manufacturers.
Important Characteristics
c Liquid Polyethylene Wax is an emulsion of high melting point polyethylene wax and does not contain
APE.
c Liquid Polyethylene Wax is used as an additive in water based inks, coatings and over print varnishes,
where improved slip, rub resistance, scratch resistance and/or block resistance are needed.
c Liquid Polyethylene Wax can be used as an additive to paper coatings, wood coatings, metal coatings,
overprint varnishes, floor polish and other markets where slip and hardness are required, without significant
degradation of gloss. Addition levels range from 3 – 10%, depending on application requirements.
c Excellent compatibility with acrylics & styrene acrylics
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c Improve rub and mar resistance and slip characteristics may be secured by addition of 0.5 to 2% Liquid
CARBON
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SPECIFICATION
Polyethylene WaxMICRONIZED
liquid polyethylene
to lithographic
and flexographic
inks
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liquid polyethylene concentrations of about 3% becauseN220
of its excellent
resistance toN326
solvents
TEST
PARAMETERS
UNIT
ASTM
METHOD
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ink applications
where
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liquid polyethylene can be used as substitutes for PTFE
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mg/g
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111 ± 5
Heating Loss
Typical Properties
%
D 1509
1 max
1.5 max
1.5 max
Ash Content
%
D 1506
1 max
1 max
Specifications
Sieve Residue 350
Appearance
BSS mesh
%
Method
D 1514
0.6max
Visual
0.6max
white liquid
Available in 25 kg bags across all our warehouses.
Solids
0.6max
1 max
Test results
Halogendryer
39.0 - 41.0 % (155°C)
pH value
Glasselectrode
3.0 - 4.0
Viscosity
Brookfield DV-I+
200 - 300 mPa.s (#3, 100rpm, 20°C)
Other Characteristics
Ionic character
non-ionic
Wax content
31.0 - 33.0 %
Emulsifier content
7.0 - 9.0 %
Dilution
in all ratios with water
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