Wetting & Levelling Agents

BioWet™ 25 acts as a solvent-free, readily biodegradable wetting agent that also imparts anti-corrosion properties. It offers pigment grinding efficiency and reduction of pigment particle size. Improves flow characteristics of both paper coatings and sizing and wetting of pigment surface. Gives gloss improvement of emulsion lacquers, and wet-edge (open time) of emulsion paints and lacquers. Proves to be a very good carrier for water-soluble chemicals that have to be placed on/in hydrophobic surfaces. Used in paper coatings and printing inks. Exhibits high surface energy that leads to a very good wetting of the (paper) coating without an increase of the water absorption (low COBB value).

Polyhydroxy amide.

Benefits

• Exhibits high surface energy properties
• Increases pigment wetting and grinding efficiency
• Increases wet-edge (open time) of emulsion paints and lacquers
• Improves the “flop” effect of aluminium pigments
• Readily biodegradable
• Non-foaming
• No labelling

Applications

• Coatings and lacquers
• Paper coatings/impregnation
• Printing inks (OPV)
• Cleaning agents

BioWet™ 25L is a solvent-free, readily biodegradable wetting agent for aqueous lacquers and paints.

Polyhydroxy amide in water.

Benefits

• Provides the necessary wetting properties for water-based systems
• Increases gloss and wet-edge (open time) of emulsion-based lacquers
• Increases pigment wetting and grinding efficiency
• Exhibits high surface energy properties
• Readily biodegradable
• Non-foaming
• No labelling

Applications

• Coatings and lacquers
• Printing inks (OPV)
• Stains and primers

BioWet™ 45 offers improved pigment grinding efficiency. It imparts anti-corrosion properties and exhibits improved wetting on glass substrates. Prevents gel formation in PU systems (related to isocyanates). Possesses improved wetting of pigment surface. It is used in coatings, printing inks, PU and epoxy coatings.

Blend of polyalkylene glycols and polyhydroxy amides.

Benefits

• Provides the necessary wetting properties for water-based systems
• Prohibits gel formation in PU systems (related to isocyanates)
• Good wetting on glass substrates
• Increases pigment wetting and grinding efficiency
• Readily biodegradable
• Non-foaming
• No labelling

Applications

• Coatings
• PU and epoxy-based coatings
• Printing inks
• Cleaning agents

BioWet™ 50L is a solvent-free, readily biodegradable adhesion promoter for difficult substrates.

Proprietary blend of polyalkylene glycols and polyhydroxy amide.

Benefits

• Adhesion promoter for difficult substrates, like glass and mineral surfaces
• Improves open time and gloss
• Very good recoatability
• Readily biodegradable
• Low foaming
• No labelling

Applications

• Coatings
• Printing inks

BioWet™ 75 is a biodegradable wetting and levelling agent for water-based systems such as fountain solutions and water-based lacquers. It provides excellent static as well as dynamic surface tension values. Allows the necessary wetting and levelling/flow properties for water-based systems like PSA systems. It is used in paper coatings, lacquers and printing inks.

Proprietary blend of polyalkylene glycols and polyhydroxy amide in water.

Benefits

• Provides the necessary wetting and levelling/flow properties for water-based systems like Pressure sensitive adhesive systems
• Highly recommended for fountain solutions for low alcohol or alcohol-free printing processes
• Improves open time and flow of (textured) masonry coatings and plasters
• Non-foaming

Applications

• Coatings and lacquers
• Printing inks and fountain solutions
• Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs)
• Paper coatings
• Cleaning agents

BioWet™ 150R exhibits very good water retention properties; however, after drying, the water resistance is not affected. Improves wet-edge (open time) of emulsion paints and lacquers. Plasticiser of concrete/cement.

Polyhydroxy amide in water.

Benefits

• Improves water retention
• Wetting of pigment surfaces
• Increases wet-edge (open time) of emulsion paints and lacquers
• Plasticiser for concrete/cement
• Readily biodegradable
• Non-foaming
• No labelling

Applications

• (Exterior) textured masonry coatings
• Plasters (putz)
• Concrete/cement

BioFlow™ 71 is a VOC- and silicone free wetting agent for aqueous systems such as (paper) coatings, inks, and universal pigment preparations.

Proprietary mixture of surface-active compounds in water.

Benefits

• Improves pigment wetting, grinding efficiency and particle size reduction
• Improves colour acceptance of tinting systems
• Works synergistically with the ADDISP™ ECO universal pigment dispersant
• Great wetting and anti-crater additive for water-borne systems
• Excellent carrier for water-soluble chemicals that must be placed on/in hydrophobic surfaces
• Exhibits low surface tension values under both dynamic and static conditions
• Exhibits a high surface energy that leads to an excellent wetting of the coating without an increase of the water absorption (low COBB value)
• Readily biodegradable
• Low foaming

Applications

• Coatings (WB)
• Printing inks (OPV)
• Paper coatings (impregnation)

BioWet™ AC17 is a solvent-free, readily biodegradable wetting and levelling agent that exhibits low dynamic and static surface tension values. It can be post-added as an anti-cratering/pinhole additive to coatings and inks. It is also a suitable foaming agent for emulsion-based (acoustic) ceiling and wall paint.

Proprietary blend of surface-active ethoxylates.

Benefits

• Anti-cratering/pinhole properties
• Improves pigment wetting and colour development
• Provides anti-skinning properties in water-based formulations
• Exhibits low dynamic and static surface tension values
• Can be used as a foaming agent for emulsion-based (acoustic) ceiling and wall paint, providing excellent insulating and sound-dampening characteristics
• Readily biodegradable

Applications

• Coatings and lacquers
• Spray adjuvants
• Plasters

Anti-cratering and anti-orangepeel

Superior spray adjuvant wetting properties

BioWet™ 60G acts as an adhesion promoter, corrosion inhibitor and wetting agent for glass substrates. It is non-foaming and imparts anti-corrosion properties for ferrous and aluminium substrates. It allows flow regulation and shows wetting performance. Used in primers, gloss emulsion paints and printing inks.

Proprietary blend of polyalkylene glycols and polyhydroxy amide.

Benefits

• Excellent adhesion promoter for glass substrates
• Offers resistance against glass corrosion in dishwashing applications
• Provides anti-corrosion properties for ferrous and aluminium substrates.
• Non-foaming

Applications

• Coatings
• Printing inks
• Cleaning agents