K-FLEX 500P

LOW-VOC, DIBENZOATE COALESCENT TAILORED FOR ULTRA-LOW-VOC APPLICATIONS
  • Product Type: Dibenzoate
  • Master Product Number: MITM12157
  • Product SKUs: ITM21358, ITM25968

Product Details

K-FLEX 500P is a dibenzoate coalescent for environmentally friendly, low-VOC paints. Specifically designed for the coatings industry, K-FLEX 500P provides formulators with a solution that meets regulations and consumer demands for lower VOC content, without sacrificing performance and value.

Offering excellent scrub resistance and gloss, K-FLEX 500P aids in the development of desirable performance characteristics while offering improved handling due to low temperature flexibility. Its performance and value make it a viable replacement to higher-volatility coalescents such as TMPDMIB (2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate) or even low-VOC types such as triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate.

K-FLEX 500P is also used as a non-phthalate plasticizer in adhesives, plastisols, and other applications requiring a polar plasticizer with a lower VOC content.

Benefits

  • High scrub resistance and gloss
  • Low freeze point
  • Excellent choice for low-VOC architectural paints and coatings
Attribute Value
SPECIFICATIONS
Acidity% (as benzoic acid, maximum %) 0.3
Assay% (As benzoate ester, Minimum,% ) 98.0
Color Maximum (APHA) 100
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
Boiling Point (5 mm Hg,°C) 236
Density, ASTM D1475, 25°C g/ml 1.15
Density, ASTM D1475 ,25°C lbs/gal 9.6
Flash Point, ASTM D92, °C 232
Freeze Point, °C 0
Glass Point, by DSC, °C -54
Moisture Content, % 0.02
Refractive Index, 25°C 1.5363
Solubility, in water, % 0.09
Solubility, water in % 0.61
Solubility Parameter, Small’s Hildebrands 9.8
Specific Gravity, 25/25°C 1.15
Surface Tension, ASTM D1331, 25°C, dynes/cm 44.4
Vapor Pressure, 25°C (extrapolated), mmHg 1.0 x 10-8
Viscosity, Brookfield RVT, 20 RPMs at 25°C, cps and mPa.S 107
Viscosity, Kinematic, 25°C, cSt 93
VOC, ASTM D2369, % 0.9

Typical Applications

Application Group Application Description
Paints & Coatings Concrete and Metal Primer Effective coalescent in direct-to-metal coatings
Paints & Coatings Exterior Latex Paint Ultra-low VOC, highly recommended coalescent for exterior paints
Paints & Coatings Industrial Coatings Ultra-low VOC, highly recommended coalescent for industrial coatings applications
Paints & Coatings Interior Latex Paint Ultra-low VOC, highly recommended coalescent for interior latex paints
Paints & Coatings Lacquers – Nitrocellulosic & Acrylic Ultra-low VOC, highly recommended coalescent for nitrocellulosic and acrylic lacquers
Paints & Coatings Special Purpose Coatings Ultra-low VOC, highly recommended coalescent for special purpose coatings applications

About LANXESS Emerald

Today’s toughest, highest performing adhesives, coatings, sealants, and vinyl rely on Emerald’s innovative portfolio of industrial specialties. A wide range of non-phthalate plasticizers, low-VOC coalescents, modifiers, and more deliver critical performance characteristics, such as durability and flexibility.

Learn more about LANXESS Emerald >

Related Products