K-FLEX 850P

HIGH-SOLVATING, ECONOMICAL PLASTICIZER FOR ADHESIVES AND CAULKS, AS WELL AS OTHER PVC AND PVA APPLICATIONS
  • Product Type: Dibenzoate
  • Master Product Number: MITM12109
  • Product SKUs: ITM19477, ITM19627, ITM21187

Product Details

K-FLEX® 850P is a fast fusing, dibenzoate plasticizer specifically designed for vinyl applications, with economy as a focus. It is also used in waterborne latex applications such as latex caulks and elastomeric sealants. As a high solvator for vinyl, K-FLEX 850P can be used alone or in blends with non-phthalate GP types such as DOTP, enabling formulators to close the performance gap with phthalates such as DINP. K-FLEX 850P’s high compatibility with polar polymers helps to achieve excellent performance characteristics in flexible PVC applications, including both plastisols and melt compounding.

Manufacturers benefit from improved production efficiency and economy due to fast fusion and dry times and the possibility to reduce expensive copolymer levels. In the end product, K-FLEX 850P promotes excellent stain and extraction resistance and reduced or eliminated exudation.

 

Attribute Value
SPECIFICATIONS
Acidity% (as benzoic acid, maximum %) 0.3
Assay% (As benzoate ester, Minimum,% ) 98.0
Color Maximum (APHA) 150
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
Boiling Point (5 mm Hg,°C) 180
Color (APHA) 50
Density, ASTM D1475, 25°C g/ml 1.14
Density, ASTM D1475 ,25°C lbs/gal 9.6
Flash Point, ASTM D92, °C 193
Freeze Point, °C 12
Glass Point, by DSC, °C -50
Moisture Content, % 0.02
Refractive Index, 25°C 1.5365
Solubility, in water, % 0.55
Solubility, water in % 1.64
Solubility Parameter, Small’s Hildebrands 9.8
Specific Gravity, 25/25°C 1.14
Surface Tension, ASTM D1331, 25°C, dynes/cm 45.0
Vapor Pressure, 25°C (extrapolated), mmHg 2.38×10-5
Viscosity, Brookfield RVT, 20 RPMs at 25°C, cps and mPa.S 76
Viscosity, Kinematic, 25°C, cSt 66
VOC, ASTM D2369, % 1.7

Typical Applications

Application Group Application Description
Industrial Intermediates Equipment Clean Out & Purge Highly recommended plasticizer for equipment clean put and purge applications
Paints & Coatings Color Dispersions Effective, economical coalescent for dispersions
Personal Care Multifunctional Effective, plasticizer for hair removal/depilatory wax products
Sealant Plastisol/Vinyl Sealants Highly recommended, high solvating plasticizer for plastisol/vinyl sealants
Sealant Polysulfide Sealants Highly recommended plasticizer for polysulfide sealants
Sealant Silane Modified Polymer Sealants Highly recommended plasticizer for silane-modified polymer sealants
Vinyl PVC Melt Compounding Highly recommended, high solvating plasticizer for PVC melt compounding
Vinyl Plastisol Consumer Products Effective, economical plasticizer for plastisol consumer products
Vinyl Plastisol Flooring Highly recommended plasticizer, imparts superior stain resistance and wear layer toughness in plastisol flooring applications
Vinyl Plastisol Printing Effective, economical plasticizer for plastisol printing

About LANXESS Emerald

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