K-FLEX DP

EXTREMELY VERSATILE DIBENZOATE PLASTICIZER, OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • Product Type: Dibenzoate
  • Master Product Number: MITM12107
  • Product SKUs: ITM24062, ITM19474, ITM19475

Product Details

K-FLEX® DP is a dibenzoate plasticizer and one of the most versatile polar plasticizers still commercially available. It has excellent compatibility with a wide range of polar polymers and rubbers and is often blended with other plasticizers. K-FLEX DP is a high solvator and delivers value to many applications, but it is particularly recommended for coatings, such as nitrocellulosic and acrylic lacquers, and vinyl applications, such as plastisol printing.
 
Similar to K-FLEX PG, K-FLEX DP has an extremely low freeze point, which results in easier handling.
Attribute Value
Specifications
Acidity% (as benzoic acid, maximum %) 0.1
Assay% (As benzoate ester, Minimum,% ) 98.0
Color Maximum (APHA) 100
Typical Properties
Color (APHA) 50
Density, ASTM D1475, 25°C g/ml 1.11
Density, ASTM D1475 ,25°C lbs/gal 9.3
Flash Point, ASTM D92, °C 204
Freeze Point, °C -51
Glass Point, by DSC, °C -51
Moisture Content, % 0.02
Refractive Index, 25°C 1.5238
Solubility, in water, % 0.20
Solubility Parameter, Small’s Hildebrands 9.5
Specific Gravity, 25/25°C 1.11
Surface Tension, ASTM D1331, 25°C, dynes/cm 42.8
Viscocity, Brookfield RVT, 20 RPMs at 25°C, cps and mPa.S 99
Viscosity, Kinematic, 25deg;C, cSt 89
VOC, ASTM D2369, % 3.2

Typical Applications

Application Group Application Description  
Adhesives Putty Effective low VOC plasticizer used in putty  
Adhesives Water-based Latex Adhesives Effective, low VOC plasticizer for water-based latex adhesives  
Agricultural Crop Protection Highly recommended, low VOC plasticizer used in pesticides  
Paints & Coatings Lacquers – Nitrocellulosic & Acrylic Highly recommended, low VOC coalescent for nitrocellulosic and acrylic lacquers  
Personal Care Multifunctional Plasticizer used as viscosity control aid in wax-based hair removal products  
Sealant Polysulphide Sealants Effective, low VOC plasticizer for polysulfide sealants  
Sealant Water-based Latex Caulks & Sealants Effective, low VOC plasticizer for water-based latex caulks and sealants  
Vinyl Plastisol Printing Highly recommended, low VOC plasticizer used in plastisol printing

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