Surfynol® 440 surfactant can perform as a nonfoaming dynamic wetting agent in a wide variety of applications including waterborne coatings, inks, adhesives, agricultural chemicals, and numerous industrial specialty applications. It is a 100% active, easy-to handle liquid that contains no added alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
Surfynol® 440 surfactant complies with several regulations needed for applications requiring food contact compliances in the US, Europe and Asia.
Recommended Usage
Between 0.1 and 2 % of total formulation weight is recommended.
Advantages
- Low-foam dynamic surface tension reduction
- Enables wetting of low-energy and/or contaminated substrates
- Enhances rapid penetration of absorbent substrates
- Has several global food contact compliances
- Stable in most high electrolyte and brine systems
- Defoaming/de-airentrainment in concrete and oil field cements
- Wets and prevents smut formation in metalworking fluids
- Contains no added APEs, HAPs or solvents
- Contains no added siloxanes, silicones or fluorosurfactants
Applications
- Waterborne industrial coatings Waterborne internal can coatings
- Printing inks
- Fountain solutions
- Pressure-sensitive adhesives
- Flexible food packaging adhesives
- Paper coatings
- Metalworking lubricants
- Concrete and oil well cementing
