Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300

Application/Uses

- Coatings - Architectural
- Coatings - Can and Coil
- Coatings - General Industrial
- Coatings - Industrial Maintenance and Marine

Key Attributes

- Excellent associative thickener efficiency
- Excellent wet and dry film properties
- Good solubility and compatibility with wide range of coatings systems
- Improves film formation over a wide range of temperature and relative humidity conditions
- Low odor
- LVP-VOC
- Non-HAP
- Non-SARA
- Not classified as a VOC per China State Environmental Protection Agency
- Not classified as a VOC per European Union Directive 2004/42/EC
- Not classified as a VOC per European Union Solvent Emissions Directive
- REACH compliant
- Readily biodegradable
- Recognized by China with "Green Label II" certificate (low toxicity, non-VOC and environmental friendly biodegradable product)

Product Description

In architectural coatings Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 is an efficient, low odor, low toxicity coalescent for latex paints. Its broad compatibility, easy incorporation, and excellent hydrolytic stability allow its use in a wide range of latex types. Appropriate for many architectural applications, it is particularly suited for low odor flat and low sheen wall paints. The low odor performance of Eastman Optifilm™ 300 enhancer was evaluated in statistically designed experiments. The technical tip titled Reduce Dispersion Paint Odour Using Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 below outlines the procedure used and the evaluation results.

The use of Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 reduces formulated cost by allowing substantial reductions in associative thickeners. Greater than 25% reduction in associative thickener levels can be obtained without compromising rheology characteristics. For more details see the technical tip, Lower Coatings Costs With Texanol™ Ester Alcohol or Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 below.

For industrial bake coatings, Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 is an excellent retarder solvent, and is compatible with a variety of resin systems, making it useful over a wide range of application conditions and substrates. It compared favorably in tests versus a widely used retarder solvent in a polyester coil coating application. The results of this evaluation are discussed in the online technical tip entitled Eastman Retarder Solvent and Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 for Industrial Bake Coatings.

With a boiling point of 281°C, (vapor pressure 0.0007 kPa @ 20°C), Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 is not classified as a VOC according to European Union Decopaint Directive 2004/42/EC (commonly referred to as the Decopaint Directive); European Union Solvent Emissions Directive; and the China State Environmental Protection Agency. Due to its low toxicity and non-VOC status, Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 has been awarded Green Label Type II certificate in China by the China Environmental United Certification Co. Ltd. (CEC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA).

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
Molecular Weight	286.4
Empirical Formula	C16H30O4
Appearance	Free from insoluble matter and haze
Purity	98 wt % min.
Acidityas Isobutyric Acid	0.05 wt % max.
Specific Gravity@ 20°C/20°C	0.942-0.948
Surface Tension@ 25°C	27.56 dynes/cm
Saponification Equivalent	144.8
Refractive Index	1.43 n(25°C/D)
Boiling Point@ 760 mm Hg	281°C (537.8°F)
Freezing Point	-70°C (-94°F)
Flash PointCleveland Open Cup	143°C (290°F)
Fire PointCleveland Open Cup	152°C (305°F)
Autoignition Temperature	424°C (795°F)
Solubilityin Water, @ 20°C	0.42 g/L
Evaporation Rate @ 100°C (n-butyl acetate = 1)	0.674 (g/1000 cm2)/h 0.0004
Hydrolysisafter 96 hr @ 98-99°C	0.003%
Viscosity, Brookfield a @ 25°C	9 cP
Wt/Vol@ 20°C	0.94 kg/L (7.86 lb/gal)
Assay	98.6 wt % min.
ColorPt-Co	10 max.
Vapor Pressure@ 25°C	4.4 X 10-9 mm Hg

*a Number 1 spindle

Comments

Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.

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