Excellent Improvement of Substrate Wettability: For water - based coatings, many substrate surfaces have the problem of being difficult to be evenly coated by the coating, such as some materials with low surface energy. DC - 67 wetting agent can significantly improve this situation. By reducing the surface tension between the coating and the substrate, the water - based coating can adhere to the substrate surface more evenly and tightly. In practical applications, when using a water - based coating added with DC - 67 wetting agent on some rough or low - surface - energy substrates, the spreadability of the coating is improved by about 40% - 50%, effectively avoiding coating defects such as craters and fisheyes, and improving the quality and aesthetics of the coating.
Optimize the Wettability of Ink on Packaging Materials: In the field of packaging and printing, water - soluble flexographic printing inks and gravure printing inks often affect the printing effect due to poor wettability on high - smooth packaging materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyethylene terephthalate. DC - 67 wetting agent can greatly improve the wettability of ink on these materials, allowing the ink to spread and penetrate better on the surface of packaging materials, making the printed patterns clearer and the colors more vivid. For example, when printing on polyethylene packaging materials, using ink added with this wetting agent, the edge clarity of the printed pattern is improved by 30% - 40%, and the color saturation is also increased.
Reduce the Amount of Organic Solvents Used: Traditionally, in order to improve wettability, a large amount of organic solvents often need to be added, but this not only increases the cost, but also may bring environmental protection and safety problems. With its efficient wetting performance, DC - 67 wetting agent can reduce the amount of organic solvents used to improve wettability. In some actual production cases, the amount of organic solvents used can be reduced by up to 30% - 40%, which not only reduces production costs, but also conforms to the current green and environmental protection production concept.
Good Chemical Stability and Compatibility: DC - 67 wetting agent can maintain stable performance in different chemical environments. Whether in acidic, alkaline or neutral coating or ink systems, it will not chemically react with other components in the system, nor will it affect the original chemical properties of the system. Moreover, it has good compatibility with various water - based coating and ink formulations, and can be easily integrated into different production processes without adverse phenomena such as delamination and flocculation.
Application Fields
Water - based Coating Industry: It is suitable for the production and construction process of various water - based coatings such as architectural coatings and industrial coatings. It can help the coating adhere better to the surface of various substrates such as walls, metals, and wood, improve the coating effect and decorative performance of the coating, and is widely used in indoor and outdoor wall painting, furniture painting, metal anti - corrosion painting and other scenarios.
Packaging and Printing Industry: It is mainly used in flexographic printing and gravure printing for printing various packaging materials such as food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, and daily necessities packaging. It can improve the printing quality of ink on packaging materials, make the packaging appearance more beautiful, attract consumers, and also help ensure the durability and water resistance of printed patterns.
Usage Methods and Precautions
Usage Methods: During the production process of coatings or inks, it is recommended to slowly add DC - 67 wetting agent under stirring to ensure that it can be fully dispersed. The addition amount is generally 0.1% - 1% of the total amount of coatings or inks. The specific addition amount can be determined by small - scale tests according to the actual substrate conditions, coating or ink formulations, and the required wettability effect.
Precautions
During storage, the product should be placed in a cool, dry and well - ventilated warehouse, avoiding direct sunlight and high temperature. The recommended storage temperature is controlled between 5℃ and 30℃ to ensure the stable performance of the product.
During handling and use, care should be taken to prevent the product from contacting the skin and eyes. In case of accidental contact, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical attention in time.
For unused products after opening, they should be sealed and stored to prevent the product from deteriorating due to absorbing moisture or long - term contact with air, which will affect its wetting performance.