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Specialty Chemicals
Paint Driers
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Product Name Metal Content Non-Volatile Content Benefits and Uses Cobalt Octate 12% 12 68 Strongly promotes surface drying. It is Bluish Violet in color, but low effect on color on the dry paint film. It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint Cobalt Octate 10% 10 57 Strongly promotes surface drying. It is Bluish Violet in color, but low effect on color on the dry paint film. It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint Cobalt Octate 8% 8 50 Strongly promotes surface drying. It is Bluish Violet in color, but low effect on color on the dry paint film. It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint Cobalt Octate 6% 6 3 Strongly promotes surface drying. It is Bluish Violet in color, but low effect on color on the dry paint film. It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint Cobalt Octate 3% 3 12 Strongly promotes surface drying. It is Bluish Violet in color, but low effect on color on the dry paint film. It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint Manganese Octate 10% 10 68 Intermediate in activity having oxidizing property. Low risk of wrinkling. Brownish or pink‐yellow color of the paint film develops at high Mn dosages Manganese Octate 8% 8 50 Intermediate in activity having oxidizing property. Low risk of wrinkling. Brownish or pink‐yellow color of the paint film develops at high Mn dosages Manganese Octate 6% 6 37 Intermediate in activity having oxidizing property. Low risk of wrinkling. Brownish or pink‐yellow color of the paint film develops at high Mn dosages Lead Octate 36% 36 70 Promotes polymerization, increased hardness, trough drying. Lead improves flexibility and durability of the film Lead Octate 32% 32 55 Promotes polymerization, increased hardness, trough drying. Lead improves flexibility and durability of the film Lead Octate 24% 24 48 Promotes polymerization, increased hardness, trough drying. Lead improves flexibility and durability of the film Lead Octate 18% 18 35 Promotes polymerization, increased hardness, trough drying. Lead improves flexibility and durability of the film Calcium Octate 10% 10 52 Stabilizes active driers and is often used to replace Lead. Promotes drying under adverse Calcium Octate 6% 6 51 Stabilizes active driers and is often used to replace Lead. Promotes drying under adverse Calcium Octate 5% 5 50 Stabilizes active driers and is often used to replace Lead. Promotes drying under adverse Calcium Octate 3% 3 30 Stabilizes active driers and is often used to replace Lead. Promotes drying under adverse Zinc Octate 18% 18 75 Zinc is auxiliary drier. Lower risk of film discoloration. Zinc drier promotes the through drying and avoids surface wrinkling Zinc Octate 12% 12 50 Zinc is auxiliary drier. Lower risk of film discoloration. Zinc drier promotes the through drying and avoids surface wrinkling Zinc Octate 6% 6 25 Zinc is auxiliary drier. Lower risk of film discoloration. Zinc drier promotes the through drying and avoids surface wrinkling Zirconium Octate 18% 18 60 Most widely accepted replacements for lead. It is an efficient auxillary drier Zirconium Octate 12% 12 40 Most widely accepted replacements for lead. It is an efficient auxillary drier Zirconium Octate 6% 6 20 Most widely accepted replacements for lead. It is an efficient auxillary drier Auxiliary driers –
Product Name Metal Content Non-Volatile Content Benefits and Uses Potassium Octate 15% 15 75 Used mainly for the curing of unsaturated polyester resins; and in water-based coatings to aid solubility Potassium Octate 10% 10 61 Used mainly for the curing of unsaturated polyester resins; and in water-based coatings to aid solubility Barium Octaote 14% 14 56 It improves through‐drying in combination with Cobalt, imparts good pigment wetting characteristics Barium Octaote 12% 12 51 It improves through‐drying in combination with Cobalt, imparts good pigment wetting characteristics Cadmium Octoate 15.5% 15.5 55 It is used as heat stability improver along with secondary drier. It is used in combination with Barium, Zinc Cadmium Octoate 15% 15 53 It is used as heat stability improver along with secondary drier. It is used in combination with Barium, Zinc Cerium Octoate 12% 12 55 It is used as heat stability improver along with secondary drier. It is used in combination with Barium, Zinc Cerium Octoate 6% 6 29 - Strontium Octoate 10% 10 63 It enhaces through-drying and thus ensures better film Properties. The product can be used in all alkyd system and, especially, in systems with high solids content Strontium Octoate 6% 6 32 It enhaces through-drying and thus ensures better film Properties. The product can be used in all alkyd system and, especially, in systems with high solids content Iron Octoate 10% 10 55 Iron Octoate is dark color. The catalytic effect only at baking temperatures over 130 °C, used for stoving finish Iron Octoate 4% 4 14 Iron Octoate is dark color. The catalytic effect only at baking temperatures over 130 °C, used for stoving finish Copper Naphthenate 8.6% 8.6 58 It is most suitable in formulation of ship bottom paints as it acts as anti-fouling agent Copper Naphthenate 6% 6 40 It is most suitable in formulation of ship bottom paints as it acts as anti-fouling agent Copper Naphthenate 3% 3 16 It is most suitable in formulation of ship bottom paints as it acts as anti-fouling agent Cobalt Naphthenate 12% 12 60 It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint. Used in combination with other metal driers Cobalt Naphthenate 10% 10 52 It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint. Used in combination with other metal driers Cobalt Naphthenate 8% 8 42 It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint. Used in combination with other metal driers Cobalt Naphthenate 6% 6 32 It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint. Used in combination with other metal driers Cobalt Naphthenate 3% 3 15 It produces less discoloration in wet paint and upon ageing of dried paint. Used in combination with other metal driers Combination Driers:
Product Name Metal Content Non-Volatile Content Application AOPL 1025 Co 1.5%, Mn 1.5%, Pb 17.5% 52 Enamel Paints AOPL 1028 Co 2.6%, Mn 2.0%, Pb 8% 39 For Inks AOPL 1068 Co 0.6%, Mn 1.8%, Pb 10% 35 Primer AOPL 10425 Co 0.45%, Mn 2.15%, Pb 17.5% 43 Primer AOPL 10725 Co 0.25%, Mn 2.5%, Pb 17.5% 52 - AOPL 1121 Co 1.2%, Pb 11.01%, Ca 2.17% 41 - AOPL 1123 Co 1%, Ca 2.0%, Zr 2% 23 White Enamel Paint AOPL 11N9 Co, Ca, Zr 47 - AOPL 1345 Co 4.5%, Ba 4.5% 37 - AOPL 1231 Co 1.66%, Zn 4.66% 26 - Water Dispersible Driers:
Product Name Metal Content Non-Volatile Content Cobalt WD 5 42 - 52 Calcium WD 5 29 - 39 Manganese WD 5 53 - 63 Zirconium WD 12 41 - 51 Zinc WD 5 27 - 37
