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Dow Products for Graphic Arts

A proven portfolio that spans the functional palette
Arts & Science
The Graphic Arts industry encompasses a vast universe Basics to Breakthroughs
of intertwining interests, each with its own multitude of
Dow products for graphic arts span the functional palette,
potential application requirements. Yet Dow is confident
from clarity, gloss, and color stabilization, to scuff resistance
that our portfolio of polymers and coatings and formulation
and durability, to promoting adhesion on numerous
additives contains valuable solutions for enhancing virtually
substrates, including specialty papers and non-wovens.
any graphic arts component – an advantageous connection
between science and art. The following tables offer an at-a-glance catalog of Dow’s
proven options. Your Dow sales professional or Technical
Service and Development representative can help answer
your questions or schedule time to discuss the possibilities of
working together.

Table 1: Product Selection Chart – Polymers

EMULSIONS FOR POROUS SUBSTRATES
Product Solids % pH Viscosity cP Tg °C AN Comments
RHOPLEX™ I-545 40 8.5 500 60 75 Good balance of gloss, water and heat resistance.
RHOPLEX I-2350
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30 8.5 1000 65 150 Good clarity, high heat resistance, high dilutability.
RHOPLEX™ I-2183N 30 9 300 65 150 Excellent heat resistance and hot scuffing (without Zn).
COLLOIDALS
Product Solids % pH Viscosity cP Tg °C AN Comments
RHOPLEX™ I-62 50 3.5 50 45 95 ASR, lower MW. Good for dispersing inorganic and
organic pigments.
RHOPLEX™ I-98 30 3.5 50 45 95 ASR. Higher MW than I-62. Good as a sole vehicle.
RHOPLEX I-2074
™
46 3.5 50 138 160 ASR. Very hard resin, additive to help scuff resistance with OPVs
RHOPLEX I-2426D
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49 4 50 52 115 ASR. Best cost/performance balance.
RHOPLEX™ I-1955 40 5 50 25 130 ASR with high dilution. Good with carbon black pigments.
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
Product Solids % pH Viscosity cP Tg °C AN Comments
RHOPLEX E-1691LF
™
40 7 100 45 10 Hard emulsion. Adhesion to vinyl. Good plasticizer migration
resistance and good scrub resistance.
RHOPLEX™ P-376 50 9 100 20 10 Excellent water resistance. Fast drying.
RHOPLEX HA-12™
45.5 3 100 20 NA Self-crosslinking emulsion (requires heat). Excellent water
and alkali resistance.
RHOPLEX™ HA-16 45.5 2.6 350 35 NA Self-crosslinking emulsion (requires heat). Excellent water
and alkali resistance. Harder than Rhoplex HA-12.
RHOPLEX™ B-85 38 9.6 100 105 10 Hard, non-film-forming anionic emulsion. Provides good
blocking without hurting resistance properties.
RHOPLEX™ B-88 42.5 9 100 91 10 Hard, non-film-forming nonionic emulsion. Provides good
blocking without hurting resistance properties.
HOLLOW SPHERE PIGMENTS
Product Particle Void Solids % pH Viscosity Comments
Size Volume cP
microns %
ROPAQUE™ OP-96 0.55 50 30.5 8.5 100 Low parrticle size opacifier
ROPAQUE HP-1055
™
1 55 26.5 9 100 Higher PS. Slightly more efficient than Ropaque OP-96
ROPAQUE Ultra ™
0.4 45 30 8.5 100 Most efficient for TiO2 replacement.

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Table 2: Product Selection Chart – Additives

RHEOLOGY MODIFIERS
Product Type Appearance Solids % pH Viscosity cP Comments
ACRYSOL™ ASE Milky white 28 3 100 Must be neutralized. Imparts a short, buttery viscosity;
ASE-60 efficient at thickening. Swellable.
ACRYSOL™ ASE Milky white 40 3 100 Must be neutralized. Imparts a light, creamy rheology.
ASE-75 Soluble.
ACRYSOL™ ASE Milky white 18 3 100 Must be neutralized. Imparts a long, leggy viscosity;
ASE-95 NP good transfer additive. Soluble.
ACRYSOL™ HASE Milky white 30 3 100 Must be neutralized. Fairly efficient at thickening,
TT-935 between shear thinning and Newtonian.
ACRYSOL™ HEUR Hazy solution 17.5 7 -- Ready to use in an all-water solution.
RM-8W Some thickening efficiency.
ACRYSOL™ HEUR Hazy solution 20 7 1500 Ready to use in a solvent/water solution.
RM-1020 Imparts Newtonian rheology.
ACRYSOL™ HEUR Hazy solution 20 7 -- Ready to use in an all-water solution.
RM-2020 NPR Imparts Newtonian rheology.
ACRYSOL™ HEUR Clear solution 60 7 300 Ready to use in a solvent/water solution.
TT-678 Tough up thickener for gravure and screen printing.
DISPERSANTS
Product Type Appearance Solids % pH Viscosity cP Comments
TAMOL™ 165A Hydrophobically Translucent 21 9 150 Ammonia neutralized, high Tg, faster drying.
modified poly acid solution Used as a gloss, hardness modifier.
TAMOL™ 731A Hydrophobically Translucent 25 9 150 NaOH solubilized. Efficient pigment dispersing with TiO2.
modified poly acid solution

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