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112 Properties of Adhesion Promoters

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling point, C: 100-200 Color: white, colorless to yellow
Solubility (diluents): water, alcohol
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Density, at 20 C, kg/m : 940-1080 Freezing point, C: 95 to -20
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Melt flow rate, g/10 min at 192 C/2.16 kg: 1.3-2.8 Odor: mild, amine-like, acidic
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pH: 7.8-12 Refractive index, n D : 1.526
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Solubility in water at 25 C, g/l: negligible to complete State: liquid or solid
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Viscosity at 20 C, mPa s: 500-8000
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Autoignition temp., C: 200- HMIS: fire, health, reactivity: 1, 1, 0
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Flash point, C: 100-200 NFPA: fire, health, reactivity: 0-1, 1, 0
DOT, shipping name: 9 III to not regulated ICAO/IATA class: 9 III to not
regulated
LD50, dermal rabbit, mg/kg: 2000
LD50, oral rat, mg/kg: 680-13400 UN/NA class: 3082
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
EC50, Daphnia magna, 48h, mg/l: 19.8-100
USE
Manufacturer: BASF, Dow Chemicals
Outstanding properties: improves dye acceptance, paintability, and barrier properties; provides
excellent sealability in coextrusions with nylon and other film structure.
Recommended for products: stucco (rain resistance), paint (wettability, wet adhesion), lamina-
tion inks, food and medical packaging, sporting goods, flexible packaging
Recommended applications: ideal adhesion promoter between different types of plastics or
between plastics and polar substrates, such as polyolefin films and paper; adhesion promoter,
designed for blow and cast film coextrusion for flexible packaging applications
Processing methods: extrusion, coextrusion
Typical dose: 0.1-2
Food approval (FDA): U.S. FDA FAR 21 CFR 177.1310(b)