Rhodoline® WA Series

New APE Free Wetting Agents for Paints

Rhodoline® WA series are APE free surfactants with excellent wetting and low- TECHNICAL BULLETIN
foaming properties. Rhodoline® WA series are especially designed for use in formulating
waterborne architectural paints and coating compositions.
Key Features
Physical Properties • Excellent wetting
Rhodoline® WA 100E, Rhodoline® WA 120 and Rhodoline® WA 150 are low viscosity
and low pour point products that are easy to handle. • Low foaming
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• Cost effective
Properties
WA 100E WA 120 WA 150 • APE Free
Appearance Liquid Liquid Liquid • Fast migration
Solid, %
pH
100
6.5
100
6.5
100
6.5
• Silicone free
Surface Tension at cmc, mN/m 30.6 28.2 32.8
• Easy to handle
Brookfield viscosity, cPs 20 14 18
Pour Point, °C 7 11 <0
Cloud point (1% sol.), °C 29 40 18

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Properties
WA 200 WA 265 WDA 620
Appearance liquid liquid liquid
Solid, % 50 90 50
pH 7.0 6.0 7.0
Surface tension at cmc, mN/m 34.3 31.0 39.2
Brookfield viscosity, cPs 500 250 110
Pour point, °C 5 5 <0

Dosage
Rhodoline® WA series recommended dosage is 0.1 - 0.5% based on total paint weight as
wetting agents.

Performance
Surfactant Wetting Property Surfactant Foaming Characteristics

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Benchmark WA 100E WA 120 WA 150 Benchmark WA-100E WA-120 WA-150

Rhodoline® WA 100E and Rhodoline® WA 120 Rhodoline® WA 100E and Rhodoline® WA 150
provide an equivalent to better wetting than the exhibit similar or lower foaming characteristics
APE containing industry benchmark. than the industry benchmark.
Performance
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Acrylic semi-gloss paint formula
benchmark WA 100E WA 120 WA 150
GRIND Weight % Weight % Weight % Weight %
Water 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90
Dispersant Rhodoline® 111 E 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66
Defoamer 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
Ethylene glycol 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87
Colloidal clay 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36
LETDOWN
Acrylic latex 52.49 52.49 52.49 52.49
Titanium dioxide slurry 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65
High shear viscosity builder (ICI) 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31
Coalescent 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
Low shear viscosity builder (KU) 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87
Amine 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
Preservative 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
Defoamer 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48
Water 18.41 18.41 18.41 18.41
Wetting agent Rhodoline® WA series 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Total 100.61 100.61 100.61 100.61

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Paint Properties
benchmark WA 100E WA 120 WA 150
Viscosity, KU, overnight 84 89 91 100

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Viscosity, ICI, overnight 0.75 0.80 0.75 1.00
Viscosity drop, KU -37 -32 -30 -21
Gloss, 20° 20.7 19.2 19.9 17.1
Gloss, 60° 62.3 60.8 61.7 59.3
Gloss, 85° 93.2 93.9 92.9 93.5
Sag Resistance, 4-24 mils 6 6 8 8
Block System:
Rating Resistance, after
10 = Best; 0 =1Worst
day @ 50° C 0 3 3 7
Heat Stability, 10 days @ 60°C (Δ KU) +9 +5 +7 +6
Color Acceptance, 1.6% by volume 7 7 8 7
Color Float, 1.6% by volume, 7 Days RT 5 5 5 6
Foam Control, Roller Foam 10 10 10 10
Rating system: 10 = best; 0 = worst

Rhodoline® WA 100E, Rhodoline® WA 120 and Rhodoline® WA 150 based paint underwent a lower viscosity
drop during formulation and the resulting coatings exhibit a better block resistance.

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