Dispersing agents & humectants for pigment preparations
Regulatory constraints, environmental considerations, novel effects
and changing customer tastes require constant reformulation. At
Clariant, we work closely together with our customers to select the
right additives to address your economic and ecological concerns
and help to boost the performance of your paint, coating or pigment
preparation.
Under the brand name DISPERSOGEN® Clariant offers a broad range
of dispersing agents. Our POLYGLYKOL grades are the product of
choice if you are looking for humectants suitable for colorants that
meet the ecolabel criteria for low emission wall paints.
Your preferred partner for paints & coatings
The segment “Paints & Coatings” of Clariant’s Business Unit Industrial & Consumer Specialties
provides performance additives and application solutions for each step of the paints & coatings
value chain. Key application fields are emulsion polymerization, pigment preparation and archi-
tectural coatings as well as paint additive production.
Our objective is helping our customers meeting their customers’ requirements for performance
and quality as well as the needs from the consumer market such as low odor, low VOC levels and
favorable labeling.
Dispersing agents
and humectants for
PIGMENT PREPARATIONS
Clariant International Ltd
BU Industrial & Consumer Specialties
Rothausstrasse 61
4132 Muttenz
Switzerland
Sales & Marketing
Phone: +41 61 469 7704
Application Development
Phone: +49 69 305 802 34
www.clariant.com
www.paints-coatings.clariant.com
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Dispersing agents for pigment preparations

General information Application Product use recommendation Environmental & safety properties Registration
Hard compliancy 5
*
water stability

Product type Product Product Ionicity Active Appearance Point-of- In-plant Water Universal Dosage in % on Dosage in % on Ecolabel APEO free 3 low VOC Hazard REACH AICS DSL ENCS IECSC KECI NECI NZIoC PICCS TSCA
class content Sales tinter based system 1 organic pigment/ inorganic pigment compliant2 (<1%) labeling EU status (Austra- (Canada (Japan) (China) (Korea) (Taiwan) (New (Philippi- (USA)
Colorant end-use carbon blacks (acc. To CLP/GHS) 4* Clariant lia) Zealand) nes)
system (Europe)

Stand-alone Dispersogen® 1728 Polymer Anionic 35% Yellowish viscous or pasty liquid ● ● 20-100% not suitable 3 label-free + + + - + + + + + +
dispersing agents
Dispersogen® 2774 Polymer Nonionic 100% Yellowish to brownish, viscous liquid ● ● 10-30% not suitable 3 label-free + + + + + + + + + +

Dispersogen® 3169 Polymer Anionic 30% Brownish, clear liquid ● ● 20-100% not suitable 3 label-free + + + - + + + + + +

Dispersogen® AN 100 Surfactant Anionic 85% Yellowish, cloudy, viscous liquid ● ● ● ● 40-100% 10-30% 3 3 3 + + + - + + + - - +

Dispersogen® AN 200 Surfactant Anionic 80% Brownish, clear liquid ● ● ● ● 6-12% 4-8% 3 3 3 label-free + - - - - - - - - -

Dispersogen® ECS Surfactant Anionic 30% Clear, yellowish liquid ● ● ● 20-50% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + + + + + + + + + b

Dispersogen® ECO 10 Polymer Anionic 91% Yellowish liquid ● ● ● not suitable 3-8% 3 3 + + + + + + + + + +

Dispersogen® LFS 6 Surfactant Anionic 100% Brownish, viscous liquid ● ● ● 10-40% 5-10% 3 3 3 label-free + + a + + + + + - c

Dispersogen® PCE Polymer Anionic 100% Yellowish, turbid liquid ● ● not suitable 5-20% transp.pigm. 3 3 3 label-free + + a + a - + - - +

Dispersogen® PL 30 Polymer Nonionic 100% Viscous, cloudy liquid ● ● 10-30% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + - - - a - - + - +

Dispersogen® PL 40 Polymer Nonionic 40% Yellowish, clear liquid ● ● 20-50% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + - - - a - - + - +

Dispersogen® PTS Surfactant Nonionic 90% Yellowish clear liquid ● ● ● 10-40% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + + + + + + + + - +

Dispersogen® UDN Surfactant Nonionic 100% Yellowish, cloudy liquid ● ● ● 10-40% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + + + + + + + + - +

Emulsogen® LCN 217 Surfactant Nonionic 70% Clear liquid ● ● ● 10-40% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + + + + + + + - - +

Emulsogen® TS 200 Surfactant Nonionic 100% Yellowish paste ● ● ● 4-8% not suitable 3 3 3 label-free + + + + + + + + + +

For use in combi- Dispersogen® FA Surfactant Nonionic 90% Clear, colorless, viscous liquid ● ● ● ● not suitable 5-10% 3 3 3 + + + + + + + + + +
nation with anionic
dispersing agents
Dispersogen® FN Surfactant Nonionic 90% Clear, colorless, viscous liquid ● ● ● ● not suitable 5-10% 3 3 3 + + + + + + + + + +

Dispersogen® FSE Surfactant Nonionic 100% Clear, yellowish liquid ● ● ● not suitable 5-10% 3 3 3 label-free + + + + + + + + + + Legend:
1 Universal system means that the product is suitable
Dispersogen® MT 200 Surfactant Nonionic 100% Brownish liquid ● ● ● 6-12% 5-10% 3 3 3 label-free + + - + + + - + - + both for water-borne and solvent-borne end-use
systems.
For use in combi- Dispersogen® LFH Surfactant Anionic 100% Brownish, viscous liquid ● ● ● 10-40% 5-10% 3 3 3 + + + + + - + + - + 2 Ecolabel compliant means that the product is
nation with nonionic
suitable for paints and colorants that comply with
dispersing agents
Dispersogen® 145 Surfactant Anionic 100% Yellow to brownish liquid ● ● ● ● 3-5% 3-5% 3 3 3 + + + + + + + + + + the criteria of the European Ecoflower (2008/4453/
EC; 2008/4452/EC), the German Blue Angel
(RAL UZ 102:2010), the Scandinavian Nordic Swan
Dispersogen® 4387 Surfactant Anionic 80% Brownish, turbid liquid ● ● ● 10-40% 5-10% 3 3 3 label-free + a + a + + + - - + (2.3 2008) and the French NF Environment
(NF130:2012).
Hostapal® BV conc Surfactant Anionic 51% Colourless to yellowish paste ● ● ● ● 10-15% 5-10% 3 + + + + + + + + + + 3 Free of alkylphenol ethoxylates
4 Hazard label (GHS/CLP) is according to the Globally
Synergists for Dispersogen® LEC Surfactant Cationic 100% Yellow to brown, viscous liquid ● ● ● ● not suitable 5-10% 3 3 3 label-free c + + + + + + + + + Harmonized System (GHS) of classification, labeling
inorganic pigments
and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures
Dispersogen® PSM Surfactant Cationic 30% Yellow to brownish, viscous liquid ● ● ● ● not suitable 2-4% 3 3 3 + + + - + + + + + + 5 Regulatory status as of 01.01.2015
6 For inorganic pigments to be used in combination
with a nonionic dispersing agent.

Humectants for pigment preparations

* Please contact your local Clariant representative for
the latest material safety data sheet and regulatory
status.
a Volume limitations to be observed for import
b Only for use in R&D
General information Application Product use recommendation Environmental & safety properties Registration
Hard compliancy 5 *
water stability
c Product is not regulated under REACh

Product type Product Product Active Appearance Point-of- In-plant Water Universal Dosage in point-of- Dosage in Ecolabel APEO free 3 VOC Hazard REACH AICS DSL ENCS IECSC KECI Taiwan NZIoC PICCS TSCA
class content Sales tinter based system1 sales colorants in-plant tinters compliant2 content labeling EU status (Austra- (Canada (Japan) (China) (Korea) (NECI) (New (Philippi- (USA)
Colorant end-use (acc. To CLP/GHS) 4* Clariant lia) Zealand) nes)
system (Europe)

Humectants Polyglykol 200 LVC Polyethylene glycol with 200g/mole 100% Clear, colourless liquid ● ● ● ● 4-8% 6-10% 3 3 <0.2 wt.-% label-free + + + + + + + + + +

Polyglykol G500 Polyethylene glycol with 500g/mole 100% Clear, colourless liquid ● ● ● ● 4-8% 6-10% 3 3 <0.1 wt.-% label-free + + + + + + + + + +

Polyglykol 300 Polyethylene glycol with 400g/mole 100% Clear viscous liquid ● ● ● ● 4-8% 6-10% 3 3 <0.2 wt.-% label-free + + + + + + + + + +

Polyglykol 400 Polyethylene glycol with 500g/mole 100% Clear viscous liquid ● ● ● ● 4-8% 6-10% 3 3 <0.1 wt.-% label-free + + + + + + + + + +