Overcome Cellulosics Drawbacks with

Rheotech™ x800
 Agenda

What is currently known about HEC and HASE thickeners :

strengths and weaknesses

Case studies addressing HEC and HASE known weaknesses

thanks to new HASE technologies

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 HEC thickeners use and performance

Stable viscosities for shelf life Powder form, preparation time

stability
Robustness vs binder technology
Color compatibility, homogeneous
appearance to tinted paints Case
Open time to thin and thick paint
coatings
more water amount and swelling
time
Poor leveling, addition of glycol or
HEUR thickeners
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Spatter issues and limited brush
drag/film build due to poor high
shear building
Limited choice of rheology profiles

Case 1

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 HASE thickeners use and performance

Case 2
A broad spectrum of rheology Dependant on binder technology
profiles, from Newtonian to pseudo
plastic
Better productivity, liquid form, no Significant viscosity evolution
preparation, incorporation at any overnight and in time for 0-VOC
stage, post-addition paints
Case 3
Remarkable application properties
Open time reduction of thin and thick
thanks to the control of high shear
rate viscosities paint coatings

Better price/performance ratio: less

use of thickener leading to cost
savings

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 A broad spectrum of rheology profiles, from Newtonian to Pseudo
Case 1 plastic

Semi-gloss Eggshell

Balanced

3800

Gloss
2800 4800 Matt

Paints Newtonian Pseudoplastic

Rheology

RHEOTECH™
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 A broad spectrum of rheology profiles, from Newtonian to Pseudo
plastic
Case 1

Solvent free matt paint, based on 15% VAE binder type

TARGET : 10 rpm Brookfield Viscosity

H ™ One coat
15 000 mPa.s

EC
Viscosity ICI (P) matt paint

2P OT Standard

H E matt paint
0
R 8 0
2
Economical
HEC
matt paint
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1P 38
0 0
4 8
% dry dosage
/ total formulation
0.2 0.4 0.6

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 1- A broad spectrum of rheology profiles, from Newtonian to Pseud
plastic
Case 1
Pseudo plastic Balanced & robust Newtonian
Rheotech™ 4800 Rheotech™ 3800 Rheotech™ 2800

fair film build excellent

poor leveling good

one coat matt paint

7 economical matt paint standard matt paint
semi gloss paint
 Dependency of HASE on binder technology
Case 2

Aim: to maintain rheological balance while choosing another latex chemistry

and/or changing its amount in a Matt Paint Formulation
Low Shear Viscosity  14 000 mPa.s (Brookfield at 10 rpm)
Medium Shear Viscosity  120 KU
High Shear Viscosity  1.1 P (ICI viscosity)

Three different latexes Two dosages

Styrene Acrylic 1 5 % & 15 % of latex
Styrene Acrylic 2 5 % & 15 % of latex
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate 15 % of latex
Results
● Difference between the obtained and targeted values is calculated in %.
● Target is considered as achieved each time the difference is less than plus or
minus 30%.

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 Dependency of HASE on binder technology
Case 2
Matt dispersion paint: 15% of VAE binder, 0.3% of thickener (dry)

Rheotech™
3800 HASE 1 HASE 2 HASE 3 HASE 4 HASE 5
60

30
C/P (mPa.s)
Stormer (KU)
Brookfield 10 rpm (mPa.s)
% 0

-30

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 Dependency of HASE on binder technology
Case 2
Matt dispersion paint: 5% of styrene acrylic binder, 0.3% of thickener (dry)

Rheotech™
3800 HASE 1 HASE 2 HASE 3 HASE 4 HASE 5
60

30
C/P (mPa.s)
Stormer (KU)
Brookfield 10 rpm (mPa.s)
% 0

-30

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 Dependency of HASE on binder technology
Case 2
Matt dispersion paint: compliance between tested thickeners
compliance/5
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The HASE technology deployed across Rheotech™ range
allows:
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• less binder dependency like HEC thickeners
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• associative character more robust vs current HASE
• more flexibility for production processes
2

0
Rheotech™
3800 HASE 1 HASE 2 HASE 3 HASE 4 HASE 5

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 HASE performance ratio and application properties
New outlook for open time
Case 3
Low emission high PVC matt paint PVC: 84%, SC: 58.7%

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 HASE performance ratio and application properties
New outlook for open time
Case 3
Low emission high PVC matt paint PVC: 84%, SC: 58.7%
Storage stability at room temperature and at 50°C

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 HASE performance ratio and application properties
New outlook for open time
Case 3
Low emission high PVC matt paint PVC: 84%, SC: 58.7%

Storage stability: Freeze-thaw stability

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 HASE performance ratio and application properties
New outlook for open time
Case 3
Low emission high PVC matt paint PVC: 84%, SC: 58.7%

Application Properties: Sag evaluation (ASTM D4400)

Medium Mw HEC Rheotech™ 2800

Experimental HASE thickener

No sag until 16 mils No sag until 24 mils

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No sag until 24 mils

 HASE performance ratio and application properties
New outlook for open time
Case 3
Low emission high PVC matt paint PVC: 84%, SC: 58.7%

Application Properties: leveling evaluation (ASTM : D4062)

Medium Mw HEC Rheotech™ 2800

Experimental HASE thickener

Leveling = 4 Leveling = 5

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Leveling = 7
 HASE performance ratio and application properties
New outlook for open time
Case 3
Low emission high PVC matt paint PVC: 84%, SC: 58.7%

Open Time

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The review of the valuable advantages of HEC thickeners shows that

Robustness / binder
Storage stability
Open time

are totally matched by Rheotech™ technology

Rheotech™ family offers as well the added value of HASE thickeners

Efficiency
Versatility
Improved coating properties