Polymer additives

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 Polymer additive solutions
from Corbion
O ur synthesis chemists and applications engineers
welcome the opportunity to tackle your most
challenging additive problems. Corbion’s personnel have a
thorough understanding of, and many years of direct
experience in, the industries we serve, enabling us to
satisfy the needs and solve the problems of our existing
and future customers.
Our applications laboratories equipped with antistatic testing
equipment and our fully equipped analytical laboratories are
available to provide superior technical service and support.
Pationic® food grade polymer additives function as:
„„Antistats „„Mold release agents
„„Lubricants „„Processing aids
„„Acid/catalyst neutralizers „„Antifogging agents
„„Dispersants
These product lines are based on glycerol ester, lactate and
stearoyl lactylate chemistries. We supply polymer producers
in the polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, and engineering
thermoplastics industries as well as compounders,
concentrate manufacturers, and other resin producers.
Antistats, Antifogs, Mold Release and Lubricants
Glycerol esters are chemical combinations of glycerine and
fatty acid. Nature provides us with an abundant supply in the
form of fats and oils. Chemically, these natural products are
glycerol tri esters. Examples include: soybean oil, tallow, lard,
and sunflower oil. Most industrial applications for glycerol esters
require mono or mono/di esters for optimum performance.
These products are loosely classified as GMS (glycerol
monostearate), solid at room temperature, and GMO (glycerol
monooleate), a semi-solid. Corbion Caravan manufactures mono
and mono/diesters for the polymer industry.
Animal fats and vegetable oils are used as starting raw
materials for the manufacture of GMO and GMS. If desired,
these tri esters are chemically hardened by hydrogenation to
make them solid at room temperature. Hard or soft, the triester
then undergoes glycerolysis, the primary chemical reaction for
making mono and diesters. The final product of this reaction,
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after excess glycerine is removed, is the mono/diester, with a
small amount of triester. It can be further refined, by distillation,
to a 95% monoester product.
Our product line is diverse. As the mono content varies, as the
double bonds increase or decrease, performance properties
are altered. The chemistry affects solubility, affinity for water,
migration in polymers, lubrication properties, volatility,
shelf-life, crystallinity, and surfactant activity. Consequently,
Corbion offers a wide range of glycerol ester solutions to
antistat, antifog, lubrication, dispersion, release, and polymer
processing problems. In addition to our standard products,
special products can be developed and produced to meet a
customer’s specific requirements.
Lactate & Lactylate Acid Neutralizers
Polypropylene, linear low-density polyethylene and high-
density polyethylene are made using powerful inorganic
catalysts. Untreated, the highly acidic residues of these
catalysts corrode metal surfaces and promote color
development. Further, they continue to react with, and
decompose, the polymer. Acid neutralizers prevent corrosion,
and can affect the melt and color stability of the polymer as
well. Neutralizers based on lactic acid chemistry offer
superior overall performance to metallic stearates and
synthetic talcites. In addition to providing almost universally
better color, they benefit the user with many process-
specific properties.
The wide range of polyolefin resins and stabilization
packages all have varying levels of residual acidity and
degrees of chemical interaction. It is suggested that an initial
screening include the range of Pationic neutralizers.
Experience has shown that Pationic neutralizers are
functional at 50% of the normal addition level of metallic
stearates and at the same addition levels as common
inorganic neutralizers. It is recommended that Pationic
neutralizers totally replace metallic stearates or inorganic
neutralizers in the formulation to realize their full benefit. Use
levels of 300 - 1000 ppm are recommended.
Products by application

Antistat

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

Polypropylene (PP) Pationic 901

®
Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 901 RF Pastille 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 915 Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1042 Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1042 KRF Pastille 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic 1052
®
Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 K Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 KB Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 KRF Pastille 0.15% - 1.0%

Polyolefins Pationic® 915 Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) Pationic 909

®
Very Fine Bead 0.3% - 1.0%

PVC Resin Pationic® AS 33 Semi-Solid 0.1% - 0.3%

Concentrate Pationic® 901 Fine Bead 2.0% - 20%

Pationic® 1042 Fine Flake 2.0% - 20%

Pationic® 1042 K Fine Flake 2.0% - 20%

Pationic 1052
®
Fine Flake 2.0% - 20%

Pationic® 1052 K Fine Flake 2.0% - 20%

Antifog

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Film Pationic® 907 Semi-Solid 1.0% - 2.0%

Pationic® 1061 Fluid 1.0% - 2.0%

Polyolefins Pationic® 907 Semi-Solid 0.5% - 2.0%

Pationic 1061
®
Fluid 0.5% - 2.0%

Blocking Agent

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

LDPE Foam Pationic® 1052 A Fine Flake 0.5% - 1.5%

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 Lubricant

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

Pationic® 901 Fine Bead 0.5%-1.0%

Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (RPVC) Pationic 907

®
Semi-Solid 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 925 Powder 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1042 Fine Flake 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1042 K Fine Flake 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic 1061
®
Fluid 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 Fine Flake 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 K Fine Flake 0.5% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 KB Fine Bead 0.5% - 1.0%

Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) Pationic® 909 Very Fine Bead 0.3% - 1.0%

Pationic 919
®
Very Fine Bead 0.3% - 1.0%

Polyethylene (PE) Rotomolding Pationic® 909 Fine Bead 1.0% - 2.0%

Pationic® 919 Fine Bead 1.0% - 2.0%

Polyolefin Based Purge Compound Pationic® 901 Fine Bead 1.0% - 10%

Pationic® 1042 K Fine Flake 1.0% - 10%

Pationic 1052 K
®
Fine Flake 1.0% - 10%

Filled Polypropylene Compound Pationic® 925 Powder 0.03% - 0.10%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.03% - 0.10%

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Dispersant

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

Color Concentrate Pationic® 901 Fine Bead 0.1% - 0.5%

Pationic 909
®
Very Fine Bead 0.1% - 0.5%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.1% - 0.5%

Pationic® 1052 K Fine Flake 0.1% - 0.5%

Pationic® 1061 Semi-Solid 0.1% - 0.5%

Polymer Additive Pationic® 1530 Semi-Solid 0.1% - 2.0%

Mold Release

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

Polypropylene (PP) Pationic® 901 Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 901 RF Pastille 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic 1042
®
Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1042 K Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1042 KRF Pastille 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 K Fine Flake 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic 1052 KB
®
Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Pationic® 1052 KRF Pastille 0.15% - 1.0%

Urea/Formaldehyde Pationic® 901 Fine Bead 0.15% - 1.0%

Neutralizer

Polymer Products Form Usage Level

Polyolefin (PO) Pationic® 925 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Pationic 930
®
Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) Pationic® 925 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Polypropylene (PP) Pationic® 925 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Pationic® 1240 Fine Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Acid Acceptor, Compound Pationic® 925 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Acid Acceptor, Pigments Pationic® 925 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

Pationic® 930 Powder 0.03% - 0.15%

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 Products by type
Class Type Products Applications

Glycerol Monostearate (GMS) Distilled Monoglycerides Pationic® 901 Antistat: PP, PE, EPS
Pationic® 901 RF Mold Release: PP, PE, EPS
Pationic® 909
Pationic® 915

Mono/Diglycerides Pationic® 1042 Antistat: PP, PE, RPVC

Pationic® 1042 K Mold Release: PP, PE
Pationic® 1042 KRF
Pationic® 1052
Pationic® 1052 K
Pationic® 1052 KB
Pationic® 1052 KRF

Glycerol Monooleate (GMO) Distilled Monoglycerides Pationic® 907 Antifog: PE, FPVC
Internal lubricant: RPVC
Pigment dispersant:
Concentrates & Compounds

Mono/Diglycerides Pationic® 1061 Antifog: PP, PE, FPVC

Internal lubricant: RPVC
Pigment dispersant:
Concentrates & Compounds

Glycerol Tristearate (GTS) Glycerol Tristearate (GTS) Pationic® 919 External Lubricant: EPS
Mold Release: EPS
General purpose lubricant & dispersant

Lactic Acid Derivatives Lactylate Pationic® 930 Catalyst Residue Neutralizer: PP, PE
Pationic® 925 General purpose acid acceptor,
RPVC external lubricant

Lactate Salt Pationic® 1240 Catalyst Residue Neutralizer: PP, PE

General purpose acid acceptor

Specialty Esters Antistats Pationic® AS 33 Slurry additive: PVC resin

antistatic agents
External wet-cake additive: PVC resin

Ester Solutions Pationic® 1530 General purpose lubricant and

dispersant

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About Corbion
Corbion is a leading company in natural food preservation, lactic acid based bioplastics, biobased chemicals and the worldwide market
leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides. Corbion has 80 years experience in the development, manufacturing and
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marketing of these products in a broad range of industries. Corbion operates production plants in the USA, The Netherlands, Spain,
Brazil and Thailand and markets its products through a worldwide network of sales offices and distributors. Corbion is headquartered
in The Netherlands.

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