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Technical Data Sheet
Eastman Optifilm™ Enhancer 300


Applications
  • Adhesives/sealants-B&C
  • Architectural coatings
  • Auto OEM
  • Auto refinish
  • Coil coatings
  • Commerical printing inks
  • Exterior architectural coatings
  • General industrial coatings
  • Graphic arts
  • Interior flat architectural coatings
  • Interior non-flat architectural coatings
  • Marine
  • Paints & coatings
  • Protective coatings
  • Wood coatings
Key Attributes
  • Excellent associative thickener efficiency
  • Excellent wet and dry film properties
  • Good solubility and compatibility with wide range of coatings systems
  • Improves film formation over a wide range of temperature and relative humidity conditions
  • LVP-VOC
  • Low odor
  • Non-HAP
  • Non-SARA
  • Not classified as a VOC per China State Environmental Protection Agency
  • Not classified as a VOC per European Union Directive 2004/42/EC
  • Not classified as a VOC per European Union Solvent Emissions Directive
  • REACH compliant
  • Readily biodegradable

Product Description

In architectural coatings Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 is an efficient, low odor, low toxicity coalescent for latex paints. Its broad compatibility, easy incorporation, and excellent hydrolytic stability allow its use in a wide range of latex types. Appropriate for many architectural applications, it is particularly suited for low odor flat and low sheen wall paints. The low odor performance of Eastman Optifilm™ 300 enhancer was evaluated in statistically designed experiments. The technical tip titled Reduce Dispersion Paint Odour Using Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 below outlines the procedure used and the evaluation results.

The use of Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 reduces formulated cost by allowing substantial reductions in associative thickeners. Greater than 25% reduction in associative thickener levels can be obtained without compromising rheology characteristics. For more details see the technical tip, Lower Coatings Costs With Texanol™ Ester Alcohol or Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 below.

For industrial bake coatings, Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 is an excellent retarder solvent, and is compatible with a variety of resin systems, making it useful over a wide range of application conditions and substrates. It compared favorably in tests versus a widely used retarder solvent in a polyester coil coating application. The results of this evaluation are discussed in the online technical tip entitled Eastman Retarder Solvent and Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 for Industrial Bake Coatings.

With a boiling point of 281°C, (vapor pressure 0.0007 kPa @ 20°C), Eastman Optifilm™ enhancer 300 is not classified as a VOC according to European Union Decopaint Directive 2004/42/EC (commonly referred to as the Decopaint Directive); European Union Solvent Emissions Directive; and the China State Environmental Protection Agency.



Typical Properties

PropertyTypical Value, Units
General
Acidity 
     as Isobutyric Acid0.05 wt % max.
AppearanceFree from insoluble matter and haze
Assay98.6 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature424 °C (795 °F)
Boiling Point 
     @ 760 mm Hg281 °C (537.8 °F)
Color 
     Pt-Co10 max.
Empirical FormulaC16H30O4
Evaporation Rate 
     (n-butyl acetate = 1)0.0004
     @ 100°C0.674 (g/1000 cm2)/h
Fire Point 
     Cleveland Open Cup152 °C (305 °F)
Flash Point 
     Cleveland Open Cup143 °C (290 °F)
Freezing Point-70 °C (-94 °F)
Hydrolysis 
     after 96 hr @ 98-99°C0.003 %
Molecular Weight286.4
Purity98 wt % min.
Refractive Index1.43 n(25°C/D)
Saponification Equivalent144.8
Solubility 
     in Water, @ 20°C0.42 g/L
Specific Gravity 
     @ 20°C/20°C0.942-0.948
Surface Tension 
     @ 25°C27.56 dynes/cm
Vapor Pressure 
     @ 25°C4.4 X 10-9 mm Hg
Viscosity, Brookfielda 
     @ 25°C9 cP
Wt/Vol 
     @ 20°C0.94 kg/L (7.86 lb/gal)

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Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.


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