BASF BASF Hydropalat® WE 3323 Wetting Auxiliary

Products Description

Hydrapat® Moisturizing Wetting aid is a new and novel non-ionic surfactant. Provide a unique combination of advantages for coatings, adhesives and printmaking formulations. These benefits include substrate wetting with defoaming properties, improved gloss and pigment wetting.

Chemistry Nature

With a central hydrophilic group Agglomerated hyperbranched surfactant

Technology Parameters

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Hydra��® WE 3323 is a 100% active non-ionic surfactant for waterborne coating systems targeting metal, wood and plastic substrates. This product can be effectively used in coatings and inks of various emulsion systems, including polyurethane dispersions, acrylics and styrenated acrylics. Hydrapat® WE 3323 does not stabilize foam and can be added as a defoamer in formulations to give excellent wetting properties. Added at the recommended addition levels, Hydrapat® WE 3323 will not affect the corrosion resistance of the coating or affect the recoatability of the coating. This product does not contain silicon, APE and solvents.

Recommended Amount added

0.25-0.75% of the total formula

Hydrapat® WE 3323 should be added at any stage of production. Added during the grinding stage to aid in the wetting of the pigments.