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- Manufacturer: ICT
- Product Line: ICT Fluorosurfactants
- Product: Thetawet™ Fluorosurfactants
- Industries: Adhesives | Care Chemicals | Coatings | Energy | Inks
- Authorized Countries: Canada | United States
Thetawet™ FS-8100
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Thetawet™ FS-8100 is a 100% actives fluorosurfactant ideal for improving wetting and leveling in water-based, solvent-based, and 100% solids formulations. It is designed for applications requiring exceptional wetting and leveling capabilities on low–surface energy surfaces.
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Specifications
Appearance: Yellow to amber, clear liquid to opaque paste
Odor: Mild
Solids, %: 100
Ionic character: Nonionic
Water solubility: Sparingly water soluble
pH: 6.0
Density @ 25°C: 1.39 g/mL
Melting point: <55°C
Flash point: None;
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Overview
Thetawet™ FS-8100 is a 100% actives nonionic fluorosurfactant that provides superior wetting, leveling, and surface-tension-reduction capabilities to as low as 18 dynes/cm. It is recommended for use as an additive for formulations applied to difficult-to-wet, low-energy substrates, such as metal, glass, plastic, oily substrates, waxy surfaces, and fluoropolymer-treated surfaces. Containing 100% solids, this surfactant is ideal for water-sensitive systems. It provides good performance at low end-use concentrations and delivers performance comparable to long-chain fluorochemical alternatives. It is ideal for use in coatings, inks, adhesives, floor finishes, sealers, and paint formulations, and it performs well in harsh chemical and thermal conditions. Thetawet™ FS-8100 is compatible with all surfactant types and maintains stability across extreme pH conditions and in the presence of concentrated acids, bases, oxidizing solutions, and hard and soft water.
Features & Benefits
- Short-chain fluorosurfactant
- 100% actives
- Water soluble
- Nonionic
- Telomer based
- Improves gloss development
- Reduces surface defects
- Effective at low end-use concentrations
- Reduces surface tension
- Compatible with all surfactant types
- Effective at high or low pH
- Hard and soft water compatible
- Provides resistance to soiling and weathering
- Excellent wetting properties
- Low VOC
Problems Solved
Low wetting of formulations on low–surface energy substrates
Incompatibility with formulation ingredients
Surface defects
Ineffectiveness of surfactants at low or high pH or in hard or soft water conditions
Poor stability of surfactants in concentrated acids, bases, or oxidizing solutions
Poor gloss development on surfaces
Damage to surfaces from soiling or weathering
Applications
Floor finishes and sealers
Adhesives
Degreasers
Floor cleaners and strippers
Caulks and sealants
Household and industrial cleaners
Inks
Brine foaming
Paints and coatings
Pickling baths
Mold release coatings
High-acid and high-base oxidizer formulations
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