SURFYNOL® 104 PG 50 surfactant is a Gemini wetting agent and molecular defoamer formulated to provides a unique combination of performance benefits. SURFYNOL® 104 PG 50 surfactant’s unique chemical structure enables this product to provide multifunctional properties such as surface tension reduction, foam control, and viscosity stabilization.
The hydrophobic nature of SURFYNOL® 104 PG 50 surfactant can result in significantly reduced water sensitivity compared to either conventional ethoxylated or anionic surfactants.
Due to its multifunctional properties, SURFYNOL® 104 PG 50 surfactant can provide performance benefits in many waterborne applications such as coatings, paints, adhesives, inks, pigment manufacture and dispersion, cements, metalworking lubricants, agricultural chemicals, and dye processing. SURFYNOL® 104 PG 50 surfactant contains no added alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), silicones or fluorosurfactants.
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Typical Applications
- Automotive coatings
- Factory-applied and DIY wood coatings
- Industrial maintenance coatings
- Printing inks
- Overprint varnishes
- Fountain solutions
- Pressure sensitive adhesives
- Pigment synthesis and grinding/dispersing
- Dye processing
- Agricultural chemicals
- Metalworking fluids
Benefits at a glance
- Low dynamic surface tension
- Ability to wet contaminated substrates
- Non micelle forming
- Stability between pH 3-10
- Prevents surface defect problems such as fisheyes, crawling, and cratering on low-energy substrates
- Reduces microfoam in spray applied systems
- Improves pigment grind efficiency
- Reduces water sensitivity
- Defoams, deair entrains, and improves flow
- Enhances leaf and soil penetration while improving bloom and stability in agricultural chemical formulations
- Lubricates, wets, and prevents smut formation while eliminating hot spots in metalworking fluids
- Gemini surfactant which can be used for wetting and spreading properties for textile applications