DYNOL® 360 is a low foam superwetting and coalescing surfactant. It is a solvent-free liquid that can be used in a wide variety of waterborne applications, including wood, metal, and plastic coatings as well as fountain solutions. This unique, multifunctional additive offers superior dynamic surface tension reduction and wetting, outstanding defect-free foam control, and excellent stability in systems ranging from pH 3-13. DYNOL® 360 also helps to lower the minimum film formation temperature (MFFT) of a system while aiding in coalescence, helping formulations to comply with stringent environmental and VOC requirements.
Typical Applications
- Waterborne wood coatings
- Waterborne plastic coatings
- Architectural coatings
- Industrial maintenance coatings
- Low- and zero-VOC coatings
- Fountain solutions
Benefits at a glance
- Low viscosity, easy-to-handle liquid
- Adds no VOCs per European and US2 regulations
- Contains no added alkyl phenol ethoxylates (APEs) or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
- Provides extremely low equilibrium and dynamic surface tension with no added foam
- Provides fast wetting and low contact angles on low-energy substrates, such as plastics
- Lowers typical minimum film formation temperature and improves film coalescence
- Improves wetting, flow and levelling, and aesthetic properties of most waterborne coatings
- Excellent alternative to fluorosurfactants and silicone surfactants
- Avoids need for a defoamer in fountain solutions
- Improves fountain solution wetting of printing plates, and is typically non-aggressive to printing presses and components