Licowax, Licocene, Licolub, Ceridust

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1 Public BL Waxes for Plastics Technical Marketing Oct. 21 Licowax, Licocene, Licolub, Ceridust Dispersion Agents for Engineering Resins Part IV

2 Wax Definition & Products at 2 C kneadable, firm to brittle-hard coarse to fine crystalline, transparant to opaque but not glossy above 4 C melting without decomposition low viscosity slightly above the melting point consistency and solubility highly temperature dependend buffable under slight pressure suitable for engineering resins Polyolefin waxes (Polyethylene / Polypropylene) Montan waxes: Amide waxes BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 2

3 The Clariant wax range abstract Polyolefin Waxes Amide Waxes Montan Waxes Hydrocarbon Wax highly modified Polymer Wax non-polar polar Polypropylene Waxes Ceridust 65 M Licocene PP 612 Licocene PP 132 Licocene PP 152 Licocene PP 162 Licocene PP 262 oxidized Polyethylene Waxes Licowax PED 191 Liocwax PED 521 Licolub H 12 Licowax C Ceridust 391 Licolub FA 1 Powder vegetable based Licolub WE 4 Licolub WE 4 Licolub WM 31 Licowax OP Licowax E Licomont CaV 12 Licomont NaV 11 Ceridust 5551 Licolub H 4 Licolub CE 2 TP Licocene PP 652 TP Polyethylene Waxes Licowax PE 13 modified Polypropylene/ Polyethylene Waxes Licowax PE 52 Liocwax PE 19 Licocene PE 421 Ceridust 362 Licocene PP MA 6452 TP Licocene PP MA 7452 TP Licocene PE MA 4221 Licocene PE MA 4351 BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 3

4 Delivery forms of Clariant waxes granules particle size: flakes particle size: 4 to ~1 mm 4 to ~1 mm fine grain particle size: < 2 mm (mainly around,6,8 mm) powder particle size: <,5 mm (mainly around,25,5 mm) Ceridust particle size: <,25 mm (mainly around 1 2 µm) Public: Masterbatch I Base information on Clariant waxes > Theory - improved pigment dispersion BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 4

5 Dispersing aids for engineering resins Low volatility important for high processing temperatures Colour - nearly white Good compatibility polarity in the range of engineering resins Volatility [%] Temperature [ C] PETS Licowax E Licolub WE 4 air draft oven, 25 C, 3 min High temperature stability only slight discoloration Licowax E Magnesium Stearate BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 5

6 Dispersing aids for engineering resins Drop point Acid value [ C] [mg KOH/g] Montan wax ester Licowax E Licolub WE Licolub WE Licolub WM Partly saponified montan wax ester Licowax OP 1 12 Montanic acid salt Licomont CaV 12 1 Licomont NaV 11 < 5 BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 6

7 Dispersing aids for engineering resins Drop point Acid value [ C] [mg KOH/g] Amide wax Licowax C 142 < 8 Licocolub FA 1 Powder vegetable based 142 < 8 Grafted Polyolefin wax Licocene PE MA 4221 ~ 123 ~ 18 Licocene PE MA 4351 ~ 123 ~ 46 Licocene PP MA 6452 TP ~ 143* ~ 41 Licocene PP MA 7452 TP ~ 161* ~ 41 Micronized wax - Ceridust 391 particle size (d 5 ) 6,5 µm Licowax C - Ceridust 5551 particle size (d 5 ) 8,5 µm montan waxes * Softening point according to ASTM D 314 BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 7

8 Guide formulations for masterbatches based on Polyolefins Pigment Organic 6% 4% 25% Carbon Black % 2% - - Titandioxid % 6% Polyolefine wax 4% ~ 2 % ~ 1 % 15% - 1% - Polyolefine resin - ~ 4 % ~ 65 % 55% 8% 2% 4% Engineering resins Pigment 25-3% 25-3 % 3% 3% 3 % 2% Licowax E or WE 4 or WM % 3-6 % 5% 7% 5 % 2-3% Licowax C (5 %)* 7% ( 2-3% )* Polyamide % Polyester % Polystyrene 65% ABS 56% TPU 65% Polycarbonate % * for high demands with regard to transparency we recommend Licowax C rather than Montanwaxes BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 8

9 Polyamide PA 6 masterbatch Pigment Blue 15:1 A2R Strong color increase with higher wax contents Filter pressure value 14 µm, 724 mesh /square [bar/g] pigment > Rel. colour yield [%] 1 without wax Licomont CaV 12 1 % Licowax E 1 % Ceridust % Licomont CaV 12 3 % Licomont CaV 12 5 % Formulation: Extrusion: Premix: 3% Pigm. Blue blue 15:1 A2R 1-5 % Wax, 7-65 % PA milled Barrel temp C, 5 rpm, 6. kg/h, main feed cold mix VN: BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 9

10 Polyamide PA 6 masterbatch Pigment Blue 15:1 A2R Strong color increase with higher wax content Best filter value with combination of Ceridust and Licomont CaV 12 Formulation: Extrusion: Premix: Filter pressure value 25 µm, 615 mesh /square [bar/g] pigment without wax Licowax E 3% Licowax E 5% CaV 12 + Ceridust 5551 (2+3%) 3% Pigm. Blue blue 15:1 A2R 1-5 % Wax, 7-65 % PA milled Barrel temp C, 5 rpm, 6. kg/h, main feed cold mix CaV 12 + Licowax E (2+3%) Rel. colour yield [%] VN BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 1

11 Polyamide - PA 6 PV Violett RL (Violet 23) 5 Strong color increase with 2 % Licowax E Best filter value with 2 % Licomont CaV Filter pressure 14 µm, 724 mesh /square (bar/g) pigment Rel. Colour Yield (%). without wax Licowax E 2% Licowax E 4% Licowax E 6% Licomont CaV 12 2% Formulation: 3% Pigment PV Fast Violet RL, -4% wax, 7-64% PA 6 powder Extrusion: Barrel temp. 4/ 225/ 22/ 22/ 22/ 215/ 215/ 22/ 22/ 225 C, main feed, 4 rpm, 7 kg/h, screw MB 1 Premix: cold mix VN BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 11 95

12 Polyamide PA 6 Pigment PV Violett RL (Violet 23) Strong color increase with 3 % Licolub WE 4 Best filter value with combination 3 % Ceridust and Licolub WE Filter pressure 14 µm, 724 mesh /square (bar/g) pigment Rel. Colour Yield (%). Formulation: Processing no wax Licowax E 3% Licowax E 5% Licolub WE 4 3% Licolub WE 4 + Ceridust 5551 (2+1%) 25 % Pigment PV Fast Violet RL, -5% wax, 75-7 % PA 6 milled see before Screw MB 7C, 44L/D, 4 rpm & 1 kg/h Licocene PE MA % BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide VN

13 Polyester - PET Pigment Green GNX Filter pressure value 14 µm, 724 mesh /square [bar/g] pigment Formulation: Processing: Premix: 8 4 Strong color increase with higher wax contents Best filter pressure value with 5 % Licolub WE 4 1 % Licolub WE 4 3 % Licolub WE 4 5 % Licolub WE 4 3 % Pigment PV Fast Green GNX, -5% wax, 7-65 % PET milled screw MB 6, 3 rpm & 8 kg/h, main feed cold mix 2 % Licolub WE 4 / 1 % Ceridust Rel. colour yield [%] VN BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 13

14 Polyester - PET Pigment Blue 15:1 A2R Low filter pressure values with 7 % Licowax E Increase in color yield is not very pronounced Filter pressure value 14 µm, 724 mesh /square [bar/g] pigment without 3 % Licowax E 5 % Licowax E 7 % Licowax E Rel. colour yield [%] Formulation: 3 % Pigment PV Fast Blue A2R, -7% wax, 7-63 % PET milled (intrinsic viscos. ~,63) Extrusion: 4/25/24/24/25/25/26/26/26/27 C, 3 rpm, 8 kg/h VN BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 14

15 Polyester - PBT dispersion of a carbon black Filter value 14 µm, 724 mesh/square (g/bar) Strong color increase with 6 parts Licowax E Best filter value with 6 parts Licowax E,75,625,5,375,25, Colour yield in [%] no wax Formulation: 3% Carbon black, -6 % wax, 7-64 % PBT ~ 25 g/1 min Extrusion: C, 5 rpm, 15 kg/h, (co-rotating) Premix: cold mix Com petitor g rade 6 p arts Licow ax E 3 parts Licow ax E 6 p arts Lico wax C 6 parts Lico lub FA 6 m illed 6 p arts VN BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 15

16 Polycarbonate - PC 17 % Pigment Green GNX High Color yield with mixture of 3% Licowax E and Ceridust 5551 Highest transparency with 3% Ceridust > Correlated Haze Rel. colour yield [%] Formulation: without 3 % Licowax E 3 % Ceridust % Licowax E / 1 % Ceridust % Pigment PV Fast Green GNX, -3% wax, 83-8 % PC milled Extrusion: C 3 rpm, 7 kg/h, main feed Premix: cold mix 3 % Licowax C BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 16 8

17 Polycarbonate - PC 17 % Pigment Green GNX Magnification: 4x - TEM photographs of polycarbonate samples - No wax 3 % Licowax E 2 % Licowax E 1 % Ceridust 5551 (colour yield = 1 %) (colour yield =117 %) (colour yield = 131 %) Sample preparation: Ultrafine sections of granules, thickness 6-8 nm; Cutter type Ultracut E (manufacturer Reichert+Jung, Germany) BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 17

18 Polystyrene - PS 3 % Pigment Green GNX Slightly higher color yield with Licowax C 12 rel. colour yield [%] at 51 nm Licowax E 3% wax 5% wax 7% wax Licowax C Formulation: 3 % Pigment PV Fast Green GNX, -7% wax, 7-63 % PS milled Extrusion: 4/2/185/17/16/175/19/2 3 rpm, 8 kg/h, main feed Premix: cold mix BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 18

19 Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol-Copolymer - ABS 3 % Pigment Blue 15:1 PV Fast Blue A2R Significant increase in color yield with Licowax C Filter pressure value 14 µm, 724 mesh /square [bar/g] pigment Rel. colour yield [%] without 2,5% Licowax C 5% Licowax C 7,5% Licowax C 9 Formulation: 3 % Pigm. Blue 15:1 (Fast blue A2R), - 7,5 % wax, 7-62,5 % ABS (MFR ~ 3 milled) Extrusion: Barrel temp. Setup C, 2 rpm, 1 kg/h, main feed Premix: cold mix BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 19

20 Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol-Copolymer - ABS Pigment Blue 15:1 PV Fast Blue A2R Strong color increase with mixture of Licowax C and Licowax E Best filter pressure value with mixture of Licowax C and Licowax E Filter pressure value 14 µm, 724 mesh /square [bar/g] pigment without 5 % Licolub C / 5 % Licowax E 7,5 % Licolub C / 7,5 % Licowax E Rel. colour yield [%] Formulation: 3% Pigm. Blue 15:1 (Fast blue A2R), 1-15 % wax, 6-55 % ABS MFR ~ 3 Extrusion: Barrel temp. Setup C, 2 rpm, 15 kg/h, main feed Premix: cold mix BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 2

21 Summary Dispersion of pigments depends on processing conditions, pigment grade and base polymer Recommendation: Polyamide: Licomont CaV 12, Licowax E (~5 %), Licocene PE MA 4221 (~3 %) Polyester: Licolub WE 4, mixture with Ceridust 5551 (3-5 %) Licowax E or Licolub WM 31 (3-6 %) Polycarbonate: Licowax E or Licolub WM 31 (~3 %) Polystyrene: Licowax C, Licowax E, Licolub WM 31 (5-7 %) mixture with Ceridust 391 ABS: Mixture of Licowax C and Licowax E (1:1) (~15 %) BL Waxes for Plasitcs, Technical Marketing (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.) Slide 21