Tallicin® 1550

• Produces very high quality pigment dispersions.
• Compatible with a wide variety of resins and pigments.
• Imparts effective anti-settling characteristics.
• Allows faster grinding and often achieves "off the gage" grind.

Tallicin® 1550 is designed to produce very high quality pigment dispersions in a wide variety of coatings, inks and plastic systems at higher solids than conventional dispersants and grinding vehicles. When used in conjunction with the existing resin in a formulation, Tallicin® 1550 typically lowers the viscosity of the pigment paste or provides a higher pigment loading for the system, or both. In addition, Tallicin® 1550 can also produce a finished product after let-down that has extremely effective anti-settling characteristics. Tallicin® 1550 can impart extremely effective anti-settling properties by the addition of 0.25-0.50% by weight of bentonite clay into the grinding paste along with the pigment.

Tallicin® 1550 is effective as a grinding vehicle for various pigments, including those that are difficult to disperse. It can be incorporated into the grind as the sole resin or along with the formulation resin prior to the addition of pigment and prior to the addition of bentonite clay. When using Tallicin® 1550 as the sole resin, the level of addition will have to be experimentally determined for each pigment. When using Tallicin® 1550 in conjunction with the formulation resin, the recommended level of addition is in the range of 4-8% of the total batch weight. A higher level of Tallicin® 1550 may be required for higher oil-absorbing pigments such as phthalo blue or carbon black.