Polywax
Ethylene homopolymer
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Inks
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Coatings
Low solubility in solvents
Ethylene Homopolymers - POLYWAX® Polyethylene
Baker Petrolite ethylene homopolymer technology is commercially supplied as POLYWAX® Polyethylene. For thirty years, POLYWAX Polyethylenes have served as standard performance additives in a variety of industrial applications, leading to significant performance advantages:
Excellent slip and rub resistance in printing inks
Improved lubricity and fusing properties in toner formulations
Superior performance in controlling set / softening point of hot-melt coatings
Through a unique and proprietary polymerization process, the Polymers Division produces the POLYWAX family of low molecular weight ethylene homopolymers, which are 100% linear and saturated and characterized by a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of approximately 1.1. Because the POLYWAX polyethylenes are linear and have a narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD), physical properties are highly co-related, such that the melting point and hardness are controlled by molecular weight alone.
The production process is controllable to the extent that desired molecular weight products are obtained predictably and consistently. Products with number average molecular weights from 450 to 3000, with corresponding melting points of 80°C to 132°C, are commercially produced. Due to their 100% linearity and narrow Molecular Weight Distribution, POLYWAX polyethylenes characteristically display high crystallinity and sharp melting points.
High crystallinity
Low solubility in solvents
Increased hardness at elevated temperatures
Oil thickening capability
Controlled Mn and narrow MWD
Formulating flexibility
Low melt viscosity
Narrow melting range
100% linearity, fully saturated
Resistance to chemical attack
Excellent heat stability
Most POLYWAX and PETROLITE polyethylenes meet many FDA requirements for food applications. Products are available as prills, and some grades are available as fine particles with diameters from 6 to 150 microns.
Linear ethylene homopolymer. Used as an additive to provide slip and rub resistance in printing inks and superior performance in controlling set/softening point of hot-melt coatings. Possesses low molecular weight, full saturation, a narrow molecular weight distribution, high cristallinity and sharp melting point. Offers increased hardness at elevated temperatures, oil thickening capability, formulating flexibility, low melt viscosity, resistance to chemical attack and very good heat stability.
Several grades.