Paint Hydrolytic stable

Uses Surf, control agent, mar resistant aid for water- and solv.-based paints (alkyd, alkyd-melamine, PU, vinyl), building protection coatings, anticorrosive paints, wood/furniture varnishes, printing inks Features Hydrolytically stable... 

Exxate solvents are alkyl acetates with the structure CH3COOR where R is a branched alkyl group containing 6-13 carbon atoms. These esters are synthesized using a isomeric mixture of branched aliphatic alcohols and acetic acid. The Exxate solvents are hydrolytically stable, with excellent solvency for various resins and polymers, and afford a wide range of evaporation rates. Low surface tensions, low affinities for water, and molecular structures which favor fast release from paint films are other favorable properties of the Exxate solvents. 

In a similar way, other polymers, such as PVC and poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) homo-and copolymers, have been developed further into the wide range of products seen today. PVAc-based polymers are used as well in paint binders as in the very popular carpenter s glue. As paint binders, they compete with acrylates, but are less hydrolytically stable and therefore not as durable in moist environments and are less scrub resistant. They are, however, often used in less-expensive paints because of their lower cost. PVAc homopolymer... 

Hydrolytic cleavage in acids or alkalis, stable in aqueous paints... 

Acrylic ester homopolymers or statistical copolymers, whose annual world production is higher than 1 million tons, are used in the fields of paints in emulsion, adhesives, textile fiber processing, and paper industry. These applications are in close relationship with their glass transition temperature, which is relatively low. Poly(methyl acrylate) is much more stable against hydrolytic attack by acids and bases than its isomer poly(vinyl acetate). The poly(butyl acrylate) exhibits an elastomeric character which induces multiple applications. 

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