EPOLENE® C-16P is a maleic anhydride modified, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) wax in powdered form. It is used as a base polymer in heat seal coatings and adhesives.
EPOLENE® C-16P is the powdered form of EPOLENE® C-16 polyethylene wax. It is a highly branched, maleic anhydride–modified, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) wax powder with medium molecular weight. It is mostly used in heat seal coatings for packaging applications, producing a barrier coating that can be heat sealed to foils, polyolefin films, and paper. When specifically used as an additive in hot-melt coatings with paraffin wax, EPOLENE® C-16P increases abrasion resistance and hot tack while stabilizing gloss.
EPOLENE® C-16P polyethylene wax is also used as a base polymer in highly filled masterbatches. EPOLENE® C-16P acts as a processing aid to reduce torque and die pressure for masterbatch equipment. It also functions as a pigment dispersion aid to provide wetting of additives and prevent pigment agglomeration in color concentrates. In addition, EPOLENE® C-16P can be blended with other wax polymers used in hot-melt adhesive formulations to improve hot tack and adhesion to smooth surfaces.
Polymer type: Ma-PE
Molecular weight: 26,000
Ring and Ball softening point (ASTM E 28): 102°C
Penetration Hardness (ASTM D5): 3 dmm
Viscosity, Brookfield: 2,850 cPs at 190°C
Low moisture vapor transmission
Grease resistance
High gloss
Good heat seal ability
Improved adhesion
High filler tolerance
Superior aging properties
Longer melt times due to the larger particle size of Epolene® C-16
Poor adhesion of heat seal coatings and hot-melt adhesives to packaging films
Low tolerance of plastics for additives and pigments
Not enough hot tack in hot-melt adhesive
Hot-melt adhesives
Solvent-based adhesives
Plastics compounding
Plastics color concentrates
Paper coating emulsions
Cardboard coatings
Automotive coatings
Carpet assembly adhesives
Curtain coatings
Cascade coatings
Building and construction coatings
Packaging coatings
Candles
Wax modification
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