Carbowet® 13-40

Carbowet® 13-40 by Evonik is a VOC- and APE- free alternative to 30-40 mole ethoxylate surfactants. It is a cost-effective, low-odor and low-viscosity liquid. It provides substrate wetting, pigment wetting, stabilization and emulsification. It offers better salt compatibility in aqueous solutions than formulations using 40-mole APE surfactants. It exhibits very good handling properties due to its liquidity, improves freeze-thaw, mechanical, and ovenaged stability of emulsion systems. It shows good gloss control, contrast ratio (opacity) and tint strength. It imparts good color acceptance and color development. It possesses very good scrub resistance with no impact on water sensitivity. It delivers excellent application characteristics of flow, leveling, equivalent dry time, sag- and blocking resistance. Carbowet® 13-40 is used in architectural-, industrial coatings and inks.