LAVIOSA ARGIMEL® XDS

LAVIOSA ARGIMEL® XDS by Laviosa Minerals is a high performing, highly effective rheological additive for low to medium polarity solvent-borne systems. It disperses very easily, even under low shear conditions due to its self-activating nature. It is a highly purified bentonite clay, organically modified with a quaternary alkylammonium compound with lipophilic behavior in organic media. It gives thixotropic effect, sag control, excellent levelling and prevents pigments from long-term storage settling.

• It shows good performance in aromatics, cello solve, acetates, ketones, glycols, alcohols and resins like epoxies, nitrocellulose, polyacrylates, polyesters, polyurethanes and polyvinyls.
• It can be used at any point in the paint manufacturing process and can be used for post-correction.
• It provides superior anti-settling and anti-sagging properties.
• It is compatible with low polarity binders like alkyds and terpenes, petroleum derivatives and styrene butadiene rubbers.
• It is used in architectural paints, industrial finishes, anti-corrosive paints, road marking paints, primers, bituminous undercoates, wood stains.
• Recommended dosage level is 0.2-0.8% for paints & industrial finishes, 0.5-1.0% for primers & printing inks and upto 3.0% for anti-sagging properties.
• Shelf life of LAVIOSA ARGIMEL® XDS is 3 years.