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Octa-Soligen® Zirconium 12 by Borchers (Milliken) is a zirconium-based secondary drier widely used with cobalt, manganese, and calcium. It is based on metal salts of 2-ethylhexanoic acid (octoates) or their isomers.<br>
<ul style="padding-left:40px;"><li>It promotes through-drying primarily by the formation of coordination bonds.</li>
<li>It performs better in terms of color, yellowing, and stability relative to other secondary driers.</li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® Zirconium 12 is recommended for solvent-based systems.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level is 0.05-0.30% based on solid binder.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® 141 Z by Borchers (Milliken) is a combination drier with low cobalt content is specifically designed for light-colored paints and varnishes based on medium- and long-oil resin formulations.<br>
<ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>As a multi-metal drier, it provides high reactivity as a multi-metal drier.</li>
<li>The low cobalt concentration enables progressive surface drying, helping to achieve homogeneous and uniform drying throughout the coating film.</li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® 141 Z can be incorporated either into the binder or directly into paint formulations that have already been diluted with water.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® Cobalt 12 (oil) by Borchers (Milliken) is a cobalt drier for solvent-based systems. It is derived from metal salts of 2‑ethylhexanoic acid (octoates) or their isomeric forms. It catalyzes redox reactions and even small additions result in the dissociation of autoxidant hydroperoxides and to a change in valency from Co2+ to Co3+.<br>
<ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>It offers rapid surface drying.</li>
<li>It is used in solvent-based systems based on alkyds and epoxy esters that
dry by oxidation, including printing inks.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level of Octa-Soligen® Cobalt 12 (oil) is 0.03-0.08% based on solid binder content.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® Barium 12.5 by Borchers (Milliken) is a barium-based drier. It enhances gloss and prevents the primary driers from being adsorbed onto pigment and extender surfaces, thereby improving the coating’s stability during long-term storage.<br>
<ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>It offers good pigment wetting properties and promotes through-drying. </li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® Barium 12.5 is used for solvent-based systems based on alkyds and epoxy esters that dry by oxidation.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level is 0.1-0.5% based on solid binder content.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® Zirconium 10 aqua by Borchers (Milliken) is a zirconium-based secondary drier used in combination with cobalt, manganese and calcium. It is based on metal salt of 2-ethylhexanoic acid (octoates) or their isomers.<br>
<ul style="padding-left:40px;"><li>It exhibits better properties in terms of color, yellowing, and stability.</li>
<li> It improves through-drying primarily by the formation of coordination bonds.</li>
<li>It is recommended for water-based systems.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level of Octa-Soligen® Zirconium 10 aqua is 0.05-0.30 based on solid binder.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® Cobalt 10 by Borchers (Milliken) is a cobalt drier for solvent-based systems. It is based on metal salts of 2-ethylhexanoic acid (octoates) or their isomers. It catalyzes redox reactions and even small additions result in the dissociation of autoxidant hydroperoxides and to a change in valency from Co2+ to Co3+.<br>
<ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>It offers rapid surface drying.</li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® Cobalt 10 is used in solvent-based system based on alkyds and epoxy esters that dry by oxidation.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level is 0.03-0.08% based on solid binder content.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® Cobalt 6 by Borchers (Milliken) is a cobalt drier based on metal salts of 2-ethylhexanoic acid (octoates) or their isomers. It helps in catalyzing redox reactions, and even small additions lead to the dissociation of autoxidant hydroperoxides and to a change in valency from Co²⁺ to Co³⁺.<br>
<ul style="padding-left:40px;"><li>It promotes rapid surface drying.</li>
<li>It is used in solvent-based systems based on alkyds and epoxy esters that dry by oxidation, including unsaturated polyesters.</li>
<li>Typical usage level of Octa-Soligen® Cobalt 6 is 0.03-0.08% based on total solid binder.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® Zinc 10 by Borchers (Milliken) is a zinc-based secondary-drier. It is used in combination with primary driers (manganese or vanadium compounds). It improves through-drying, film hardness, pigment-wetting, dispersion, gloss, and color-fastness.<br>
<ul style="padding-left:40px;"><li>It prevents wrinkling and orange peel on the surface of the paint film.</li>
<li>It reduces the grind time when added to the formulation at an early stage.</li>
<li>It can be applied in large quantities without leading to film discoloration.</li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® Zinc 10 is used in solvent-based systems based on alkyds and epoxy esters that dry by oxidation.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level is 0.03-0.50% based on solid binder.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® 144 aqua by Borchers (Milliken) is a combination drier for oxidatively drying alkyd resins. It is a multi-metal mixture for drying light-colored water-based
paints.<br>
<ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>It is easily incorporated in aqueous coating systems.</li>
<li>It exhibits metal synergies which allow keeping the cobalt content to a minimum, thus reducing discoloration and yellowing.</li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® 144 aqua is suitable for medium- and long-oil alkyds applied at a wet film thickness below 100 microns.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level is 4-7%, which is higher in aqueous systems than those used in solvent-based systems.</li></ul> Octa-Soligen® 203 by Borchers (Milliken) is a special combination drier based on cobalt, barium, and zinc. It offers uniform through-drying and prevents wrinkling and skinning.<br>
<ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>It exhibits excellent drier stability and low viscosity.</li>
<li>It is readily meterable and has a long shelf-life.</li>
<li>It offers improved drying times even under adverse atmospheric conditions without causing cloudiness and precipitation.</li>
<li>Octa-Soligen® 203 is used in all binder systems that dry by oxidation, including white and light-colored paints.</li>
<li>The recommended dosage level is 2-5% based on solid binder content.</li></ul>
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Octa-Soligen®
Coating ingredients supplied by Borchers (Milliken)
Octa-Soligen® by Borchers (Milliken) is a range of metal-based driers formulated from octoates of 2-ethylhexanoic acid. These additives are designed to accelerate oxidative drying in a wide variety of coating systems.
Key features of Octa-Soligen® brand include:
- Efficient drying acceleration in oxidative systems
- Suitable for air- and force-drying applications
- Consistent performance across multiple resin systems
- Used in architectural paints, industrial coatings and inks
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