Thickeners (aqueous)
Coating
RUCO-COAT TH 5000
Thickener
Field of application
For coatings
Especially suitable for fluorocarbon water-repellent coatings (®HYBRIDTEX-FINISH)
Properties
Stable to electrolytes
Swells rapidly in water
Good compatibility with RUCO-COAT FC/BCwater-repellent coating agents
Application
Coatings, pigment printing
Chemical basis
Highly polymeric, synthetic thickener based on acrylate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Granulate
RUCO-COAT TH 5005
Thickener
Field of application
Electrolyte-stable thickener for aqueous polymeric dispersions
Properties
Stable to electrolytes
Only minor influence on the handle
Application
Coatings, pigment printing
Chemical basis
Polyurethane
Ionic character
Non-ionic
Form
Liquid
RUCO-COAT TH 5010
Thickener
Field of application
Synthetic thickener for aqueous polymeric dispersions
Properties
Swells rapidly in water, has a strongly thickening effect
Excellent for post-thickening pastes
Slight influence on handle possible
Even small quantities lead to a considerable increase in the viscosity
Application
Coatings, pigment printing
Chemical basis
Polyacrylate emulsified in mineral oil
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Liquid
RUCO-COAT TH 5020
Thickener
Field of application
Highly concentrated synthetic thickener for aqueous polymeric dispersions
Properties
Only small quantities increase the viscosity significantly
Extremely suitable for post-thickening pastes
Minor influence on handle possible
Adjusting the pH value of the coating pastes is usually not necessary
Application
Coatings, pigment printing
Chemical basis
Highly polymeric, synthetic thickener based on acrylate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Liquid
