Acrylic Polymers –

The Right Choice for Coatings

Scott Olufson , Sept 18 2015

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Agenda

 Introduction

 Current product technology

 Acronal® ECO 9056
 Acronal® ECO 338

 New product introduction

 Acronal® ECO 7082
 Acronal® ECO 7069

 Summary

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Interior Paint
Low Odor Platform

BASF continues to pioneer low odor, eco-friendly acrylic binders and

develops groundbreaking technologies to enhance the

durability of interior premium paints :

Acronal® ECO - the right choice for interior low gloss coatings

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BASF Deodorization technology

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Introduction

 Acrylic polymers are the premier polymer for the development of high
performance interior or exterior coatings

 Current applications include

 Exterior coatings that display excellent colour retention, dirt pickup
resistance and gloss retention
 Elastomeric coatings
 Interior coatings

 High quality coatings can be developed from Acrylic copolymers due to the
wide range of properties able to be designed. Properties can be altered by
monomer selection(s), particle morphology changes and potential
crosslinking abilities.
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Current Technologies

 Pure Acrylic

 Acronal® ECO 9056

 Styrene Acrylic

 Acronal® ECO 338

 All capable of producing low odour and low VOC coatings with high levels
of performance, especially stain resistance.

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Acronal® ECO 9056 ap
Pure acrylic for low odour ultrapremium interior paints
Physical Properties
Active Content ca. 50 %
pH 7.5 – 9.0
MFFT approx. 14°C
Viscosity 1000-3000 cPs
Acronal® ECO 9056 ap is an
emulsion copolymer of
acrylic/methacrylic monomers
that is wet adhesion modified
for excellent adhesion to aged
alkyd surfaces, even in wet
areas. Acronal® ECO 9056 ap
has been developed to achieve
excellent levels of both stain
and scrub resistance in ultra
low odour paints
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Benefits
 High stain resistance
 High scrub resistance
 Can be used for odourless paints
 Excellent contrast ratio
 Low thickener demand
Features
 Pure acrylic
 Wet adhesion modified
 Tg suitable for interior substrates
 Highest level of deodorization
 APEO surfactant free
 Fine particle size
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Scrub Resistance
Acronal ECO 9056 Market Premium One Market Premium Two Market Premium Three Competitor VAE

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
Acronal ECO 9056 Market Premium Market Premium Market Premium Competitor VAE
One Two Three

 Paints formulated with Acronal ECO 9056 ap show excellent scrub resistance (over 1200 cycles),
which is superior to many market premium interior paints

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Acronal® ECO 9056 Stain resistance

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New product introduction for high

quality interior coatings

Pure acrylic for low odour ultra premium interior paints

Upgrade of Acronal® ECO 9056


Acronal® ECO 7082
Pure acrylic for low odour ultrapremium interior paints
Physical Properties
Active Content ca. 50 %
pH 7.0 – 8.5
MFFT approx. 13°C
Viscosity 400-4000 cPs
Acronal® ECO 7082 ap is an
emulsion copolymer of
acrylic/methacrylic monomers
that is wet adhesion modified
for excellent adhesion to aged
alkyd surfaces, even in wet
areas. Acronal® ECO 7082 ap
has been developed to achieve
excellent levels of both stain
and scrub resistance in ultra
low odour paints
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Benefits
 High stain resistance
 High scrub resistance
 Can be used for odourless paints
 Excellent contrast ratio
 Low thickener demand
Features
 Pure acrylic
 Wet adhesion modified
 Self crosslinking
 Highest level of deodorization
 APEO surfactant free
 Fine particle size
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Acronal® ECO 7082 Coalescent Demand

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12

10
Loxanol CA 5308
2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate
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MFFT °C

4
Higher efficiency
= Lower loading possible
2

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
% on NV Coalescing agent

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Acronal® ECO 7082

 Acronal® ECO 7082 was developed as an upgrade of the well established

Acronal® ECO 9056.

 Acronal ® ECO 7082 was tested against Acronal® ECO 9056 to

demonstrate properties obtained as shown below
 Stain resistance
 Scrub Resistance
 Opacity
 Tinting Strength
 Viscosity development

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Stain Resistance
Stain Resistance

4.00

Acronal® ECO 9056

3.50
Acronal® ECO 7082

3.00

2.50
Colour Difference, DE

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00
Mustard Red wine Blue ink Coffee Tea

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Scrub Resistance
Acronal ECO 9056 Market Premium One Market Premium Two
Market Premium Three Competitor VAE Acronal ECO 7082

1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Acronal ECO Market Premium Market Premium Market Premium Competitor VAE Acronal ECO
9056 One Two Three 7082

 Paints formulated with Acronal ECO 7082 show excellent scrub resistance (~ 1700 cycles),
which is superior to many market premium interior paints

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Odor & VOC Levels

100 4.5

90 4
80 3.5
70
3

odor ratings
60
grams/Liter

2.5
50
2
40
1.5
30

20 1

10 0.5

0 0
Acronal ECO 9056 Market Premium Market Premium Market Premium Competitor VAE Acronal ECO 7082
One Two Three

VOC (g/L) Odour

 With Acronal ECO 7082 you not only get low odor but VOC levels of lower than 14g/L
 Paints with VAE have a typical sweet smell, which spoils the proposition of low odor or odor-less

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Opacity comparison @ 16m2 per Litre

98.00

97.00

96.00

95.00
Opacity (% CR)

94.00 initial
storage

93.00

92.00

91.00

90.00
9056 7082 Commercial
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Tinting strength comparison

86.00

85.00

84.00
Tint Strength (L)

83.00
initial
storage

82.00

81.00

80.00
9056 7082 Commercial
Description

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Viscosity development
Krebs viscosity
5.5
110.0
108.0
T 106.0
h 104.0

Viscosity (KU)
5
i 102.0
c 100.0
k
98.0
e
n 4.5 96.0
G
e 94.0
r
r 92.0
a
m 90.0
L 9056 7082
s 4
o
a
d Cone and plate viscosity
i
2
n
3.5
g
, 1.5
Viscosity (P)
1
3
Rheovis® PE1332 MS HEUR 0.5
9056 BAL production 7082 BAL
0
9056 7082

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Summary Acronal ® ECO 7082 vs ECO 9056

Stain resistance Improved performance across range of stains when
using Acronal ® ECO 7082

Scrub Resistance Improved wet scrub resistance over Acronal ® ECO

9056 when using Acronal ® ECO 7082

Opacity Opacity remains equivalent to Acronal® ECO 9056

Tinting Strength No change in tinting strength noted between grades

Viscosity development No change in viscosity development noted between

grades with excellent response to rheology modifiers
retained

Odour Very low odour coatings are possible due to extreme low
odour of Acronal® ECO 7082

Overall Changing from Acronal ® ECO 9056 to Acronal ®

ECO 7082 improves stain resistance and wet
scrub resistance with no negative properties
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Acronal® ECO 7082 – formulating low sheens

 Current formulation knowledge built up using Acronal® ECO 9056 is able

to be transferred to Acronal® ECO 7082 successfully

 Stain resistance can be influenced by rheology modifier and dispersing

agent chosen to formulate with.

 Approximately 6-8% w/w on solid polymer of coalescing agent required for

low temperature applications.

 Successful low odour coatings developed with low odour coalescing

agents such as Loxanol® CA5308

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ASTM Scrub Cycle comparison against

commercial standard
1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

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Stain Resistance – Loxanol® CA5308

7.00

6.00

5.00
Colour difference, DE

Coffee
4.00
Blue Dye

Blue Ink
3.00 Mustard

Red Wine

2.00

1.00

0.00
Commercial HS HEUR - HS HEUR - PE1330 - PU1330 - PE1330 - PE1331 - PE1332 - PE1332 - PE1350 -
PU1215 PU1191 PU1191 PU1250 PU1215 PU1215 PU1215 PU1191 PU1251

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Stain Resistance
Rheology and dispersing agents
Stain Resistance - Changing dispersing agent & rheology modifier
7.00

6.00

5.00
Colour Difference, DE

4.00

3.00

2.00

1.00

0.00
Coffee Blue Dye Blue Ink Mustard Red Wine Black Tea
Stain tested

7082 CX4320 PE1331/1191 7082 CX4320 HS1332 7082 AA4140 HS1332

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Acronal® ECO 7082 Summary

 Improved stain resistance

 Improved wet scrub resistance

 Excellent response to rheology modifiers

 Wide formulating latitude, matt to semi gloss coatings

 Equivalent opacity and tinting strength to Acronal® ECO 9056

 Self crosslinking

 Low odour and low VOC coatings able to be formulated

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Acronal® ECO 338
Styrene Acrylic for low environmental impact and low odour
architectural coatings
Physical Properties Benefits
Active Content ca. 50 % Environmentally friendly
pH 6.5 – 7.5
Excellent contrast ratio
MFFT approx 20°C
Viscosity 100-280 cPs Low thickener demand
 Very low odour

Acronal® ECO 338 ap contains

finely dispersed particles and has
a low viscosity. It is odorless and
contains no ammonia, solvents or
plasticizers. It exhibits excellent
compatibility with commonly used
pigments and extenders. Films
obtained from it are clear, flexible
and glossy, and very resistant to
water and hydrolysis.
Features
 Styrene acrylic
 Excellent alkali and efflorescence resistance
 Tg suitable for interior substrates
 Highest level of deodorization
 APEO surfactant free
 Fine particle size
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Acronal® ECO 338 ASTM wet scrub resistance

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Acronal® ECO 338 - Stain resistance

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New product introduction for high

quality interior coatings

Styrene acrylic for low odour ultra premium interior paints

Upgrade of Acronal® ECO 338
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Acronal® ECO 7069
Innovative emulsion polymer for Med to High PVC interior paints
with excellent scrub resistance

Acrylic Dispersion Benefits

1
Solids ca. 48+1 %
2  Ability to formulate a wide range of architectural
pH 6.0 – 8.0
3 coatings applications
Viscosity at 23°C 100 – 1700 mPas
MFFT
 Excellent wet scrub resistance
ca. 24-27°C
 Excellent formulated paint cost position with
Innovative emulsion polymer of lower binder content
acrylic ester and  Good efflorescence resistance
styrene for especially for high
PVC interior paints with Features
superior scrub resistance and
opacity  APEO Free
 Versatile emulsion polymer, easy to formulate
 Wet adhesion modified
 High pigment binding power
 Good water & alkali resistance
1 DIN EN ISO 3251 2 DIN ISO 976 3 Brookfield RVT @ 23°C Sp3/20 rpm
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Acronal® ECO 7069

 Acronal® ECO 7069 has been developed as an upgrade to the currently

available Acronal® ECO 338.

 Economic coatings are able to be formulated due to high pigment binding

power of Acronal® ECO 7069

 Acronal® ECO 7069 has been developed for the formulation of medium to
high PVC coatings

 Acronal® ECO 7069 shows very good wet scrub resistance and stain
repelling properties

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Acronal ® ECO 7069
MFFT using 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol mono
isobutyrate or Loxanol ® CA 5308
30

25

20
MFFT °C

15
2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate

Loxanol CA5308
10

Higher efficiency
= Lower loading possible
5

0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
% Coalescent on NV 7069
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Acronal ® ECO 7069 – Viscosity development

120 2.5

Rheovis® PE 1331 25.0 g/L Rheovis® HS 1332 25.0 g/L

110 Rheovis® PU 1191 3.0 g/L

100
2
90

Cone and Plate Viscosity, P

80

1.5
70
Viscosity, KU

60

50
1

40

30
0.5
20

10

0 0
CX4320 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 CX 4320 CA5308 AA4140 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 AA4140 CA5308 HS1332
pentanediol mono PE1331/PU1191 pentanediol mono
isobutyrate PE1331/PU1191 isobutyrate HS1332

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Acronal ® ECO 7069 – Tinting strength

70.00

69.00

68.00

67.00
L Value (100ml + 8.93g E)

66.00

65.00

64.00

63.00

62.00

61.00

60.00
CX4320 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 CX 4320 CA5308 AA4140 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 AA4140 CA5308 HS1332
pentanediol mono isobutyrate PE1331/PU1191 pentanediol mono isobutyrate
PE1331/PU1191 HS1332

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Acronal ® ECO 7069 – wet scrub resistance 150 years

effect of changing dispersing agent & rheology

modifier and coalescing agent
700 Moving to Loxanol® CA5308 adds
wet scrub resistance, ~ 20-30%
ECO 338
600

500
Scrub Cycles ASTM 2486

400

300

200

100

0
CX4320 2,2,4 Trimethyl- CX4320 CA5308 AA4140 2,2,4 Trimethyl- AA4140 CA5308 HS1332 Commercial A
1,3 pentanediol mono PE1331/PU1191 1,3 pentanediol mono
isobutyrate isobutyrate HS1332
PE1331/PU1191

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Acronal ® ECO 7069 – Opacity @ 16m2/L

100.0

98.0

96.0

94.0
Contrast Ratio % (0.056)

92.0

90.0

88.0

86.0

84.0

82.0

80.0
CX4320 2,2,4 Trimethyl- CX4320 CA5308 AA4140 2,2,4 Trimethyl- AA4140 CA5308 HS1332 Commercial A
1,3 pentanediol mono PE1331/PU1191 1,3 pentanediol mono
isobutyrate isobutyrate HS1332
PE1331/PU1191

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Acronal ® ECO 7069 – Stain resistance

12.00

10.00

8.00
Colour Difference, DE

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
Coffee Red Wine Mustard Blue Ink Blue Dye
Sample tested

CX4320 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol mono isobutyrate PE1331/PU1191

CX4320 CA5308 PE1331/PU1191
AA4140 2,2,4 Trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol mono isobutyrate HS1332
AA4140 CA5308 HS1332
Commercial A
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Acronal ® ECO 7069 – Stain resistance

Blue dye Blue Ink Mustard Red Wine Coffee

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Acronal ® ECO 7069

Stain resistance against PVA-Acrylate formulation
12.00

10.00

8.00
Colour difference, DE

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
Red Wine Blue ink Blue Dye Mustard Black Tea Coffee

PVA-Acrylate 7069 CA5308 7069 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate OP

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Acronal ® ECO 7069 Summary

 Acronal ® ECO 7069 displays the properties required

for a low sheen coating including

 Wet scrub resistance

 Excellent response to rheology modifiers
 Wide formulating latitude from semi gloss to high PVC coatings
 Excellent stain resistance against PVA Acrylate in low sheen white
 Superior low odour applications compared to VAE or PVA technologies
 Excellent stain resistance against commercial products
 Low odour and low VOC coatings possible
 Excellent alkalinity and efflorescence resistance

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Summary overall

 Acronal ® ECO 7082

 can demonstrate upgraded properties against the currently available
Acronal ® ECO 9056 including excellent blocking resistance.
 In particular wet scrub and stain resistance are excellent
 Low sheen white coatings developed on Acronal ® ECO 7082 were
demonstrated to display properties comparable to high performance
commercial standard coatings.

 Acronal ® ECO 7069

 can be demonstrated the perform well against PVA Acrylic for stain
resistance at same scrub resistance with no loss of opacity or tinting
strength when formulated correctly
 Acronal ® ECO 7069 can be utilized in high performance coatings whether
they be mid to high PVC in formulating style
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Summary overall

 Acronal® ECO 7082 and ECO 7069 are both manufactured using the
BASF deodorization technology that allows ultra low VOC and odour
products to be developed

 Excellent blocking resistance possible

 APEO free

 No added Ammonia or formaldehyde

 Both products exhibit excellent low odour potential when compared to VAE
and PVA copolymer technologies, No Vinyl Acetate odour to contend with

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Disclaimer

The information submitted in this publication is based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many
factors that may affect processing and application, these data do not relieve processors of the responsibility of
carrying out their own tests and experiments neither do they imply any legally binding assurance of certain properties
or of suitability for a specific purpose. It is the responsibility of those to whom we supply our products to ensure that
any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed

Acronal, Dispex, FoamStar, Hydropalat, Loxanol, Rheovis are registered trademarks of BASF

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