Texipol® 63-510

• Texipol® 63-510 is effective for thickening aqueous based systems over a wide pH range. Suggested applications include industrial cleaners, detergents, household products, metal cleaners and various textile coating and adhesive formulations. TTexipol® 63-510 may also be used to thicken certain non-aqueous systems such as simple alcohols and glycols as well as aqueous blends with N-methyl pyrollidone and other solvents.A good starting point is to add 4% of Texipol® 63-510, as received, directly to the composition to be thickened and then homogenize the mix thoroughly. If the resultant mix is too thin add more of Texipol® 63-510 and homogenize, and, if it is too viscous, add more of the unthickened composition and homogenize.
• For most of the applications maximum thickening is achieved within a few minutes but in highly acidic or alkaline formulations maximum thickening might require slightly longer times. Times for optimum thickening can be stabilized by monitoring viscosity development against time.
• It is not uncommon for Texipol® inverse emulsions to separate over time. This does not in any way indicate that the material is unfit for use. We recommend that Texipol® be stirred prior to use using a low-shear mixing system (e.g. with a paddle or handheld mixer) to ensure that the material is uniform when added to a formulation. Further, for formulations with a low percentage of water and/or where a low level of Texipol® is required, we recommend that water be added to the Texipol® prior to addition to the formulation (roughly 4 - 7% of Texipol® in water). This will prevent the possibility of localized pockets of thickened water in the formulation.

*63-510: 4% in DI water – Brookfi eld RVT, Spindle 6, 5 rpm, at 25C.

** Viscosity measurements taken at room temperature using Brookfield RV viscometer,Spindle #6. Formulation may be obtained upon request.

Texipol® 63-510 is available in a 441 lb. net weight lacquer-lined open-topped drum and is imported from the United Kingdom.