Texanol is a clear, water-like liquid that is generally used in the paint industry as a plasticizer and drying retardant. Texanol is a special name for one of the companies that invented it. It is an ester alcohol. Texanol is the first material to enter the field of plastic paints and latex paints. It works well in all types of paints, especially with the presence of styrene acrylic resin. Texanol ester alcohol provides the highest level of film integrity at low levels of adhesion, enhancing the performance properties of the coating, including low-temperature fusion, touch, cleaning resistance, washability, color development, thermal flexibility, and resistance to clay cracking. Texanol. Ester alcohol also enhances the efficiency of increasing the thickness when used with bonding thickeners.
Texanol ester alcohol also works well in a variety of other applications. It is an ideal choice as a retarding solvent for use in coil coatings and high-baked enamels. Its unique balance of properties also makes it useful for a variety of specialty chemical applications such as crude/froth flotation, oil drilling muds, wood preservative carriers, and floor polishes.
Texanol is ester alcohol is the premier coalescent for latex paints. It performs well in all types of latex paints in a variety of weather conditions, and over substrates with different levels of porosity. Texanol provides the highest level of film integrity at low levels of coalescent, enhancing the performance properties of the paint including low temperature coalescence, touch-up, scrub resistance, washability, color development, thermal flexibility, and resistance to mudcracking. Eastman Texanol ester alcohol also enhances thickening efficiency when used with associative thickeners.
Texanol also works well in a variety of other applications. It is an ideal choice as a retarder solvent for use in coil coatings and high-bake enamels. Its unique balance of properties also makes it useful for a variety of chemical specialty applications such as ore flotation / frothing, oil-drilling muds, wood preservative carriers, and floor polishes.
With a boiling point of 254°C, (vapor pressure 0.01 kPa @ 20°C), Texanol is not classified as a VOC according to European Union Decopaint Directive 2004/42/EC (commonly referred to as the Decopaint Directive), European Union Solvent Emissions Directive) and the China State Environmental Protection agency. Due to its non-VOC status, low toxicity, and biodegradability, Eastman Texanol ester alcohol has been awarded Green Label Type II certificate in China by the China Environmental United Certification Co. Ltd. (CEC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA).
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Architectural coatings and automotive refinishing
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Commercial printing inks
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Exterior architectural coatings
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General industrial coatings
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Interior flat architectural coatings
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Interior non-flat architectural coatings
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Lithographic inks
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Road markings
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Wood coatings
