Paints and Coatings
ALTICOAT™ products are high brightness, versatile, multifunctional mineral pigment additives that offer cost-effective, durable, pigment-extending alternatives to other materials. The platy, high aspect ratio structure improves barrier protection and opacity. They are ideal for architectural and industrial water-based and solvent-based paints and primers. As an extender, pyrophyllite increases the volume of paint when mixed with the product, increases resistance to film cracking, promotes dispersion and helps the paint film dry.
Pyrophyllite’s platy structure, high refractive index, soft and smooth nature, chemical inertness, mechanical strength and white color are all highly desirable in paint production. Also, the fine fibers of pyrophyllite suspend the primary pigment particles long enough to apply the paint when brushing. Because of this, the result is a lustrous, smooth, bright appearance of the painted surface.
Benefits include:
- Improved mechanical and optical properties
- Improved production processes, sanding of primer and paint layers
- Ease of application, storage and handling of paint
- Flattening effects in conventional solvent-based coatings
- Prevents aging and cracking of paint layers
- Increases water resistance and covering quality of coatings
- Performs as white pigment extenders to lower raw material cost, adding benefits to wood coatings, gel coats, color concentrates, inks, adhesives, sealants and putties
- Provides corrosion resistance, barrier properties and can be a TiO2 extender
Applications in paints and coatings include architectural and decorative paints, industrial paints, wood coatings, color concentrations, gel coats, interior latex paints, primers, wall paints, exterior paints, stucco paints and traffic paints.
