03/09/2026
How DPGDB&DEGDB blends(Ecod-flex CA80/50) works in water-based coatings ?
1. In waterborne acrylic, styrene-acrylic, VAE, PUD and similar systems, polymer particles are dispersed in water.
During drying:
Water ev***rates→Polymer particles approach each other
→Particlesdeform and fuse→Polymer chains diffuse across particle boundaries
→Continuous film forms
2. ECOD-FLEX CA80/50 acts as a coalescing/film-forming aid and plasticizer.
It helps the polymer particles deform and form a continuous film at lower temperatures, reducing the tendency toward:
-cracking
-poor film formation
-powdery film
-poor low-temperature film formation
-insufficient flexibility
-poor adhesion
Dibenzoate glycol esters(ECOD-FLEX) are well established as low-VOC plasticizer/coalescent film-forming aids, with very low v***r pressure and suitable solubility parameters for polar polymers such as acrylics.