RHOPLEX™ 52 Emulsion

What is RHOPLEX™ 52 Emulsion?

Designed to be used in stain blocking interior and exterior primers. It provides excellent tannin and marker stain blocking in zinc oxide-containing and zinc oxide-free formulations, excellent sandability to allow primers to be be quickly topcoated, excellent alkaki resistance minimizing efflorescence, and good adhesion to a variety of substrates including alkyds, wood, masonry, aluminum and steel. The product also has very good enamel holdout properties and can be coalesced with non-volatile plasticisers to formulate primers with <

Uses

Interior and exterior primers
Stain blocking primer, sanding primer

Benefits

APEO-free*
Excellent tannin stain blocking
Excellent marker and ink stain blocking
No ZnO needed for stainblocking
Great sandability
Resists efflorescence
Good adhesion
Good enamel holdout
Formulation latitude from < 5g/L to 100g/L

*made without APEO-containing surfactant

Properties

performance.ratings.Title
Alkyd Adhesion	Best
Efflorescence Resistance	Best
Light Duty Corrosion Resistance	Good
Metal Adhesion	Good
Sandability	Best
Stain Blocking	Best

app.properties.Title
Performance Benefits	Sandability, Stain Blocking
Resistance	Rust / Corrosion, Tannin

sustainability.safety.properties.Title
Emissions Standards	Low VOC Capable
Ingredient Information	APEO Free
VOC Capable	< 50 g/liter

typical.properties.Title
Adhesion	Alkyd, Concrete / Masonry, Drywall / Wallboard, Metal, Previously Painted, Wood
Chemistry	Styrene Acrylic
Ionic Nature	Anionic
MFFT-Minimum Film Formation Temp	6 °C
Particle Size	Small
pH	8.5-9.5
Solids, by weight, %	45 %
Specific Gravity (wet polymer)	1.02
System	Water-based
Tg-Glass Transition Temp	16 °C
Viscosity (Brookfield LVT #2, 60rpm), cps	100-1000 cP

RHOPLEX™ 52 Emulsion

What is RHOPLEX™ 52 Emulsion?

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