Performance Materials

performance materials

Inks

Novolyte's selection of technologies offers ink formulators the ability to maximize performance while lowering price. Advantages include:

  • High solvency to give stable ink
  • Strongly complexes with pigments
  • Low odor and excellent tox profiles
  • Ethyldiglyme and Proglyme prevent inkjet clogging
  • Novolyte Polyglyme and Higlyme act as humectants for long-term non-clogging of inkjets
  Proglyme Ethyl Diglyme Glycerol Formal Polyglyme Higlyme
Chemical Description P-series Glycol diether Glycol dimethyl ether Acetal-alcohol Glycol >C8
+ methyl diether
Glycol >C8
+ methyl diether
Odor Mild ethereal Mild ethereal Mild ethereal None None
Rel Evap rate nBuAc=100 13 4 3 <0.1 Humectant <0.1 Humectant
BPCC 175 189 192 >300 >400
Density 0.90 0.908 1.203 1.04 0.975
Oil soluble? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
% in H2O
% H2O in
35
4.5
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100