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 |