3M™ Novec™ Fluorosurfactants are non-ionic polymeric fluorochemical surfactants belonging to a class of coating additives which provide low surface tensions in organic or aqueous coating systems that are best obtainable with fluorochemicals.
Novec fluorosurfactants are excellent wetting, levelling and flow control agents for a variety of waterborne, solvent-borne, high-solids and radiation curable organic polymer coating systems.
Novec fluorosurfactants are soluble and compatible with most polymers and continue to be active throughout the drying or curing process. When used in waterborne polymer systems, Novec fluorosurfactants tend to reduce the aqueous/organic interfacial tension and remain surface active in the organic portion of the polymer system.
Features
Fluorosurfactant effective at addition levels 0.1 – 0.5%.
Advantages
Reduces interfacial surface tension.
Benefits
Efficiency allows for extremely low addition levels and surface tensions only achievable with a fluorosurfactant.
Typical Applications
Waterborne, solvent-borne, high-solids and radiation curable organic polymer coating systems.
