VISCOGEL® XDS

VISCOGEL® XDS is used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for architectural paints, industrial finishes, anti-corrosive paints, road marking paints, primers, bituminous undercoates, wood stains, to give the desired rheological control to the system. It provides superior antisettling anti anti-sagging and it shows also a very high dispersibility. It can be added at any point in the manufacturing process. VISCOGEL® XDS shows particularly good performance in aliphatic mineral spirits and aromatics. Low polarity binders like alkyds and terpenes, petroleum derivatives and styrenebutadiene rubbers are also compatible with VISCOGEL XDS.

VISCOGEL® XDS is a new high performing, highlyeffective rheological additive for solvent-bornesystems of low to medium polarity. That providesthixotropic effect, sag control, excellent levellingand prevents pigments from long-term storagesettling. Viscogel XDS disperses very easily evenunder low shear conditions.The nature of VISCOGEL® XDS is a highlypurified bentonite clay, organically modified with aquaternary alkylammonium compound. Unlikemost of the other conventional organoclays,VISCOGEL® XDS is self-activating and easilydispersible, hence can be used at any point in thepaint manufacturing process and can be used forpost-correction.