As a broad application binder for architectural coatings, VINNAPAS® EF 811 is an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer that provides a variety of benefits for the coatings formulator.
VINNAPAS® EF 811 sets a new standard for scrub resistance evidenced by evaluations of several different formulations that show it outperforming both conventional and low VOC latexes. This allows paint formulators to develop paints with extremely high levels of scrub resistance. In addition, the very high scrub levels of VINNAPAS® EF 811 enable paint formulators to maintain current performance at higher pigment volume concentrations, thereby realizing significant raw material cost savings. Tests show that competitive vinyl acrylic emulsions must be formulated at 2-4% PVC lower than VINNAPAS® EF 811 in order to obtain comparable scrub resistance.
A key requirement for contractor flat paints involves the property of touch-up, which is characterized as maintaining a visually uniform appearance of a film surface upon repainting after the initial coat of paint has been applied. While the choice of pigments used in the formulation can also have a significant effect on this property, the choice of polymer has a major impact on low temperature touch-up, particularly in lower VOC systems. VINNAPAS® EF 811 exhibits excellent ambient and low temperature touch-up properties in general, which is characteristic of many VAE polymers.
VINNAPAS® EF 811 exhibits excellent thickener response with a number of different thickener types, including hydrophobically modified cellulosics (HMHEC), hydrophobic ethoxylate urethanes (HEUR), and hydrophobic alkali-swellable emulsions (HASE). VINNAPAS® EF 811 has even demonstrated improved thickener response over many commercial vinyl acrylic polymers to which it has been compared. Improved thickener response results in the ability to reduce total thickener requirements, thereby allowing paint formulators to further reduce raw material costs.
With the ever-tightening restrictions on the permissible level of VOCs in coatings, it is becoming more important that the polymers used in formulations can be formulated at lower solvent levels without sacrificing performance. Many commercial binders used today, especially conventional vinyl acrylics, suffer significantly in performance when formulated at lower solvent levels. VINNAPAS® EF 811 requires only a minimal amount of coalescing solvent, typically in the range of 2.0 to 5.0% on dry latex polymer, which allows formulators to develop coatings with low VOC. The reduction in solvent provided by formulating with VINNAPAS® EF 811 compared with conventional vinyl acrylics can deliver additional raw material cost savings.