Alkyl Ketene Dimer AKD WAX
CAS NO. 144245-85-2
Alkyl Ketene Dimer (AKD WAX) is a commonly used paper pulp sizing agent .
Molecuar Weight : 495.6-532.92
Descriptions :
Alkyl ketene dimer, which is made from the high fatty acid by taking acylation and dehydrochlorination. Considered as raw materials of neutral sizing agent, AKD WAX can be used to produce AKD emulsion and also as neutral sizing agent of paper pulp.
Application of Alkyl Ketene Dimer AKD WAX
As a kind of reactive neutral paper sizing agent, mainly used for copper base paper, copy paper, file paper, paper dictionary and quality writing paper paper in sizing. The pH value can reach about 8, which is called basic sizing, which is widely used at home and abroad. This product can also be used as surface sizing agent.
Technical Data
| Items |
Specification |
| Purity(%) |
≥90 |
| Iodine number (g I2/100g) |
≥44 |
| Acid value (mgKOH/g) |
≤5.0 |
| Melting point (ºC) |
47.0~51.0 |
| Appearance |
Pale yellow,Grain |
3. Usage:
This AKD wax is suit for the all kinds of cultural paper, paperboard, newsprint paper, board, fruit bag paper and wrapping paper that made by wood pulp, reed pulp, AOCC etc. it available in a wide PH value (7-9), the optimum condition of manufacture is PH (7.5-8.5), it padding with calcium carbonate which can replace the traditional acid rosin sizing and AKD neutral sizing, this is a revolution for the current AKD neutral sizing.
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