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Carbopol® Polymers
CARBOPOL® EZ-4 Polymer
Carbopol EZ-4 polymer is a patented, self wetting crosslinked polyacrylic acid polymer that is synthesized in a cosolvent ethyl acetate/cyclohexane mixture. It provides greater versatility in formulating because it quickly and easily self wets without any mixing required. Carbopol EZ-4 polymer has long flow characteristics with relatively medium viscosity compared to other Carbopol polymers.
Product Benefits
- Facilitates formulating and processing because it is a self-wetting polymer that requires no dispersion agitation.
- Provides excellent thickening efficiency to form medium viscosity products.
- Offers high electrolyte tolerance and is designed for formulations containing surfactants.
- Provides shear thinning rheology to enable easy pumping and dispensing of finished products via trigger sprayers.
- Provides yield value to allow for the suspension of a wide variety of insoluble materials or particles. Yield value enables finished products to have vertical cling which is an important characteristic for products that are dispensed via a trigger spray or nozzle.
- Stabilizes oil-in-water emulsions.
- Suggested Applications
- All purpose cleaners
- Auto care products
- Hand sanitizing gels
- Hard surface cleaners
- Heavy duty liquid detergents
- Peroxide and bleach formulations
- Polishes
