RHOPLEX® HG-95P

• Early and ultimate block and print resistance
• Excellent alkyd adhesion
• Excellent resistance to household chemicals, grease, and hand creams
• Combines low coalescent demand with low VOC (below 200 g/l) capabilities 100% acrylic composition

Improved Toughness and Hardness

• RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer was developed for use in low VOC aqueous gloss enamels that offer improved hardness, toughness, and resistance properties and represents a viable alternative to solvent-based gloss paints.
• RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer has a lower coalescent demand than most other gloss copolymers in a similar hardness range.
• This reduced coalescent demand improves early block resistance, and some formulations develop room temperature block resistance after as little as six hours drying time. RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer has very good block and print resistance under practical "summer day" conditions as shown in Figure 2
• The thermoplastic behavior of conventional acrylic emulsion binders can cause paint films to soften at high temperatures and high humidity. RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer develops sufficient thermoset characteristics to improve performance under these conditions making it ideal for applications such as doors, window frames, and bookcases.

Improved Resistance to Household Chemicals

• RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer offers improved resistance to household chemicals to existing latex technology. Figures 3 and 4 describe the significant resistance improvement over conventional gloss copolymer technology.
• The excellent chemical resistance and film properties make RHOPLEX® HG-95P HG-95P Emulsion Polymer ideal for demanding applications.
• Excellent Adhesion Gloss enamels based on RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer demonstrate excellent adhesion qualities over a variety of substrates.
• Over five years of exterior exposure data has been collected on this polymer.
• Very good exterior performance has been found in gloss enamels based on RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer.

Figure 1: Solvent Resistance of RHOPLEX® HG-95P Emulsion Polymer

Figure 2: Effect Dry Time on High Temperature Block Resistance (120°F/30 min/2 psi)

Figure 3: Effect of Dry Time on Household Chemical Resistance Test

Figure 4: Effect of Household Oils on Film Integrity After 16-Hour Spot

New Ambient Temperature Crosslinking Technology

• RHOPLEX®; HG-95P Emulsion Polymer offers the benefits of ambient temperature crosslinking chemistry in a true one-pack system.
• Paints formulated with RHOPLEX®; HG-95P Emulsion Polymer will form a covalently crosslinked network.
• RHOPLEX™ HG-95P Emulsion Polymer will oxidatively cure after the coalescing of latex particles to form a crosslinked film with improved hardness, toughness, and resistance properties.
• Aqueous gloss enamels based on RHOPLEX®; HG-95P Emulsion Polymer will have very similar drying characteristics to conventional latex paints.
• Enamels exhibit very good early properties and will continue to improve during the curing process which may require 2-4 weeks for some properties to fully develop.

Store products in tightly closed original containers at temperatures recommended on the product label.

• Keep combustible and/or flammable products and their vapors away from heat, sparks, flames and other sources of ignition including static discharge.
• Processing or operating at temperatures near or above product flashpoint may pose a fire hazard.
• Use appropriate grounding and bonding techniques to manage static discharge hazards.
• Failure to maintain proper volume level when using immersion heaters can expose tank and solution to excessive heat resulting in a possible combustion hazard, particularly when plastic tanks are used.