Solvay continuously innovates to meet the needs of China's coatings industry for health, environmental protection, and sustainable development, launching the latest generation of proprietary freeze-thaw stabilizer RHODOLINE FT100 PLUS, which complies with French A+ standards.

With the increasing consumer, market, and regulatory demands for green and environmentally friendly products, water-based and low-VOC coating solutions are becoming increasingly popular. In response to the Chinese coatings industry's needs for health, environmental protection, and sustainable development, Solvay has continuously innovated and launched the latest generation of proprietary freeze-thaw stable RHODOLINE FT100 PLUS, which meets the French A+ standard, safeguarding everyone's health.

 

First, let's understand what "French A+" is!

 

 

What is French A+?

 

“A+” Is the highest environmental protection level mark in the French VOC label. missions dans l'air intérieur, the English equivalent is Emissions in indoor air, and the Chinese translation is "emissions in indoor air".

French A+ is a stringent French standard for indoor decoration environment testing. It simulates a living environment and continuously monitors volatile organic compounds for 28 days after painting.

 

What is VOC?

 

In the ordinary sense, VOC refers to volatile organic compounds, but in the environmental protection sense, it refers to the type of volatile organic compounds that produce harm.

VOC Can harm the liver, kidneys, brain, and nervous system, and can even cause blood problems. When the VOC in a room exceeds a certain concentration, people will feel headaches, nausea, vomiting, and weakness in a short period of time. If they do not leave the scene in time, these symptoms will worsen, and in severe cases, they may experience convulsions, coma, memory loss, and even develop leukemia and other serious diseases.

 

I. Detection Method

 

French A+: Simulates an indoor living environment and continuously monitors the air quality in the space for 28 days after painting to ensure a truly healthy and environmentally friendly living environment.

 

II. Test Items

 

French A+: 4 categories and 10 common harmful substances: formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, toluene, tetrachloroethylene, xylene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, ethylbenzene, 2-butoxyethanol, styrene.

 

III. Certification Standard

 

	CAS No.	CONC.28days μg/m 3	A+ μg/m 3
TVOC	-	18	<10000
Formaldehyde	50-00-0	<3	<10
Acetaldehyde	75-07-0	<3	<200
Toluene	108-88-3	<2	<300
Tetrachloroethylene	127-18-4	<2	<250
Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	<2	<750
Xylene	1330-20-7	<2	200
Styrene	100-42-5	<2	250
2-Butoxyethanol	111-76-2	<2	1000
1,2,4-Trimethybenzene	95-63-6	<2	1000

 

Summary

 

From the above three aspects, the "French A+ certification" tracks the indoor environment after product use and emphasizes the real-world environmental data after product use.

 

Today, we will introduce a new generation of freeze-thaw stabilizer RHODOLINE FT100 PLUS that meets the French A+ standard. First, let's understand what a freeze-thaw stabilizer is.

What is a freeze-thaw stabilizer?

A freeze-thaw stabilizer is an additive that prevents irreversible flocculation or coagulation of coatings under freeze-thaw cycling conditions, giving water-based coatings freeze-thaw resistance.

 

The latest generation of freeze-thaw stabilizer FT100 PLUS:

 

SOLVAY The US R&D center has continuously innovated and launched the latest generation of anti-freeze-thaw stable additives, and has corresponding application protection patents for the composition and formula structure.

 

FT100 PLIS Anti-freezing principle:

 

 

Small knowledge: The working principle of conventional alcohol-based antifreeze agents on the market is due to their low freezing point and the ability to mix with water in any proportion. When mixed with water, they can greatly reduce the overall freezing point of the coating, enhancing the antifreeze performance of the coating. Therefore, they are often used as antifreeze agents in coatings, preventing the coating from freezing at 0 degrees. However, adding too much also brings problems such as VOCs.

 

Product Specifications:

 

Product Index
Appearance @25℃	Clear to slightly cloudy liquid
Solid content,%	88.0-92.0
Specific gravity @25℃	1.109
pH (5% aqueous solution)	5.0-8.0
Water solubility	Soluble in water

 

Main features:

 

· Improve the freeze-thaw stability of water-based coatings

· Improve film gloss

· Improve pigment dispersion

· Low/zero VOC, APEO-free

· Excellent formula adaptability

 

Low-temperature operability

For use by customers in different regions under low-temperature conditions. Our products are specially designed to have good fluidity under various temperature conditions. They offer the best low-temperature operability, making them more suitable for customers in northern regions under low-temperature conditions.

 

Odor of sample can and paint film:

FT100 PLIS The odor is lower than that of FT100 XTRIM, providing customers with a low-odor paint formulation solution!

 

Typical applications:

FT100 PLIS It can be added to the emulsion in advance, at 2-6% of the emulsion solids content, or directly added to the waterborne coating, at 0.4-1.2% of the total formulation. It is best added to the pre-dispersed paste of pigments and fillers, partially or completely replacing the pigment wetting agent.