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Functional Materials
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FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUE

Functional Materials for Inkjet Ink

List of products applicable to various types of inkjet ink
OLFINEWe manufacture and sell products that can be applied to various kinds of ink. We oﬀer a wide lineup
of products designed to improve functions of inkjet ink.

OLFINE

SeriesOLFINE

EXP.

Series

These acetylenic

have the ability to lower thesurfactants can, in small

dynamic surface tension and theamounts, quickly disperse

dynamic contact angle.

water insoluble dyes.

SILFACESAG
the abilities to lower the static
surface tension and to wet materials,
particularly non-absorbable materials.

● p.7● p.3-4◯◯

VINYBLAN

Wettability● p.3-4● p.5-6

700 Series

Adhesion

E Type

CLL3

These silicone/acrylic hybridThis vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate
copolymer resin is soluble in eco
solvent thanks to the technology of
copolymerization with vinyl acetate;
they also exhibit the excellent
pigment dispersibility characteristicof vinyl chloride resins.

to the excellent sliding
properties of silicone resins.

Applicableproducts

Pigment type

Substrate◯ Inkjet ink classiﬁcation chart
paper, ﬁlm,
ﬁber

1

paper, ﬁlm

Applicableproducts

paper, ﬁber

・ OLFINE EXP. Series
・ OLFINE PD-600 Series・ SILFACE SAG Series
・ VINYBLAN 700 Series
・ CHALINE E Type・ OLFINE EXP. Series
・ OLFINE PD-600 Series・ SILFACE SAG Series

Applicableproducts

Pigment type

Substrate

Dye type

Substrate

Water-based

E TypeSOLBIN

CLL3

● p.7
◯

SOLBIN

resistance thanks

700

Series◯CHALINE

resins can provide abrasion

SAG

SeriesNozzlesuitability
High-speed
printability

These vinyl chloride emulsions are
made using acrylic aqueous solutionsas protective colloids in polymerization.
These emulsions exhibit excellent
pigment dispersibility thanks to the ﬁneparticles and the dispersibility that ischaracteristic of vinyl chloride resins.

These silicone surfactants have

Series◯Dispersibility

These acetylenic surfactants

Series

PD-600VINYBLAN CHALINE

Water-based pigment type

PD-600

SeriesEco solvent-based

EXP.

SILFACE・ SOLBIN CLL3◯

Abrasion
resistance● p.8

Water-based disperse dye type
Dispersibility● p.10● p.9◯

Nozzlesuitability
High-speed
printability

◯

◯

◯

◯

Wettability◯◯

Abrasion
resistance◯

Eco-solvent-based pigment type◯

Dispersibility
Nozzlesuitability◯● p.11

Adhesion◯Heatstability◯

Solubility◯

Eco-solvents: Acetate-based solvents and glycol-based solvents

We oﬀer various product grades in addition to those listed in this catalog.
For more information about each product or product series, please contact us. We can provide catalogs, technical data sheets, safety
data sheets, etc

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FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUE

Water-based pigment typeFeatures of OLFINE

Structural diagram of acetylene glycol■

Comparison of properties between 0.1% aqueous solutions of OLFINE EXP. 4300 and E1010
It's very important for surfactants to migrate to the newly created surface as rapidly as possible and to
reduce the surface tension particularly at the high speed printing such as inkjet ink.

◯ Suitability for high-speed printing

The EXP. 4300 exhibits low dynamic surface tension, thus enabling
stable ejection of ink droplets even during high-speed printing.

OLFINE is an acetylenic surfactant that has the ability tolower the dynamic surface tension and the dynamic
contact angle. The OLFINE EXP. Series is superior in said
ability compared to conventional types and is therefore
suitable for high-speed printing.

◯ Results of wettability and defoaming tests with pigment ink
A Competitor's Wetting Agent

OLFINEA Competitor's Defoaming Agent

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

＊Measuring method is on p.13.

Wettability Test

◯ Wettability

Compared to the E1010, the EXP. 4300 is more eﬀective for lowering the contact angle immediately after jetting ink onto a print
surface. As a wetting agent, it is particularly suitable for providing wettability to substrate with low surface energy.

Defoaming Test

Exhibits high wettability but foams

Defoams but repels liquid

Exhibits high wettability and foams a little◯ Conventional gradeEﬀective
Solubility in Dynamic surface tension（mN/m）
ingredients
water

E1010

（％）

（%）

1Hz

10Hz

Contact
angle（°）
SUS304

100

＞1

41

45

70

Foaming property（mL）
Immediately after addition After 5 minutes

17

2

The EXP. Series was developed to be better suited for high-speed printing.

OLFINE EXP. SeriesThis series is suitable for high-speed printing.

0

10

20

30

40

＊Measuring method is on p.13.

◯ Images of the contact
angle immediately
after jetting ink onto
SUS304

Pure water

E1010

EXP.4300◯ Basic properties
Eﬀective
Solubility in Dynamic surface tension（mN/m）
ingredientswater

EXP.4001
EXP.4200
EXP.4123
EXP.4300
3

（％）

（%）

1Hz

10Hz

Contact
angle（°）
SUS30480

0.01〜0.05

26

34

14

2

0

75

0.50〜1.00

32

40

32

3

0

40

5.00〜10.0

40

50

56

3

0

60

0.10

26

37

17

25

8

Foaming property（mL）
Immediately after addition After 5 minutes

Some of our acetylenic surfactant
products can be used not only as
wetting agents but also as
defoaming agents or dispersants.

For more
information,please contact
our sales
representative.

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FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUESILFACE SAG Series◯ Contact angle immediately after jetting ink onto SUS304

As wetting agents, this series of silicone surfactants has the ability to lower the static surface
tension of water and organic solvent mixtured ink and is highly eﬀective for improving ink
wettability, particularly on non-absorbable media.

AppearanceEﬀective ingredients（%）

Ionicity

Solubility in water（%）

Clear light brown＞95

Non-ionic＞10◯ Wettability Comparison of static surface tension and contact angle provided by diﬀerent types of solvents

After 10 seconds

After 30 seconds

Without SAG（pure water only）◯ Basic properties

SAG503A

After 1 second

100°

98°

96°

32°

14°

6°

SAG503A（0.1% aqueous
solution）◯ Comparison of other grades in the SAG series

・ Evaluation method Without SAG503A: Each type of solvent 30%, water 70.0%
With SAG503A: Each type of solvent 30%, water 69.5%, SAG503A 0.5%

Solvent used

Compatibility（appearance)

Without SAG: Each type of solvent 30%, water 70.0%
With SAG: Each type of solvent 30%, water 69.5%, SAG 0.5%

Solvent Without
SP value
SAG

SILFACE
SAG005 SAG008 SAG016 SAG020

Propylene glycol

15.9

ー

2

3

2

1

Diethylene glycol

15.3

ー

3

3

2

1

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

11.5

ー

3

3

3

2

Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether

11.1

ー

3

3

3

3

[Compatibility (appearance) score] 3: soluble, 2: uniformly cloudy, 1: insoluble

Static surface
tension（mN/m)

Contact angle to substrate
（°）

PET

5

PVC

Coatedpaper

Propylene glycol

15.9

50

30

29

22

22

Diethylene glycol

15.3

54

29

28

22

21

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

11.5

41

27

27

22

24

Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether

11.1

28

23

22

27

22

Propylene glycol

15.9

63

75

61

6

61

Diethylene glycol

15.3

69

67

59

32

60

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

11.5

55

48

54

4

40

Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether

11.1

28

15

16

25

8

Propylene glycol

15.9

67

67

62

9

63

Diethylene glycol

15.3

72

72

65

34

68

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

11.5

49

49

49

14

40

Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether

11.1

28

15

16

28

7

Propylene glycol

15.9

56

44

42

6

55

Diethylene glycol

15.3

73

54

40

1

71

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

11.5

30

20

23

1

16

Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether

11.1

15

7

8

12

5
6

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CHALINENISSIN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUEFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUEVINYBLAN 700 Series

CHALINE E TypeThe VINYBLAN 700 Series consists of vinyl chloride emulsions in which acrylic aqueous solutions or
the like serve as protective colloids. These water-based emulsions are made without any solventsor surfactants; thus, they exhibit excellent pigment dispersibility.

CHALINE E Type are silicone/acrylic hybrid resins. Thanks to the sliding property of silicone,
the friction coeﬃcients decrease and this CHALINE improves the abration resistance.

◯ Basic properties◯ Nozzle suitability
PH

Average particle
size（nm）

Tg（℃）

Acid value

50

7.5

30

70

57

30

50

7.5

30

73

46

25

50

7.5

30

34

75

Solid content Viscosity（%）（mpa・s）

700

30

701
755

◯ Basic properties
Composition

Solid content

Viscosity

PH

Average particle size
（nm）

Ionicity

E-370（mpa・s）

Acrylic modiﬁed

45

100 or less

7

300

Anion

LC-190Specially modiﬁed

44

100 or less

7

300

Anion

E-790

Specially modiﬁed

44

100 or less

7

300

Anion

％

（KOHmg/g）

80
60
40
20
0 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 nm

Composed of ﬁne particles without any
coarse particles that may aﬀect ink ejection（%）○ Evaluation method
Base material: PET ﬁlm
Specimen: Each grade of CHALINE was mixed with a urethane emulsion at a ratio of 10% (of the total solid content).
■ Drying temperature: 80ºC for 2 minutes■ Film thickness: Approx. 10μ (dry)■○ Solvent miscibility Highly miscible with alcohol- or glycol-based solvents.

■

・ Evaluation method: VINYBLAN and each type of solvent were mixed in a ratio of 1:1 and the stability was checked.

Type of solvent
Alcohol-based

Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropanol

Glycol-based

Diethylene glycol, Triethylene glycol, Propylene glycol

Glycol-ether-based

Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether

4Diol-based

1,2-Hexanediol, 1,5-Pentanediol

3○ Coeﬃcients of static and kinetic friction The friction coeﬃcients of test pieces were measured using
a surface property tester.

2○ Dispersibility

Composition（wt%）

・Composition of dispersion liquid

Formula A

Formula B

VINYBLAN 701

100

Polyurethane dispersion

79.5

89.5

Carbon black

10

10

Wetting agent
OLFINE EXP.4300

0.5

0.5

*(polycarbonate-based)*Mitsubishi Chemical MA-100

・ Dispersion method Composition ratio: 50 g of Formula A or B liquid
was mixed with 5 g of beads.
Beads: Zirconia beads (dia. 5 mm)
Disperser: Paint shaker (2-hour dispersion)

Viscosity change rate（%）

1
0

400

Formula B

300

Formula A

A

100
1

2

3

4

5

6

No. of days elapsed（day）

7

The dispersion liquid to which VINYBLAN
was added exhibited almost no changes inviscosity over time.

FormulaB

The dispersion liquid containing VINYBLAN
enabled carbon black to disperse more
uniformly than the other dispersion liquid.
・Base material: PET ﬁlm
・Coating condition: Bar Coater No. 7 (wet, 6 g/m2)
・Drying conditions: 105ºC for 5 minutes

7

LC-190E-790

rubbing times were counted until partial peeling of coating was observed.

Microscopic photographs of dispersion liquids
FormulaE-370◯ Abrasion resistance Using a JIS Type II (Gakushin-type) rubbing tester (with a load of 9.8N) and cotton cloth, the200

0Urethane only

300
250
200
150
100
50
0

Urethane only

Photographs of
the abrasion
resistance test

E-370

LC-190〈 Before the test 〉

Urethane only

E-370

E-790

〈 After 50 strokes of rubbing 〉

Urethane only

E-370
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FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUEFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUE

Water-based disperse dye type
OLFINE PD-600 Series

OLFINE EXP. Series

The OLFINE PD-600 Series of acetylenic dispersants can, in small amounts, quickly disperse water
insoluble dyes. The series can also prevent changes in properties over time after dispersion.

The OLFINE EXP. Series of dispersion aids that can reduce the dispersion time when used withsodium ligninsulfonate.
Dispersion liquids containing OLFINE exhibit excellent stability.

◯ Basic properties◯ Basic properties
Appearance

Ionicity

Solubility inwater（％）

Melting point（℃）

PD-611

Eﬀective
ingredients（％）

Light yellow paste

100

Anion

＞10

30

PD-631

Light yellow paste

100

Anion

＞10

20

◯ Dispersibility

・Formulation

C.I.Disperse Red60（dye）

EXP.4123

15

15

15

15

ー

ー

PD-611

2

3

4

5

6

70

83.5

・ Dispersion method
Composition ratio: Dispersion liquid and beads weremixed in a ratio of 1:3.
Beads: Zirconia beads (dia. 0.3 mm)
Disperser: Paint shaker (640 rpm/min)

50◯ Dispersibility

Contact Foaming property（mL）
angle（°）
SUS304 Immediately after addition After 5 minutes
56・Formulation

Use of OLFINE EXP. Series with sodium ligninsulfonate

30Without
OLFINEWith
OLFINE

15

15

15

15

C.I.Disperse Red 60（dye）

Sodium ligninsulfonate
OLFINE EXP. 4123

0.5

Pure water

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

70

69.5

・ Dispersion method
Composition ratio: Dispersion liquid and beads
were mixed in a ratio of 1:3.
Beads: Zirconia beads (dia. 0.3 mm)
Disperser: Paint shaker (640 rpm/min)◯ Disperse dye ink manufacturing process diagram◯ Table of compatibility with various dyes
Color

YellowRed

C.I.Name

DY-54

DR-60

DB-359DB-360DBr-27

Dye

15

15

15

15

15

Required amount of the PD Series

1.5

1.5

3.0

3.0

1.5

Pure water

83.5

83.5

82.0

82.0

83.5

25℃ x7days

3

3

3

3

3

Preservation stability

60℃ x7days

3

3

3

1

1

PD-63125℃ x7days

3

3

3

3

3

60℃ x7days

3

3

3

2

2

Preservation stability

40

5〜10

83.5

Sodium ligninsulfonate: Dispersant commonly used for water-based dye-type ink
The OLFINE PD600 Series exhibits good dispersibility in a smaller amount compared to sodium ligninsulfonate.

PD-61110Hz

1.5

Pure water

1

40

1Hz

1.5

PD-6310

Dynamic surface
tension（mN/m）（％）

OLFINE
Generalprescription Prescription A Prescription B

Sodium ligninsulfonate

Eﬀective
Solubility iningredientswater（％）

Blue

Brown

[Rate of change in particle size] 3: less than 10%, 2: 10 to 15%, 1: 15% or more

Disperse dye

Prime dispersantsBefore dispersion

Dispersion aids

PD Series prime dispersants EXP. Series dispersion aids
・PD-611 ・PD-631

・EXP.4123

After dispersion

Ink-making

Additives
EXP. Series wetting agents
・EXP.4200 ・EXP.4300

Defoaming agents
・D-10PG

Ink that contains the OLFINE PD-600 Series exhibits excellent preservation stability, regardless of dye type.
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FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUE

Eco-solvent-based pigment type
SOLBIN CLL3
SOLBIN CLL3 is a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin that is soluble in eco solvent thanks to
the technology of copolymerization with vinyl acetate. It also exhibits the excellent pigment
dispersibility characteristic of vinyl chloride resins.

◯ Basic properties
Composition ratio(%)

CLL3

VC

VAc

82

18

Degree ofpolymerization
260

K-value

Molecular
weight(Mn)Glasstransition
point(℃ )37

1.6×10⁴70◯ Nozzle suitability
Filterability

・ Evaluation method
A 4 kg load was applied to 100 ml of thesolution, and the time was measured until
all of the solution passed through theﬁlter.

Example of material added

Unit (wt%)

Pigment dispersion (Pigment)

10〜30

VINYBLAN 701 dispersion liquid withcarbon black

30.0

Solvent A

5〜20

Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether

10.0

Solvent B

5〜20

Isopropanol

10.0

Resin (binder)

10〜30

VINYBLAN 755

30.0

Wetting agent

0.1〜1.0

OLFINE EXP. 4300

0.5Additive to provide abrasion
resistance

１〜10

CHALINE LC-190

10.0

Defoaming agent

0.1〜0.5

OLFINE D-10PG

0.1

Water

Remainder

Water

9.4

Rubbing test conditions: 30 strokes of rubbing with a 200 g load (Substrate；PET)

Evaluation
result・ EBA : 60%

・ PMA : 25%

・ Cyclohexanone : 10%

PVC

3

PET

3

NYLON

3

Adhesion・ SOLBIN : 5%

・ Diameter : 25 mm

Each ﬁlm was coated with the solution above using Bar Coater No. 6 (wet, approx. 14 g/m2)
and dried at 80ºC for 1 minute. Then the several evaluations were conducted.

Evaluation item

Solution：100ml

・ Pore diameter : 1µm

Unit (wt%)◯ Evaluation

Weight：4kg

FilterExamples of formulations of water-based pigment-type ink◯ Coating method

Measurement ﬁlter

・ Conditioning method
5 wt% SOLBIN was added to 10 wt%
cyclohexanone (Anone).
The mixture was stirred at 50ºC for 60 minutes.
The mixture stirred in step 2 was added to a mixed
solution of 25 wt% propylene glycol monomethyl
ether acetate (PMA) and 60 wt% ethylene glycol
mono-n-butyl ether acetate (EBA), and this mixed
solution was stirred for approximately 15 minutes.

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR INKJET INK CATALOGUE

Evaluation method

Cellophane tape peeling test

Abrasion resistance3

Rubbing test using gauze

Water friction resistance3

Rubbing test using gauze moistened with water

Alcohol resistance3

Rubbing test using gauze moistened with ethanol

Acid resistance3

Rubbing test using gauze moistened with a 1%hydrochloric acid aqueous solution

3: No part of the coated surface peeled oﬀ. 2: Less than 50% of the coated surface peeled oﬀ. 1: 50% or more of the coated surface peeled oﬀ.

◯ Examples of applicable materials

Solvent A (glycol-based)

Propylene glycol, Diethylene glycol,
Triethylene glycol, 2-Pyrrolidone, Glycerin,
Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether,
Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, etc.

Solvent B (alcohol-based)

Benzyl alcohol, Isopropanol, 2-Phenoxyethanol, etc.

Binder
Wetting agent

0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

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SOLBIN CLL3 solutions have low viscosity and good ﬁlterability, enabling the design of ink with excellent nozzle suitability.
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Agent for providing abrasion
resistance
Defoaming agent

VINYBLAN 700 Series, various emulsions, various dispersions
OLFINE EXP. Series, OLFINE E Series, SILFACE
CHALINE E-370, LC-190, E-790
OLFINE D-10PG, E1004* This is reference data; it does not guarantee inkjet ink performance.

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Explanation of Terminology

Glossary, Measuring method◯ Surface tension (static/dynamic)
By reason of intermolecular forces, surface
tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces to shrink
into the minimum surface area possible.
⇒This tendency is referred to as interfacial
tension, and especially as surface tension
at a liquid-air interface.
Surface tension that becomes equilibrated overtime is referred to as dynamic surface tension ,while surface tension that is in equilibrium isreferred to as static surface tension .
⇒Generally, dynamic surface tension tends to behigher than static surface tension and it isharder to wet a material in contact with a liquid.

◯ Dynamic Surface Tension
Diﬀerent from "Static Surface Tension"
obtained by measuring the surface
tension of a static interface, thedynamic surface tension represents
surface tension of an interface in motion.

σ= △P・r2

Liquid is ﬂowing due to agitation,
circulation, application, etc. in manycases when "wetting" is actuallyconsidered; therefore, the dynamic
surface tension is a more practical index
of "wetting."◯ Contact Angle
A contact angle represents how easilyliquid is wet to a solid surface. A surface
that is easy to wet (liquid that easily
wets a surface) has a low contact angle,
and a surface that is hard to wet (liquidthat has diﬃculty wetting a surface) has
a high contact angle.

◯ Static surface tension Wilhelmy method（plate method or vertical plate method）

When a plate touches a liquid surface, the liquid moves
up and wets the plate, and the surface tension acts
along the plate s perimeter as a force pulling the plate
into the liquid. To determine the surface tension, themagnitude of this force is measured.

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σ：Surface Tension△P：Pressure Diﬀerence

r：Capillary Diameter

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