Description
Polyethylene waxes can be made in two main grades,
emulsifiable and non-emulfiable waxes. The difference between both
the grades are in relation to the molecular weight. It is hard,
white, translucent, tasteless, non-toxic, odourless, resistant to
water and chemical materials available as pellets, powders or
flakes.
Polyethylene wax can be manufactured using either polyethylene
of from ethylene itself.It is water white prill, low molecular
weight, low viscosity, moderate range melt point polyethylene wax
are suitable for use in numerous applications such as printing ink,
thermoplastics, and anti-sticking and flow control agents in many
elastomers.
It is used in polishes textile finishing, cosmetics,
crayons, paper coating, leather, adhesive, pigment, lubricants,
plastic, paints, ink and packaging industry.
The many benefits of polyethylene wax include assisting as a
antiscuff agent in printing inks by promoting surface hardness due
to its crystalline structure. In rubber, assisting as a mold flow,
extrusion, mold release agent, internal lubricant, and preventing
tack in green rubber.
