SOLAGUM™ SJ 108

SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 is a polymer based on HSD (Hydro Swelling Droplets); it inverts and swells when added to water.

SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 acts as a thickener & emulsifier and is produced from water-soluble monomers polymerized in a continuous oil phase.

Characteristics

Main properties of SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 are:

• Ready to use polymer in fluid form
• Compatible at neutral and basic pH
• No heating neutralizing & maturing phases required
• Excellent emulsifier even with silicone oil

Solvent thickening

SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 can be used to develop anhydrous gels with oxygenated polar solvents: alcohols, esters, ethers, glycolether …

SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 is compatible with the following solvents: monoethylene glycol, monopropylene glycol, glycerol.

Compatibility

1-Compatibility with surfactants

SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 is compatible with non-ionic, anionic and amphoteric surfactants. It is not compatible with cationic surfactants.

2-Compatibility with electrolytes

Electrolytes decrease the thickening effect of SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108. Therefore, they should be added at the end of the process to adjust viscosity as desired. To formulate gels with large quantities of electrolytes the concentration of SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 has to be increased. In order to overcome this limitation, SOLAGUM^TM SJ 108 can be associated with other thickeners such as SOLAGUM^TM AX, vinyl polymers...