Organoclay economic grade

Organoclay economic grade offers cost – effective performance in paint production, with a key application method that enhances its value: it is best used after first being made into a gel, which is added during the pigment feeding stage of coating manufacturing.

For this economic grade, the gel preparation process is straightforward: under shear force, solvents or resin solutions penetrate into capillary pores to wet the aggregated flake stacks, causing them to disaggregate.

This step significantly increases the system’s viscosity. Activators are then added under shear conditions to widen the distance between flakes.

Continued shearing fully disperses the flakes, resulting in an activated thixotropic structure—bentonite gel. This efficient preparation method makes the economic grade a practical choice for cost – conscious coating production.