LEAD OCTOATE

LEAD OCTOATE by Arihant Metallica is a through drier used as active or top drier. It promotes hard & through drying throughout the film & also increases flexibility, toughness & durability of the film. It can cause precipitation in the film as it reacts with unreacted pthalic anhydride of alkyd resin which may cause haziness & loss of gloss. In order to avoid this, it is advisable to add calcium octoate first which acts as emulsifier & improves the pigment dispersing & wetting properties.

• It also improves the water & salt resistance of the film making it useful to rust preventive coating.
• LEAD OCTOATE is recommended for printing ink.