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Pigment Dispersion perparation

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12/1/2016 Steric stabilization<br />

This increases the polymer concentration in the overlapping area and the osmotic pressure causes the solvent to be<br />

transported to this area so that the particles are repelled away from each other again. In addition, in the overlapping<br />

area the polymer molecules are restricted in their conformation, which signifies a reduction in the entropy and<br />

therefore represents a repulsion potential. Depending on the system, an enthalpic as well as an entropic contribution<br />

can be made towards stabilization.<br />

(/en/wetting-and-dispersing/why-do-we-use-wetting-and-dispersing-additives/#)<br />

Suitable additives generally have two typical structural features: firstly, such products contain one or more so-called<br />

“pigment-affinic” groups – anchor groups or adhesive groups – that all together provide a strong, durable<br />

adsorption onto the pigment surface. Secondly, such products contain binder-compatible chains which, after<br />

adsorption of the additive onto the pigment surface, protrude as far as possible from the pigment into the<br />

surrounding binder solution.<br />

http://ebooks.byk.com/en/wetting­and­dispersing/steric­stabilization/ 16/20

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