TEGO® Airex 940 defoamer and deaerator
Application recommendations
0 1 2 3 4 5
Brush application/roller application
Airless spraying
Compressed air spraying
Flexo/gravure printing
Dip coating, flow coating, curtain coating
Self-leveling floor coating
0 = unsuitable...5 = highly suitable
Special features Registration status
Good compatibility combined with effectiveness against micro- and TEGO® Airex 940 respectively its ingredients are listed in the following
macro-foam. chemical inventories: AICS, DSL, ECL, EINECS, ENCS, IECSC, PICCS,
TSCA, NZIOC, TCSI.
Suitability for All intentional ingredients are listed on the DSL (Domestic Substance
List) inventory or have been notified pursuant to the NSN (New
waterborne solventborne Substances Notification) regulations.
○ ● All intentional ingredients are listed on the TSCA inventory or comply
2-pack 100 % radiation-curing with the TSCA Polymer Exemption criteria according 40 CFR 723.
● ○ Further information on regulatory topics can be found on the Regulatory
clear coat pigmented
Data Sheet.
● ●
All intentional ingredients are listed on the ECL inventory or comply with
the Polymer Exemption criteria.
● = suitable ... ○ = not suitable
Solubility in All intentional ingredients are listed on the PICCS inventory or comply
with the Polymer Exemption criteria.
water ethanol Storage stability
○ ○ When stored in an original unopened packaging between -10 and
+40 °C, the product has a shelf life of 24 months from the date of
TPGDA butyl acetate
manufacture.
○ ◐
white spirit
◐
● = clear soluble, ◐ = cloudy but stable, ○ = insoluble
Recommended addition level
As supplied calculated on total formulation: 0.2 - 1.5 %
Processing instructions
Suitable for addition during the let-down or even in clear formulations.
Formulation advices
Alternative for higher compatibility: TEGO® Airex 990. Alternative for
higher effectiveness: TEGO® Airex 944
Chemical description
solution of a polymer with trace of silicone
Technical information
- delivery form liquid
- non-volatile content approx. 15 %
- solvent mineral spirit
This information and all further technical advice are based on our present knowledge and experience. However, it implies no liability or other legal responsibility on our part, including with regard to
existing third party intellectual property rights, especially patent rights. In particular, no warranty, whether express or implied, or guarantee of product properties in the legal sense is intended or implied.
We reserve the right to make any changes according to technological progress or further developments. The customer is not released from the obligation to conduct careful inspection and testing of
incoming goods. Performance of the product described herein should be verified by testing, which should be carried out only by qualified experts in the sole responsibility of a customer. Reference to trade
names used by other companies is neither a recommendation, nor does it imply that similar products could not be used.
(Status: 10/2017)
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