Iupizeta™, Solvent-soluble special polycarbonate polymer

Overview

Iupizeta™, a special polycarbonate polymer, is a solvent-soluble thermoplastic polymer with high heat resistance.
It can form a highly transparent and tough film by the solvent casting process and is suitable for coatings, ink binders, and various other applications.

Photo: Iupizeta, Solvent-soluble special polycarbonate polymer

Applications

  • Coatings(base materials ; glass, metal, film, etc…)
  • Tough and flexible film forming
  • Binding
  • Ink binders(In-mold Labeling)
  • Adhesives
  • Photo: Application Image of Iupizeta, resin for coating
  • Photo: Application Image of Iupizeta, film
  • Photo: Application Image of Iupizeta, electrophotographic photoreceptor

Technical Data

  unit High Heat Resistant High Solvent-soluble
PCZ-200 PCZ-500 FPC-0220 FPC-2136 FPC-8225
Glass Transition
Temperature
174 181 184 131 156
Solution Viscosity mPa・S 70*1 2,211*1 57*1 44*2 41*2
  • *1 15 wt.% PC/Toluene(@25℃)
  • *1 5 wt.% PC/MEK(@25℃)

Solvent Solubility

lupizeta™ are highly soluble in common organic solvents and various other solvents under room temperature.

  High Heat Resistant High Solvent-soluble
PCZ-
200/500
FPC-0220 FPC-2136 FPC-8225
Toluene > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Tetrahydrofuran > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Propylene glycol
methyl ether acetate
< 1wt% < 1wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Butyl glycol acetate < 1wt% < 1wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Dimethyl carbonate < 1wt% < 1wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Methyl ethyl ketone < 1wt% < 1wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Cyclohexanone > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Ethyl acetate < 1wt% < 1wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
N,N-Dimethylacetamide > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt% > 10wt%
Methanol < 1wt% < 1wt% < 1wt% < 1wt%

Besides, we can provide the other special polycarbonates except the above series.

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