Zinc is a powerful wetting & dispersing agent, & when incorporated early in formulation, it greatly reduces the time of mixing & grinding. Because of the extremely light colour, Zinc can be added without discoloring the film. Zink is an auxiliary drier, it is being used in...
Zinc Octoate is an auxiliary drier used as a pigments dispersing agent. The pigment such as titanium dioxide and carbon black has the tendency to absorb driers which reduces loss or effect of drying rate. The absorption of driers in pigments can be...
Zinc is an auxiliary drier. Zinc, alone is insufficient but functions synergistically in the presence of a drier such as cobalt. Zinc keeps the film open, so that it remains more easily accessible to oxygen and hardening is realized throughout the...