Calcium Carbonate(MICROCARB AR 09)

PAINT RAW MATERIALS:
Calcium Carbonate

PRODUCT: MICROCARB AR 09

DESCRIPTION :

A product of high degree of whiteness produced from selected natural finest microcrystalline rhombohedra Calcium Carbonate.
Very low oil absorption, easily dispersible, imparting good theological properties. It is used throughout the range of water and solvent based paints for both interior and exterior applications.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RAW MATERIAL:

CaCO ₃ ≥	99.3 %	MgO ≤	0.08%
SiO₂ ≤	00.06%	Fe₂O₃ ≤	0.01%
HCI insoluble content, ≤ 0.09 %

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE RAW MATERIAL:

Density ( ISO 787/10)	2.7g/ml	Hardness (Mohs):	3
TOP CUT: d97(CILAS)	39.00 µm	Median Size: d50 (CILAS)	11.00 µm
Bulk density ( ISO 787/11)	1.02 g/ml	Specific surface (BET)	2.95 m²/g
Abrasion (ES269)	10.5 mg	Oil Absorption	16.0g/100g
Water Absorption	23.8 g/100g pH( ISO 787/9)		9
Moisture content ( ISO 782/2)		≤ 0.17 %

OPTICAL PROPERTIES:

LAB, Scan L* = 95.2 a* = -0.2 b* = 1.4 Yellow index 2.6

APPLICATIONS:

Paints: Emulsion paints, putty Rubber, Adhesives.