
HEUCOSPERSE BS 9590 is an aqueous Pigment Blue 15:3 dispersion based on a styrene acrylic resin. The stir-in green shade copper phthalocyanine blue dispersion is suitable with respect to gloss and tinting strength for various flexographic and gravure water based inks. HEUCOSPERSE 9000 preparations exhibit excellent opacity and are available in a wide range of pigments. It is especially designed for Kraft and paperboard ink applications.
| Pigment chemistry | Copper Phthalocyanine Blue, beta | |
| Appearance | Blue liquid | |
| pH | 8.5 - 9.5 | |
| Specific gravity | [g/cm3] | 1.20 |
| Pigment solids | [%] | 45 |
| Total solids | [%] | 52 - 57 |
| Grav. tinct. strength | [%] | 95.0 -105.0 |
| Color difference | DE | <1.5 |
| Green-red axis | Da | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Blue-yellow axis | Db | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Purity | DC | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Shade | DH | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Fastness properties* | |
| Acid | 5 |
| Alkali | 5 |
| Scale of 1 - 5, with 5 best (ISO 787-4) | |
| Fastness to light | |
| Full shade | 7-8 |
| Reduction 1:1 with TiO2 | 7-8 |
| Reduction 1:3 with TiO2 | 7-8 |
| Scale of 1 - 8, with 5 best (ISO 105-B01) | |