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MICROSPERSE BMW1535

Pigment Blue 15:3

MICROSPERSE BMW1535 is an aqueous Pigment Blue 15:3 dispersion based on a styrene acrylic resin. The stir-in green shade phthalo blue dispersion is suitable for various flexographic and gravure water based inks where anilox requirements are demanding. The dispersions are designed to provide excellent gloss, transparency and strength. It is suitable for lamination, Mylar, film, Kraft, and paperboard ink applications.

Key Features

  • Broad compatibility benefit
  • Excellent strength, gloss and transparency benefit
  • Easy to incorporate benefit
  • Formulated to be very low VOC

Key Applications

Product Data

Physical Data
Pigment chemistry Copper Phthalocyanine Blue, beta
Appearance Blue liquid
pH 8.5 - 9.5
Specific gravity [g/cm3] 1.16
Pigment solids [%] 35
Total solids [%] 46 - 52
  Main Fields of Application
  • Waterborne inks
  • Flexographic inks
  • Gravure inks
  Coloristic Specifications
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 Data
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)
*The performance data shown is taken from the pigment suppliers literature.        
 
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