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BYK Opibent® 541 Additive
Categories: Other Engineering Material; Additive/Filler for Polymer

Material Notes: Optibent® 541 is used as an additive for plasters to improve workability and gives setting retarding. Optibent® 541 is based on a white activated layer silicate and gives an improvement in processing and workability of plasters. Simultaneously, setting retarding is achieved and the incorporation of water into the dry plaster powder is improved. Optibent 541® gives extension of processing time and more open time for coat finishing, especially in white cement containing systems.

Applications:

  • Top Coats
  • Reinforcement Plasters
  • White Cement containing Products

Information provided by Southern Clay Products

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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Bulk Density 0.600 - 0.750 g/cc
Brightness 70 %Elrepho R 457
pH 9.0 - 122% solution
 
Processing PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Shelf Life 12.0 Month
@Temperature 0.000 - 40.0 °C
 
Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
H2O, Water 12 %
 
Descriptive Properties
Color/Formwhite free flowing powder

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