✓ polyvinyl butyral-based polymers

✓ granules

✓ amorphous thermoplastic polymer

✓ colourless and transparent

✓ excellent adhesion to glass, metals, wood, and ceramics (thermoplastic adhesive)

✓ low residue moisture content (below 0.5 %)

✓ burns out without residue

✓ non-toxic and dust-free

Kuraray is the leading supplier of polyvinyl alcohol (Mowiol® and Kuraray POVAL®), its fi lms and

fi bres (KURALON), polyvinyl butyrals (Mowital® and Pioloform®) and its fi lms (TROSIFOL®) for

the global market. Kuraray also manufactures a variety of special polymers like ethylene vinyl

alcohol copolymers (Exceval™ & EVAL™) and thermoplastic elastomers (SEPTON™ & HYBRAR™).

In addition, based on the polymer technologies, the company also supplies dental products,

fi bres, textiles and synthetic leathers.

World leader in polymer chemistry

Kuraray Europe GmbH

Kuraray Europe GmbHBusiness Unit PVB TechnicalPhilipp-Reis-Straße 465795 Hattersheim am MainGermanyPhone + 49 69 305 - 85343E-Mail marketing-pvb@kuraray.euwww.kuraray.eu

Head Offi ces

Kuraray Co., Ltd. Tokyo Head Offi ceOte Center Building1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-kuTokyo 100-8115JapanPhone + 81 3 6701 - 1000Fax + 81 3 6701 - 1005www.kuraray.co.jp

Overseas Network

Kuraray America, Inc2625 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 600Houston, TX. 77058, U.S.A. Phone + 1 713 495 7380Fax + 1 713 495 7383

Kuraray Asia Pacifi c Pte., Ltd.331 North Bridge Road#18-02 Odeon TowersSingapore 188720Phone + 65 337 - 4123Fax + 65 337 - 1912

Kuraray (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Unit 22072 Grand Gateway, 3 Honggiao RoadXuhui DistrictShanghai 200030, ChinaPhone + 86 21 6119 - 8111Fax + 86 21 6119 - 8585

FOR FURTHER PRODUCTS OF THE KURARAY GROUP, PLEASE GO TO WWW.KURARAY.EU

Mowital® GM U L T I - T A L E N T E D T H E R M O P L A S T I C S

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS / OPTIONAL USE

✓ suitable for thermoplastic processing (injection moulding and extrusion processes)

✓ compatible with various plastics, e.g. PMMA, PA, PVC, ABS, TPU, or thermoplastic elastomers

✓ use as compatibiliser and dispersing addi-tive for pigments, inorganic fi llers, metal particles

✓ adhesion promoter (glass, metals, wood, ceramics, etc.)

✓ use for formulations with high-colour purity

✓ reactivity of free OH-groups (cross-linking, base for chemically modifi ed PVB-binders)

✓ allows usage for moisture-sensitive applications

✓ temporary binder for powder–injection moulding (PIM)

✓ compliance with food regulations

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

PROPERTIES

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POLYMERS OF THE MOWITAL® G SERIES ARE AMORPHOUS THERMOPLASTIC

POLYMERS WHICH ARE PROVIDED AS GRANULES WITH LOW RESIDUAL

WATER CONTENT (<0.5 WEIGHT-%).

Mowital G grades have excellent melting behavior and can be used in

injection moulding, melt blowing, thermoforming and standard extru-

sion procedures. Due to the granular shape Mowital G can easily be

used in all kinds of feeding systems.

Moreover Mowital G granules allow dust-free application, are non-toxic

and comply with most of the common regulations for food packaging.

Due to their advanced structure consisting of polyvinyl butyral, poly-

vinyl acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol units, Mowital G grades exhibit

excellent adhesion to glass, metals, wood, ceramics, etc.

They are soluble in many organic solvents and exhibit excellent

fi lm-forming properties and may be combined with a wide range of

other polymers.

Mowital G grades are ideal both as a binding agents as well as disper-

sants. It predestine them for successful use as dispersing agent for

masterbatches or the colouring of polymers. The chemical structure

provides a semipolar character of Mowital G enabling the usage as a

compatibiliser for colour pigments, inorganic fi llers, like metal oxide

or metal particles as well as carbon black. Mowital G is colourless,

transparent, and lightfast. These properties make them the preferred

polymer for colour-neutral formulations with high colour-purity.

Mowital G grades can be burned out without residue. Hence they are

suitable as a temporary binder for e.g. powder-injection moulding

processes.

Since Mowital G is compatible with various plastics, such as PMMA, PA,

PVC, ABS, or TPU, it is especially valuable for applications in master-

batch formulations. Beside this, Mowital G grades can be used as ad-

ditives for thermoplastic compounds and thermoplastic elastomers as

adhesion promoter, e.g. for bonding of polymeric compounds to glass,

metals and ceramic substrates.

Free OH-groups of the polymer derived from the polyvinyl alcohol units

enable cross-linking reactions with e.g. epoxies, phenolics, isocyanates

leading to modifi ed, elasticised thermoset materials or modifi ed bind-

ers based on a polyvinyl butyral scaffold.

Characteristic physical properties like solvent viscosities, melt fl ow

indices (MFI), glass transition temperatures (Tg), and softening tem-

peratures of the Mowital G types are mainly determined by increasing

degree of polymerization and molecular weight:

Glass transition temperatures (Tg) between 63 °C and 84 °C are meas-

ured for the individual types.

The softening temperature ranges start with the low-viscous types at

about 125 °C and ends with the higher viscous grades at approximately

235 °C giving melt fl ow indices (190 °C, 2.16 kg [g/10 min.]) from

85 for low-viscous grades down to approximately 1 of higher-viscous

grades. This correlates to solvent viscosities (10 weight-% in ethanol

[mPas]) ranging from 20 to 1000 mPas.

Polymers of the Mowital G series consists of polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl

acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol units. The polyvinyl butyral units and

the backbone determine the unpolar character whereas the polyninyl

acetate and polyvinylalcohol units determine the polar character of

the polymer. Besides this, the free OH-groups enable cross-linking re-

actions with other reactive chemicals or resins.

Mowital G grades exhibit E-moduli ranging from 2300 to 2600 N/mm²,

yield stress values from 40 to 60 N/mm² depending on the degree of

polymerisation with elongation values ranging from 0.5 to 4 %.

Charpy Impact Test values range from 0.5 to 5 kJ/m² (notched) and

10 – 98 kJ (not notched). Under Vicat B test conditions Mowital G poly-

mers exhibit Vicat softening temperatures from 62 – 66°C and Shore D

values of 83 – 85.

1) 10 w.-% viscosity in ethanol at 20°C 2) 190°C, 2,16 kg load 3) DSC, according to ISO 11357-1 4) Ring and ball method, DIN EN

ISO 4625 5) According to DIN EN ISO 527 6) According to DIN EN ISO 179 7) According to DIN EN ISO 306 8) According to DIN 53505

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES MOWITAL G GRADES RANGE

backbone

unpolarside-chain

OH polar units

OAc

cross-linking chemical reactivity

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POLYMERS OF THE MOWITAL® G SERIES ARE AMORPHOUS THERMOPLASTIC

POLYMERS WHICH ARE PROVIDED AS GRANULES WITH LOW RESIDUAL

WATER CONTENT (<0.5 WEIGHT-%).

Mowital G grades have excellent melting behavior and can be used in

injection moulding, melt blowing, thermoforming and standard extru-

sion procedures. Due to the granular shape Mowital G can easily be

used in all kinds of feeding systems.

Moreover Mowital G granules allow dust-free application, are non-toxic

and comply with most of the common regulations for food packaging.

Due to their advanced structure consisting of polyvinyl butyral, poly-

vinyl acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol units, Mowital G grades exhibit

excellent adhesion to glass, metals, wood, ceramics, etc.

They are soluble in many organic solvents and exhibit excellent

fi lm-forming properties and may be combined with a wide range of

other polymers.

Mowital G grades are ideal both as a binding agents as well as disper-

sants. It predestine them for successful use as dispersing agent for

masterbatches or the colouring of polymers. The chemical structure

provides a semipolar character of Mowital G enabling the usage as a

compatibiliser for colour pigments, inorganic fi llers, like metal oxide

or metal particles as well as carbon black. Mowital G is colourless,

transparent, and lightfast. These properties make them the preferred

polymer for colour-neutral formulations with high colour-purity.

Mowital G grades can be burned out without residue. Hence they are

suitable as a temporary binder for e.g. powder-injection moulding

processes.

Since Mowital G is compatible with various plastics, such as PMMA, PA,

PVC, ABS, or TPU, it is especially valuable for applications in master-

batch formulations. Beside this, Mowital G grades can be used as ad-

ditives for thermoplastic compounds and thermoplastic elastomers as

adhesion promoter, e.g. for bonding of polymeric compounds to glass,

metals and ceramic substrates.

Free OH-groups of the polymer derived from the polyvinyl alcohol units

enable cross-linking reactions with e.g. epoxies, phenolics, isocyanates

leading to modifi ed, elasticised thermoset materials or modifi ed bind-

ers based on a polyvinyl butyral scaffold.

Characteristic physical properties like solvent viscosities, melt fl ow

indices (MFI), glass transition temperatures (Tg), and softening tem-

peratures of the Mowital G types are mainly determined by increasing

degree of polymerization and molecular weight:

Glass transition temperatures (Tg) between 63 °C and 84 °C are meas-

ured for the individual types.

The softening temperature ranges start with the low-viscous types at

about 125 °C and ends with the higher viscous grades at approximately

235 °C giving melt fl ow indices (190 °C, 2.16 kg [g/10 min.]) from

85 for low-viscous grades down to approximately 1 of higher-viscous

grades. This correlates to solvent viscosities (10 weight-% in ethanol

[mPas]) ranging from 20 to 1000 mPas.

Polymers of the Mowital G series consists of polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl

acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol units. The polyvinyl butyral units and

the backbone determine the unpolar character whereas the polyninyl

acetate and polyvinylalcohol units determine the polar character of

the polymer. Besides this, the free OH-groups enable cross-linking re-

actions with other reactive chemicals or resins.

Mowital G grades exhibit E-moduli ranging from 2300 to 2600 N/mm²,

yield stress values from 40 to 60 N/mm² depending on the degree of

polymerisation with elongation values ranging from 0.5 to 4 %.

Charpy Impact Test values range from 0.5 to 5 kJ/m² (notched) and

10 – 98 kJ (not notched). Under Vicat B test conditions Mowital G poly-

mers exhibit Vicat softening temperatures from 62 – 66°C and Shore D

values of 83 – 85.

1) 10 w.-% viscosity in ethanol at 20°C 2) 190°C, 2,16 kg load 3) DSC, according to ISO 11357-1 4) Ring and ball method, DIN EN

ISO 4625 5) According to DIN EN ISO 527 6) According to DIN EN ISO 179 7) According to DIN EN ISO 306 8) According to DIN 53505

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES MOWITAL G GRADES RANGE

backbone

unpolarside-chain

OH polar units

OAc

cross-linking chemical reactivity

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POLYMERS OF THE MOWITAL® G SERIES ARE AMORPHOUS THERMOPLASTIC

POLYMERS WHICH ARE PROVIDED AS GRANULES WITH LOW RESIDUAL

WATER CONTENT (<0.5 WEIGHT-%).

Mowital G grades have excellent melting behavior and can be used in

injection moulding, melt blowing, thermoforming and standard extru-

sion procedures. Due to the granular shape Mowital G can easily be

used in all kinds of feeding systems.

Moreover Mowital G granules allow dust-free application, are non-toxic

and comply with most of the common regulations for food packaging.

Due to their advanced structure consisting of polyvinyl butyral, poly-

vinyl acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol units, Mowital G grades exhibit

excellent adhesion to glass, metals, wood, ceramics, etc.

They are soluble in many organic solvents and exhibit excellent

fi lm-forming properties and may be combined with a wide range of

other polymers.

Mowital G grades are ideal both as a binding agents as well as disper-

sants. It predestine them for successful use as dispersing agent for

masterbatches or the colouring of polymers. The chemical structure

provides a semipolar character of Mowital G enabling the usage as a

compatibiliser for colour pigments, inorganic fi llers, like metal oxide

or metal particles as well as carbon black. Mowital G is colourless,

transparent, and lightfast. These properties make them the preferred

polymer for colour-neutral formulations with high colour-purity.

Mowital G grades can be burned out without residue. Hence they are

suitable as a temporary binder for e.g. powder-injection moulding

processes.

Since Mowital G is compatible with various plastics, such as PMMA, PA,

PVC, ABS, or TPU, it is especially valuable for applications in master-

batch formulations. Beside this, Mowital G grades can be used as ad-

ditives for thermoplastic compounds and thermoplastic elastomers as

adhesion promoter, e.g. for bonding of polymeric compounds to glass,

metals and ceramic substrates.

Free OH-groups of the polymer derived from the polyvinyl alcohol units

enable cross-linking reactions with e.g. epoxies, phenolics, isocyanates

leading to modifi ed, elasticised thermoset materials or modifi ed bind-

ers based on a polyvinyl butyral scaffold.

Characteristic physical properties like solvent viscosities, melt fl ow

indices (MFI), glass transition temperatures (Tg), and softening tem-

peratures of the Mowital G types are mainly determined by increasing

degree of polymerization and molecular weight:

Glass transition temperatures (Tg) between 63 °C and 84 °C are meas-

ured for the individual types.

The softening temperature ranges start with the low-viscous types at

about 125 °C and ends with the higher viscous grades at approximately

235 °C giving melt fl ow indices (190 °C, 2.16 kg [g/10 min.]) from

85 for low-viscous grades down to approximately 1 of higher-viscous

grades. This correlates to solvent viscosities (10 weight-% in ethanol

[mPas]) ranging from 20 to 1000 mPas.

Polymers of the Mowital G series consists of polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl

acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol units. The polyvinyl butyral units and

the backbone determine the unpolar character whereas the polyninyl

acetate and polyvinylalcohol units determine the polar character of

the polymer. Besides this, the free OH-groups enable cross-linking re-

actions with other reactive chemicals or resins.

Mowital G grades exhibit E-moduli ranging from 2300 to 2600 N/mm²,

yield stress values from 40 to 60 N/mm² depending on the degree of

polymerisation with elongation values ranging from 0.5 to 4 %.

Charpy Impact Test values range from 0.5 to 5 kJ/m² (notched) and

10 – 98 kJ (not notched). Under Vicat B test conditions Mowital G poly-

mers exhibit Vicat softening temperatures from 62 – 66°C and Shore D

values of 83 – 85.

1) 10 w.-% viscosity in ethanol at 20°C 2) 190°C, 2,16 kg load 3) DSC, according to ISO 11357-1 4) Ring and ball method, DIN EN

ISO 4625 5) According to DIN EN ISO 527 6) According to DIN EN ISO 179 7) According to DIN EN ISO 306 8) According to DIN 53505

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES MOWITAL G GRADES RANGE

backbone

unpolarside-chain

OH polar units

OAc

cross-linking chemical reactivity

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✓ polyvinyl butyral-based polymers

✓ granules

✓ amorphous thermoplastic polymer

✓ colourless and transparent

✓ excellent adhesion to glass, metals, wood, and ceramics (thermoplastic adhesive)

✓ low residue moisture content (below 0.5 %)

✓ burns out without residue

✓ non-toxic and dust-free

Kuraray is the leading supplier of polyvinyl alcohol (Mowiol® and Kuraray POVAL®), its fi lms and

fi bres (KURALON), polyvinyl butyrals (Mowital® and Pioloform®) and its fi lms (TROSIFOL®) for

the global market. Kuraray also manufactures a variety of special polymers like ethylene vinyl

alcohol copolymers (Exceval™ & EVAL™) and thermoplastic elastomers (SEPTON™ & HYBRAR™).

In addition, based on the polymer technologies, the company also supplies dental products,

fi bres, textiles and synthetic leathers.

World leader in polymer chemistry

Kuraray Europe GmbH

Kuraray Europe GmbHBusiness Unit PVB TechnicalPhilipp-Reis-Straße 465795 Hattersheim am MainGermanyPhone + 49 69 305 - 85343E-Mail marketing-pvb@kuraray.euwww.kuraray.eu

Head Offi ces

Kuraray Co., Ltd. Tokyo Head Offi ceOte Center Building1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-kuTokyo 100-8115JapanPhone + 81 3 6701 - 1000Fax + 81 3 6701 - 1005www.kuraray.co.jp

Overseas Network

Kuraray America, Inc2625 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 600Houston, TX. 77058, U.S.A. Phone + 1 713 495 7380Fax + 1 713 495 7383

Kuraray Asia Pacifi c Pte., Ltd.331 North Bridge Road#18-02 Odeon TowersSingapore 188720Phone + 65 337 - 4123Fax + 65 337 - 1912

Kuraray (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Unit 22072 Grand Gateway, 3 Honggiao RoadXuhui DistrictShanghai 200030, ChinaPhone + 86 21 6119 - 8111Fax + 86 21 6119 - 8585

FOR FURTHER PRODUCTS OF THE KURARAY GROUP, PLEASE GO TO WWW.KURARAY.EU

Mowital® GM U L T I - T A L E N T E D T H E R M O P L A S T I C S

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS / OPTIONAL USE

✓ suitable for thermoplastic processing (injection moulding and extrusion processes)

✓ compatible with various plastics, e.g. PMMA, PA, PVC, ABS, TPU, or thermoplastic elastomers

✓ use as compatibiliser and dispersing addi-tive for pigments, inorganic fi llers, metal particles

✓ adhesion promoter (glass, metals, wood, ceramics, etc.)

✓ use for formulations with high-colour purity

✓ reactivity of free OH-groups (cross-linking, base for chemically modifi ed PVB-binders)

✓ allows usage for moisture-sensitive applications

✓ temporary binder for powder–injection moulding (PIM)

✓ compliance with food regulations

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

PROPERTIES

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✓ polyvinyl butyral-based polymers

✓ granules

✓ amorphous thermoplastic polymer

✓ colourless and transparent

✓ excellent adhesion to glass, metals, wood, and ceramics (thermoplastic adhesive)

✓ low residue moisture content (below 0.5 %)

✓ burns out without residue

✓ non-toxic and dust-free

Kuraray is the leading supplier of polyvinyl alcohol (Mowiol® and Kuraray POVAL®), its fi lms and

fi bres (KURALON), polyvinyl butyrals (Mowital® and Pioloform®) and its fi lms (TROSIFOL®) for

the global market. Kuraray also manufactures a variety of special polymers like ethylene vinyl

alcohol copolymers (Exceval™ & EVAL™) and thermoplastic elastomers (SEPTON™ & HYBRAR™).

In addition, based on the polymer technologies, the company also supplies dental products,

fi bres, textiles and synthetic leathers.

World leader in polymer chemistry

Kuraray Europe GmbH

Kuraray Europe GmbHBusiness Unit PVB TechnicalPhilipp-Reis-Straße 465795 Hattersheim am MainGermanyPhone + 49 69 305 - 85343E-Mail marketing-pvb@kuraray.euwww.kuraray.eu

Head Offi ces

Kuraray Co., Ltd. Tokyo Head Offi ceOte Center Building1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-kuTokyo 100-8115JapanPhone + 81 3 6701 - 1000Fax + 81 3 6701 - 1005www.kuraray.co.jp

Overseas Network

Kuraray America, Inc2625 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 600Houston, TX. 77058, U.S.A. Phone + 1 713 495 7380Fax + 1 713 495 7383

Kuraray Asia Pacifi c Pte., Ltd.331 North Bridge Road#18-02 Odeon TowersSingapore 188720Phone + 65 337 - 4123Fax + 65 337 - 1912

Kuraray (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Unit 22072 Grand Gateway, 3 Honggiao RoadXuhui DistrictShanghai 200030, ChinaPhone + 86 21 6119 - 8111Fax + 86 21 6119 - 8585

FOR FURTHER PRODUCTS OF THE KURARAY GROUP, PLEASE GO TO WWW.KURARAY.EU

Mowital® GM U L T I - T A L E N T E D T H E R M O P L A S T I C S

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS / OPTIONAL USE

✓ suitable for thermoplastic processing (injection moulding and extrusion processes)

✓ compatible with various plastics, e.g. PMMA, PA, PVC, ABS, TPU, or thermoplastic elastomers

✓ use as compatibiliser and dispersing addi-tive for pigments, inorganic fi llers, metal particles

✓ adhesion promoter (glass, metals, wood, ceramics, etc.)

✓ use for formulations with high-colour purity

✓ reactivity of free OH-groups (cross-linking, base for chemically modifi ed PVB-binders)

✓ allows usage for moisture-sensitive applications

✓ temporary binder for powder–injection moulding (PIM)

✓ compliance with food regulations

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

PROPERTIES

Mowital® GM U L T I - T A L E N T E D T H E R M O P L A S T I C S

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