Reaching new levels of Opacity with Omya Titanium Dioxide Extenders through High Throughput Experimentation Approach

Synopsis

Reaching new levels of Opacity with Omya Titanium Dioxide Extenders through High Throughput Experimentation Approach Enhancement of optical and mechanical performance in decorative paints remains a challenge. The portfolio of Omya Precipitated Calcium Carbonates (PCCs) has been developed to enhance the performance of Titanium Dioxide in architectural paints. Omyawhite® PCCs allow for an effective optimization of a paint formulation resulting in reduced total cost of formulation, improved opacity & wet scrub resistance of decorative emulsion paints or both. Omya High Throughput Equipment, Flexshuttle, is a fully automated system to formulate, apply and test paints. Omya Flexshuttle carried out sets of experiments so as to find optimized packages of Titanium Dioxide & Omyawhite PCCs and screen other Titanium Dioxide extenders based on competitive products. The combination of Flexshuttle and Omyawhite® PCCs is an excellent tool for Omya and its customers to jointly increase paint performance, drive innovation and overcome raw materials scarcity.