Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Kulucote 2 is a premium, ultra-fine, surface-treated calcium carbonate powder used primarily as a performance-enhancing agent in the paints and plastics industries. <\/p>\n
Industrial Applications
Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of \u201cfloated\u201d calcium carbonates coated with stearic acid to ensure excellent dispersion.
Paint and Coatings: It acts as a premium extender to improve opacity, whiteness, and durability. Experts at Hippo Industrial Minerals highlight its use in high-end decorative paints and specialty wall coatings like Gamazine.<\/p>\n
Plastics and Polymers: It is used in high-end plastics to enhance mechanical properties such as rigidity (stiffness), impact resistance, and surface finish.
Ink Manufacturing: The fine particle size (approximately 2.3 \u00b5m) and coating make it suitable for use in the ink industry to maintain consistent dispersion and quality.
Film Production: Producers like Omya Idwala SA indicate it is used in blown film and breathable film applications (such as baby diaper back-sheets) to improve thermal conductivity and control moisture breathability. <\/p>\n
Key Performance Benefits
As detailed by industrial mineral suppliers:
Cost Efficiency: It serves as an inexpensive filler that can partially replace more expensive pigments like titanium dioxide while increasing the bulk of the product.
Improved Processing: Its hydrophobic (water-repellent) stearic acid coating allows for better mixing into polymer matrices, which can increase production output by improving thermal efficiency during cooling.
Durability: By reinforcing the structure of the final material, it helps products withstand environmental wear, especially in exterior paint and construction materials. <\/p>\n
Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Our Kulucote product range consists of surface-treated Floated dry calcium carbonates. They are ultra-fine, white, stearic acid coated calcium carbonate powders with excellent dispersion properties which are used in the plastics, ink and paint industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Kulucote 2 is a premium, ultra-fine, surface-treated calcium carbonate powder used primarily as a performance-enhancing agent in the paints and plastics industries. <\/p>\n
Industrial Applications
Carbonates, the Kulucote range consists of \u201cfloated\u201d calcium carbonates coated with stearic acid to ensure excellent dispersion.
Paint and Coatings: It acts as a premium extender to improve opacity, whiteness, and durability. Experts at Hippo Industrial Minerals highlight its use in high-end decorative paints and specialty wall coatings like Gamazine.<\/p>\n
Plastics and Polymers: It is used in high-end plastics to enhance mechanical properties such as rigidity (stiffness), impact resistance, and surface finish.
Ink Manufacturing: The fine particle size (approximately 2.3 \u00b5m) and coating make it suitable for use in the ink industry to maintain consistent dispersion and quality.
Film Production: Producers like Omya Idwala SA indicate it is used in blown film and breathable film applications (such as baby diaper back-sheets) to improve thermal conductivity and control moisture breathability. <\/p>\n
Key Performance Benefits
As detailed by industrial mineral suppliers:
Cost Efficiency: It serves as an inexpensive filler that can partially replace more expensive pigments like titanium dioxide while increasing the bulk of the product.
Improved Processing: Its hydrophobic (water-repellent) stearic acid coating allows for better mixing into polymer matrices, which can increase production output by improving thermal efficiency during cooling.
Durability: By reinforcing the structure of the final material, it helps products withstand environmental wear, especially in exterior paint and construction materials. <\/p>\n
Kulucote 2<\/p>\n
Our Kulucote product range consists of surface-treated Floated dry calcium carbonates. They are ultra-fine, white, stearic acid coated calcium carbonate powders with excellent dispersion properties which are used in the plastics, ink and paint industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":85813,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40291],"product_tag":[26124],"class_list":["post-85752","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-other-miscellaneous-other-disposable-consumables-items","product_tag-kulucote-2","desktop-align-center","tablet-align-center","mobile-align-center","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/85752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=85752"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=85752"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=85752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}