Cellulose Acetate Butyrate - CAB-171-15

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Product description

Remarkable polymers with a renewable backbone provided by nature itself.

When cellulose is esterified with both acetyl and butyryl radicals to form the mixed ester, cellulose acetate butyrate, many of the desirable properties of both esters are obtained. CAB 171-15 has the lowest butyryl content in the series of Eastman™ Cellulose Acetate Butyrates. It is supplied in dry, powder form and is offered as a filtered product. Films prepared from CAB 171-15 offer superior toughness and hardness as compared with films prepared from other mixed esters. Also coatings based on CAB 171-15, which has less solubility and compatibility than the higher butyryl CABs, usually offer excellent resistance to chemicals, oils, and greases. CAB 171-15 exhibits the lowest degree of solubility of the Eastman™ cellulose ester family. It is soluble in low molecular weight ketones, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and nitroparaffins. Eastman™ cellulose esters are based on up to sixty percent cellulose, one of the most abundant natural renewable resources.

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Ace machinery & equipment
Aerospace coatings
Architectural coatings
Auto oem
Auto plastics
Auto refinish
Automotive protective coatings
Coil coatings
Compensation film
Flexographic printing inks
General industrial coatings
Graphic arts
Industrial maintenance
Inkjet printing inks
Leather coatings

Metal coatings
Non-medical housings & hardware for elec
Pack & carton coatings
Packaging coatings non food contact
Paints & coatings
Paper coatings non-food grade
Photographic imaging film
Polymer modification
Process additives
Protective coatings
Strapping
Tac film
Truck/bus/rv
Water treatment industrial
Wood coatings

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