Product Descriptions and Properties
Clariant sells waxes for toner applications under the brand names CERIDUST, LICOWAX and TONERWAX .
Wax, Amide
Wax, Hydrocarbon
Wax, Micronized
Wax, Montan
Wax, Polyethylene | Ceridust | Clariant's waxes for toner are not only additives which perform as release agents in modern toners, but they are also designed as special products for a more effective dispersion of CCAs and pigments in the toner resin. Clariant offers a wide range of waxes: for classical toners, Clariant's waxes are based on special polypropylene systems and for new toners a range of lower and sharper melting products is offered (Tonerwax). They are available as powders or granules. |
| Licowax |
| Tonerwax |
Advantages
Clariant's waxes provide a choice of advantages in the manufacturing and the application of toners:
- Effective dispersion of pigments and CCAs
- Low influence on optical properties of the toner resin-pigment system
- Excellent release properties during fixing; fuser oil-free printing
- Some Clariant waxes are dispersible in aqueous systems
- Suitability for chemically-prepared toners