{"id":1455,"date":"2025-09-25T08:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ws-b9o6hg.wpkz.site\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2025-09-25T08:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:53:14","slug":"comparative-application-of-eep-mmp-and-pma-in-polyaspartic-polyurea-resin-systems-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/fr\/lab-reports\/comparative-application-of-eep-mmp-and-pma-in-polyaspartic-polyurea-resin-systems-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparative Application of EEP, MMP, and PMA in Polyaspartic Polyurea Resin Systems (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-58cd720\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-58cd720 \"><strong><strong>Experimental Objective<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To compare the solubility of novel solvents EEP and MMP versus the traditional solvent PMA in blended\u00a0solvent systems for polyaspartic polyurea coatings, and to evaluate the effect of EEP and MMP on the appearance of the paint film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-e112bf9\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-e112bf9 \"><strong><strong>Experimental<\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong>Data Analysis<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-699f96c\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-699f96c\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--6 gspb_col-id-gsbp-aa8dd06\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-aa8dd06\">\n<p><strong><strong>Test 1: Solubility Test of Blended\u00a0Solvents on Polyaspartic Polyurea Coatings<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.1 Preparation of 90% High Solid Content Polyaspartic Polyurea Coating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EEP and MMP\u00a0were incorporated into blended\u00a0solvent systems and used to prepare a 90% high solid content polyaspartic polyurea coating (Component A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>90% High Solid Content Polyaspartic Polyurea Coating Formulation<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ratio<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Formulation 1-PMA<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Formulation 2-EEP<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Formulation 3-MMP<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>F520<\/td><td>20.00<\/td><td>F520<\/td><td>F520<\/td><td>F520<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>F420<\/td><td>20.00<\/td><td>F420<\/td><td>F420<\/td><td>F420<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3202<\/td><td>1.00<\/td><td>A3202<\/td><td>A3202<\/td><td>A3202<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3411<\/td><td>0.40<\/td><td>A3411<\/td><td>A3411<\/td><td>A3411<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1503L Molecular Sieve<\/td><td>4.00<\/td><td>1503L Molecular Sieve<\/td><td>1503L Molecular Sieve<\/td><td>1503L Molecular Sieve<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R-606 Titanium Dioxide<\/td><td>45.00<\/td><td>R-606 Titanium Dioxide<\/td><td>R-606 Titanium Dioxide<\/td><td>R-606 Titanium Dioxide<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3303<\/td><td>0.20<\/td><td>A3303<\/td><td>A3303<\/td><td>A3303<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3410<\/td><td>0.10<\/td><td>A3410<\/td><td>A3410<\/td><td>A3410<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3101<\/td><td>0.10<\/td><td>A3101<\/td><td>A3101<\/td><td>A3101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3507<\/td><td>1.00<\/td><td>A3507<\/td><td>A3507<\/td><td>A3507<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FW200 Black Paste<\/td><td>0.30<\/td><td>FW200 Black Paste<\/td><td>FW200 Black Paste<\/td><td>FW200 Black Paste<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Solvent Sample<\/strong> (Pre-grinding) [INDUSTRIAL]<\/td><td>1.69<\/td><td>PMA<\/td><td>EEP<\/td><td>MMP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Industrial n-Butyl Acetate (Post-grinding)<\/td><td>2.37<\/td><td>n-Butyl Acetate<\/td><td>n-Butyl Acetate<\/td><td>n-Butyl Acetate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Xylene&nbsp;(Post-grinding)<\/td><td>2.37<\/td><td>Xylene<\/td><td>Xylene<\/td><td>Xylene<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Solvent Sample<\/strong> (Post-grinding) [INDUSTRIAL]<\/td><td>1.47<\/td><td>PMA<\/td><td>EEP<\/td><td>MMP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SUM<\/td><td>100.00<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Notes:<br>1. Requires grinding with a three-roll mill, 30 min\/time, grind 3 times, cooling with tap water between intervals;<br>2. During solvent batching, only add 20.3g of PMA\/EEP\/MMP solvent initially, add the rest after viscosity measurement.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Table 1: 90% High Solid Content Polyaspartic Polyurea Coating (Component A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.2 Viscosity Change Curves Measurement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blended\u00a0solvents of EEP, MMP, and PMA were used to dissolve the polyaspartic polyurea coating (Component A) at proportions of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%. Viscosity change curves were measured to analyze the solubility of the blended\u00a0solvents for the polyaspartic polyurea coating. (Note: Since the evaluation system is paint, viscosity was measured using Cup-4 viscosity at 24\u00b0C\u201325\u00b0C.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EEP-MMP-PMA-en.jpg\" alt=\"eep mmp pma en\" class=\"wp-image-1456\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EEP-MMP-PMA-en.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EEP-MMP-PMA-en-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EEP-MMP-PMA-en-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1: Performance Comparison Data of Novel Solvents in 90% High Solid Content Polyaspartic Polyurea Coating System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.3 Experimental Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The blended\u00a0solvent of the novel solvent EEP exhibits slightly better solubility for polyaspartic polyurea coatings than the traditional solvent PMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The blended\u00a0solvent of the novel solvent MMP shows solubility for polyaspartic polyurea coatings very close to that of the traditional solvent PMA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--6 gspb_col-id-gsbp-1c98f16\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-1c98f16\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Test 2: <strong>Evaluation of the Effect of EEP and MMP on Paint Film Appearance<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blended\u00a0solvents of the novel solvents were incorporated into the formulation of a 90% high solid content polyaspartic polyurea anti-corrosion coating. The coating was diluted to application viscosity and sprayed onto panels. A comparison was made with the blended\u00a0solvent of the traditional solvent PMA, controlling paint parameters to evaluate and compare the paint film appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Test Item \/ Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Formulation 1-PMA<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Formulation 2-EEP<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Formulation 3-MMP<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State in Container (within 72h)<\/td><td>Uniform<\/td><td>Uniform<\/td><td>Uniform<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fineness\u226430\u03bcm<\/td><td>30.0<\/td><td>25.0<\/td><td>30-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(Cup-4) Viscosity \/ s<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(Rotational) Viscosity \/ cps<\/td><td>371.2<\/td><td>328.7<\/td><td>410.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solid Content\u2265<br>90.0%<\/td><td>90.7<\/td><td>90.4<\/td><td>90.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sagging \/ \u03bcm<\/td><td>75<\/td><td>75<\/td><td>75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State in Container (after 10 days)<\/td><td><strong>Uniform, sandy powder<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Gel-like deposition, sandy powder<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Uniform, sandy powder<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pot Life \/ min<\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>45<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>40<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-26\u03bcm Surface Dry Time \/ min<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-26\u03bcm Dry Time \/ min<\/td><td>107<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Film Appearance<\/td><td><strong>Pronounced orange peel with minor pinholes.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Slight orange peel with minor pinholes. (Significantly superior to PMA)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Orange peel with minor pinholes. (Inferior to PMA)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-26\u03bcm Pencil Hardness<\/td><td>HB<\/td><td>HB<\/td><td>HB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-26\u03bcm Flexibility\/Folding<\/td><td>1mm<\/td><td>1mm<\/td><td>1mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-26\u03bcm Impact Resistance \/ cm<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-26\u03bcm Adhesion (Cross-cut)<\/td><td><strong>Grade 1 (21\u03bcm)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Grade 1 (19\u03bcm)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Grade 2 (27\u03bcm)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>40-50\u03bcm Gloss (60\u00b0 \/ unit)<\/td><td>91.3<\/td><td>91.9<\/td><td>90.4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Table 2: Performance Comparison Data of Novel Solvents in 90% High Solid Content Polyaspartic Polyurea Coating System\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As can be seen from Table 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EEP shows a significant advantage in reducing orange peel defects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both EEP and MMP exhibit varying degrees of extension in pot life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The paint system formulated with EEP has relatively weaker stability under the same conditions (related to solubility).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Since the purpose of this experiment is to study the solubility of the novel solvents, properties such as flexibility, impact resistance, adhesion, and gloss were only routinely tested and not compared in depth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-aa10492\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-aa10492 \"><strong><strong>Series of Experiments Summary<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whether in single solvent or blended\u00a0solvent systems, the EEP and MMP exhibit slightly better solubility for polyaspartic polyurea resin than the traditional solvent PMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For MMP, EEP, and PMA, their blended\u00a0solvent systems show better solubility for polyaspartic polyurea resin than their respective single solvents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The blended\u00a0solvent of EEP exhibits slightly\u00a0better solubility for polyaspartic polyurea coatings than the traditional solvent PMA; the blended\u00a0solvent\u00a0of\u00a0MMP shows\u00a0solubility very close to that of the traditional solvent PMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through performance comparison data in the 90% high solid content polyaspartic polyurea coating system, it was found that EEP has significant advantages in\u00a0reducing\u00a0orange peel defects;\u00a0both EEP and MMP\u00a0exhibit varying degrees of extension in pot life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For further details on PREC\u2019s\u00a0functional solvents, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/products\/functional-solvents\/eep-solvent\/\">PREC EEP Solvent<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prechems.com\/products\/functional-solvents\/mmp-solvent\/\">PREC MMP Solvent<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To compare the solubility of novel solvents EEP and MMP versus the traditional solvent PMA in blended\u00a0solvent systems for polyaspartic polyurea coatings, and to evaluate the effect of EEP and MMP on the appearance of the paint film. 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