Wanhua Isoforone: A Versatile Industrial Solvent for Paint and Coatings Manufacturing

The best-kept secret for durable paints and coatings

Wanhua’s Isoforone, distributed by PROQUINSA (Productos Químicos Industriales S.A.), is a high-performance solvent used in advanced paint and coating formulations. Its chemical profile, based on a highly stable cyclic ketone molecule, provides key properties that enhance the strength, durability, and processability of several industrial systems.

What is Isophorone?

Isoforone is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a characteristic odor, produced by controlled chemical synthesis. Its structure confers excellent compatibility with resins, high solubility, and a moderate evaporation time, making it ideal for formulations that require a balance between leveling, gloss, and film uniformity.

Outstanding technical properties of Wanhua Isophorone

1. High purity: Ensures consistent performance in acrylic, polyurethane, and alkyd resin systems.
2. Excellent solvent power: Promotes the uniform dispersion of pigments and additives, thereby improving product stability.
3. Evaporation control: Its medium volatility enables better drying, leveling, and surface finishing times.
4. Chemical resistance: Contributes to the formulation of coatings with high tolerance to corrosive agents.
5. Improved durability: Increases adhesion, weather resistance, and UV performance.
6. Broad compatibility: Easily integrated into industrial, architectural, marine, and high-traffic systems.
7. Sustainable production: Wanhua maintains rigorous environmental standards aligned with current industry requirement.

Applications in paints and coatings

Isophorone is a key solvent in formulations of:

• Exterior and industrial paints: Improves weather resistance and color stability.
• High-performance coatings: Epoxy systems, polyurethanes, and special resins.
• Floor coatings: Provides resistance to abrasion and continuous wear.

• Premium architectural paints: Optimizes leveling, gloss, and finish life.

• Facade coatings: Protects against moisture, UV radiation, and contamination.
• Wood coatings: Improves water repellency and prevents structural deterioration.
• Marine systems: Increases resistance to saline and corrosive environments.

Reasons to choose Wanhua’s Isophorone

1. Proven performance in high-end formulations.

2. Increased durability of films and coatings.
3. More stable colors against UV light and weathering.
4. Optimal compatibility and easy integration with industrial resins.
5. Reduced need for maintenance.
6. Strict compliance with environmental standards.
7. Professional results in residential, commercial, and industrial applications.