Americos Industries Inc.

Americos Sequester 2000
Introduction :
Americos Sequester 2000 is an anionic, low foaming chelating / sequestering agent/ dispersing agent for metal ions and other impurities present in fibers and water. In the dyeing, Americos Sequester 2000 eliminates spotting of goods. It promotes soft hand and absorbency by preventing deposition of salts such of calcium, magnesium and iron. It disperses insoluble salts for easy rinsing.

The advantages of Americos Sequester 2000 are :

• Prevention of pinhole formation due to catalytic oxidation caused by iron during bleaching (chelates iron / heavy metals)
• During dyeing, it prevents spots, shade change and unlevelness by chelating heavy metals and dispersing impurities
• Increased productivity
• Improved rinsing due to scale inhibition (effective at low concentrations, such as in rinse baths)

Properties :
Application :
Application levels of 0.50 - 0.75 g/L of Americos Sequester 2000 are recommended to sequester and disperse hardness causing salts and other impurities in the fibers and water.

During fabric preparation, Americos Sequester 2000 also provides iron chelating to prevent fabric/yarn damage from catalyzed oxidation, disperses silicate salts, and provides additional stabilizing effect on the hydrogen peroxide.

In disperse and reactive dye baths, Americos Sequester 2000 sequesters metals, which can adversely affect the shade, depth, and levelness of the dyeing plus it performs as a dye dispersant.

Storage & handling precautions :

• Store in a cool/dry place
• Avoid storing in direct sunlight
• The shelf life of Americos Sequester 2000 is one year if storage temperature is below 30°C
• The usual storage, handling, usage and safety precautions should be observed

Technical Service :
Information covering specific application of this product is available. Americos Industries will work with customers to enhance processes and solve problems. Let us know what you need and we will assist you.