IFF

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IFF is Hannah Lewis
IFF continually invest in their nitrocellulose range to support ever evolving production processes
Nitrocellulose polymers are cellulose esters, derived from natural wood or cotton linters. IFF offers three different particle morphologies of WALSRODER™ Nitrocellulose – standard grades, free-flowing and chips. They are available in an array of viscosities and dampening agents or plasticizers.
Where can nitrocellulose be used?
Walsroder™ nitrocellulose and Walsroder™ NC-chips are predominantly used as binders in printing inks, nail varnishes, blotting membranes, leather coatings and wood coatings, but also in a wide variety of other coating applications. Our sales team are available to assist you in selecting the choice of Walsroder™ nitrocellulose products that best fits your needs.
Product trade names and descriptions
The below descriptions provide a general insight into our product range on offer from IFF.
There may be a few exceptions where unique products don’t conform to the standard nomenclature, for accurate product information, please search for corresponding technical data sheets via our product finder.
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Walsroder™ Nitrocellulose Standard (SD)
Range of standard nitrocellulose grades from high to low viscosity, damped with either isopropanol, ethanol or water
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Walsroder™ Nitrocellulose Free-flowing (FF)
Free-flowing grades for fast drum emptying
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Walsroder™ Nitrocellulose Dense (CD)
Dense nitrocellulose that is a more compacted version of the standard grades
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Walsroder™ Nitrocellulose Customized (MV)
Customized nitrocellulose grades for specific applications such as nail varnish
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Walsroder™ Nitrocellulose Chips (NC-Chips)
Available with different viscosities and plasticized with phthalate-free compounds such as epoxidised soybean oil (ESO) or acetyltributyl citrate (ATBC)
Technical Brochures and Downloads
For additional technical information please visit our dedicated downloads page to access our full library of technical information including industry specific applications, processing guidelines, formulation advice, product properties and characteristics, full product range overviews and much more!
Key features

World leader in nitrocellulose production and technology

Walsroder nitrocellulose provides excellent mechanical properties, superior binding capability, odorless and non-toxic naturally derived cellulose esters

Walsroder nitrocellulose has high compatibility with most organic solvents, pigments and resins

Walsroder nitrocellulose enables users to customize the required viscosity and rheology in application
