Paint Dryers

They are additives used to accelerate the drying time of the paint. They work by helping the chemicals in the paint to react and form a faster film. Paint driers can provide a number of benefits, such as a faster finishing time and less dust build-up.

Octoates are salts of octoic acid (also known as caprylic acid) and a metal ion. The metal ion can be various elements such as cobalt, lead, manganese, iron, zinc or tin.

Some common types of octoates are the following:

• Cobalt octoate: This is the most common type of octoate and is used in paint driers, plastic additives and metal soaps.
• Lead octoate: This is also used in paint driers, but is not as common as cobalt octoate due to its toxicity.
• Manganese octoate: This is used in plastic additives and metal soaps.
• Zinc octoate: This is used in plastic additives and metal soaps.
• Calcium octoate: This is the salt of calcium ion and octoic acid (also known as caprylic acid).
• Zirconium octoate: Used to accelerate the drying time of paint. It works by providing zirconium ions that react with oxygen in the paint to form a film.

The properties of octoates vary depending on the metal ion used. For example, cobalt octoate is faster to dry than other octoates. Lead octoate is more toxic than other octoates.