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TopScreen™ Oil & Grease Resistant Barrier Coatings

TopScreen oil and grease resistant barrier coatings are a new alternative to polyethylene film and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in paper, paperboard and molded fiber packaging. These new barrier coatings are cost-effective, readily available and provide the performance that brand owners demand. Additionally, these oil and grease resistant coatings can be applied using existing application equipment with minimal modifications.

TopScreen oil and grease resistant barrier coatings are an ideal choice for packaging designers seeking to incorporate more sustainable, cost-effective coatings into their fiber-based packaging products. Formulated to maximize renewable content, these barrier coatings are designed for use in packaging used for greasy and oily foods, providing a variety of barrier properties such as oil and grease resistance, moisture vapor resistance, and water resistance. Additionally, most applications offer excellent printability and glueability.

For oil and grease resistant food packaging applications, TopScreen barrier coatings offer many advantages. Key features and benefits include:

  • Easy replacement of polyethylene film and PFAS
  • Superior oil and grease resistance
  • Water-based, environmentally friendly formulas
  • Application flexibility
  • Easy adoption on existing application equipment

Recyclability and reduction of waste is important to both today’s consumers and producers of oil and grease resistant food packaging. Solenis’ TopScreen oil and grease resistant barrier coatings are water-based polymers made with high bio-renewability content (up to 70 percent). These oil and grease resistant coatings can be used to produce recyclable and repulpable paper, paperboard and molded fiber products, helping packaging designers operate as good corporate citizens.

Some specialized food packaging products require highly oleophobic coatings. TopScreen coatings easily stand up to that challenge for a variety of oil and grease resistant food packaging applications. These oil and grease resistant coatings, derived from water-based polymer dispersions, deliver high-caliber performance ideal for:

  • Burger wrappers and boxes
  • French fry bags, scoops and cups
  • Other fast food or greasy food containers
  • Pet food boxes and bags

TopScreen oil and grease resistant barrier coatings require minimal effort for packaging designers looking to adopt sustainable barrier coating technologies. They can be used with water-based coating applicators — either neat or diluted — or can be used in combination with existing oil and grease resistant coatings, such as film-forming starch. Plus, they can be made heat-sealable, hotmelt-ready and cold glueable, making them flexible enough to accommodate nearly any end-use specification or application need.

 

Product Name

Oil/Grease Resistance

Water Resistance  

Heat Sealability

Biodegradability

Biodegradability 

Molded Fiber

TopScreen MF310 series

 ●     ● ●

TopScreen MF510

 ● ●   ○ ●

TopScreen MF215J

   ●   ● ●
  Bio-Wax  

TopScreen BW200 series

 ● ●   ● ●

Topscreen HM-9

 ● ●   ● ●

PHA –based

barrier coatings

TopScreen TC1610

 ● ● ● ● ●

Topscreen PHA1102

 ● ● ● ● ●

Fossil based

barrier coatings

TopScreen TC344

 ● ● ●   ●

TopScreen TC619

 ● ● ●   ●

TopScreen TC744

 ● ● ●   ●

TopScreen DS20i-CN

 ● ● ●   ●

Function coating

TopScreen AS10

         ●

 

Very Good   ●   Good   ●    Sufficient   ○

 

 

Product Name

Fast Food/ Short Term*

Long Term Barrier**

Water Repellency

Heat Sealability

Non-fossil Content (%)

 Styrene-Free

TopScreen GR 61-300

 ● ●   ● 0

No

TopScreen GR 393

 ● ● ○ ○ 50

No

TopScreen DL 102

 ● ●     55

No

TopScreen SP 200-F

 ● ○ ● ○ 30

Yes
TopScreen BW200  ●   ●   90 No

 

Very Good   ●   Good   ●    Sufficient   ○    *Barrier duration of hours/days  **Barrier duration of several weeks/months

 

Segment

Product Name

Oil & Grease Resistance

Water Resistance

Heat Selability

Biodegradability

 Recyclability

Molded Fiber ​

 

TopScreen MF 305-NA​

 ●      

●

TopScreen MF 325-NA​

 ●      

●

TopScreen MF 335-NA​

 ●      

●

Biowax​

TopScreen BW 200​

 ● ●   ●

●
TopScreen BW 100​ ● ●   ● ●
TopScreen ED 9​ ● ●   ● ●
Latex -based 
Barrier Coatings		 TopScreen GR 400​ ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen GR 405​ ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen GR 410​ ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen DS 34J-F ● ● ●   ●
Latex-based 
Pre-coat		 TopScreen DL 102-NA *must be top coated ● ●     ●
Latex-based 
Flexible Pre-coat		 TopScreen DS 45 *must be top coated ● ●     ●
Flexo Applied Coatings TopScreen FA 101 ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen FA 100 ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen FA 200 ● ● ●   ●

 

Very Good   ●   Good   ●    Sufficient   ○

Segment

Product Name

Oil & Grease Resistance

Water Resistance

Heat Selability

Biodegradability

 Recyclability

OGR

 TopScreen GR 393 ● ● ●  

●
TopScreen GR 400 ● ● ●  

●
TopScreen DS 20 IF ● ● ●  

●
TopScreen DL 102 ● ●   ●

●
TopScreen RP 105 ● ●     ●

OGR

Biowax

 TopScreen BW 200 ●  ●   ● ●
TopScreen ED 9 ● ●   ● ●
TopScreen Ultra V 120 ● ●   ● ●
Fossil-based Barrier Coatings TopScreen TC 744 ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen TC 605 ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen TC 606 ● ● ●   ●
TopScreen DS 20 IF ● ● ●   ●
Molded Fiber TopScreen MF 325 Series ● ●   ● ●
TopScreen MF 7905   ●   ● ●
TopScreen MF 3150   ●   ● ●

 

Very Good   ●   Good   ●    Sufficient   ○

 

More Information

To learn more about TopScreen oil and grease resistant barrier coatings for paper, paperboard and molded fiber packaging, ask a Solenis expert today.

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