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  Can Aculyn Excel gel 70% alcohol?

  Posted by Gunther on April 21, 2020 at 2:38 pm

  I’m currently looking for Carbopol Ultrez alternatives as it’s getting harder to find.

  I’m considering Aculyn Excel.
  Has anyone tried it with 70% alcohol?
  So far I haven’t been able to get my hands on it, and it will take a couple weeks before it arrives, so I haven’t been able to experiment with it.

  Chemist77 replied 4 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies

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  Chemist77

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  April 22, 2020 at 12:04 pm

  Yeah Gunther it will, I ran a trial with IPA as well and it came out pretty good and clear. Viscosity is on the lower side compared to carbopols. 

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  Gunther

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  May 10, 2020 at 5:44 pm

  5% Aculyn Excel (as is), yields a very low viscosity gel for both 60 and 70% alcohol test batches.
  Just not thick enough for a sanitizer gel.

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  Gunther

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  May 11, 2020 at 11:54 pm

  8% Aculyn Excel yields a low viscosity gel (too low for my taste), but the real problem is that it leaves a sticky afterfeel.

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  Gunther

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  May 13, 2020 at 5:01 pm

  Aculyn 38 and 88 work but viscosity is a bit low. The 88 has a slightly higher viscosity, but they also leave a sticky after feel.

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  Chemist77

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  May 21, 2020 at 10:46 am

  Gunther they all the same issues more or less. Viscosity on lower side and sticky after feel in certain Aculyns. 

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