Hydrocarbon Resins
Hydrocarbon-based resins are used in applications such as print inks, adhesives, (polymer-) additives and coatings. Following are the main groups of hydrocarbon resins:
- Aliphatic resins, based on C5 or dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) as raw materials
- Aromatic resins, based on C9 aromatic components such as vinyltoluenes or indenes
- Combinations of C5/C9 feedstocks
Dow supplies both C5 as well as (aromatic-) C9 raw materials. See the table below to review Dow Aromatics Co-Products that are used in the production of hydrocarbon resins.
C5 and DCPD Product
| Product |
Description |
Regional Availability |
Main Active Component(s) &
Concentration Range (%-wt) |
| C5 Dienes Crude |
Crude C5 mixture rich in unsaturated and diolefinic components |
Europe and U.S. |
Cyclopentadiene: 8 – 19%
Piperylene: 10 – 20%
Isoprene: 14 – 18%
Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD): 0 – 5% |
| DCPD RG |
Resin Grade DCPD |
Europe |
Endo-DCPD: 73 – 83%
MethylDCPD: 7 – 13% |
| DCPD UPR |
UPR Grade DCPD |
Europe |
Endo-DCPD: 83 – 88%
MethylDCPD: 2 – 6% |
| DCPD HP |
High Purity DCPD |
Europe |
Endo-DCPD: 90 – 95% |
C9 Products
|
| Product |
Description |
Regional Availability |
Main Active Component(s) &
Concentration Range (%-wt) |
| Resin Feed |
C9 mixture rich in indene and
vinyltoluene |
Europe |
Indene: 20 – 25%
Methylindenes: 5 – 15%
Vinyltoluenes: 15 – 25%
a-methylstyrene: 0 – 5% |
| Distilled Resin Oil |
Redistilled, low naphthalene resin oil mixture |
Europe |
Indene: 21 – 27%
Methylindenes: 0 – 2%
Vinyltoluenes: 16 – 27%
a-methylstyrene : 0 – 5% |
| RO80 |
C9 mixture rich in DCPD, indene and vinyltoluene and low in naphthalene |
U.S. |
DCPD: 40 – 55%
Indene: 3 – 10%
Methylindenes: 0 – 2%
Vinyltoluenes: 4 – 15%
a-methylstyrene: 2 – 5% |
