How to choose a optical brighteners for footwear materials.
Published 10 Nov 2021 by the technical desk at Shandong Grand Chemical Co., Ltd..

Optical brightener KCB is now widely used in EVA foam shoe materials or footwear materials, considering the stability of the optical brightener:
fluorescent whitening agent for footwear materials
- OB-1 has a high market share, but its most unfavorable feature is that it is unstable and will separate out.
2. FP-127 has an excellent whitening effect, but it is not durable, the shoes are made and sold in a long cycle. If the stability is not good enough, it will cause great economic loss to the shoe factory.
3. KCB has long-lasting stability and excellent whitening effect, now the big shoe factories in Fujian and Guangzhou choose this fluorescent whitening agent.
Fluorescent whitening agent KCB technical specifics:
C.I.: 367 CAS NO.: 5089-22-5 Appearance: yellowish green crystalline powder Melting point: 210-212℃ Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in ordinary organic solvent. Application: Widely used in whitening and brightening of plastic films, molding materials, EVA foam, etc.
Keywords: fluorescent whitening agent, whitening agent, optical brightening agent, optical brighteners OB-1, optical brighteners FP-127, optical brightener KCB, fluorescent whitening agent for footwear materials, fluorescent brightening agent etc.
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