Abstract:
Dense star polymers having terminal group densities greater than conventional star polymers exhibit greater and more uniform reactivity than their corresponding conventional star polymers. For example, a third generation, amine-terminated polyamidoamine dense star polymer prepared from ammonia, methyl acrylate and ethylenediamine has 1.24.times.10.sup.-4 amine moieties per unit volume (cubic Angstrom units) in contrast to the 1.58.times.10.sup.-6 amine moieties per unit volume contained by a conventional star polymer. Such dense star polymers are useful as demulsifiers for oil/water emulsions, wet strength agents in the manufacture of paper, and agents for modifying viscosity in aqueous formulations such as paints.
Abstract:
An aqueous coating composition comprising from 45 to 98 parts by weight (solids) of aqueous resin(s) and from 2 to 55 parts by weight (solids) of finely divided water-insoluble resin(s), in which at least a part of said aqueous resin is selected from amphoteric resins having both carboxyl and amino groups. The resins may have mutually reactive functional groups.
Abstract:
Polymers having low surface energy, e.g. fluorocarbon polymers, are rendered printable by conventional methods, e.g. offset printing, by incorporating a suitable particulate filler in the polymer, and shaping the filled polymer under conditions which result in the surface of the shaped polymer having irregularities which correspond to the particles of the filler. Suitable fillers comprise particles having at least two dimensions in the range of 1 to 40 microns; glass fibers are particularly satisfactory. Extruded insulating polymeric jackets for electrical components, e.g. strip heaters and wire and cable, can readily be marked by use of the invention.
Abstract:
A process for producing a multi-layer coating upon a substrate surface, in which there is first applied to the surface a pigmented basecoat composition and then there is applied to the basecoat film a transparent topcoat composition; characterized in that the basecoat composition is based upon a dispersion in an aqueous medium of crosslinked polymer microparticles which have a diameter of 0.01-10 microns, are insoluble in the aqueous medium and are stable towards gross flocculation, the dispersion having a pseudoplastic or thixotropic character.
Abstract:
A coated plastic film possessing good printability slip properties, oxygen and moisture barrier properties and transparency which comprises applying to a plastic film a coating solution of a thermoplastic resin as base resin in which a synthetic resin of a network structure having a softening temperature above 100.degree. C. and being in the form of a fine powder are added, and drying thereafter.
Abstract:
Use of N-substituted 2,2,6,6-tetraalkylpiperidine compounds, their acid addition salts or complexes with metal compounds, optionally together with further stabilizers, for stabilizing acid catalyzed stoving lacquers based on hot cross-linkable acrylic or alkyd resins against the action of light, moisture and oxygen.
Abstract:
Reactive diluents are derived from the reaction of a glycidyl ester and a hydroxyl and/or carboxyl functional compound. The diluents are useful in coating compositions together with crosslinking agents and, optionally, polyols.
Abstract:
A thermosetting coating composition which may have nonvolatile solids content as high as 60% or greater and which may be employed as an automotive topcoat. The composition, exclusive of pigments, solvent, reactive and non-reactive diluents and other non-reactive components, consists essentially of:(A) A binder composition consisting essentially of:(1) Between about 30 and about 75 weight percent of one or more low viscosity resins selected from hydroxy functional acrylic polymers, hydroxy functional polyethers and hydroxy functional polyesters, each of which (i) is substantially soluble in the solvent of the composition and (ii) has a number average molecular weight of between about 1000 and about 2500; and(2) Between about 70 and about 25 weight percent of one or more crosslinked dispersion polymers each of which is substantially insoluble in the solvent of the composition; and(B) An aminoplast crosslinking agent in an amount of between about 5 and about 40 parts per 100 parts of said binder composition. The crosslinked dispersion polymer is prepared by free radical polymerization of 0.5 to 3.5 weight percent of di-,tri- or tetravinyl monomers and 99.5 to 96.5 weight percent of at least one other copolymerizable monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, in the presence of (i) hydrocarbon dispersing liquid which is a solvent for the polymerizable monomer, but a non-solvent for the resulting crosslinked polymer, and (ii) polymeric dispersion stabilizer which is solvated by said dispersing liquid and associated with said crosslinked polymer so as to maintain a separation between particles thereof, thereby inhibiting coagulation of said particles, wherein polymerization is carried out at elevated temperature such that the dispersion polymer first forms and then is crosslinked.
Abstract:
An unsaturated condensate of a methylolmelamine, an acrylamide, an unsaturated fatty acid amide and optionally a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alcohol, wherein the methylolmelamine has at least about 5 methylol groups per melamine ring, wherein substantially all the methylol groups are condensed with acrylamide, unsaturated fatty acid amide or alcohol, wherein the number of acrylamide moieties of the condensate is in the range of about 1 to about 4 per melamine ring and the number of unsaturated fatty acid amide moieties is in the range of about 0.5 to about 2 per melamine ring and wherein the ratio of acrylamide moieties to unsaturated fatty acid amide moieties is in the range of about 1:1 to about 3:1. The unsaturated condensates are used in high solids unsaturated coating systems containing unsaturated oil-modified resins.
Abstract:
A solution copolymer of styrene or vinyl toluene and allyl or methallyl alcohol is esterified with from 20% to 65% of the weight of the ester with ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic fatty acid containing from 8 to 22 carbon atoms. This ester is then copolymerized with monoethylenically unsaturated monomers including from about 2% to about 15%, based on the total weight of the final copolymer, of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid to provide a copolymer which dissolves in water with the aid of a volatile base and which is particularly useful in pigmented latex paints.