Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a bimorphological aqueous dispersion of first and second polymer particles, wherein the first polymer particles comprise a shell and a phosphorus acid functionalized protuberating core, and the second polymer particles do not comprise a protuberating core. The composition is useful for pigmented coatings formulations.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles with structural units of a) a phosphorus acid monomer or a salt thereof; b) a carboxylic acid monomer or a sulfur acid monomer or a salt thereof or a combination thereof; c) a multiethylenically unsaturated monomer; and d) an acrylate monomer, wherein the polymer particles have a solids content in the range of 30 to 50 percent and a particle size of from 40 nm and 100 nm.
Abstract:
The present invention provides emulsion copolymers and coating compositions containing the same having improved room temperature and hot block resistance in coatings wherein the copolymers have a broad measured glass transition temperature and are the copolymerization product of a vinyl monomer composition A and a softer vinyl monomer composition B having a Hansch parameter of at least 3.2, and containing one or more vinyl monomer M, such that each of which vinyl monomer(s) M would when homopolymerized provide a homopolymer having a measured Tg of 20° C. or less, such as, for example, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate. In addition, the present invention provides methods for making the emulsion copolymers by a powerfeed process comprising feeding vinyl monomer composition A into a reactor from a feed vessel while feeding, simultaneously or after a delay, vinyl monomer composition B into the feed vessel while polymerizing the monomers in the reactor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous mixture of a rheology modifier and a surfactant of Formula I:
where R, R1, x, and y are as defined herein. The composition of the present invention provides a rheology modifier that does not promote microbial growth and does not require a biocide.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a composition comprising 1) an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having a core-shell morphology wherein the core protuberates from the shell; wherein the core comprises from 5 to 90 weight percent structural units of a fluoroalkylated monomer, and 2) less than 0.09 weight percent structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer; and wherein the shell comprises from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of itaconic acid or a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the shell. The present invention addresses a need in the art by providing a way of selectively concentrating fluoroalkyl functionality into polymer particles with acorn morphology, thereby providing an improvement in dirt pick-up resistance of the subsequent coating.
Abstract:
The present invention provides polymer modified aqueous urea formaldehyde resin (UF resin) binder compositions useful in making a treated glass mat, e.g., for roofing shingles, wherein the polymer modifier is an multistage aqueous emulsion acorn copolymer comprising one protuberant polymer stage containing phosphorous acid groups and one or more other polymer stage comprising an addition copolymer incompatible with the protuberant polymer stage, wherein the multistage aqueous emulsion copolymer has a measured Tg of from −60 to 25° C., or, preferably from −30 to 12° C. and, further wherein the weight ratio of the total of monomers used to make the one or more other polymer stage to the total amount of monomers used to make the protuberant polymer stage ranges from 3:1 to 50:1, or, preferably, from 3:1 to 30:1 or, more preferably, from 3:1 to 20:1, or, even more preferably, from 8:1 to 12:1.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising structural units of a polymerizable amino acid and structural units of an acid monomer or a salt thereof. The composition of the present invention is useful in improving lipstick stain resistance in coatings compositions.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of an associative thickener having a hydrophobic portion with a calculated log P in the range of from 2.7 to 5.0; and composite particles comprising phosphorus acid functionalized polymer particles adsorbed to the surfaces of TiO2 particles; wherein the phosphorus acid functionalized polymer particles have a core-shell morphology wherein the core protuberates from the shell. The composition of the present invention provides formulators with flexibility in their use of low and mid shear rate thickeners to balance paint performance properties.
Abstract:
The present invention is a process for preparing a multistage polymer by contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions an acrylic monomer, a sulfur acid monomer, and a phosphorous acid monomer as described herein. The multistage polymer is useful as a binder for coatings compositions.
Abstract:
The present invention is a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising structural units of a nonionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer; 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphonic acid (MEP) or a salt thereof; and a sulfur acid monomer or carboxylic acid monomer or a combination thereof or a salt thereof, as well as a composite comprising the polymer particles adsorbed to the surface of a pigment particle such as TiO2. The composition and composite are prepared using the phosphorus acid monomer MEP, which can be prepared in high purity with low residual non-polymerizable phosphorus acid, thereby reducing the load of neutralizing agent required to achieve the targeted pH as compared with phophoethyl methacrylate (PEM).