Abstract:
A process for obtaining an aqueous emulsion comprising a block copolymer by the solution polymerisation of vinyl monomers to obtain block [B] in the presence of a) a radical precursor; and b) an iodine atom containing block [A]; where block [A] and [B] together comprise 0 to 2 wt % of methacrylic acid; where block [A] and block [B] together comprise ≧2.5 wt % of vinyl monomers bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups not including methacrylic acid; and performing a post polymerisation reaction on the block copolymer emulsion obtained in step II; and wherein said aqueous emulsion has a free vinyl monomer level
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an aqueous polymer emulsion comprising at least 30 wt. % of a vinyl copolymer (A), said vinyl copolymer comprising: (I) from 10 to 90 wt. % of 2-octyl acrylate monomer; (II) from 10 to 90 wt. % of at least one itaconate ester monomer according to formula (1) in which A and B may be different or the same and A and B are independently an alkyl group or an aryl group; and (III) from 0 to 80 wt. % of ethylenically unsaturated monomer other than (I) and (II); whereby the summed amount of (I), (II) and (III) is 100 wt. % and whereby the amount of vinyl copolymer (A) is given relative to the total weight amount of the polymers present in the emulsion.
Abstract:
The current invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous binder composition free of organic solvent, the process comprising at least the following steps: A) preparing a hydrophilic vinyl polymer (Polymer A) by polymerisation of a monomer composition A that contains: Ai) at least one carboxylic acid functional olefinically unsaturated monomer; and Aii) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer different than Ai); and Aiii) optionally at least one wet adhesion promoting olefinically unsaturated monomer different than Ai and Aii); where Polymer A has an acid value (AV) from 32 to 98 mg KOH/g of solid Polymer A; B) preparing a hydrophobic vinyl polymer (Polymer B) by emulsion polymerization of a monomer composition B in the presence of Polymer A where the monomer composition B contains: Bi) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer; Bii) optionally carboxylic acid functional olefinically unsaturated monomer different than Bi); and Biii) optionally wet adhesion promoting olefinically unsaturated monomer different than Bi); where Polymer B has an acid value (AV) of no more than 23.4 mg KOH/g of solid polymer B, wherein at least a part of the carboxylic acid groups that are present in Polymer A and Polymer B are neutralized during or following the steps A and/or B to form a (partially) neutralized polymer emulsion; where the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of Polymer A is lower than the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of polymer B; and wherein the process is further characterized by the presence of a further step C) reacting at least 10 mol % of the carboxylic acid and/or carboxylate salt groups of the (partially) neutralized polymer emulsion with an iminating agent to produce an iminated polymer C; wherein the total amount of surfactant applied in steps A, B and C is at most 0.5 wt. %, based on the total weight of monomers charged for the preparation of polymer A and polymer B
Abstract:
An aqueous, metal, coating composition (and process for obtaining it) comprising a block copolymer and a polymer P; wherein the block copolymer comprises at least blocks [A]x[B]y, where at least block [A] is obtained by a controlled radical polymerisation of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) mechanism in solution in the presence of a control agent and a source of free radicals; and where (a) block [A] comprises (i) 0 to 80 mol % of metal adhering ethylenically unsaturated monomers; (ii) 0 to 100 mol % of water dispersible ethylenically unsaturated monomers; (iii) 0 to 70 mol % of C1 to C30 hydrocarbo (meth)acrylate and/or styrenic monomers; (iv) 0 to 35 mol % of ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from i), ii)+iii); where the amount of at least one of i), ii), iii)+iv) is >0 mol %; block [A] has a Hansch parameter x); and (c) polymer P is obtained by an emulsion polymerisation process in the presence of the block copolymer [A][B] and comprises: i) 0 to 5 wt % of metal adhering ethylenically unsaturated monomers; ii) 0 to 15 wt % of water dispersible ethylenically unsaturated monomers; iii) 50 to 100 wt % C1 to C30 hydrocarbo (meth)acrylate and/or styrenic monomers; and iv) 0 to 35% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers units different from those from i), ii)+iii).
Abstract:
An aqueous coating composition (which optionally can coat plastic substrates) the composition comprising a block copolymer and a polymer P; where the block copolymer comprises at least blocks [A]x[B]y; where at least block [A] is obtained by a controlled radical polymerisation of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) mechanism (optionally in solution in the presence of a control agent and a source of free radicals); and wherein block [A] comprises 20 to 100 mol % of ethylenically unsaturated monomer units bearing water-dispersing functional groups; wherein block [B] comprises 20 to 100 mol % of ethylenically unsaturated monomer units bearing plastic adhesion promoting functional groups; and wherein polymer P is prepared in the presence of blocks [A]x[B]y. The compositions may be used to coat plastic substrates, foam; surfaces having low surface energy, hydrophobic substrates and/or polyolefins.
Abstract translation:包含嵌段共聚物和聚合物P的组合物的水性涂料组合物(其可任选地可以涂覆塑料基材); 其中嵌段共聚物至少包含嵌段[A] x [B] y; 其中至少通过可逆加成 - 断裂链转移(RAFT)机理(任选在溶液中存在控制剂和自由基来源)通过至少一种烯属不饱和单体的受控自由基聚合获得嵌段[A] ); 并且其中嵌段[A]包含20至100摩尔%的带有水分散官能团的烯属不饱和单体单元; 其中嵌段[B]包含20至100摩尔%的具有塑性粘合促进官能团的烯属不饱和单体单元; 并且其中聚合物P在嵌段[A] x [B] y的存在下制备。 组合物可用于涂覆塑料基材,泡沫; 具有低表面能的表面,疏水性基材和/或聚烯烃。
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous binder composition, as well as the aqueous binder composition comprising a carboxylic acid-functional vinyl polymer (polymer A) and vinyl polymer (polymer B).
Abstract:
The current invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous binder composition, the process comprising at least the following steps A) and B): A) preparing carboxylic acid-functional vinyl polymer (Polymer A) by emulsion polymerisation of a monomer composition A comprising the following monomers: Ai) at least one carboxylic acid functional olefinically unsaturated monomer; and Aii) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer different than Ai); B) preparing vinyl polymer (Polymer B) by emulsion polymerization of a monomer composition B in the presence of Polymer A where the monomer composition B comprises the following monomer(s): Bi) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer; Bii) optionally carboxylic acid functional olefinically unsaturated monomer different than Bi); where at least part of the carboxylic acid groups of Polymer A are deprotonated to obtain ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups; where the acid value of Polymer B is lower than the acid value of Polymer A; where the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of Polymer B is higher than the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of Polymer A; where the glass transition temperature of Polymer B is equal to or lower than that of Polymer A; where the weight ratio of Polymer A to Polymer B is in the range of from 5:95 to 95:5; and whereby step A) comprises at least a first polymerisation stage of a monomer composition A1 effected in the presence of a chain transfer agent C1 having a water solubility of at least 5 g/L and a subsequent second polymerisation stage of a monomer composition A2 effected in the presence of a chain transfer agent C2 having a water solubility of at most 0.5 g/L, and whereby the second polymerisation stage of step A) is effected in the optional further presence of chain transfer agent C1 having a water solubility of at least 5 g/L whereby the concentration of chain transfer agent C1 having a water solubility of at least 5 g/L in the second polymerisation stage of step A) is at most 35 mole-%, relative to the total molar concentration of chain transfer agent C1 and chain transfer agent C2 present in the second polymerisation stage of step A).
Abstract:
There is described a low number average molecular weight (MN 75° C.) copolymer (optionally a solid grade oligomer (SGO)) that comprises (a) at least 20 wt-% of itaconate functional monomer(s), (b) not more than 40% of a hydrophilic monomer, preferably an acid functional monomer(s) in an amount sufficient to achieve an acid value from 65 to 325 mg KOH per g of solid polymer; (c) optionally not more than 70% of other monomers not being either (a) or (b), having a max content of vinyl aromatic monomer(s) of 40 wt-% and/or max content of methacrylate(s) of 40 wt-%; where the weight percentages of monomers (a), (b) and (c) are calculated as a proportion of the total amount of monomers in the copolymer being 100%.
Abstract:
An aqueous polymer composition which when in the form of a film shows excellent elongation at break comprising (i) 5 to 30 wt. % of polyurethane where the acid value of the polyurethane is between 3 to 40 mg KOH/g; (ii) 70 to 95 wt. % of vinyl polymer comprising 20 to 90 wt. % of vinyl polymer with Tg
Abstract:
An aqueous emulsion comprising at least a covalently bound vinyl oligomer and vinyl polymer, wherein said vinyl oligomer comprises 5 to 85 mol % of vinyl monomers bearing quaternary ammonium ion functional groups or quaternisable amine functional groups and is obtained by a controlled radical polymerisation of at least one vinyl monomer via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer mechanism in solution in the presence of a control agent and a source of free radicals; wherein said vinyl polymer is obtained by emulsion polymerisation of vinyl monomers in the presence of the vinyl oligomer; wherein the weight % ratio of vinyl oligomer to vinyl polymer is in the range of from 0.5:99.5 to 65:35.