摘要:
Methods for reducing volatile organic chemical contents of carpet are disclosed which include fabricating the carpet from a plurality of yarn loops or tufts inserted into the backing of the carpet and then coating the backing with a coating composition which contain polymers characterized by an extremely low volatile organic chemical content. Accordingly, the coating compositions themselves contain reduced levels of volatile organic chemicals and, as such, the carpets coated therewith also contain reduced amounts of volatile organic chemicals.
摘要:
The present invention relates to acrylate-based rheology modifiers for use in aqueous compositions having pH of less than or equal to 9 and to the rheologically-modified aqueous compositions, which modifiers contain an emulsion which is prepared by single-stage emulsion polymerization of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl ester of acrylic acid and/or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, a monomer chosen from a vinyl-substituted heterocyclic compound containing at least one of a nitrogen or sulfur atom, (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di- (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl (meth)acrylate, a mono or di-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl (meth)acrylamide, and optionally cross-linking monomers and/or associative monomers, in the presence of water, a surfactant, a free-radical initiator and an alcohol selected from C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 linear or branched alcohols, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and glycerol, or mixtures thereof, and essentially in the absence of a polymeric colloidal stabilizer such as polyvinyl alcohol.
摘要:
A thickened aqueous copolymer solution useful for thickening and improving the properties of latex systems comprising a copolymer having as monomeric units: about 79-99 percent of a (meth)acrylic acid salt of sodium, potassium, or ammonium; about 0-20 percent of (meth)acrylic acid; about 0-20 percent of a lower alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid; about 1-21 percent of surfactant units selected from the urea reaction product of a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate with a nonionic surfactant having amine functionality; and about 0-1 percent of a copolymerizable polyethylenically unsatured monomer, said percentages being by weight based on the total weight of monomeric units in said copolymer.
摘要:
A thickened aqueous copolymer solution useful for thickening and improving the properties of latex systems comprising a copolymer having as monomeric units: about 79-99 percent of a (meth)acrylic acid salt of sodium, potassium, or ammonium; about 0-20 percent of (meth)acrylic acid; about 0-20 percent of a lower alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid; about 1-21 percent of surfactant units selected from the urea reaction product of a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate with a nonionic surfactant having amine functionality; and about 0-1 percent of a copolymerizable polyethylenically unsatured monomer, said percentages being by weight based on the total weight of monomeric units in said copolymer.
摘要:
A thickened aqueous copolymer solution useful for thickening and improving the properties of latex systems comprising a copolymer having as monomeric units: about 79-99 percent of a (meth)acrylic acid salt of sodium, potassium, or ammonium; about 0-20 percent of (meth)acrylic acid; about 0--20 percent of a lower alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid; about 1-21 percent of surfactant units selected from the urea reaction product of a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate with a nonionic surfactant having amine functionality; and about 0-1 percent of a copolymerizable polyethylenically unsatured monomer, said percentages being by weight based on the total weight of monomeric units in said copolymer.
摘要:
Acrylic emulsion copolymers are prepared by emulsion polymerization of (A) a surfactant monomer, (B) an .alpha..beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, (C) a nonionic.alpha..beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and (D) optionally a polyethylenically unsaturated cross-linking monomer. The surfactant monomer is prepared by condensing a polyhydric alcohol or primary amine-containing nonionic surfactant with a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate. At a low pH the copolymer may be in the form of an aqueous dispersion or latex, but thickens upon neutralization of at least some of the carboxyl groups.