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Method of producing reinforced aqueous emulsion of polydiorganosiloxane

Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1986-05-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-05-22
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Abstract

Abstract @ This invention is a method of producing a colloidal silica reinforced polydiorganosiloxane fluid in aqueous emulsion. The method combines an acidic aqueous colloidal silica sol and low molecular weight hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane with anionic emulsifying agent, then homogenizes the mixture to form an emulsion. Because the water in the colloidal silica sol is used to supply water for the emulsion, it is possible to produce emulsions with solid content as high as 80 percent by weight. The emulsion is then mixed with surface active anionic catalyst and aged at room temperature to allow the polydiorganosiloxane to polymerize. Polymerization is halted by adding base to bring the pH to greater than 7. The reinforced polydiorganosiloxane emulsion can be further mixed with diorganotindicarboxylate and aged to give a curable emulsion which yields an elastomer upon removal of the water. A curable emulsion can also be produced by mixing the reinforced polydiorganosiloxane emulsion with diorganotindicarboxylate and alkylorthosilicate.

Inventors

  • 👤 David Joel Huebner
  • 👤 Julie Kay Landis

Bibliographic Details

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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:55
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/02; C08L; C08L83/00; C08L83/04; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/04; C08G77/06; C08G77/08; C08J2383/00; C08J2383/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
A method of preparing an aqueous emulsion of reinforced polydiorganosiloxane having a molecular weight of at least 5000 consisting essentially of (A) homogenizing a mixture consisting essentially of (1) 100 parts by weight of polydiorganosiloxane of the formula HO(R 2 SiO) x H wherein each R is a radical selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, vinyl, allyl, and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, and x is an average value in the range of from 3 to 100 inclusive, (2) from 5 to 50 parts by weight of colloidal . silica present as an acidic sol in water, (3) sufficient anionic emulsifying agent to give an emulsion particle of an average diameter of from 0.3 to 0.4 micrometres, and (4) additional water if needed to give a non-volatile content of from 50 to 80 percent by weight, to give an emulsion, then, (B) admixing into the emulsion (A) from 15 to 100 millimoles of surface active anionic catalyst per kilogram of polydiorganosiloxane, then (C) maintaining the catalyzed emulsion at a temperature of from 15 to 30°C for at least 5 hours at a pH of less than 5 until the desired molecular weight of polydiorganosiloxane is obtained, then (D) admixing sufficient base to raise the pH of the emulsion to greater than 7, to give a stable emulsion having polydiorganosiloxane of a molecular weight of at least 5,000, reinforced with colloidal silica, and a non-volatile content of from 50 to 80 percent by weight.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 243 words
A method of preparing an aqueous emulsion of reinforced polydiorganosiloxane having a molecular weight of at least 5000 consisting essentially of (A) homogenizing a mixture consisting essentially of (1) 100 parts by weight of polydiorganosiloxane of the formula HO(R 2 SiO) x H wherein each R is a radical selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, vinyl, allyl, and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, and x is an average value in the range of from 3 to 100 inclusive, (2) from 5 to 50 parts by weight of colloidal . silica present as an acidic sol in water, (3) sufficient anionic emulsifying agent to give an emulsion particle of an average diameter of from 0.3 to 0.4 micrometres, and (4) additional water if needed to give a non-volatile content of from 50 to 80 percent by weight, to give an emulsion, then, (B) admixing into the emulsion (A) from 15 to 100 millimoles of surface active anionic catalyst per kilogram of polydiorganosiloxane, then (C) maintaining the catalyzed emulsion at a temperature of from 15 to 30°C for at least 5 hours at a pH of less than 5 until the desired molecular weight of polydiorganosiloxane is obtained, then (D) admixing sufficient base to raise the pH of the emulsion to greater than 7, to give a stable emulsion having polydiorganosiloxane of a molecular weight of at least 5,000, reinforced with colloidal silica, and a non-volatile content of from 50 to 80 percent by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 70 words
A method of preparing a curable aqueous latex of reinforced polydiorganosiloxane consisting essentially of (E) admixing into the stable emulsion produced by the method of claim 1, (5) from 0.1 to 2 parts by weight of diorganotindicarboxylate and (F) aging the mixture of (E) for greater than 6 days at 15 to 30°C, to obtain a latex which cures to an elastomer upon removal of the water at room temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 84 words
A method of preparing a curable aqueous latex of reinforced polydiorganosiloxane consisting essentially of (G) admixing into the stable emulsion produced by the method of claim 1, (5) from 0.1 to 2 parts by weight of diorganotindicarboxylate, and (6) from 1 to 10 parts by weight of alkylorthosilicate of the formula Si(OR')4 where R' is a lower alkyl radical of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms inclusive, to obtain a latex which cures to an elastomer upon removal of the water at room temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 10 words
The aqueous emulsion produced by the method of claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
The curable aqueous latex produced by the method of claim 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 11 words
The curable aqueous latex produced by the method of claim 3.

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