Epoxy resin-amine pitch composition and process of making same

Claim 1

A COMPOSITION COMPRISING, IN SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS, (A) EPOXIDE RESIN RESULTING FROM THE REACTION OF A POLYHYDRIC PHENOL FREE FROM REACTIVE GROUPS OTHER THAN PHENOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS WITH AN EXCESS OF A COMPOUND OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALIPHATIC DIEPOXIDE AND ALIPHATIC EPIHALOHYDRIN, SUCH COMPOUND BEING FREE FROM REACTIVE GROUPS OTHER THAN EPOXIDE, HALOGEN AND ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS AND (B) CONDENSATE RESULTING FROM THE REACTION OF A POLYAMINE WHEREIN THE AMINE GROUPS ARE OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AMINO GROUPS WITH FATTY ACID PITCH IN A RATIO SUCH THAT FOR EACH MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF PITCH BASED ON ITS SAPONIFICATION VALUE THERE IS ONE MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF A REACTIVE AMINO GROUP IN THE POLYAMINE PLUS THE MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL AMINE HYDROGEN ATOMS, WHEREIN THE WEIGHT RATIO OF (A):(B) RANGES FROM 1:10 TO 10:1.