Resin blend containing ethylene/vinyl chloride interpolymer

Claim 2

A coated paper product as described in claim 1 wherein component (1) is a terpolymer containing about 19 to 23 percent ethylene, about 74 to 78 percent vinyl chloride, and from about 2 to 4 percent acrylamide in aqueous dispersion treated with sodium hydroxide in an amount stoichiometrically equivalent to about 10 to 100 percent of the amide group content of said terpolymer.

Claim 3

A coated paper product comprising a paper base having on at least one surface of said paper base, a coating comprising a finely divided paper coating mineral and from about 15% to about 25% by weight based upoN the total coating of a pigment binder, said pigment binder consisting of approximately 50% of a substance selected from the group consisting of pigment binding starches, and proteinaceous materials and approximately 50% of a composition comprising (1) an interpolymer selected from the group consisting of (a) an interpolymer containing from about 5 to 70 percent ethylene, from about 30 percent to about 95 percent vinyl chloride, and from about 0.0 to about 10 percent of at least one other polar monomer of said polar monomer content being selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, acrylonitrile, N-(alkyl) acrylamide, having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, methacrylamide, N-(alkyl) methacrylamide, having from one to three carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, N-methylol acrylamide, N(2-(2-methyl-4-oxopentyl)) acrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and alkali metal and ammonium salts of acrylic and methacrylic acid, maleic and fumaric acids, itaconic and citraconic acids, half alkyl esters of maleic, fumaric, itaconic, and citraconic acids having from one to six carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, acylyl and methacrylyl esters of hydroxyalkanoic acids having from two to six carbon atoms in said alkanoic acids, acrylylamide and methacrylylamides of aminoalkanoic acids having from two to six carbon atoms in said aminoalkanoic acid, hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl esters of acrylic, methacrylic, maleic, and fumaric acids, vinyl esters of alkanoic acids having from one to six carbon atoms and alkyl sulfonic acid having from one to six carbon atoms, phenylsulfonic acids, and acrylyl and methacrylyl esters of hydroxyalkylsulfonic acid having from one to six carbon atoms in said alkyl moieties, and hydroxyalkylsulfonamides, having from one to six carbon atoms in said hydroxyalkyl moieties; and (b) interpolymers of the type described in (a) treated with an acid or a base having an ionization constant higher than about 104 in amounts equivated to up to about 100 percent of the amide content of said interpolymer and between about 0.1 and about 50% based on the weight of (1) of (2) a salt of an interpolymer of an alpha, beta-unsaturated polycarboxylic acid having from four to six carbon atoms and a member of the group consisting of (a) alpha olefins, (b) alkyl vinyl ethers, (c) vinyl alkanoates, said salts being selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium.

Claim 4

A coated paper product in accordance with claim 1 wherein the paper base is paper.

Claim 5

A coated paper product in accordance with claim 1 wherein the paper base is paperboard.

Claim 6

A paper coating composition comprising water, a finely divided paper coating mineral and a polymeric binder, said binder containing at least a portion of a modified ethylene/vinyl chloride interpolymer composition comprising (1) an interpolymer selected from the group consisting of (a) an interpolymer containing from about 5 to 70 percent ethylene, from about 30 to about 95 percent vinyl chloride, and from about 0.0 to about 10 percent of at least one other polar monomer, said polar monomer content being selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, acrylonitrile, N-(alkyl) acrylamide, having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, methacrylamide, N-(alkyl)methacrylamide, having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, N-methylol acrylamide, N(2-(2-methyl-4-oxopentyl)) acrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and alkali metal and ammonium salts of acrylic and methacrylic acid, maleic and fumaric acids, itaconic, and citraconic acids, half alkyl esters of maleic, fumaric, itaconic, and citraconic acids having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, acylyl and methacrylyl esters of hydroxyalkanoic acids having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms in said alkanoic acids, acrylylamide and methacrylylamides of amino-alkanoic acids having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms in said amino-alkanoic acid, hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl esters of acrYlic, methacrylic, maleic and fumaric acids, vinyl esters of alkanoic acids having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and alkyl sulfonic acid having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenylsulfonic acids, and acrylyl and methacrylyl esters of hydroxyalkylsulfonic acid having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in said alkyl moieties, and hydroxyalkylsulfonamides, having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in said hydroxyalkyl moieties; and (b) interpolymers of the type described in (a) treated with an acid or a base having an ionization constant higher than about 104 in amounts equivated to up to about 100 percent of the amide content of said interpolymer and between about 0.1 and about 50% based on the weight of (1) of (2) a salt of an interpolymer of an alpha, beta-unsaturated polycarboxylic acid having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms and a member of the group consisting of (a) alpha olefins, (b) alkyl vinyl ethers, (c) vinyl alkanoates, said salt being selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium, said binder being intimately dispersed in said water to form an aqueous dispersion.

Claim 7

A paper coating composition according to claim 7 wherein said composition contains from about 1 to about 100% based on the weight of the mineral of said polymeric binder.

Claim 8

A paper coating composition according to claim 7 wherein said composition contains from about 2 to about 25% by weight based on the weight of the mineral of the modified ethylene/vinyl chloride interpolymer composition.

Claim 9

A paper coating composition according to claim 7 wherein said mineral comprises from about 10% to about 75% by weight of the total composition.

Claim 10

A paper coating composition comprising water, from about 10 to about 75% by weight of a finely divided paper coating mineral, and from 1 to about 100% based on the weight of the mineral of a polymeric binder, said binder consisting of approximately 10 to 90% of a substance selected from the group consisting of pigment binding starches and proteinaceous materials and approximately 90 to 10% of a composition comprising (1) an interpolymer selected from the group consisting of (a) an interpolymer containing from about 5 to 70 percent ethylene, from about 30 to about 95 percent vinyl chloride, and from about 0.0 to about 10 percent of at least one other polar monomer, said polar monomer content being selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, acrylonitrile, N-(alkyl) acrylamide, having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, methacrylamide N-(alkyl)methacrylamide, having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, N-methylol acrylamide, N(2-(2-methyl-4-oxopentyl)) acrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and alkali metal and ammonium salts of acrylic and methacrylic acid, maleic and fumaric acids, itaconic and citraconic acids, half alkyl esters of maleic, fumaric, itaconic and citraconic acids having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in said alkyl groups, acylyl and methacrylyl esters of hydroxyalkanoic acids having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms in said alkanoic acids, acrylylamide and methacrylylamides of aminoalkanoic acids having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms in said aminoalkanoic acid, hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl esters of acrylic, methacrylic, maleic and fumaric acids, vinyl esters of alkanoic acids having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and alkyl sulfonic acid having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenylsulfonic acids, and acrylyl and methacrylyl esters of hydroxyalkylsulfonic acid having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in said alkyl moieties, and hydroxyalkylsulfonamides, having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in said hydroxyalkyl moieties; and (b) interpolymers of the type described in (a) treated with an acid or a base having an ionization constant higher than about 104 in amounts equivated to up to about 100 percent of the amide content of said interpolymer and between about 0.1 and about 50% based on the weight of (1) of (2) a salt of an interpolymer of an alpha, beta-unsaturated polycarboxylic acid having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms and a member of the group consisting of (a) alpha olefins, (b) alkyl vinyl ethers, (c) vinyl alkanoates, said salt being selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium.