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Process for preparing a heat-curable polymer emulsion using high energy radiation
Assignee: Japan Atomic Energy Agency
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Filing: 1977-04-06
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Granted: 1979-01-16
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Expires: 1997-04-06
Abstract
Abstract The properties of a thermosetting polymer emulsion can be improved by irradiation with an ionizing radiation.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunio Araki
- 👤 Keizo Makuuchi
- 👤 Tohru Takagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 05:06
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F291/00; C08F291/18; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/28; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31511; Y10T428/31525; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31645; Y10T428/31649
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A process for preparing a heat-curable polymer emulsion which in cured condition has improved water resistance, chemical resistance and toughness, comprising adding 0.01 to 20% by weight of a lipophilic polyfunctional monomer to a thermosettable polymer emulsion, and irradiating with an ionizing radiation with the total dose of irradiation being 0.1 M rad to 50 M rad; wherein the thermosettable polymer emulsion comprises at least one homopolymer of a monomer having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxide, amino, anhydro, carboxyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl and methylol, or a copolymer of two of said monomers, or a copolymer of a said monomer with another polymerizable vinyl monomer as disperse phase with the proviso that said functional groups be present such to provide a thermosettable polymer emulsion; and wherein the lipophilic polyfunctional monomer has low solubility in water at room temperature, good compatibility with the thermosettable polymer emulsion and at least two reactive carbon-to-carbon double or triple bonds.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A process for preparing a heat-curable polymer emulsion which in cured condition has improved water resistance, chemical resistance and toughness, comprising adding 0.01 to 20% by weight of a lipophilic polyfunctional monomer to a thermosettable polymer emulsion, and irradiating with an ionizing radiation with the total dose of irradiation being 0.1 M rad to 50 M rad; wherein the thermosettable polymer emulsion comprises at least one homopolymer of a monomer having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxide, amino, anhydro, carboxyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl and methylol, or a copolymer of two of said monomers, or a copolymer of a said monomer with another polymerizable vinyl monomer as disperse phase with the proviso that said functional groups be present such to provide a thermosettable polymer emulsion; and wherein the lipophilic polyfunctional monomer has low solubility in water at room temperature, good compatibility with the thermosettable polymer emulsion and at least two reactive carbon-to-carbon double or triple bonds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the polymer of said thermosettable polymer emulsion is selected from the group consisting of a homopolymer of a radiation-crosslinkable monomer, a copolymer thereof and a copolymer composed of more than 40% of radiation-crosslinkable monomer and less than 60% of radiation-disintegratable monomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process as defined in claim 2 wherein the radiation-crosslinkable monomer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic ester, vinyl acetate, ethylene, vinyl chloride, butadiene, styrene, vinyl fluoride, vinylidene fluoride, and vinylidene chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process as defined in claim 2 wherein the radiation-disintegratable monomer is selected from the group consisting of methacrylate, isoprene and tetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the ionizing radiation is selected from the group consisting of electron beam, alpha rays, beta rays, gamma rays, and X-rays.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the lipophilic polyfunctional monomer is selected from the group consisting of ##STR9## wherein R 1 and R 2 represent hydrogen or methyl group respectively, and n is a positive integer below 9, ##STR10## wherein R 3 is ##STR11## and R 4 is hydrogen or R 3 , ##STR12## wherein R 3 , R 4 are as defined in item (b), (d) R.sub.3 --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--R.sub.3 wherein R 3 is as defined in item (b) and n is a positive integer above 4, ##STR13## wherein R 3 is as defined in item (b), ##STR14## wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined in item (b), ##STR15## wherein R 3 is as defined in item (b), ##STR16## wherein R 3 is as defined in item (b), (i) diallyl compounds selected from the group consisting of diallyl maleate, diallyl fumarate, diallyl itaconate and diallyl phthalate, (j) triallyl compounds selected from the group consisting of triallyl isocyanurate, triallyl cyanurate and triallyl trimellitate, (k) divinyl benzene, and (l) di or tripropargylic acid ester.
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