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Wax emulsion
Assignee: Eneos Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-03
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 2000-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A wax emulsion is provided which comprises as essential ingredients (A) 100 parts by weight of a petroleum fraction wax having a melting point ranging within 40 DEG to 90 DEG C.; and (B) 3 to 20 parts by weight of an oxygen containing wax; said oxygen-containing wax being prepared by mixing 10 to 80 parts by weight of a petroleum fraction wax (I) having a melting point ranging within 50 DEG to 85 DEG C. with 90 to 20 parts by weight of a polyolefin wax (II) having a melting point ranging within 36 DEG to 120 DEG C., a number average molecular weight of from 310 to 1,000 and 5 to 50 double bonds per 1,000 carbon atoms to obtain a mixture, and then reacting 100 parts by weight of said mixture with 3 to 25 parts by weight of an unsaturated polycarboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof under a condition for forming free radicals.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo Yokoyama
- 👤 Nobuaki Kawabata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:37
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L91/00; C08L91/06; C08L91/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31801; Y10T428/31804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A wax emulsion consisting essentially of: (A) a petroleum fraction wax with a melting point from 40° to 90° C.; (B) an oxygen containing wax prepared by mixing 10to 80 parts by weight of a petroleum fraction wax (I) with a melting point from 50° to 85° C. with 90 to 20 parts by weight of a polyolefin wax (II) selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene and mixtures thereof with a melting point from 36° to 120° C., a number average molecular weight of 310 to 1,000, and 5 to 50 double bonds per approximately 1,000 carbon atoms, and reacting about 100 parts by weight of said mixture (B) (I) and (II) with 3 to 25 parts by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of unsaturated polycarboxylic acids, unsaturated polycarboxylic acid anhydrides and mixtures thereof in the presence of 0.2 to 5 parts by weight of an organic peroxide; and (C) water, wherein the amount of component (B) is 3 to 20 parts by weight to about 100 parts by weight of component (A).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A wax emulsion consisting essentially of: (A) a petroleum fraction wax with a melting point from 40° to 90° C.; (B) an oxygen containing wax prepared by mixing 10to 80 parts by weight of a petroleum fraction wax (I) with a melting point from 50° to 85° C. with 90 to 20 parts by weight of a polyolefin wax (II) selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene and mixtures thereof with a melting point from 36° to 120° C., a number average molecular weight of 310 to 1,000, and 5 to 50 double bonds per approximately 1,000 carbon atoms, and reacting about 100 parts by weight of said mixture (B) (I) and (II) with 3 to 25 parts by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of unsaturated polycarboxylic acids, unsaturated polycarboxylic acid anhydrides and mixtures thereof in the presence of 0.2 to 5 parts by weight of an organic peroxide; and (C) water, wherein the amount of component (B) is 3 to 20 parts by weight to about 100 parts by weight of component (A).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 1, further including less than about 10 parts by weight of an emulsifier (D).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 1, wherein said petroleum fraction wax (A) having a melting point ranging within 40° to 90° C. is selected from the group consisting of paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax and unrefined paraffin wax and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 1, wherein said petroleum fraction wax (I) having a melting point ranging within 50° to 85° C. is selected from the group consisting of paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax and refined paraffin wax and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said unrefined paraffin wax is selected from the group consisting of slack wax and scale wax and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 1, wherein said unsaturated polycarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof is selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid and anhydrides of maleic, itaconic and citraconic acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 1, wherein said organic peroxide is selected from the group consisting of di-tert-butyl peroxide, tert-butylhydro peroxide, dicumyl peroxide, tert-butylcumyl peroxide, cumylhydro peroxide, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexyne-3 and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 2, wherein said emulsifier (D) is selected from the group consisting of nonion, cation and anion emulsifiers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 8, wherein said nonion emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester and polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 9, wherein said polyoxyethylene alkyl ether is selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethyleneoleyl ether and polyoxyethylenenonylphenol ether and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A wax emulsion according to claim 9, wherein said sorbitan fatty acid ester is selected from the group consisting of sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monostearate, sorbitan tristearate, sorbitan monooleate and sorbitan trioleate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 9 wherein said polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester is selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 9, wherein said polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol monolaurate, polyethyleneglycol monostearate, polyethyleneglycol distearate and polyethyleneglycol monooleate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 8, wherein said cation emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of morpholine and polyoxyethylene alkyl amine and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 8, wherein said anion emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of fatty acid and a salt thereof, a salt of alkylsulfuric acid ester and a salt of alkylsulfonic acid ester and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A wax emulsion according to claim 15, wherein said fatty acid is oleic acid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A wax emulsion according to claim 15 wherein said salt of alkylsulfuric acid ester is a sodium salt of laurylsulfate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wax emulsion according to claim 15, wherein said salt of alkylsulfonic acid ester is selected from the group consisting of a sodium salt of dodecyl benzene sulfonate and a sodium salt of dialkylsulfosuccinate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The wax emulsion of claim 1 wherein the petroleum fraction wax (I) used to prepared component (B) has a melting point of 50° to 70° C.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The wax emulsion of claim 19 wherein the polyolefin wax (II) has a melting point of 36° to 90° C., a number average molecular weight of 310 to 600, and 10 to 45 double bonds per approximately 1,000 carbon atoms.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wax emulsion of claim 20 wherein 30 to 70 parts by weight of petroleum fraction wax (I) and 70 to 30 parts by weight of polyolefin wax (II) are mixed to prepare component (B).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
47 words
The wax emulsion of claim 21 wherein 10 to 20 parts by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of unsaturated polycarboxylic acids, unsaturated polycarboxylic acid anhydrides, and mixtures thereof are reacted with about 100 parts by weight of said mixture (B) (I) and (II).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The wax emulsion of claim 2 containing less than about 5 parts by weight of an emulsifier (D).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
33 words
The wax emulsion of claim 9 wherein said petroleum wax fraction (A) has an HLB value of about 10 and the oxygen containing wax fraction has an HLB of about 17 to 18.
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