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Water-borne hard coating compositions and processes therefor
Assignee: Ashland LLC
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Filing: 1982-05-03
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Granted: 1984-10-30
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Expires: 2002-05-03
Abstract
Abstract Thixotropic water reducible, dispersible, corrosion resistant coating composition comprising amine salt of blended microcrystalline waxes in which the waxes have an acid number of 7-200 and the amine is preferably morpholine with C-8-30 carboxylic acid, preferably oleic, an overbased alkaline earth sulfonate, e.g., SACI, an alcoholic coupling solvent, e.g., propyl glycol ether and water (Tectyl 310).
Inventors
- 👤 Jonathan K. Winters
- 👤 Fred B. Savell, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:37
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D191/00; C09D191/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31714
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 45
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
An anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition having a pH in the range of 7.0 to 10, and capable of application and flow on a solid substrate, comprising: (a) about 0.5 to 30% by weight of organic wax components having a melting point above about 50° C.; said wax containing ester groups; (b) about 0 to 30% of a polyol ester derived from the polyester of one of: stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid and lanolinic acid, and a polyol selected from the group consisting of: neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol; (c) about 0.5 to 6% of a surfactant; (d) about 10 to 30% of a coupling agent, comprising a C 5 -C 30 liquid hydrocarbon coupling component and C 2 -C 20 alcohol in a ratio of between 1:1 and 10:1 by weight, respectively, selected from the group consisting of: mineral spirits, kerosene, 140-solvent, ethylene glycol ether, butyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, propyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoacetate, diethylene glycol monoproprionate, diethylene glycol monoacetate, propylene glycol monoacetate, ethanol, isopropanol and isobutanol. (e) about 30 to 97% of water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
An anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition having a pH in the range of 7.0 to 10, and capable of application and flow on a solid substrate, comprising: (a) about 0.5 to 30% by weight of organic wax components having a melting point above about 50° C.; said wax containing ester groups; (b) about 0 to 30% of a polyol ester derived from the polyester of one of: stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid and lanolinic acid, and a polyol selected from the group consisting of: neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol; (c) about 0.5 to 6% of a surfactant; (d) about 10 to 30% of a coupling agent, comprising a C 5 -C 30 liquid hydrocarbon coupling component and C 2 -C 20 alcohol in a ratio of between 1:1 and 10:1 by weight, respectively, selected from the group consisting of: mineral spirits, kerosene, 140-solvent, ethylene glycol ether, butyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, propyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoacetate, diethylene glycol monoproprionate, diethylene glycol monoacetate, propylene glycol monoacetate, ethanol, isopropanol and isobutanol. (e) about 30 to 97% of water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which said coating further comprises about 2to 8% of a carboxylic acid, and about 1 to 5% of an amine, said acid and said amine forming a salt providing at least a portion of said surfactant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 2, in which said coating further comprises at least one of an emulsifiable amide and an organic sulfonate replacing part of said carboxylic acid and said amine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which said wax is a mixture of microcrystalline wax and wax comprising ester groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 4, in which said wax has a melting point above about 70° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which said organic wax contains at least 50%, by weight, of essentially saturated wax.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 6, in which all or part of said essentially saturated wax is microcrystalline paraffinic wax.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 7, in which said wax-comprising ester groups is an oxygenated wax which has been esterified and has a melting point of above 70° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which said polyol ester is pentaerythritol dilanolate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 2, in which said carboxylic acid possesses about 6 to 30 carbon atoms per carboxylic acid group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 10, in which at least one of said carboxylic acids is chosen from the following: oleic acid, linoleic acid, isostearic acid, and stearic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 2, in which said amine is chosen from a group of the following: morpholine, triethanolamine, ammonia, diethanolamine, and ethanolamine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 2, in which said amide comprises oleyl diethanol amide or sorbitan mono oleate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which said coupling agent comprises an ether-alcohol.
Claim 16
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A composition of claim 16, in which said ether-alcohol is chosen from a group of the following: propyl cellosolve, butyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which said coupling agent is an alcohol ether-ester.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 1, in which alcohol ether-ester coupling agent is chosen from a group of the following: ethylene glycol monoacetate, diethylene glycol monoproprionate, diethylene glycol monoacetate and propylene glycol monoacetate.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of producing an anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition having a pH in the range of 7.0 to 10, and capable of application and flow on a solid substrate, comprising the following steps: (a) mixing, in an essentially fluid state, a wax component, carboxylic acid, coupling agent comprising a C 5 -C 30 liquid hydrocarbon coupling component and a C 2 -C°alcohol in a ratio of between 1:1 and 10:1 by weight, respectively, selected from the group consisting of: mineral spirits, kerosene, 140-solvent, ethylene gylcol ether, butyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, propyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoacetate, diethylene glycol monoproprionate, diethylene glycol monoacetate, propylene glycol monoacetate, ethanol, isopropanol and isobutanol; and sufficient polyol ester to provide desired corrosion protection, said polyol ester derived from the polyester of one of: stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid and lanolinic acid, and a polyol selected from the group consisting of: neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol; (b) adding an amount of amine sufficient to effect dispersibility of the mixture in water and to neutralize the carboxylic acid; (c) adding water, with agitation, at such temperature so as to cause dispersion of the mixture; (d) adjusting the pH of the total mixture from about 7 to about 10.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of producing an anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition having a pH in the range of 7.0 to 10, and capable of application and flow on a solid substrate, comprising the following steps: (a) mixing, in an essentially fluid state, a wax component, carboxylic acid, coupling agent comprising a C 5 -C 30 liquid hydrocarbon coupling component and a C 2 -C°alcohol in a ratio of between 1:1 and 10:1 by weight, respectively, selected from the group consisting of: mineral spirits, kerosene, 140-solvent, ethylene gylcol ether, butyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, propyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoacetate, diethylene glycol monoproprionate, diethylene glycol monoacetate, propylene glycol monoacetate, ethanol, isopropanol and isobutanol; and sufficient polyol ester to provide desired corrosion protection, said polyol ester derived from the polyester of one of: stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid and lanolinic acid, and a polyol selected from the group consisting of: neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol; (b) adding an amount of amine sufficient to effect dispersibility of the mixture in water and to neutralize the carboxylic acid; (c) adding water, with agitation, at such temperature so as to cause dispersion of the mixture; (d) adjusting the pH of the total mixture from about 7 to about 10.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The method of producing a coating composition of claim 18, capable of high temperature, long term storage, wherein said coupling agent comprises propyl cellosolve and a liquid hydrocarbon solvent.
Claim 22
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A method of claim 18, in which part of said carboxylic acid and amine are replaced by an emulsifiable amide or an organic sulfonate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A method for coating solid subtrates, wherein said composition of claim 1, is applied to metal.
Claim 24
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A method for coating solid substrates, wherein said composition of claim 1 is applied by dipping.
Claim 25
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A method for coating solid substrates, wherein said composition of claims 1 is applied by brushing.
Claim 26
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A method for coating solid substrates, wherein said composition of claims 1 is applied by rolling.
Claim 27
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A method for coating solid substrates, wherein said composition of claims 1 is applied by electrostatic spraying.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
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A method for coating solid substrates, wherein said composition of claims 1 is applied by hand spraying.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 2 in which at least a portion of said carboxylic acid is contained in said wax components.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A manufacture comprising a substrate coated with a coating composition of claim 1.
Claim 31
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A composition of claim 1 or claim 7 additionally comprising a metal sulfonate salt.
Claim 32
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A composition of claim 29 wherein the metal sulfonate salt comprises metallo-adherent sulfonate particles.
Claim 33
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A composition of claim 29 wherein said metal sulfonate salt comprises SACI.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 29, wherein the composition comprises 10 to 50%, and more preferably 20 to 35%, and most preferably 25 to 30% metal sulfonate salt by weight based on the total formulation.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, comprising: (a) about 5 to 25% of component (a); (b) about 5 to 10% of component (b); (c) about 3 to 5% of component (c); (d) about 15 to 25% of component (d); and (e) at least 40% of component (e).
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, comprising: (a) about 12 to 20% of component (a); (b) about 8 to 12% of component (b); (c) about 3 to 4% of component (c); (d) about 18 to 22% of component (d); and (e) at least 45% of water.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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An anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition, capable of application and flow on a substrate comprising: (a) 10% microcrystalline wax; (b) 3.5% esterified wax; (c) 5% 140solvent; (d) 1.5% oleic acid; (e) 4.5% propyl cellosolve; (f) 0.9% morpholine; (g) 0.45% triethanolamine; (h) 50% over-based organic sulfonate solution; and (i) 23.5% water.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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An anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition, capable of application and flow on a substrate comprising: (a) 10% microcrystalline wax; (b) 3.5% esterified wax; (c) 5% 140solvent; (d) 1.5% oleic acid; (e) 4.5% propyl cellosolve; (f) 0.9% morpholine; (g) 0.45% triethanolamine; (h) 50% over-based organic sulfonate solution; and (i) 23.5% water.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, in which said wax is admixed with less than 0.1 to 5 weight percent and preferably 0.1 to 3 weight percent, based on the weight of the wax, of oil.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, in which said organic wax components comprise oxygenated waxes having an acid number in the range of 15 to about 200, and most preferably from 25 to about 45.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1, wherein the pH is in the range of 7.0 to 10, and preferably 8.0 to 9.0.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A method of producing a coating composition of claim 18, including adding an organic sulfonate after step (c) and before step (d).
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 18, wherein step (a) is conducted at 107° C. and the water added at (c) has a temperature of about 90° C.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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An anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition, capable of application and flow on a substrate comprising: (a) mixing, in an essentially fluid state, 10% microcrystalline wax, 3.5% esterified wax, 5% 140-solvent, 1.5% oleic acid, and 4.5% propyl cellosolve; (b) adding 0.9% morpholine and 0.45 triethanolamine with further mixing; (c) adding 23.5% water with agitation, at such temperature so as to cause dispersion of the mixture; (d) adding 50% of an over-based organic sulfonate solution with further mixing; and (e) adding about 0.5% of triethanolamine to adjust pH to 8 to 8.5.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
101 words
An anti-corrosive, storage stable, rapidly drying, emulsified oil in water and water reducible and dispersible coating composition, capable of application and flow on a substrate comprising: (a) mixing, in an essentially fluid state, 10% microcrystalline wax, 3.5% esterified wax, 5% 140-solvent, 1.5% oleic acid, and 4.5% propyl cellosolve; (b) adding 0.9% morpholine and 0.45 triethanolamine with further mixing; (c) adding 23.5% water with agitation, at such temperature so as to cause dispersion of the mixture; (d) adding 50% of an over-based organic sulfonate solution with further mixing; and (e) adding about 0.5% of triethanolamine to adjust pH to 8 to 8.5.
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