US4530961A
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Low viscosity stable aqueous dispersion of graft carbon black
Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute Inc
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Filing: 1983-07-06
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Granted: 1985-07-23
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Expires: 2003-07-06
Abstract
Abstract Aqueous dispersion of carbon black grafted with hydrophilic monomers such as alkali or ammonium carboxylate bearing polymers. The dispersion has a viscosity of about 2 to about 30 cP for a carbon black content of about 1-15% by weight.
Inventors
- 👤 Van T. Nguyen
- 👤 Gunter Bellmann
- 👤 Francoise Boussel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:41
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/32; C09D11/324; C08; C08F; C08F292/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/03; C09D11/037; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S260/00; Y10S260/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A stable aqueous dispersion or suspension of carbon black the particles of which are grafted with chemically bonded water soluble polyolefinic chain residues selected from alkali metal and ammonium polyacrylates the dispersed carbon black solid content of which is from about 5 to 15% by weight and the viscosity is from about 2 to 30 cP at room temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A stable aqueous dispersion or suspension of carbon black the particles of which are grafted with chemically bonded water soluble polyolefinic chain residues selected from alkali metal and ammonium polyacrylates the dispersed carbon black solid content of which is from about 5 to 15% by weight and the viscosity is from about 2 to 30 cP at room temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The dispersion of claim 1, in which the pH is 5 to 9.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The dispersion of claim 2 which has an optical density of 0.8 to 1.5 as measured on a dry film obtained from a 15μ wet film of dispersion with 5-15% by weight of grafted carbon black.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The dispersion of claim 2, wherein the quantity of water solubilizing grafted polymer or copolymer chain residues is from about 0.1 to 2 mg by square meter of the carbon black particles area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The dispersion of claim 2, wherein the average number of monomer units polymerized together in the grafted chain residues is from about 20 to 200.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The dispersion of claim 2, having a filterability though a 10μ mesh screen of 1-30 ml/min and though a 1μ mesh screen of 0.1-10 ml/min.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The dispersion of claim 2, wherein the carbon black is selected from thermal black, lamp black, channel black and furnace black.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The dispersion of claim 2, which contains in addition from 0.1 to 20% by weight of ungrafted homo- or copolymer the latter acting as a binder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A method for the preparation of the suspension of claim 1, comprising (1) heating carbon black in water with a peroxide under agitation until the quinone and phenol radical quencher functions at the surface of the carbon particles have been inhibited and converted into grafting sites, then (2) adding at least one suitable radical polymerizable water solubilizing monomer, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium acrylates and effecting a simultaneous polymerization and grafting of said monomer on the carbon black particles in the presence of a water-soluble peroxide radical polymerization initiator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9, wherein there is used, in addition to the water-soluble peroxide, a radical polymerization amine accelerator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the amine accelerator is selected from N,N-tetraalkyl-ethylenediamine and N,N',N"-pentaalkyl-diethylenetriamine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 9, wherein the water-soluble peroxide is selected from ammonium and alkali metal persulfates, perborates, perphosphates, and alkali metal peroxides.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 12, wherein the water-soluble peroxide is (NH 4 ) 2 S 2 O 8 , K 2 S 2 O 8 or Na 2 S 2 O 8 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the weight ratio of water-soluble peroxide to carbon black in the peroxidation stage (1) is about 0.1 to 0.5.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the average density of the grafting sites on the selected carbon black before peroxidation is from about 1 to 3000μ equivalents per gram of particles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the weight ratio of polymerizable monomer to carbon black is approximately 0.5 to 30.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the amount of water-soluble peroxide in stage (2) is about 0.01 g to 0.1 g per gram of monomer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the amount of amine initiator is about 0.01 to 1 g per gram of peroxide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the temperature of steps (1) and (2) is from about 50° to 100° C. under ordinary pressure.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the duration of step (2) is approximately 1 to 60 hrs.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for making jet-ink formulations, comprising the step of adding to said dispersion, defined in claim 1 wetting agents, surfactants, viscosity controlling agents, dyes, mold inhibitors, oxygen absorbers, or pH controlling agents.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method for making jet-ink formulations comprising the step of adding to said dispersion defined in claim 8 wetting agents, surfactants, viscosity-controlling agents, dyes, mold inhibitors, oxygen absorbers, or pH-controlling agents, the residual ungrafted homopolymers present acting as an adhesive for the ink on the printed surface and as a cohesive agent for the carbon black particles.
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