Ionizable olefin based resinous tackifiers for latex

Claim 2

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer or a mixture of C 5 -C 20 olefin monomers, wherein said olefin monomer is at least one terpene monomer and said mixture of olefin monomers consists of terpene monomers or a mixture of terpene monomers and up to 25% of 1-octadecene, piperylene or diisobutylene in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) partially esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) in the dispersion is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 3

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by: (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer or a mixture of C 5 -C 20 olefin monomers, wherein said olefin monomer is a terpene monomer and said mixture of olefin monomers consists of terpene monomers or a mixture of terpene monomers and up to 25% of 1-octadecene, piperylene or diisobutylene in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) neutralizing said resinous compositions from step (2) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) in the dispersion is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 4

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by: (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer or a mixture of C 5 -C 20 olefin monomers, wherein said olefin monomer is a terpene monomer and said mixture of olefin monomers consists of terpene monomers or a mixture of terpene monomers and up to 25% of 1-octadecene, piperylene or diisobutylene in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) neutralizing said resinous compositions from step (2) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) in the dispersion is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 5

An aqueous dispersion consisting of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by: (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer or a mixture of C 5 -C 20 olefin monomers, wherein said olefin monomer is a terpene monomer and said mixture of olefin monomers consists of terpene monomers and up to 25% of 1-octadecene or piperylene or diisobutylene in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of components (a) and (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is 36-45% by weight; and component (d) which is a rosin ester in the amount of 1%-30% by weight of said compound (a).

Claim 6

An aqueous dispersion consisting of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by: (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer or a mixture of C 5 -C 20 olefin monomers, wherein said olefin monomer is a terpene monomer and said mixture of olefin monomers consists of terpene monomers and up to 25% of 1-octadecene or piperylene or diisobutylene in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of components (a) and (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is 36-45% by weight; and component (d) which is a rosin ester in the amount of 1%-30% by weight of said compound (a).

Claim 7

An aqueous dispersion according to claim 3 wherein said rosin ester is a glyceryl ester of stabilized monomeric rosin.

Claim 8

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer which is cyclopentadiene, a mixture of 3-methyl 1-pentene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, isoprene, piperylene and piperylene dimer in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) partially esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 9

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin monomer which is cyclopentadiene, a mixture of 3-methyl 1-pentene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, isoprene, piperylene and piperylene dimer in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a polymer still containing olefinic unsaturation; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) partially esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 10

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by: (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin mixture which consists of 55% of a terpene monomer and 45% of a mixture of 3-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, isoprene, piperylene and piperylene dimer in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) partially esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 11

An aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of: component (a) which is a tackifier formed by: (1) polymerizing a C 5 -C 20 olefin mixture which consists of 55% of a terpene monomer and 45% of a mixture of 3-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, isoprene, piperylene and piperylene dimer in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an hydrocarbon polymer; (2) reacting said hydrocarbon polymer from step (1) with an alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid which is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid or itaconic acid, the anhydride or lower alkyl monoester thereof to obtain a resinous product containing free carboxyl groups; (3) partially esterifying said product from step (2) with an aliphatic alcohol which is octadecanol or decanol to obtain an ionizable resinous composition of acid number 10-150 and softening point not higher than 125° C.; (4) neutralizing said resinous composition from step (3) with a base which is volatile at a temperature at which said product is not decomposed to obtain a water dispersible product; component (b) which is water; component (c) which is a natural rubber latex and the proportions of component (a) and component (c) are between 30:70 and 70:30 by weight respectively in said dispersion, and the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is 36-45% by weight.

Claim 12

The aqueous dispersion according to claim 1, wherein said olefin monomers in step (1) are 5-95% beta-pinene, the balance being piperylene.

Claim 13

The aqueous dispersion according to claim 1, wherein said olefin monomers in step (1) are a mixture of alpha-pinene, beta-pinene and dipentene.

Claim 14

The aqueous dispersion according to claim 1, wherein said olefin monomers in step (1) are a mixture of terpene monomers and 15% octadecene.

Claim 15

The aqueous dispersion according to claim 1, wherein said olefin monomer is piperylene.

Claim 16

The aqueous dispersion according to claim 1, wherein said olefin monomer in step (1) is cyclopentadiene.