US4835206A
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Water soluble polymeric compositions
Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd
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Filing: 1987-09-30
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Granted: 1989-05-30
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Expires: 2007-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A homogenous blend is formed of different water soluble polymer types, for instance of particular addition and condensation polymers, by forming one of the polymers from its monomeric starting material by polymerisation in a solution of the other polyer. The resultant solution has a concentration of above 10% but is homogenous. It can be used as a bulk solution or can be dried to powder or can be present as a reverse phase dispersion.
Inventors
- 👤 David Farrar
- 👤 John G. Langley
- 👤 Adrian S. Allen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:12
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F283/00; C08F265/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A composition that comprises a blend of first and second water-soluble materials in a weight ratio 10:1 to 1:20 and in which the first material is a water-soluble polymer selected from polymer types of the group (1a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (1b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (1c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halides and (1d) polymers formed between an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkane, and the second material is a water-soluble material that is selected from cationic polymers of a polymer type different from the polymer type of the first material and selected from polymer types of the group (2a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (2b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (2c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halide, (2d) polymers formed from an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkane, (2e) polyamides, and (2f) polyethylene imines, and the composition is a bulk aqueous concentrate having a combined concentration of the first and second materials of above 10% by weight and in which an aqueous solution of the said first and second materials in the concentration in the concentrate and obtained by mixing the materials exhibits incompatibility selected from phase separation and crystallization, and the composition is a stable homogeneous composition free of materials added to promote compatibility and has been made by a process comprising forming the first material by polymerisation from its monomeric starting material in a aqueous solution of the second material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
232 words
A composition that comprises a blend of first and second water-soluble materials in a weight ratio 10:1 to 1:20 and in which the first material is a water-soluble polymer selected from polymer types of the group (1a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (1b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (1c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halides and (1d) polymers formed between an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkane, and the second material is a water-soluble material that is selected from cationic polymers of a polymer type different from the polymer type of the first material and selected from polymer types of the group (2a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (2b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (2c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halide, (2d) polymers formed from an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkane, (2e) polyamides, and (2f) polyethylene imines, and the composition is a bulk aqueous concentrate having a combined concentration of the first and second materials of above 10% by weight and in which an aqueous solution of the said first and second materials in the concentration in the concentrate and obtained by mixing the materials exhibits incompatibility selected from phase separation and crystallization, and the composition is a stable homogeneous composition free of materials added to promote compatibility and has been made by a process comprising forming the first material by polymerisation from its monomeric starting material in a aqueous solution of the second material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the first material is a polymer of type 1d and the second material is a polymer of type 2e.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composition according to claim 1 in the form of an aqueous solution having a concentration of each of the first and second materials of above 2% and a combined concentration of at least 20% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
222 words
A composition that comprises a blend of first and second water-soluble materials in a weight ratio 10:1 to :20 and in which the first material is a water-soluble polymer selected from polymer types of the group (1a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (1b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, and (1c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halides, and the second material is a water-soluble material that is selected from cationic polymers of a polymer type different from the polymer type of the first material and selected from polymer types of the group (2a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (2b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (2c) polymers of diallyldiakyl ammonium halide, (2d) polymers formed from an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkene, (2e) polyamides, and (2f) polyethylene immines, and the composition is a bulk aqueous concentrate having a combined concentration of the first and second materials of above 10% by weight and in which an aqueous solution of the said first and second materials in the concentrations in the concentrate and obtained by mixing the materials exhibits incompatibility selected from phase separation and crystallization, and the composition is a stable homogeneous composition free of materials added to promote compatibility and has been made by a process comprising forming the first material by polymerization from its monomeric starting material in an aqueous solution of the second material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
222 words
A composition that comprises a blend of first and second water-soluble materials in a weight ratio 10:1 to :20 and in which the first material is a water-soluble polymer selected from polymer types of the group (1a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (1b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, and (1c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halides, and the second material is a water-soluble material that is selected from cationic polymers of a polymer type different from the polymer type of the first material and selected from polymer types of the group (2a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (2b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (2c) polymers of diallyldiakyl ammonium halide, (2d) polymers formed from an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkene, (2e) polyamides, and (2f) polyethylene immines, and the composition is a bulk aqueous concentrate having a combined concentration of the first and second materials of above 10% by weight and in which an aqueous solution of the said first and second materials in the concentrations in the concentrate and obtained by mixing the materials exhibits incompatibility selected from phase separation and crystallization, and the composition is a stable homogeneous composition free of materials added to promote compatibility and has been made by a process comprising forming the first material by polymerization from its monomeric starting material in an aqueous solution of the second material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition according to claim 4 in which the first material is a polymer selected from types 1a and 1b.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A composition according to claim 4 in which the first material is a polymer of type 1a or type 1b having molecular weight above about 2 million and the second material is a polymer of types 2a to 2f with molecular weight below about 1 million.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition according to claim 4 in which the first material is a polymer of type 1a having molecular weight above about 1 million and the second material is a polymer of types 2c to 2f having molecular weight below about 700,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 4 in which the first material is a polymer of dimethyl aminomethyl (meth) acrylate having molecular weight above about 1 million and the second material is a polymer of diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of making a composition that comprises a homogeneous blend of first and second water-soluble materials in a weight ratio 10:1 to 1:20 and in which the first material is a water-soluble polymer selected from polymer types of the group (1a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (1b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (1c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halides and (1d) polymers formed between an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkene, and the second material is a water-soluble material that is selected from cationic polymers of a polymer type different from the polymer type of the first material and selected from polymer types of the group (2a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (2b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (2c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halide, (2d) polymers formed from an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkene, (2e) polyamides, and (2f) polyethylene imines and the composition is a bulk aqueous concentrate having a combined concentration of the first and second materials of above 10% by weight and in which an aqueous solution of the said first and second materials in the concentrations in the concentrate and obtained by mixing the materials exhibits incompatibility selected from phase separation and crystallization, and the composition is a stable homogeneous composition free of materials added to promote compatibility, and in which the method comprises forming an aqueous solution of the second material and then forming the first material by polymerization from its monomeric starting material in the aqueous solution of second material.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of making a composition that comprises a homogeneous blend of first and second water-soluble materials in a weight ratio 10:1 to 1:20 and in which the first material is a water-soluble polymer selected from polymer types of the group (1a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (1b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (1c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halides and (1d) polymers formed between an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkene, and the second material is a water-soluble material that is selected from cationic polymers of a polymer type different from the polymer type of the first material and selected from polymer types of the group (2a) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylates, (2b) polymers of dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylamides, (2c) polymers of diallyldialkyl ammonium halide, (2d) polymers formed from an amine and epihalohydrin or dihaloalkene, (2e) polyamides, and (2f) polyethylene imines and the composition is a bulk aqueous concentrate having a combined concentration of the first and second materials of above 10% by weight and in which an aqueous solution of the said first and second materials in the concentrations in the concentrate and obtained by mixing the materials exhibits incompatibility selected from phase separation and crystallization, and the composition is a stable homogeneous composition free of materials added to promote compatibility, and in which the method comprises forming an aqueous solution of the second material and then forming the first material by polymerization from its monomeric starting material in the aqueous solution of second material.
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