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Core/shell particles and process for making same
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1991-01-25
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Granted: 1991-10-01
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Expires: 2011-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A core/shell polymer is capable of increasing a composition's whiteness of opacity. The shell polymer has either a crystalline structure of a T g of at least about 50° C. The shell polymer comprises (i) at least one nonionic monomer selected from the group consisting of soft alkyl acrylate monomers, soft methacrylate ester monomers, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) at least one additional nonionic monomer. The core has a different composition than the composition of the shell and a T g of at least about 50° C. The core comprises alkenyl aromatic monomers. The core and shell polymers are homopolymers or copolymers.
Inventors
- 👤 John Biale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:37
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F257/00; C08F257/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2998
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An opaque core/shell polymer comprising: (a) a non-swellable core polymer having an outer surface, a T g of at least about 50° C., and an average particle size of about 100 to about 300 nm, and comprising one or more alkenyl aromatic monomers; and (b) a shell polymer in physical contact with and covering at least a part of the outer surface of the core polymer, the shell polymer having a composition that is different from the composition of the core polymer and either a T g of at least about 50° C. or a crystalline structure, wherein the shell polymer comprises methyl methacrylate and about 4 to about 7 weight percent butyl acrylate and the opaque core/shell polymer has an average particle size of about 200 to about 1,000 nm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An opaque core/shell polymer comprising: (a) a non-swellable core polymer having an outer surface, a T g of at least about 50° C., and an average particle size of about 100 to about 300 nm, and comprising one or more alkenyl aromatic monomers; and (b) a shell polymer in physical contact with and covering at least a part of the outer surface of the core polymer, the shell polymer having a composition that is different from the composition of the core polymer and either a T g of at least about 50° C. or a crystalline structure, wherein the shell polymer comprises methyl methacrylate and about 4 to about 7 weight percent butyl acrylate and the opaque core/shell polymer has an average particle size of about 200 to about 1,000 nm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
An emulsion comprising: (a) a liquid; and (b) the opaque core/shell polymer of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 1 wherein the core polymer further comprises at least one ethylenically unsaturated comonomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 1 wherein the alkenyl aromatic monomer is selected from the group consisting of styrene, p-methyl styrene, methyl styrene, o,p-dimethyl styrene, o,p-diethyl styrene, p-chlorostyrene, isopropyl styrene, t-butyl styrene, o-methyl-p-isopropyl styrene, and o,p-dichlorostyrene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 4 wherein the alkeynyl aromatic monomers are styrene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 1 wherein the core polymer further comprises a conjugated diene monomer having the formula ##STR7## wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, cyano, and methyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, cyano, and methyl; and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, cyano, and methyl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 6 wherein the open-chain aliphatic conjugated diene monomer is butadiene-1,3.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 7 wherein the core polymer comprises up to about 20 weight percent butadiene and at least about 80 weight percent styrene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 1 being substantially devoid or microvoids.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 1 wherein the shell constitutes a greater weight percent of the core/shell polymer than the weight percent of the core.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 1 being substantially devoid of microvoids and wherein the shell constitutes a greater weight percent of the core/shell polymer than the weight percent of the core.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 11 wherein the shell polymer has a T g greater than 60° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 11 wherein the core polymer has an average particle size of about 150 to about 250 nm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The core/shell polymer of claim 11 having an average particle size of about 300 to about 600 nm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
124 words
An opaque polymer formed by the steps of: (a) polymerizing a plurality of alkenyl aromatic monomers to form non-swellable core polymer particles having a T g at least about 50° C. and an average particle size of about 100 to about 300 nm; and (b) encapsulating the core polymer particles with a polymerized shell polymer having a different composition from that of the core polymer and either a T g of at least about 50° C. or a crystalline structure, wherein the monomers employed to form the shell polymer comprise methyl methacrylate and about 4 to about 7 weight percent butyl acrylate, wherein the opaque polymer has an average particle size of about 200 to about 1,000 nm and is substantially devoid of microvoids.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
124 words
An opaque polymer formed by the steps of: (a) polymerizing a plurality of alkenyl aromatic monomers to form non-swellable core polymer particles having a T g at least about 50° C. and an average particle size of about 100 to about 300 nm; and (b) encapsulating the core polymer particles with a polymerized shell polymer having a different composition from that of the core polymer and either a T g of at least about 50° C. or a crystalline structure, wherein the monomers employed to form the shell polymer comprise methyl methacrylate and about 4 to about 7 weight percent butyl acrylate, wherein the opaque polymer has an average particle size of about 200 to about 1,000 nm and is substantially devoid of microvoids.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The polymer of claim 15 wherein the monomers are emulsion polymerized in step (a) to form the core polymer, and the core polymer particle are encapsulated in step (b) with an emulsion polymerized shell polymer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The opaque polymer of claim 15 wherein the shell constitutes a greater weight percent of the opaque polymer than the weight percent of the core.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for making an opaque polymer comprising the steps of: (a) a polymerizing a plurality of alkenyl aromatic monomers to form non-swelling core polymer particles having a T g of at least about 50° C. and an average particle size of about 100 to about 300 nm; and (b) encapsulating the core polymer particles with a polymerized shell polymer having a different composition from that of the core polymer and either a T g of at least about 50° C. or a crystalline structure, wherein the monomers employed to form the shell polymer comprise methyl methacrylate and about 4 to about 7 weight percent butyl acrylate, wherein the opaque polymer has an average particle size of about 200 to about 1,000 nm, and is substantially devoid of microvoids.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for making an opaque polymer comprising the steps of: (a) a polymerizing a plurality of alkenyl aromatic monomers to form non-swelling core polymer particles having a T g of at least about 50° C. and an average particle size of about 100 to about 300 nm; and (b) encapsulating the core polymer particles with a polymerized shell polymer having a different composition from that of the core polymer and either a T g of at least about 50° C. or a crystalline structure, wherein the monomers employed to form the shell polymer comprise methyl methacrylate and about 4 to about 7 weight percent butyl acrylate, wherein the opaque polymer has an average particle size of about 200 to about 1,000 nm, and is substantially devoid of microvoids.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 18 wherein the shell constitutes a greater weight percent of the opaque polymer than the weight percent of the core.
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