Aqueous synthetic resin dispersions

Claim 2

An aqueous synthetic resin dispersion, comprising an aqueous dispersion of a polymer A which has a glass transition temperature of from -50 to +60° C. and is composed of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which, apart from carboxyl groups and their derivatives, carry no further groups which are polymerizable or condensible with one another; and an aqueous solution of polymer B, which is essentially composed of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of the N-hydroxycarboxymethylamide of acrylic acid, and the N-hydroxycarboxymethylamie of methacrylic acid and water soluble salts of these amides, with the proviso that the solid content of polymer b is from 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of polymer A and polymer B, wherein aid polymer A is composed of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of butadiene, ehtylene, alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and their unsubstituted amides, esters of alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, vinyl esters of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids up to 6 carbon atoms, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, styrene, vinyl toluenes, chlorostyrenes, tertiary-butyl styrenes and vinyl halides.

Claim 3

The aqueous dispersion of claim 1, wherein said polymer A is selected from the group consisting of methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, 2- ethylhexyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate and styrene.

Claim 4

A binder, comprising the aqueous synthetic resin dispersion of claim 1, which binder produces nonwovens from fiber webs.

Claim 5

An aqueous synthetic resin dispersion, comprising an aqueous dispersion of a polymer A which has a glass transition temperature of from -50° to +60° C. and is composed of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which, apart from carboxyl groups and their derivatives, carry no further groups which are polymerizable or condensible with one another, and of butadiene; and an aqueous solution of polymer B, which is essentially composed of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of the N-hydroxycarboxymethylamide of acrylic acid, and the N-hydroxycarboxymethylamide of methacrylic acid and water soluble salts of these amides, with the proviso that the solid content of polymer B is from 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of polymer A and polymer B, wherein said polymer A is composed of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene, alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and their unsubstituted amides, esters of alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, vinyl esters of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids up to 6 carbon atoms, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, styrene, vinyl toluenes, chlorostyrenes, tertiary-butyl styrenes and vinyl halides.

Claim 6

An aqueous synthetic resin dispersion, comprising an aqueous dispersion of a polymer A which has a glass transition temperature of from -50° to +60° C. and is composed of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which, apart from carboxyl groups and their derivatives, carry no further groups which are polymerizable or condensible with one another, and of butadiene; and an aqueous solution of polymer B, which is essentially composed of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of the N-hydroxycarboxymethylamide of acrylic acid, and the N-hydroxycarboxymethylamide of methacrylic acid and water soluble salts of these amides, with the proviso that the solid content of polymer B is from 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of polymer A and polymer B, wherein said polymer A is composed of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene, alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and their unsubstituted amides, esters of alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, vinyl esters of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids up to 6 carbon atoms, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, styrene, vinyl toluenes, chlorostyrenes, tertiary-butyl styrenes and vinyl halides.

Claim 7

A binder, comprising the aqueous synthetic resin dispersion of claim 4, which binder produces nonwovens from fiber webs.

Claim 8

A process for the preparation of the aqueous synthetic resin dispersion as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution of polymer B is added at the beginning or during the course of, or after completion of, or throughout the preparation of the dispersion of polymer A, with the proviso that the solids content of polymer B is from 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of polymer A and polymer B.

Claim 9

A process for the preparation of the aqueous synthetic resin dispersion as claimed in claim 4, wherein the aqueous solution of polymer B is added at the beginning, or during the course of, or after completion of, or throughout the preparation of the dispersion of polymer A, with the proviso that the solids content of polymer B is from 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of polymer A and polymer B.