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Crosslinked polymer microparticles their preparation and use
Assignee: Nippon Paint Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-02-26
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Granted: 1993-01-05
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Expires: 2011-02-26
Abstract
Abstract Crosslinked polymer microparticles are produced by emulsion polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a crosslinking monomer having a plurality of polymerizable sites in the molecule in an aqueous medium containing a polymeric amide-acid and a neutralizing base as an emulsifier/dispersant. The polymer microparticles are incorporated to thermosetting coating compositions for rheology control and other purposes. The amide-acid moieties of the emulsifier/diapersant are capable upon curing of the coating composition of cyclizing into an imide ring and the polymer amide-acid retained on the polymer microparticles, which imide moieties do not adversely affect the properties of cured films of the coating composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuo Yamada
- 👤 Ryuzo Mizuguchi
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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F299/00; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/089; C08G69/00; C08G69/02; C08G69/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/923; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2998; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31928; Y10T428/31935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
Crosslinked polymer microparticles having a mean particle size from about 0.01 to 10 microns produced by emulsion polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least 10 wt. % of which contains two or more sites of ethylenic unsaturation in the molecule, which polymer microparticles have on their surfaces a layer of a polymer amide-acid of the formula: ##STR6## wherein P is a hydrophobic polymeric backbone; R is the residue of an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid having two carboxyl groups attached to the same carbon atom or two adjacent carbon atoms; n is 1 or 2; and x is a positive integer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
Crosslinked polymer microparticles having a mean particle size from about 0.01 to 10 microns produced by emulsion polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least 10 wt. % of which contains two or more sites of ethylenic unsaturation in the molecule, which polymer microparticles have on their surfaces a layer of a polymer amide-acid of the formula: ##STR6## wherein P is a hydrophobic polymeric backbone; R is the residue of an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid having two carboxyl groups attached to the same carbon atom or two adjacent carbon atoms; n is 1 or 2; and x is a positive integer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The crosslinked polymer microparticles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polymer amide-acid has an acid number from 20 to 200 and a number average molecular weight from 500 to 10,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The crosslinked polymer microparticles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polymer amide-acid is produced by reacting an amino group-containing polymer with the anhydride of said di- or tricarboxylic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The crosslinked polymer microparticles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polymer amide-acid is produced by the steps of reacting an oxirane ring-containing polymer with a diamine to open the oxirane ring and then reacting the resulting diamine-modified polymer with the anhydride of said di- or tricarboxylic acid.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for producing crosslinked polymer microparticles having a mean particle size from about 0.01 to 10 microns comprising emulsion polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least 10 wt. % of which contains two or more sites of ethylenic unsaturation in the molecule, in an aqueous medium containing as an emulsifier/dispersant a polymer amide-acid of the formula: ##STR7## wherein P is a hydrophobic polymeric backbone; R is the residue of an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid having two carboxyl groups attached to the same carbon atom or two adjacent carbon atoms; n is 1 or 2; and x is a positive integer; and an amount of base effective to neutralize said polymer amide-acid.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for producing crosslinked polymer microparticles having a mean particle size from about 0.01 to 10 microns comprising emulsion polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least 10 wt. % of which contains two or more sites of ethylenic unsaturation in the molecule, in an aqueous medium containing as an emulsifier/dispersant a polymer amide-acid of the formula: ##STR7## wherein P is a hydrophobic polymeric backbone; R is the residue of an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid having two carboxyl groups attached to the same carbon atom or two adjacent carbon atoms; n is 1 or 2; and x is a positive integer; and an amount of base effective to neutralize said polymer amide-acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said polymer amide-acid has an acid number from 20 to 200 and a number average molecular weight from 500 to 10,000.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said polymer amide-acid is produced by reacting an amino group-containing polymer with the anhydride of said di- or tricarboxylic acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said polymer amide-acid is produced by the steps of reacting an oxirane ring-containing polymer with a diamine to open the oxirane ring and then reacting the resulting diamine-modified polymer with the anhydride of said di- or tricarboxylic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A thermosetting coating composition comprising a film-forming polymer, a crosslinker thereof, a liquid medium for dissolving or dispersing said film-forming polymer and said crosslinker, and the crosslinked polymer microparticles of claim 1 uniformly dispersed in the solution or dispersion of said film-forming polymer and said crosslinker.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said film-forming polymer is a hydroxy group-containing polymer and said crosslinker is a melamine resin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said film-forming polymer is an active hydrogen atom-containing polymer and said crosslinker is a blocked polyisocyanate compound.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said liquid medium is water or a mixture of water with a water-miscible organic solvent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said liquid medium is an organic volatile solvent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said polymer amide-acid of said microparticles has an acid number from 20 to 200 and a number average molecular weight from 500 to 10,000.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said polymer amide-acid is produced by reacting an amino group-containing polymer with the anhydride of said di-or tricarboxylic acid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
The coating composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said polymer amide-acid is produced by the steps of reacting an oxirane ring-containing polymer with a diamine to open the oxirane ring and then reacting the resulting diamine-modified polymer with the anhydride of said di- or tricarboxylic acid.
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