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Synthetic core-shell particle resin emulsion, process for producing and coating compositions comprising same

Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1990-10-26
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Granted: 1993-06-01
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Expires: 2010-10-26
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Abstract

Abstract A synthetic resin emulsion whose polymer particles are solid core-shell particles in which form pores spontaneously upon drying is produced by the steps of preparing as core particles from 2 to 60 parts by weight of polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization of from 10 to 80 parts by weight of acrylate ester (a 1 ) having an alkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and from 90 to 20 parts by weight another of vinyl-type monomer (a 2 ) copolymerizable therewith, forming a shell of a polymer (B) on the surface of the core particles of polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization in the presence thereof of from 98 to 40 parts by weight of vinyl-type monomer (b), different from polymer (a 1 ) and successively hydrolyzing the core portion of the particles with an alkaline material. Organic pigments prepared from the synthetic resin emulsion can improve the hiding power, brightness, gloss and other properties of articles coated therewith.

Inventors

  • 👤 Futoshi Hoshino
  • 👤 Makoto Nakano
  • 👤 Kousuke Someya
  • 👤 Junko Morita
  • 👤 Takeshi Yanagihara

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 02:35
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F265/00; D; D21; D21H; D21H21/00; D21H21/50; D21H21/52; D21H21/54; C08F265/04; C09; C09D; C09D151/00; C09D151/003; D21H19/00; D21H19/36; D21H19/44; D21H19/56; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 233 words
A synthetic resin emulsion of core-shell solid particles having a diameter of from 0.1 to 5.0μ and a core-shell polymer weight ratio of from 2:98 to 60:40, the shell of which is formed of a hydrophobic polymer and the core of which is formed of a water-swollen, hydrophilic polymer, wherein said particles are produced by the steps of: preparing as core particles from 2 to 60 parts by weight of a polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization of from 10 to 80 parts by weight of an acrylate ester (a 1 ) having an alkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and from 90 to 20 parts by weight of at least one other vinyl monomer (a 2 ), which is a copolymerizable monomer of (a 1 ), monomer (a 2 ) having an unsaturated carboxylic acid in an amount from about 0.5 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of monomer (a 1 ) and monomer (a 2 ); forming a polymer (B) as an external layer on the surface of the polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization of from 98 to 40 parts by weight of at least one vinyl monomer other than an (a 1 ); and successively hydrolyzing the core particle portion with an alkaline material of resultant core-shell structure of the emulsion particle whereby pores form spontaneously in the particles upon drying.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 233 words
A synthetic resin emulsion of core-shell solid particles having a diameter of from 0.1 to 5.0μ and a core-shell polymer weight ratio of from 2:98 to 60:40, the shell of which is formed of a hydrophobic polymer and the core of which is formed of a water-swollen, hydrophilic polymer, wherein said particles are produced by the steps of: preparing as core particles from 2 to 60 parts by weight of a polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization of from 10 to 80 parts by weight of an acrylate ester (a 1 ) having an alkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and from 90 to 20 parts by weight of at least one other vinyl monomer (a 2 ), which is a copolymerizable monomer of (a 1 ), monomer (a 2 ) having an unsaturated carboxylic acid in an amount from about 0.5 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of monomer (a 1 ) and monomer (a 2 ); forming a polymer (B) as an external layer on the surface of the polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization of from 98 to 40 parts by weight of at least one vinyl monomer other than an (a 1 ); and successively hydrolyzing the core particle portion with an alkaline material of resultant core-shell structure of the emulsion particle whereby pores form spontaneously in the particles upon drying.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 47 words
The synthetic resin emulsion of claim 1 wherein the amount of the acrylate ester (a 1 ) is from about 25 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the acrylate ester (a 1 ) and the monomer (a 2 ).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The synthetic resin emulsion of claim 1 wherein monomer (a 2 ) comprises up to 2 parts by weight of a crosslinking monomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The synthetic resin emulsion of claim 1 wherein polymer (B) has a glass transition temperature of at least 50° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 192 words
A process for the production of a synthetic resin emulsion of claim 1 comprising the steps of preparing from 2 to 60 parts by weight of a polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization of from 10 to 80 parts by weight of an acrylate ester (a 1 ) having an alkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and from 90 to 20 parts by weight of at least one other vinyl monomer (a 2 ), which is a copolymerizable with monomer (a 1 ), monomer (a 2 ) having an unsaturated carboxylic acid in an amount from about 0.5 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of monomer (a 1 ) and monomer (a 2 ), to produce an emulsion of the core particles forming a polymer (B) as an external layer on the surface of the polymer (A) by emulsion polymerization in the emulsion of the core particle of from 98 to 40 parts by weight of at least one vinyl monomer (b) other than monomer and successively hydrolyzing the core particle portion with an alkaline material resultant core-shell structure of the emulsion particle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 50 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the amount of the acrylate ester (a 1 ) is in the range of from 25 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the acrylate ester (a 1 ) and the other vinyl monomer (a 2 ).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the core particle portion is hydrolyzed at a pH from 8 to 13.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the core particle portion is hydrolyzed at temperature from 50° to 100° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 56 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the vinyl monomer (a 2 ) is a single monomer or a combination of two or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having 4 or more carbon atoms, in the alkyl group, an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyano compound and a halogenated vinyl compound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 36 words
The process of claim 5 wherein monomer (b) is one or more monomers of selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl compound, a (meth)acrylate ester, a vinyl cyano compound and a halogenated vinyl compound.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the unsaturated carboxylic acid is one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid and itaconic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process of claim 5 wherein monomer (a 1 ) is methyl acrylate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 10 words
A paint comprising a synthetic resin emulsion of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 10 words
A paint comprising a synthetic resin emulsion of claim 2.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 21 words
A pigmented paper coating composition comprising as at least a portion of the pigment a synthetic resin emulsion of claim 1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 21 words
A pigmented paper coating composition comprising as at least a portion of the pigment a synthetic resin emulsion of claim 2.

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