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Thickening silicones with elastomeric silicone polyethers
Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-16
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2016-12-16
Abstract
Abstract Low molecular weight siloxane fluids are thickened by silicone elastomers. The silicone elastomers are made by crosslinking reactions of .tbd.Si--H containing siloxanes and an unsaturated hydrocarbon such as an alpha, omega-diene, in the presence of a low molecular weight siloxane fluid. The .tbd.SiH siloxane is first partially reacted with a mono-alkenyl functionalized polyether. It is then crosslinked by the alpha, omega-diene, in the presence of the low molecular weight siloxane fluid. An elastomer, i.e. gel, with polyether groups is produced. The elastomer can be swollen with the low molecular weight siloxane fluid under shear force, to provide a uniform silicone paste. The silicone paste has excellent spreadability upon rubbing, and possesses unique rheological properties in being thixotropic and shear thinning. The silicone paste can be easily emulsified with water to form a stable uniform emulsion, without using a surfactant to allow normally immiscible materials to become intimately mixed.
Inventors
- 👤 William James Schulz, Jr.
- 👤 Shizhong Zhang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-01 06:03
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/84; A61K8/89; A61K8/895; A61Q; A61Q19/00; C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/42; C08G77/46; C08G77/48; C08G77/50; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/01; C08L; C08L83/00; C08L83/10; C08L83/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A method of making a silicone elastomer comprising reacting: (A) an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula R 3 SiO(R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b SiR 3 or the formula (R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b , and optionally an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula HR 2 SiO(R' 2 SiO) c SiR 2 H or an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula HR 2 SiO(R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b SiR 2 H, where R, R', and R" are alkyl groups with 1-6 carbon atoms, a is 0-250, b is 1-250, and c is 0-250; and (B) a mono-alkenyl polyether of the formula CH 2 ═CH(CH 2 ) x O(CH 2 CH 2 O) y (CH 2 CH 3 CHO) z T, or the formula CH 2 ═CH-Q-O(CH 2 CH 2 O) y (CH 2 CH 3 CHO) z T, where T is hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, an aryl group, or a C 1 -C 20 acyl group; Q is a divalent linking group containing unsaturation; x is 1-6, y is zero or 1-100; and z is zero or 1-100; provided y and z are both not zero; in the presence of a platinum catalyst, until an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane with polyether groups is formed; and reacting: (C) the .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane with polyether groups; (D) an unsaturated hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of alpha, omega-dienes of the formula CH 2 ═CH(CH 2 ) x CH═CH 2 , alpha, omega-diynes of the formula CH.tbd.C(CH 2 ) x C.tbd.CH, and alpha, omega-ene-ynes of the formula CH 2 ═CH(CH 2 ) x C.tbd.CH, where x is 1-20; in the presence of (E) a solvent selected from the group consisting of (i) organic compounds, (ii) compounds containing a silicon atom, (iii) mixtures of organic compounds, (iv) mixtures of compounds containing a silicon atom, and (v) mixtures of organic compounds and compounds containing a silicon atom; and in the presence of a platinum catalyst, until a silicone elastomer is formed by crosslinking and addition of .tbd.SiH across double or triple bonds in the unsaturated hydrocarbon.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
347 words
A method of making a silicone elastomer comprising reacting: (A) an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula R 3 SiO(R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b SiR 3 or the formula (R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b , and optionally an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula HR 2 SiO(R' 2 SiO) c SiR 2 H or an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula HR 2 SiO(R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b SiR 2 H, where R, R', and R" are alkyl groups with 1-6 carbon atoms, a is 0-250, b is 1-250, and c is 0-250; and (B) a mono-alkenyl polyether of the formula CH 2 ═CH(CH 2 ) x O(CH 2 CH 2 O) y (CH 2 CH 3 CHO) z T, or the formula CH 2 ═CH-Q-O(CH 2 CH 2 O) y (CH 2 CH 3 CHO) z T, where T is hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, an aryl group, or a C 1 -C 20 acyl group; Q is a divalent linking group containing unsaturation; x is 1-6, y is zero or 1-100; and z is zero or 1-100; provided y and z are both not zero; in the presence of a platinum catalyst, until an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane with polyether groups is formed; and reacting: (C) the .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane with polyether groups; (D) an unsaturated hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of alpha, omega-dienes of the formula CH 2 ═CH(CH 2 ) x CH═CH 2 , alpha, omega-diynes of the formula CH.tbd.C(CH 2 ) x C.tbd.CH, and alpha, omega-ene-ynes of the formula CH 2 ═CH(CH 2 ) x C.tbd.CH, where x is 1-20; in the presence of (E) a solvent selected from the group consisting of (i) organic compounds, (ii) compounds containing a silicon atom, (iii) mixtures of organic compounds, (iv) mixtures of compounds containing a silicon atom, and (v) mixtures of organic compounds and compounds containing a silicon atom; and in the presence of a platinum catalyst, until a silicone elastomer is formed by crosslinking and addition of .tbd.SiH across double or triple bonds in the unsaturated hydrocarbon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 including the further steps of adding additional amounts of the solvent to the silicone elastomer, and shearing the solvent and silicone elastomer until a silicone paste is formed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 2 including the further steps of adding water to the silicone paste, and shearing the water and silicone paste until a silicone emulsion is formed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 3 in which the silicone emulsion is formed free of the presence of a surfactant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 in which the second step includes as an additional reactant (F) an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula R 3 SiO(R' 2 SiO) a (R'HSiO) b SiR 3 or the formula (R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b , and optionally an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula HR 2 SiO(R' 2 SiO) c SiR 2 H or an .tbd.Si--H containing polysiloxane of the formula HR 2 SiO(R' 2 SiO) a (R"HSiO) b SiR 2 H, where R, R', and R" are alkyl groups with 1-6 carbon atoms, a is 0-250, b is 1-250, and c is 0-250.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 in which the solvent is a linear volatile methyl siloxane of the formula (CH 3 ) 3 SiO{(CH 3 ) 2 SiO} y Si(CH 3 ) 3 where y is 0-5, or a cyclic volatile methyl siloxane of the formula {(CH 3 ) 2 SiO} z where z is 3-8, the volatile methyl siloxane have a boiling point less than about 250° C. and a viscosity of 0.65-5.0 centistokes (mm 2 /s).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A silicone elastomer prepared according to the method defined in claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A silicone paste prepared according to the method defined in claim 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A silicone emulsion prepared according to the method defined in claim 3.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A method of treating hair, skin, or underarm comprising applying to the hair, skin, or underarm the silicone elastomer of claim 7.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A method of treating hair, skin, or underarm comprising applying to the hair, skin, or underarm the silicone paste of claim 8.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A method of treating hair, skin, or underarm comprising applying to the hair, skin, or underarm the silicone emulsion of claim 9.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A method of providing a barrier film to the surface of a substrate comprising applying to the substrate the silicone elastomer of claim 7, and allowing the solvent to evaporate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A method of providing a barrier film to the surface of a substrate comprising applying to the substrate the silicone paste of claim 8, and allowing the solvent to evaporate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A method of providing a barrier film to the surface of a substrate comprising applying to the substrate the silicone emulsion of claim 9, and allowing the solvent to evaporate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 1 in which the molar ratio of the mono-alkenyl polyether to the .tbd.SiH in the .tbd.SiH containing polysiloxane is between zero and one.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 16 in which the weight ratio of the solvent to the weight of the .tbd.SiH containing polysiloxane with polyether groups and the unsaturated hydrocarbon is 1-98.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 17 in which the molar ratio of the .tbd.SiH containing polysiloxane with polyether groups and the unsaturated hydrocarbon is 20:1 to 1:20.
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