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Water retention aids

US4780500A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1987
Grant dateOct 25, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F220/06
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Copolymers of (1) from about 80% to about 98% by weight of acrylic acid and (2) from about 2% to about 20% by weight of itaconic acid and having a weight average molecular weight of between about 100,000 to about 800,000 and which are at least water dispersible are useful as retention aids for paper coating compositions.

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