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Polysaccharide graft polymers containing acetal groups and their conversion to aldehyde groups

US4866151A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1987
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F251/00
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Polysaccharide graft polymers which comprise an acetal-containing or aldehyde-containing homopolymer or copolymer grafted to a polysaccharide base have been prepared. The monomer repeating units in the homopolymer are derived from one or more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers containing an acetal group or aldehyde group; The monomer repeating units in the copolymer are derived from the above monomer and derived from one or more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers other than the acetal-containing or aldehyde-containing monomer. A and A' are independently a lower alkyl or A and A' together form at least a 5-membered cyclic acetal; with the proviso that the graft polymer contain no ##STR1## groups when the aldehyde groups are present. The aldehyde-containing graft polymers are useful for imparting wet strength to paper. Various novel acetal- and aldehyde-containing monomers have also been prepared; they can be graft polymerized to polysaccharide substrates or polymerized by conventional emulsion polymerization techniques with vinyl polymerizable monomers.

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