Method for producing polymers using micellar polymerization
US6127494A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F2/22
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for forming a hydrophobically modified water soluble or water dispersible polymer by utilizing a micellar polymerization technique comprising the steps of: (1) providing a reaction medium including one or more water soluble or water dispersible monomers and one or more surface active agents or protective colloids; (2) incrementally adding one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having hydrophobic properties to said reaction medium; (3) initiating polymerization of said one or more water soluble or water dispersible monomers with said one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having hydrophobic properties; and (4) continuing polymerization of said one or more water soluble or water dispersible monomers with said one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having hydrophobic properties while incrementally adding said one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having hydrophobic properties to said reaction medium is provided.
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