Resin-fortified sugar-based vinyl emulsion copolymers and methods of preparing the same
US6355734B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F291/00
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of preparing a resin-fortified polymer emulsion is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises polymerizing at least one monomer in the presence of a surfactant, an initiator, a resin and sugar-based vinyl monomer under emulsion polymerization reaction conditions effective for initiating polymerization, wherein an emulsion polymerization product is formed that comprises a sugar-based vinyl monomer. A composition comprising resin-fortified emulsion polymer comprising a sugar-based vinyl monomer, a resin and at least one emulsion polymerizable monomer is also disclosed. An ink comprising a pigment and a resin-fortified polymer emulsion comprising a sugar-based vinyl monomer, a resin and at least one emulsion polymerizable monomer is also disclosed.
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