Process for the production of high solids latex

Details Process for the production of high solids latex Process for the production of high solids latex

1994-10-17

1995-12-19

Michl, Paul R.

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

At least one aryl ring which is part of a fused or bridged...

524562, 524824, 524831, 524833, 523201, 525301, C08L 3306, C08K 5101

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054768977

ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses a process for preparing a latex having a high solids content which comprises the steps of (1) terpolymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer, an alkyl propenoic acid ester, and an alkyl propenoic acid monomer in an aqueous polymerization medium by free radical polymerization in a first polymerization step to produce a seed polymer latex; (2) neutralizing the seed polymer latex to a pH of about 7 to about 10 by the addition of an alkali to produce a neutralized seed polymer latex; (3) adding additional vinyl aromatic monomer and alkyl propenoic acid ester to the neutralized seed polymer latex and allowing the additional vinyl aromatic monomer and the additional alkyl propenoic acid ester to polymerize in a second polymerization step to a solids content of at least about 40% to produce the latex having the high solids content; wherein about 20 percent to about 40 percent of the total amount of monomers polymerized in the first polymerization step and the second polymerization step are polymerized in the first polymerization step; and wherein the additional vinyl aromatic monomer and the additional alkyl propenoic acid ester are added in the second polymerization step at rate whereby a monomer conversion of at least 85 percent is maintained at all times.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4130523 (1978-12-01), Hoy et al.
patent: 5284905 (1994-02-01), Chen et al.

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