Abstract: Provided is a detergent composition that contains an opacifier with improved opacifying characteristics. The composition comprises an opacifier, a surfactant, a solvent, and optionally a builder, wherein the opacifier is an aqueous dispersion of voided latex particles have a composition as described herein.

Abstract: Provided is a water soluble film, and detergent packets comprising the film as an encasing material. The film contains a (meth)acrylic polymer that is a blend of a hard polymer and a soft polymer, and a plasticizer.

Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising: (a) an aromatic-acrylic polymer comprising from 3 to 11 wt % polymerized units of C3-C6 carboxylic acid monomers and from 0.2 to 3 wt % polymerized units of anti-agglomerating monomers; (b) a reactive polyfunctional thermosetting resin; (c) a polyvalent metal ion; and (d) a polyfunctional curing agent, wherein the curing agent is stored separately from the thermosetting resin.

Abstract: A multilayer film comprising: (a) a layer of a first polymer comprising polymerized units of vinyl alcohol; and (b) a layer of a second polymer selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride-isobutylene copolymers, neutralized maleic anhydride-isobutylene copolymers, chemically modified maleic anhydride-isobutylene copolymers, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, neutralized ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, poly (vinyl methyl ether), cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, poly(methyl)acrylic acid, poly(ethylene glycol), polyacrylamine, poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate), and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A stabilized antifoaming composition having at least three components. The first component is an antifoaming agent. The second component is an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer. The third component is a salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous floor coating composition comprising: (A) water; (B) at least one supramolecular polymer; and (C) optionally, one or more additional ingredients. The supramolecular polymer (B) comprises polymerized units derived from: (1) one or more 4H monomers which comprise a polymerizable group and a quadruple hydrogen bonding (4H) moiety; (2) at least one monomer having acid functional groups; and (3) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers. In a preferred embodiment, the supramolecular polymer comprises 4H monomers derived from reaction of an isopropenyl alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl isocyanate (TMI) and 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methylpyrimidine (MIC), as well as acid functional monomers selected from (meth)acrylic acid, and ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and styrene.

Abstract: A detergent contained in a sealed package. The liquid detergent comprises: (a) from 14 to 40 wt % surfactants, (b) from 3 to 25 wt % salts, and (c) from 40 to 75 wt % water. The package is made from an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer which is in direct contact with the liquid detergent. The copolymer comprises from 70 to 90 wt % polymerized units of ethylene, from 10 to 30 polymerized units of (meth)acrylic acid and no more than 0.2 wt % crosslinker.

Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising: (a) an aromatic-acrylic polymer comprising from 3 to 11 wt % polymerized units of C3-C6 carboxylic acid monomers and from 0.2 to 3 wt % polymerized units of anti-agglomerating monomers; (b) a reactive polyfunctional thermosetting resin; (c) a polyvalent metal ion; and (d) a polyfunctional curing agent, wherein the curing agent is stored separately from the thermosetting resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous floor coating composition comprising: (A) water; (B) at least one supramolecular polymer; and (C) optionally, one or more additional ingredients. The supramolecular polymer (B) comprises polymerized units derived from: (1) one or more 4H monomers which comprise a polymerizable group and a quadruple hydrogen bonding (4H) moiety; (2) at least one monomer having acid functional groups; and (3) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers. In a preferred embodiment, the supramolecular polymer comprises 4H monomers derived from reaction of an isopropenyl alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl isocyanate (TMI) and 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methylpyrimidine (MIC), as well as acid functional monomers selected from (meth)acrylic acid, and ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and styrene.