Abstract: Hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymers are disclosed which can be used to produce coating compositions and coated surfaces. In some embodiments, the coating compositions are used to coat substrates such as packaging materials and the like for the storage of food and beverages. The hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymers can be prepared by heating an epoxidized vegetable oil and a hydroxyl functional material in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a hydroxyl functional oil polyol, and reacting the hydroxyl functional oil polyol with a mixture of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component in the presence of an initiator to form the hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymer. Coating compositions can be prepared by crosslinking the hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymers with a crosslinker.

Abstract: Hydroxyl functional oil polyols are disclosed which can be used to produce coating compositions and coated surfaces. In some embodiments, the coating compositions are used to coat substrates such as packaging materials and the like for the storage of food and beverages. The hydroxyl functional oil polyols can be prepared by reacting an epoxidized vegetable oil with a hydroxyl functional material in the presence of an acid catalyst. Coating compositions can be prepared by crosslinking the hydroxyl functional oil polyols with a crosslinker.

Abstract: Hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymers are disclosed which can be used to produce coating compositions and coated surfaces. In some embodiments, the coating compositions are used to coat substrates such as packaging materials and the like for the storage of food and beverages. The hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymers can be prepared by heating an epoxidized vegetable oil and a hydroxyl functional material in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a hydroxyl functional oil polyol, and reacting the hydroxyl functional oil polyol with a mixture of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component in the presence of an initiator to form the hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymer. Coating compositions can be prepared by crosslinking the hydroxyl functional oil polyol acrylic graft copolymers with a crosslinker.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a radiation curable coating compositions are provided. In one embodiment the radiation curable coating composition comprises an epoxidized vegetable oil oligomer made from the reaction of epoxidized vegetable oil (EVO) and at least one of a hydroxyl functional acrylate and a hydroxyl functional methacrylate, in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Abstract: An aqueous ambient dry decorative or protective coating comprising a film forming matrix polymer of an aqueous emulsion polymer of aqueous copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers modified with at least 3% by weight of a low molecular weight oligomer of copolymerized hydroxy alkanoic acid having 2 to 4 carbon atoms having a number average molecular weight between 300 and 10,000 to provide a film forming binder substantially free of volatile organic coalescing solvents. Preferred oligomers are homopolymers and copolymers of polymerized lactic acid or polymerized glycolic acid.

Abstract: An ambient dry water dispersed coating composition substantially free of volatile organic coalescing solvents, the coating composition containing a polymer film forming binder comprises between 40% and 50% copolymerized non-conjugated, unsaturated fatty acid triglyceride, between 40% and 55% copolymerized ethylenic monomer including styrene, and between 3% and 12% copolymerized maleic anhydride. The film forming copolymer is produced by first reacting maleic anhydride with the fatty acid triglyceride at high temperatures between 140° C. to form a maleinized triglyceride having a pendent maleic anhydride structure. The maleinized triglyceride is then styrenated at temperatures between about 80° C. and 200° C. in the presence of at least 4% peroxide initiator based on the weight of monomers copolymerized to form a styrenated, maleinized fatty acid triglyceride copolymer having anhydride groups.

Abstract: The invention pertains to aqueous dispersed latex paint comprising film forming polymeric binder with milled cellulose particles less than 100 microns measured by weight volume distribution. The milled cellulose particles are produced by milling together cellulose fibers with mineral extender filler pigment in a size reduction milling operation to produce rather uniform milled cellulose particles preferably having a particle size between 10 and 60 microns. The weight ratio of milled cellulose particles to milled mineral extender pigments (fillers) is between 5/95 to 80/20.

Abstract: The invention pertains to an aqueous acrylic copolymer thickener particularly useful for thickening latex paints, the thickener copolymer comprising aqueous copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising between 10% and 90% carboxyl functional monomer, between 1% and 50% long alkyl ester of acrylate or methacrylate, and preferably between 20% and 90% methyl or ethyl acrylate or methacrylate. The mixture of monomers is mixed with water and surfactant, micronized to droplet size less than 5 microns, copolymerized to form a carboxyl functional copolymer, which is then neutralized with amine to form a thickener copolymer.

Abstract: Strippable aqueous a ionomeric coating composition suitable for coating plastic substrates where the coatings are easily removable by caustic treatment of the plastic during recycling of the plastic. The strippable ionomeric coatings comprise 80% to 99.8% by weight carboxyl functional aqueous addition copolymer (latex) intermixed with zinc or zirconium ammonium complex, where the zinc or zirconium complex interact during curing to provide ionomeric crosslinking with the.

Abstract: A process for producing an aqueous coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of internally crosslinked polymer microgel particles in which the microgel articles are produced by emulsion polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers including carboxyl functional monomer in an aqueous medium so as to form an aqueous dispersion of carboxyl functional addition polymer followed by reacting this polymer dispersion with a diepoxide resin having an epoxide equivalent weight between 100 and 5000 to form the crosslinked polymer microgel particles.

Abstract: An aqueous protective coating composition particularly useful for can coatings based on a polymeric binder comprises diepoxide crosslinked microgel particles. The microgel polymer is produced by dispersing into water a carboxyl functional acrylic-epoxy copolymer and combined with a carboxyl functional latex polymer along with a low molecular weight diepoxide, followed by coreaction and crosslinking between the carboxyl polymers and the diepoxide to form stable aqueous dispersed microgel particles. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the carboxyl latex polymer is a swollen latex polymer.

Abstract: An aqueous protective coating composition particularly useful for can coatings based on a polymeric binder comprises water dispersed diepoxide crosslinked microgel particles. The microgel polymer is produced by disposing in water a carboxyl functional, addition polymer modified, maleated glyceride oil copolymer and crosslinking aqueous disposed carboxyl copolymer with a low molecular weight diepoxide to form stable aqueous disposed microgel particles. The maleated glyceride oil can be modified by in-situ polymerizing ethylenic monomers with the maleated glyceride oil in the absence of water or in water to form either a water dispersed copolymer or an aqueous emulsion copolymer. The water disposed copolymer is subsequently heat reacted with diepoxide mixed with the copolymer to form aqueous dispersed microgel polymer particles.

Abstract: A coating composition substantially free of volatile organic compounds and containing a film-forming polymeric binder comprising epoxy crosslinked microgel particles having a particle size less than about 0.15 microns. The microgel particles are produced by first dispersing carboxyl functional addition copolymer dispersant into water followed by dispersing carboxyl functional polyester oligomer and diepoxide resin into the aqueous dispersant, and then esterifying the epoxy resin with the carboxyl functionality on the copolymer and oligomer. In a further variation, the polyester oligomer can contain maleic or fumaric unsaturation and subsequently grafted with in-situ copolymerized ethylenic monomers.

Abstract: Protective coating compositions free of volatile organic solvents and particularly useful as can coatings are produced based on an aqueous dispersed microgel polymeric binder comprising between about 1% and 70% low molecular weight polyester diluent, between about 1% and 70% epoxy resin, between about 10% and 80% addition copolymer, and between about 1% and 40% low molecular weight diepoxide crosslinking resin. The aqueous dispersed solvent free microgel polymer is produced by mixing the polyester diluent with high molecular weight epoxy to produce a fluid resin mixture, copolymerizing in-situ ethylenically unsature monomers including carboxyl monomers in the presence of the fluid resin mixture and dispersing the resulting polymeric mixture into water. Low molecular weight diepoxide resin is added and crosslinked with carboxyl functionality to produce the microgel polymers.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersed, very low VOC (less than about 0.4 pounds per gallon), protective surface coating composition comprises crosslinked microgel particles of less than 1 micron and produced by dispersing low molecular weight carboxyl functional addition copolymer into water, stably dispersing diepoxide epoxy resin in the aqueous dispersion, and coreacting the diepoxide resin with the carboxyl functional copolymer to provide epoxy-ester crosslinked microgel polymer particles stably dispersed into water. The microgel particles are useful as a polymeric binder for aqueous dispersed coatings particularly useful for coating interior surfaces of beer and beverage cans.

Abstract: An aqueous protective coating composition particularly useful for can coatings is based on a polymeric binder comprising epoxy crosslinked microgel particles. The microgel polymer is produced by dispersing into water a carbon grafted, carboxyl functional acrylic-epoxy copolymer, and combined with low molecular weight diepoxide, followed by coreaction and crosslinking between the carboxyl copolymer and diepoxide to form stable aqueous dispersed microgel particles.

Abstract: An aqueous ambient dry paint coating based on an emulsion copolymerized addition polymer containing an oligomer selected from a polyurethane or a polyester having a Tg below -20.degree. C. and a number average molecular weight between 300 and 5,000, where the coating is free of organic coalescing solvents. The matrix addition polymer is combined with an oligomer produced by forming an aqueous micro-preemulsion of oligomer in water by high shear mixing of oligomer and water containing 40% to 70% by weight oligomer and at temperatures between about 20.degree. C. and 100.degree. C. to provide an aqueous pre-emulsion having an organic phase droplet size less than 10 microns.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersed acrylic grafted epoxy-ester polymer useful as a polymeric binder for protective coatings is produced by first forming a carboxyl functional epoxy-ester by esterifying a low molecular weight epoxy resin with a low molecular weight, unsaturated, carboxyl terminated polyester, followed by in-situ copolymerizing ethylenic monomers in the presence of water-dispersed epoxy-ester.

Abstract: An aqueous ambient dry paint coating based on an addition copolymer matrix polymer containing an oligomer selected from a polyurethane or a polyester having a Tg below -20.degree. C. and a number average molecular weight between 200 and 20,000, where the coating is free of organic coalescing solvents. The matrix polymer comprises emulsion copolymerized ethylenic monomers, preferably vinyl acetate monomer, and is produced by mixing the oligomer with the ethylenic monomers to form an organic mixture of monomer and oligomer, providing an aqueous micro dispersion of the organic mixture phase droplet size less than 5 microns, and copolymerizing the monomer to produce a vinyl acetate polymer containing oligomer, where the polymeric system is free of coalescing organic solvent.

Abstract: An aqueous ambient dry paint coating based on vinyl acetate matrix polymer containing a chlorinated hydrocarbon modifier selected from a chlorinated hydrocarbon having a Tg below -20.degree. C. and a number average molecular weight between 150 and 5,000, where the coating is free of organic coalescing solvents as well as other volatile organic compounds (VOC). The matrix polymer is produced by mixing the chlorinated modifier with the vinyl acetate monomer and other ethylenic monomers, if any, to form an organic mixture, providing an aqueous micro dispersion of the organic mixture phase having droplet size less than 5 microns, and copolymerizing the monomer to produce a polymeric binder of vinyl acetate polymer containing chlorinated modifier, where the polymeric binder system and coating is free of coalescing organic solvent.