Abstract: A water redispersible polymer powder is produced by drying an aqueous mixture of a carboxylated styrene butadiene polymer and a colloidal stabilizer which includes a polyvinyl alcohol modified with an alkyl end chain. The alkyl modified polyvinyl alcohol provides excellent redispersibility of the redispersible polymer powder without adversely affecting spray drying. Cement compositions such as mortars, which contain the redispersible polymer powder with the alkyl modified polyvinyl alcohol exhibit unexpectedly superior stability and an unexpectedly lower rate of mortar viscosity buildup which is advantageous for workability or troweling.

Abstract: Redispersible polymer powder compositions which include a polyglycol in admixture with a redispersible polymer powder (RDP), which powder includes a codried mixture of a carboxylated, water insoluble film-forming styrene butadiene polymer and a colloidal stabilizer, results in cement compositions having unexpectedly superior overall bonding strength and adhesion after water immersion. Use of the polyglycol provides good workability or ease of troweling during application. In addition, the RDP composition, which includes the RDP and the polyglycol, provides the cement-based composition with excellent abrasion resistance, surface appearance, and color. Also, the RDP composition provides for at least a 30% reduction, for example a 50% or more reduction in the amount of retarder or retardant employed in the dry mix formulation for cement compositions, such as self leveling flooring compounds or compositions, and cement-based tile adhesives.

Abstract: Polymer powders comprising in copolymerized form a) one or more vinyl aromatic comonomers, b) one or more 1,3-diene comonomers, c) from 0.1 to 15 percent, based on the total comonomer weight, of one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids and their salts, wherein at least 75 percent of the total number of carboxylic groups present in the polymer are located at the surface of the polymer particles in the powder and at least 75 percent of the carboxylic groups located at the surface of the polymer particles in powder are present in their salt form, and d) from 0 to 40 percent, based on the total comonomer weight, of one or more additional comonomers have an excellent redispersibility in water.

Abstract: A method of preparing a low odor polymer latex composition includes the step of polymerizing a monovinylidene monomer, such as styrene, and a conjugated diene, such as butadiene, in the presence of a linear alkyl thiol chain transfer agent. The resulting polymer latex is treated with an oxidizing agent to oxidize residual chain transfer agent to volatile decomposition products that are then removed by steam stripping.

Abstract: A method of preparing a low odour polymer latex composition comprises polymerising a monovinylidene monomer such as styrene and a conjugated diene such as butadiene in the presence of a linear alkyl thiol chain transfer agent. The resulting polymer latex is treated with an oxidising agent to oxidise residual chain transfer agent to volatile decomposition products that are then removed by steam stripping.

Abstract: A water redispersible polymer powder is produced by drying an aqueous mixture of a carboxylated styrene butadiene polymer and a colloidal stabilizer which includes a polyvinyl alcohol modified with an alkyl end chain. The alkyl modified polyvinyl alcohol provides excellent redispersibility of the redispersible polymer powder without adversely affecting spray drying. Cement compositions such as mortars, which contain the redispersible polymer powder with the alkyl modified polyvinyl alcohol exhibit unexpectedly superior stability and an unexpectedly lower rate of mortar viscosity buildup which is advantageous for workability or troweling.

Abstract: Polymer powders comprising in copolymerized form a) one or more vinyl aromatic comonomers, b) one or more 1,3-diene comonomers, c) from 0.1 to 15 percent, based on the total comonomer weight, of one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids and their salts, wherein at least 75 percent of the total number of carboxylic groups present in the polymer are located at the surface of the polymer particles in the powder and at least 75 percent of the carboxylic groups located at the surface of the polymer particles in powder are present in their salt form, and d) from 0 to 40 percent, based on the total comonomer weight, of one or more additional comonomers have an excellent redispersibility in water.

Abstract: Redispersible polymer powder compositions which include a polyglycol in admixture with a redispersible polymer powder (RDP), which powder includes a codried mixture of a carboxylated, water insoluble film-forming styrene butadiene polymer and a colloidal stabilizer, results in cement compositions having unexpectedly superior overall bonding strength and adhesion after water immersion. Use of the polyglycol provides good workability or ease of troweling during application. In addition, the RDP composition, which includes the RDP and the polyglycol, provides the cement-based composition with excellent abrasion resistance, surface appearance, and color. Also, the RDP composition provides for at least a 30% reduction, for example a 50% or more reduction in the amount of retarder or retardant employed in the dry mix formulation for cement compositions, such as self leveling flooring compounds or compositions, and cement-based tile adhesives.