Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized drying catalyst (‘drier’) for enhancing or accelerating oxidative air-drying of an alkyd-based composition, comprising an inclusion complex of a cyclodextrin and a metal salt of formula (Mx+)k(Rk?)?, wherein M is a transition or rare earth metal cation with charge x and R is an anion with charge k. The present invention preserves the catalytic activity of a drier, particularly upon addition to an alkyd composition, thus providing a method for stabilizing the drying time of the alkyd composition. A process for preparing the stabilized drier is also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 12, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 20, 2015
Assignee:
Lorama, Inc.
Inventors:
Pat Amiel, Alison Crumblehulme, Ruben Lenz, Pierre W. I. Ndalamba, Loren Peng, Sachin Sathe, Enrique Troncoso, Tony Vaccariello, Yao Wang