Abstract: The invention relates to a non-pigmented composition comprising a) a block co-polymer comprising at least one first block and at least one second block which is different from the first block, wherein the first block comprises repeating units 1, repeating unit 1 and the second block comprises repeating units 2, repeating unit 2 wherein Z represents O or NH, R1 represents H or CH3, R2 represents a group selected from hydrocarbyl groups and ether group-containing groups, R3 represents an organic group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 independently represent an organic group, wherein R4 and R5 are optionally linked to each other to form a cyclic structure, and b) a polymer comprising at least one acidic group, and having a number average molecular weight of 300 g/mol or higher.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer or oligomer comprising a) An oligomeric or polymeric core comprising carbon atoms and at least one of oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms, and b) at least three hydrocarbyl terminal and/or pending groups having 12 to 100 carbon atoms, wherein the hydrocarbyl groups are linked to the core via c) a linking moiety comprising i) a urethane group and ii) a group selected from urethane group, urea group, and biuret group.

Abstract: The invention relates to A slurry composition, comprising: an inorganic powder; a dispersant; and a solvent wherein the dispersant is a block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block A and at least one hydrophilic block B, and wherein the blocks A and B comprise repeating units represented by the following general formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and a cyclic alkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein at least one carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof is covalently linked to the block copolymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a comb polymer having a polymer backbone and lateral side chains linked to the polymer backbone, wherein the lateral side chains comprise a) alkyl ether terminated polyalkylene oxide side chains, and b) tertiary amine-functional side chains, wherein the tertiary amine groups are at least partly neutralized by an acid having a molecular weight in the range of 100 g/mol to 2000 g/mol, wherein the molecular weight relates to the number average molecular weight Mn in the case of polymeric acids, and wherein the lateral side chains a) and b) are distributed in random order.

Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups, containing at least one species of general formula (I), to a method for producing said reaction products, to the use of said reaction products as wetting agents, dispersants, dispersion stabilizers, and/or adhesion promoters, and to compositions that contain the reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous composition having a continuous aqueous phase, a polymer having a polymer backbone having carboxylic acid groups covalently linked to the polymer backbone, a polyalkylene oxide terminated at one end by a hydrocarbyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms, and, a compound according to formula (I) as described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a comb polymer having repeating units of at least one of the structures of formulae (I) to (IV) wherein R1 represents a polyoxyalkylene group and A represents an organic group, and wherein the comb polymer has end groups of the general formula (V) wherein R2 and R3 independent of each other are selected from a) organic groups having 1 to 24 carbon atoms and b) R1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer comprising: a) at least one polyether polyester copolymer segment, wherein the polyether polyester copolymer comprises ether units selected from the group consisting of the formula (II) —[CR12]n—O—, wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, R1 represent independent of each other organic groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or hydrogen, and wherein in case n is equal to 2 at least one of the R1 represents an ether group having the formula —R2—O—R3, wherein R2 and R3 independent of each other represent organic groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and b) at least one polysiloxane segment linked to the at least one polyether polyester copolymer segment.

Abstract: An amine functional compound comprising i. least one segment consisting of at least one ether unit E and at least one ester unit, wherein the ether units and ester units are connected by an ether link or by an ester link, and wherein the sum of the number of ether units and ester units is at least three, and wherein the ether units and ester units are arranged in random order, and ii. at least one amine group ii. selected from a tertiary amine group, a salt of a tertiary amine group and a quaternary ammonium group, wherein the at least one segment is covalently linked to a polymerization starter moiety comprising the at least one amine group ii.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising i) 10-90 wt. % of an ethylenically unsaturated component (A), ii) 10-90 wt. % of a component (B) having urethane and/or urea groups, iii) 0-4 wt. % of an organic component (C) which is different from components (A) and (B), and iv) 0-9 wt. % of other ingredients (D) wherein the wt. % are calculated on the total weight of the composition, wherein the sum of the wt. % of component (A) and the wt. % of component (B) is 91-100 wt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups, containing at least one species of general formula (I), to a method for producing said reaction products, to the use of said reaction products as wetting agents, dispersants, dispersion stabilizers, and/or adhesion promoters, and to compositions that contain the reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer or oligomer comprising a) An oligomeric or polymeric core comprising carbon atoms and at least one of oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms, and b) at least three hydrocarbyl terminal and/or pending groups having 12 to 100 carbon atoms, wherein the hydrocarbyl groups are linked to the core via c) a linking moiety comprising i) a urethane group and ii) a group selected from urethane group, urea group, and biuret group.

Abstract: An amine functional compound is provided comprising: i. at least one segment consisting of at least one ether unit and at least one ester unit, wherein the ether units and ester units are connected by an ether link or an ester link, and wherein the sum of the number of ether units and ester units is at least three, and wherein the ether units and ester units are arranged in random order, and ii. at least one amine group ii. selected from a tertiary amine group, a salt of a tertiary amine group and a quaternary ammonium group, and wherein each segment i. is covalently linked to the at least one amine group ii. via a linkage comprising an urethane group and another group selected from an urethane group, an urea group, a biuret group and an allophanate group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-pigmented composition comprising a) a block co-polymer comprising at least one first block and at least one second block which is different from the first block, wherein the first block comprises repeating units 1, repeating unit 1 and the second block comprises repeating units 2, repeating unit 2 wherein Z represents O or NH, R1 represents H or CH3, R2 represents a group selected from hydrocarbyl groups and ether group-containing groups, R3 represents an organic group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 independently represent an organic group, wherein R4 and R5 are optionally linked to each other to form a cyclic structure, and b) a polymer comprising at least one acidic group, and having a number average molecular weight of 300 g/mol or higher.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous composition having a continuous aqueous phase, wherein the composition comprises•a) a polymer having a polymer backbone having carboxylic acid groups covalently linked to the polymer backbone, dissolved in the continuous aqueous phase, wherein 10 to 100 mol-% of the acid groups are neutralized by a base selected from ammonia, and amines having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof, •b) a polyalkylene oxide terminated at one end by a hydrocarbyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms, and, •c) a compound according to formula (I) (Formula I)•wherein R1 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R2 is H or CH3 and n is 1 or 2, •wherein components a), b), and c) together have an acid value in the range of 20 to 200 mg KOH/g, •and wherein the polymer has one or more pendant groups (A) connected to the polymer backbone by a covalent link, wherein the pendant group (A) comprises a polyalkylene oxide segment and a hydrocarbyl segment having 8 to 30 carbon atoms

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a) a polymer a) comprising polymerized units of a N-vinyl lactam, b) a comb copolymer b) having a polymer backbone based on a vinyl aromatic compound and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable carboxylic anhydride, and having at least two polyalkylene oxide side chains, and c) a carbon-based material.

Abstract: The invention relates to A slurry composition, comprising: an inorganic powder; a dispersant; and a solvent wherein the dispersant is a block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block A and at least one hydrophilic block B, and wherein the blocks A and B comprise repeating units represented by the following general formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and a cyclic alkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein at least one carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof is covalently linked to the block copolymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer comprising: a) at least one polyether polyester copolymer segment, wherein the polyether polyester copolymer comprises ether units selected from the group consisting of the formula (II) —[CR12]n—O—, wherein n is an integer of 2 to 4, R1 represent independent of each other organic groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or hydrogen, and wherein in case n is equal to 2 at least one of the R1 represents an ether group having the formula —R2—O—R3, wherein R2 and R3 independent of each other represent organic groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and b) at least one polysiloxane segment linked to the at least one polyether polyester copolymer segment.

Abstract: The invention relates to block co-polymer comprising at least one first block and at least one second block which is different from the first block, wherein the first block comprises repeating units 1, and the second block comprises repeating units 2, wherein Z represents O or NH, R1 represents H or CH3, R2 represents a group selected from hydrocarbyl groups and ether group-containing groups, R3 represents an organic group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 independently represent an organic group, wherein R4 and R5 are optionally linked to each other to form a cyclic structure, and wherein the first block comprises at least six different types of repeating units 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to an acid functional compound comprising i. at least one segment consisting of at least one ether unit E and at least one ester unit, wherein the ether units and ester units are connected by an ether link or by an ester link, and wherein the sum of the number of ether units and ester units is at least three, and wherein the ether units and ester units are arranged in random order, and ii. at least one acidic group which is selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid group, an acidic phosphoric acid ester group, a sulfonic acid group, an acidic sulfonic acid ester group and a carboxylic acid group, wherein the at least one acidic group is covalently linked to the at least one segment.