Abstract: Described is a pigment dispersion which is useful for electrophoretic displays comprising ?) a bis-oxodihydro-indolylene-benzodifuranone colorant of the Formula (I) wherein the substituents are defined as in claim 1, ? a specific polymeric dispersant, and ?) a solvent which is suitable for dispersions used in electrophoretic displays. Also described are novel colourants and dispersants.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a concentrated aqueous polymer dispersion with an average particle size of less than 1000 nm comprising a polymer carrier, a non-polar organic phenolic antioxidant and a surfactant. The present invention also pertains to a process for the preparation of said concentrated aqueous polymer dispersion, to a polymer powder obtainable from said concentrated aqueous polymer dispersion, to a composition comprising an organic material and said concentrated aqueous polymer dispersion or said polymer powder and to the use of said concentrated aqueous polymer dispersion or said polymer powder as stabiliser for organic material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a homogenous liquid blend comprising a photoinitiator and an alkoxylate surfactant for incorporation into aqueous based and solvent based radiation curable systems. In particular the invention relates to a homogenous liquid blend which is liquid at room temperature comprising at least 30% by weight with regard to the whole blend of a solid photoinitiator of the radical type and 1-70% by weight of at least one alkoxylated liquid surface active agent and optionally an organic diluent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silicone free defoamer for solvent based coatings, especially clear wood coatings preferably based on a graft copolymer of poly alkyl vinyl ether.

Abstract: The invention relates to a slip- and leveling agent characterized in that it comprises a copolymer which is obtained by copolymerizing A. at least one unit of a mono- or di perfluoroester of an unsaturated dicarboxylic-acid; B. at least one terminal reactive polysiloxane unit; C. at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate unit or cycloalkyl(meth)acrylate unit and/or (meth)acrylic acid and/or other units originating from vinylic compounds that can form radicals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a concentrated aqueous polymer dispersion with an average particle size of less than 1000 nm comprising a) a polymer carrier prepared by heterophase radical polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of b) a photoinitiator and/or photolatent catalyst and c) optionally a non-ionic, cationic or anionic surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of the photoinitiator and/or photolatent catalyst to the polymer carrier is greater than 20 parts of photoinitiator and/or photolatent catalyst per 100 parts of polymer carrier, preferably equal or greater than 35 parts of photoinitiator and/or photolatent catalyst per 100 parts of polymer carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polysaccharide-g-polyether dispersant represented as a compound of Formula 1 or a mixture of compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) wherein, T is the backbone polymer and is a residue of a modified cellulose or chitosan, with a molecular weight of 500-1000,000 g/mol; A and B are each, independently, —O— or —NH—; R is linear or branched —(C1-C50alkylene)-, arylene, cyclo-C5-C8-alkylene, isophoronediyl, or linear or branched —(C2-C10alkylene)- which is interrupted by phenylene or cyclohexanediyl; P is the residue of a polyether and/or polyester chain with molecular weight between 100 and 10,000 g/mol, n is a number of 1-5000.

Abstract: This invention refers to a novel process for the synthesis of polyethylene imine (PEI)-based pigment dispersants characterized by a “grafting from” approach, allowing the manufacture of solvent based dispersant systems. The polyethylene imine (PEI)-based pigment dispersant can be presented by the formula (I) X-(T)m-P-(T)n-H wherein P is a polyethyleneimine (PEI) back-bone; T is a residue —CO-A-O— wherein A is C2-C12 alkylene optionally substituted with C1-C6 alkyl with the proviso that each linkage between P and T is an amide bond and each linkage between X and T is an ester bond, X is a modifier or terminator residue R—CO— wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkanecarboxylic acids having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms or an unsaturated fatty acid residue or a hydroxycarboxylic residue or a polyester residue obtained from polycondensation of hydroxycarboxylic acids, or an acid terminated polyether, n, m independently are a number from 1 to 100.

Abstract: The invention relates to pigmented tinting concentrates comprising a) stabilized pigments; b) humectant compounds obtainable by effecting a Diels Alder reaction at a temperature of 150-260° C. between a polyunsaturated compound and a co-reactant having the formula R1XOC—CH?CH—COXR2 or CH2?CH—COXR3 or CH2?CH(CH3)—COXR3 wherein X is oxygen or —NH— and wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is a polyether moiety and any other of R1 and R2 is a polyether moiety or hydrogen and R3 is a polyether moiety.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphoric acid ester and salts thereof of the general formula (I), wherein A is a monohydroxyl residue derived from C1-C20-alkyl-(AO)x-OH or Acyl-(AO)x-OH; or C1-C20-alkyl-(AO)x-(HA)y-OH or Acyl-(AO)x-(HA)y-OH; or C1-C20-alkyl-(AO)x-(AA-AO)y-OH or Acyl-(AO)x-(AA-AO)y-OH; or MO-(HA)y-OH or MO-(AA-AO)y-OH; wherein Acyl is an aromatic carboxylic acid residue or a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid residue; AO is a polyC2-C4alkyleneglycol residue, HA is a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a lactone thereof, AA is a dicarboxylic acid, MO is a monoalcohol, x is 1 to 250, y is 1 to 250, B is a mono-, di-, or tri- or polyhydroxy di-, tri or multi-carboxylic acid residue which is linked via the hydroxy group to the phosphoric acid and via one of the carboxylic acid groups to the monohydroxyl residue [A], the remaining carboxyl acid group(s) is/are free or is/are esterified with a further monohydroxyl residue [A], resulting in branched esters; n is 1-2; m is 1-4.

Abstract: The invention relates to a slip- and leveling agent characterized in that it comprises a copolymer which is obtained by copolymerizing A. at least one unit of a mono- or di perfluoroester of an unsaturated dicarboxylic-acid; B. at least one terminal reactive polysiloxane unit; C. at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate unit or cycloalkyl(meth)acrylate unit and/or (meth)acrylic acid and/or other units originating from vinylic compounds that can form radicals.

Abstract: The invention relates to pigmented tinting concentrates comprising a) stabilized pigments; b) humectant compounds obtainable by effecting a Diels Alder reaction at a temperature of 150-260° C. between a polyunsaturated compound and a co-reactant having the formula R1XOC—CH?CH—COXR2 or CH2?CH—COXR3 or CH2?CH(CH3)—COXR3 wherein X is oxygen or —NH— and wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is a polyether moiety and any other of R1 and R2 is a polyether moiety or hydrogen and R3 is a polyether moiety.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphoric acid ester and salts thereof of the general formula (I), wherein A is a monohydroxyl residue derived from C1-C20-alkyl-(AO)x-OH or Acyl-(AO)x-OH; or C1-C20-alkyl-(AO)x-(HA)y-OH or Acyl-(AO)x-(HA)y-OH; or C1-C20-alkyl-(AO)x-(AA-AO)y-OH or Acyl-(AO)x-(AA-AO)y-OH; or MO-(HA)y-OH or MO-(AA-AO)y-OH; wherein Acyl is an aromatic carboxylic acid residue or a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid residue; AO is a polyC2-C4alkyleneglycol residue, HA is a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a lactone thereof, AA is a dicarboxylic acid, MO is a monoalcohol, x is 1 to 250, y is 1 to 250, B is a mono-, di-, or tri- or polyhydroxy di-, tri or multi-carboxylic acid residue which is linked via the hydroxy group to the phosphoric acid and via one of the carboxylic acid groups to the monohydroxyl residue [A], the remaining carboxyl acid group(s) is/are free or is/are esterified with a further monohydroxyl residue [A], resulting in branched esters; n is 1-2; m is 1-4.

Abstract: Use of a polymer as a levelling agent or anti-cratering agent, said polymer comprising at least one fluorinated unit represented by formula 1, (Formula 1) wherein R?1 is a moiety represented by Cn?F2n+1?-(CH2?)m?-, ?Cn?F2n?-(CH2?)m?-, Cn?F2n+1?-(CII2?)m?-(OCII2?CIIR?5)p?-, ?Cn?F2n?-(CH2?m?-(OCH2?CHR?5)p?? Cn?F2n+1?-(CII2?)m?-X-, ACn?F2n?-(CII2?)m?-X-?Cn?F2n?-(CH2?)m?-(OCH2?CHR?5)p?-X or Cn?F2n+1?-(CII2?)m?-(OCII2?CIIR?5)p?-X-; wherein A=H, Cl, Br, I, a C1–12? alkyl or a OC1–12 ?alkyl, wherein 4?n?20,0?m˜?4 and 0?p?20, wherein X is a spacer moiety selected from the group consisting of esters, amides, sulphoamides, mercapto groups, poltyurethane groups and alkyl groups, wherein R?2, is H, a metal moiety, an (alkyl)ammonium moiety or an alkyl group, Cn?F2n+1?-(CII2?)m?-, ACn?F2n?-(CII2?)m?-, Cn?F2n+1?-(CII2?)m?-(OCII2?CIIR?5)p?-, ?Cn?F2n?-(CH2?)m?-(OCH2?CHR?5)p?? Cn?F2n+1?-(CH2?)m?-X-, ?Cn?F2n?-(CH2?)m?-X-, ACn?F2n?-(CH2?)m?-(OCH2?CHR?5)p?-X or Cn?F2n+1?-(CH2?)m?-(OCH2?CHR?5)p?-X-; wherein A=H, Cl, Br, I, C1–12?

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersing agent or salt thereof, comprising at least one dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising functional groups, that have reacted with a functional moiety, said moiety being defined as R—X, X being a pigment affinic group, and R being a linking moiety chain having at least 2 atoms in the chain, with the proviso that the functional group and the pigment affinic group are different.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersing agent or salts thereof, comprising the reaction product of:A one or more polyisocyanates with an average functionality of about 2 to about 5, withB a compound of the type Y--R--X, wherein Y represents a ring structure with at least one nitrogen atom in the ring, R represents a chain of at least three atoms and X has the meaning O--R.sup.1 or N(R.sup.1) (R.sup.2), wherein R.sup.1 is H or a group of the formula R.sup.3 --Z, wherein R.sup.3 represents a chain with at least two atoms and Z represents OH or NH.sub.2, and R.sup.2 represents a group of the formula R.sup.3 --Z, which compound is obtainable through reaction of an acrylate compound or an epoxide compound with a cyclic compound which has at least one group of the structure ##STR1## in the ring.