Abstract: Esters of general formula R1—COOR2, where R1=9 to 23 C alkyl and R2=methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl are suitable as coalescing agents, in particular for the production of all types of coating from an aqueous polymer or latex dispersion.

Abstract: Esters of general formula R1—COOR2, where R1=9 to 23 C alkyl and R2=methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl are suitable as coalescing agents, in particular for the production of all types of coatings from an aqueous polymer or latex dispersion.

Abstract: Esters of general formula R1—COOR2, where R1=9 to 23 C alkyl and R2=methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl are suitable as coalescing agents, in particular for the production of all types of coatings from an aqueous polymer or latex dispersion.

Abstract: The invention provides microcapsules having an average diameter of 0.1 to 25 ?m, obtained by a process (a) or (b), wherein, (a1) preparing an aqueous emulsion comprising actives and optionally oil components and/or emulsifiers; (a2) treating the emulsifier with an aqueous solution of anionic polymers to form a matrix; (a3) contacting the matrix with an aqueous solution of cationic polymers to form a capsule and optionally (a4) separating the aqueous phase from the capsules, or (b1) preparing an aqueous emulsion containing actives and optionally oil components and/or emulsifiers; (b2) treating the aqueous emulsion with an aqueous solution of cationic polymers to form a matrix; (b3) contacting the matrix with an aqueous solution of an anionic polymer to form a capsule and optionally (b4) separating the aqueous phase from the capsule. The microcapsules are useful in paint and lacquer formulations.

Abstract: A defoamer composition for water-dilutable paint systems includes one or more glycerides; one or more aliphatic hydrocarbons; and one or more addition products of ethylene oxide (EO) and/or propylene oxide (PO) onto C8-24 fatty alcohols.

Abstract: Esters of general formula R1—COOR2, where R1=9 to 23 C alkyl and R2=methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl are suitable as coalescing agents, in particular for the production of all types of coating from an aqueous polymer or latex dispersion.

Abstract: A defoamer composition for water-dilutable paint systems includes one or more glycerides; one or more aliphatic hydrocarbons; and one or more addition products of ethylene oxide (EO) and/or propylene oxide (PO) onto C8-24 fatty alcohols.

Abstract: The invention provides microcapsules having an average diameter of 0.1 to 25 ?m, obtained by a process (a) or (b), wherein, (a1) preparing an aqueous emulsion comprising actives and optionally oil components and/or emulsifiers; (a2) treating the emulsifier with an aqueous solution of anionic polymers to form a matrix; (a3) contacting the matrix with an aqueous solution of cationic polymers to form a capsule and optionally (a4) separating the aqueous phase from the capsules, or (b1) preparing an aqueous emulsion containing actives and optionally oil components and/or emulsifiers; (b2) treating the aqueous emulsion with an aqueous solution of cationic polymers to form a matrix; (b3) contacting the matrix with an aqueous solution of an anionic polymer to form a capsule and optionally (b4) separating the aqueous phase from the capsule. The microcapsules are useful in paint and lacquer formulations.

Abstract: An emulsion comprising polymers and method for making same is provided. The polymers consist of the following monomers: (a) 20 to 55% by weight acrylic and/or methacrylic acid; (b) 40 to 80% by weight C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylates; (c) 1 to 40% by weight of a maleic acid ester according to general formula (I) R2OOC—CH?CH—COO(CH2CH2O)nR1??(I) wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl, aryl or alkaryl radical having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 represents hydrogen or (CH2CH2O)nR1 and n represents a number between 2 and 150, (d) 0 to 15% by weight of aralphatic compounds having at least one double bond in the aliphatic side chain; and (e) 0 to 1% by weight polyethylenic unsaturated cross-linking monomers, wherein the amounts of components (a) to (e) total 100% by weight.

Abstract: Dispersant compositions are described which contain: (a) a carrier medium comprising a ternary mixture of diisobutyl esters of succinic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid, the carrier medium present in an amount of from 10 to 80% by weight based on the composition; and (b) one or more polyurethane dispersants present in an amount of from 20 to 90% by weight based on the composition.

Abstract: A castable composition containing: (a) from about 10 to 80% by weight of a carrier medium containing an ester of a C8-22 fatty acid and a mono- and/or polyhydric alcohol; and (b) from about 20 to 90% by weight of a polyacrylate, and wherein the composition is liquid and pourable at a temperature of about 25° C. and has a VOC content of less than about 0.

Abstract: Pigment concentrates comprising a pigment, a liquid carrier medium and a diol alkoxylate of the general formulae (I), (II) and/or (III) are described in conjunction with methods of preparing the same.

Abstract: Pigment concentrates comprising a pigment, a liquid carrier medium and a dimerdiolalkoxylate, wherein a dimer portion of the dimerdiolalkoxylate comprises from about 36 to about 44 carbon atoms, and wherein the at least one dimerdiolalkoxylate has from about 1 to about 200 moles of alkylene oxide per mole of dimerdiol, are described in conjunction with methods of preparing the same.

Abstract: Mortars and plasters containing additives which are alcohols having from 8 to 72 carbon atoms adsorbed on solid supports, and processes for the preparation of the additives.

Abstract: A process for controlling foam in a water-based electrophoretic coating bath for coating an electrically conductive substrate wherein the bath contains at least one cathodically depositable synthetic resin by adding to the bath a polyalkylene oxide compound whose oxyalkyl groups contain 2 to 4 carbon atoms and the terminal OH groups are esterified with a carboxylic acid or etherified with an allyl or methyl aryl group and has a solubility of more than 50 parts by weight in 100 parts by weight of water at 25.degree. C.

Abstract: The invention is a method for improving the flow of particulate lacquer powders when the lacquer powders are coated on a substrate and the substrate heated to fuse the lacquer particles to provide a finished lacquer surface on the substrate. The flow control agent is an oxazine, oxazoline, oligoxazine or oligoxazoline and salts of the compounds with protonic acids. The flow control agents when included in power lacquer formulations improve the flow of the lacquer when the powder lacquer coated substrate is heated to fuse the coating.

Abstract: An aqueous thickener composition containing an organic water-dispersible or water-soluble polymeric thickener and a viscosity reducer comprising a compound corresponding to formula (1):R.sup.1 --O--(R.sup.2 --O).sub.n --H (1)in whichR.sup.1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 8 carbon atoms,R.sup.2 represents an alkylene radical containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms, andn is an integer of 3 to 7.

Abstract: An aqueous fatty alcohol dispersion containing:(a) 5% to 40% by weight of a Cl.sub.10 -C.sub.28 fatty alcohol;(b) 0.5% to 5% by weight of anionic interfacially active compounds;(c) 0.5% to 5% by weight of nonionic interfacially active compounds comprising the reaction products of ethylene oxide with alkane-1,2-diols containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and(d) the balance, water. The dispersion is useful as an antifoam agent.

Abstract: The process of controlling foam in a foam-generating system by adding to the system a foam-inhibiting effective amount of a block copolymer containing alkylene oxide units obtained by reacting a homopolymer or copolymer of alkylene oxides with a diisocyanate or a dicarboxylic acid derivative containing 2 to 44 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A process for controlling the deposition of stickies from paper stock suspensions in papermaking involving the steps of: (a) providing a paper stock suspension containing stickies; and (b) contacting the stickies in the paper stock suspension with a native starch.