Abstract: It has been found that aqueous coating compositions comprising a blocked organic polyisocyanate and quaternary sulfonium group-containing resin containing isocyanate reactive groups can be electrodeposited. These compositions deposit on the cathode to provide coatings having excellent properties including solvent resistance, salt spray and detergent resistance, hardness, flexibility, and most importantly a resistance to yellowing, especially when used to formulate white or pastel coatings.

Abstract: Quaternary ammonium hydroxide-containing polymers and their use in cationic electrodeposition are disclosed. The quaternary ammonium hydroxide-containing polymers are particularly useful as feed resins for controlling the pH of aqueous dispersions of acidified cationic resins used in electrodeposition. Upon electrodeposition, such resins generate acid which can build up to undesirable levels in the electrodeposition bath. The quaternary ammonium hydroxide-containing polymers are strong bases and when fed into the bath react with the acid to form the corresponding quaternary ammonium salt. This controls the pH of the bath at acceptable levels and provides additional cationic resin for electrodeposition. Utilizing the invention in this manner minimizes the need for controlling acid build-up in the electrodeposition bath by conventional techniques such as by treating the bath with ultrafiltration or electrodialysis.

Abstract: A method of cationic electrodeposition employing an aqueous dispersion of a quaternary ammonium salt group-containing resin is disclosed. The resin comprises the reaction product of a polymeric tertiary amine and a 1,2-epoxy-containing material.

Abstract: Synthetic resins which are water-dispersible Zwitterion-containing resins and containing chemically-bound quaternary ammonium base groups can be dissolved or dispersed in water to provide aqueous coating compositions. Such compositions in which these resins are the major resinous component can be applied by electrodeposition and deposit on the cathode to provide coatings of improved properties including a high degree of resistance to corrosion or staining.

Abstract: A method of providing improved corrosion resistance to coated metal substrates is disclosed. The process of the invention involves a passivating pretreatment with an onium salt before coating. The invention is particularly effective with ferrous metal substrates.

Abstract: Electrodepositable coating compositions having improved appearance, detergent resistance, salt-spray resistance and other improved properties are provided by the combination of a vehicle resin which is a water-dispersible quaternary onium (e.g., ammonium, sulfonium, phosphonium) salt-containing resin in combination with either an amine-aldehyde condensation product or a methylol-phenol ether, or the combination of the two. These compositions electrodeposit on the cathode. The properties of the coatings obtained make them highly useful as industrial finishes, either as primers or as one-coat finishes.

Abstract: It has been found that aqueous coating compositions comprising a blocked organic polyisocyanate and quaternary sulfonium group-containing resin containing isocyanate reactive groups can be electrodeposited. These compositions deposit on the cathode to provide coatings having excellent properties including solvent resistance, salt spray and detergent resistance, hardness, flexibility, and most importantly a resistance to yellowing, especially when used to formulate white or pastel coatings.

Abstract: It has been found that quaternary onium (e.g., ammonium, sulfonium, and phosphonium) salt group-containing epoxy resins are particularly useful as grinding media in preparing stable pigment disperions useful in water-dispersible coating systems, for example, electrodepositable compositions. The resins are prepared by reacting a material selected from the group consisting of amine salts, phosphine-acid mixtures, and sulfide-acid mixtures with a 1,2-epoxy group containing material wherein a ratio of at least about 0.4 equivalents of quaternary onium groups are produced per equivalent of epoxy group initially present. Preferably, the system contains at least a small amount of polyoxyalkylene glycol.

Abstract: Synthetic resins which are water-dispersible epoxy resins having epoxy groups, chemically-bound quaternary ammonium base salts, can be dissolved or dispersed in water to provide aqueous coating compositions. Such compositions, in which these resins are the major resinous component, can be applied by electrodeposition and deposit on the cathode to provide coatings of improved properties, including a high degree of resistance to corrosion or staining.

Abstract: Resins containing epoxy groups and quaternary ammonium groups can be prepared by reacting an epoxy group-containing material and an amine acid salt. Boron is added to the composition either by adding a member selected from the group consisting of aqueous boric acid solution, boric acid, and compounds hydrolyzable to form boric acid in aqueous medium to the reaction product or by utilizing a material selected from the group consisting of amine salts of boric acid and amino-containing esters of boric acid as the amine salt constituent. It has now been found that when the reaction between the amine acid salt and the epoxy is conducted in the presence of a controlled amount of water, more uniform and desirable products can be obtained.

Abstract: Synthetic resins which are water-dispersible resins, containing boron and chemically-bound quaternary ammonium base salts, can be dissolved or dispersed in water to provide aqueous coating compositions. The resins are derived from epoxy group containing organic materials and are essentially epoxy group free. When dispersed or dissolved in water, the boron-containing, quaternary ammonium salt-containing resins can be applied to a wide variety of different substrates by electrodeposition, and will deposit on the cathode to provide coatings of unique properties.

Abstract: Water-dispersible salt-containing containing quaternary ammonium salt groups are prepared by reacting a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol and an amine acid salt. When dispersed or dissolved in water, the quaternary ammonium salt-contaning resins can be applied to a wide variety of different substrates by electrodeposition, and will deposit on the cathode to provide coatings of unique properties.

Abstract: Synthetic resins containing quaternary sulfonium base groups are prepared by reacting an epoxy-group containing material with a sulfide in the presence of an acid. The resins may contain epoxy groups or they may be essentially epoxy-group free, and may optionally contain oxyalkylene groups. When dispersed in water, the aqueous dispersion preferably contains boron. The resultant dispersion can be applied to a wide variety of substrates by electrodeposition and will deposit on the cathode to provide coatings of unique properties, including high resistance to corrosion and staining.

Abstract: Electrodepositable coating compositions having improved appearance, detergent resistance, salt-spray resistance and other improved properties are provided by the combination of a vehicle resin which is a water-dispersible quaternary onium (e.g., ammonium, sulfonium, phosphonium) salt-containing resin in combination with either an amine-aldehyde condensation product or a methylol-phenol ether, or the combination of the two. These compositions electrodeposit on the cathode. The properties of the coatings obtained make them highly useful as industrial finishes, either as primers or as one-coat finishes.

Abstract: It has been found that quaternary onium (e.g., ammonium, sulfonium, and phosphonium) salt group-containing epoxy resins are particularly useful as grinding media in preparing stable pigment disperions useful in water-dispersible coating systems, for example, electrodepositable compositions. The resins are prepared by reacting a material selected from the group consisting of amine salts, phosphine-acid mixtures, and sulfide-acid mixtures with a 1,2-epoxy group containing material wherein a ratio of at least about 0.4 eqivalents of quaternary onium groups are produced per equivalent of epoxy group initially present. Preferably, the system contains at least a small amount of polyoxyalkylene glycol.