Abstract: Aqueous vinyl ester/acrylate copolymer emulsions possessing enhanced wet pick strength in paper coating compositions comprise a vinyl ester/acrylate copolymer colloidally dispersed in an aqueous medium, the copolymer consisting essentially of (a) a vinyl ester of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkanoic acid, (b) 2 to 50 wt % of an alkyl acrylate, and (c) 0.1 to 10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid or half ester thereof. The copolymer is prepared by an aqueous emulsion polymerization process comprising the use of a stabilizer system consisting essentially of an alkylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol and an anionic surfactant and, in the preferred embodiment, the use of a seeding procedure.

Abstract: Aqueous vinyl ester copolymer emulsions possessing good dry pick and wet pick strengths in paper coating compositions comprise a vinyl ester copolymer colloidally dispersed in an aqueous medium, the copolymer consisting essentially of (a) a vinyl ester of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkanoic acid, (b) about 0.1 to 10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid or half ester thereof, (c) about 0.05 to 10 wt % of a dicyclopentadienyl acrylate, and (d) 0-50 wt % of an alkyl acrylate.

Abstract: A vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer emulsion exhibiting both partially- and fully-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol compatibility which comprises an aqueous colloidal dispersion of a copolymer prepared by the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate and ethylene in the presence of a polyvinyl alcohol stabilizing system having an 8 to 10 mole % residual vinyl acetate content, especially comprising a mixture of a polyvinyl alcohol having a 3 to 6 mole % vinyl acetate content and a polyvinyl alcohol having a 10 to 14 mole % vinyl acetate content in a ratio that yields an average residual vinyl acetate content of 8 to 10 mole %. When blended with a partially- or fully-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol to provided an adhesive composition, such compositions demonstrate an enhanced plasticizer thickening.

Abstract: Aqueous vinyl ester/ethylene copolymer emulsions possessing good dry pick and wet pick strengths in paper coating compositions comprise a vinyl ester/ethylene copolymer colloidally dispersed in an aqueous medium, the copolymer consisting essentially of (a) a vinyl ester of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkanoic acid, (b) about 0.5 to 15 wt % ethylene, (c) about 0.1 to 10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid or half ester thereof, (d) about 0.05 to 10 wt % of a dicyclopentadienyl acrylate, and (e) 0-50 wt % of an alkyl acrylate.