Abstract: A defoaming coalescent for a water-based composition including a coalescent carrier; and one or more defoamer-active components is provided. A method for making a defoaming coalescent including the steps of: providing a coalescent carrier and one or more defoamer-active components; and combining the carrier and defoamer-active components is also provided. A water-based composition including a polymer latex or a polymer dispersion; and a defoaming coalescent is also provided.

Abstract: A defoaming coalescent for a water-based composition including a coalescent carrier; and one or more defoamer-active components is provided. A method for making a defoaming coalescent including the steps of: providing a coalescent carrier and one or more defoamer-active components; and combining the carrier and defoamer-active components is also provided. A water-based composition including a polymer latex or a polymer dispersion; and a defoaming coalescent is also provided.

Abstract: Coatings for metal containers, metalworking lubricant compositions, compositions for electroplating and electrowinning, and latex compositions comprising a base-catalyzed reaction product of (a) at least one compound of formula I R1(X)3??(I) wherein each X group is a halogen atom or one X group is a halogen atom and two X groups represent an epoxy oxygen atom, which is attached to two adjacent carbon atoms in the R1 group to form an epoxy group, and R1 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and (b) at least one compound having the formula II R2X(AO)nY??(II) wherein R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, organic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S—, or —NR3— where R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C18 alkyl group; each AO group is independently an ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, or 1,2-butyleneoxy group, n is a number from 0 to 200; and Y is hydrogen, or Y can be a mercapto group or an amino group or a C1-C6 alkylamino group in place of a terminal —OH

Abstract: A rosin alcohol alkoxylated with 0-200 moles of at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and combinations thereof per mole of alcohol is provided. A thickening agent and a method for making the thickening agent includes an alkoxylated rosin alcohol alkoxylated with 0-200 moles of at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and combinations thereof per mole of alcohol where the alkoxylated rosin alcohol is reacted using a linking compound for linking at least two hydroxyl groups. The alkoxylated rosin alcohol and linking group may be reacted with a polyalkylene glycol. The alkoxylated rosin alcohol and thickening agent may be incorporated into an emulsion polymer or a polymer dispersion, or a paint or coating composition, as a wetting agent or rheology modifier, respectively.

Abstract: Reaction products prepared by processes which comprise reacting: A) at least one compound having the general formula I: R1(X)3??(I) wherein each X group independently represents a halogen atom or one X group represents a halogen atom and two X groups represent an epoxy oxygen atom, which is attached to two adjacent carbon atoms in the R1 group to form an epoxy group, and R1 is an alkanetriyl group having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and B) at least one compound having the general formula II R2X(AO)nY??(II) wherein R2 represents a polyfluorinated organic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms and at least two fluorine atoms; X represents —O—, —S—, or NR3— where R3 is hydrogen or a C1–C18 alkyl group; each AO group is independently an ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, or 1,2-butyleneoxy group, n is a number of from 0 to 200; and Y represents hydrogen, a mercapto group, an amino group or a C1–C6 alkylamino group in place of a terminal —OH group, with the proviso that when Y is a mercapto, amino, or a C1–C6 al

Abstract: Lithographic fountain solutions containing a surfactant-effective quantity of at least one reaction product comprising the following reactants: (A) at least one compound of formula I R1(X)3 ??(I) wherein each X group is a halogen atom or one X group is a halogen atom and two X groups represent an epoxy oxygen atom, which is attached to two adjacent carbon atoms in the R1 group to form an epoxy group, and R1 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and (B) at least one compound having formula II R2X(AO)nY ??(II) wherein R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, organic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S—, or NR3— where R3 is hydrogen or a C1–C18 alkyl group; each AO group is independently an ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, or 1,2-butyleneoxy group, n is a number of from 0 to 200; and Y is hydrogen, or Y can be a mercapto group or an amino group or a C1–C6 alkylamino group in place of a terminal —OH group, provided that when Y is mercapto or an ami

Abstract: Methods for treating wastewater comprising adding to wastewater a defoaming and/or surfactant-effective quantity of at least one base-catalyzed branched reaction product comprising the following reactants: A) at least one compound of formula I R1(X)3??(I) wherein each X group is a halogen atom or one X group is a halogen atom and two X groups represent an epoxy oxygen atom, which is attached to two adjacent carbon atoms in the R1 group to form an epoxy group, and R1 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and B) at least one compound having the formula II R2X(AO)nY??(II) wherein R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, organic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S—, or —NR3— where R3 is hydrogen or a C1–C18 alkyl group; each AO group is independently an ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, or 1,2-butyleneoxy group, n is a number of from 0 to 200; and Y is hydrogen, or Y can be a mercapto group or an amino group or a C1–C6 alkylamino group in place o

Abstract: Surfactant concentrates containing the following components:

Abstract: Nonaqueous compositions formulated for spray application to a substrate wherein the composition contains a foam-reducing quantity of at least one base-catalyzed reaction product comprising the following reactants:

Abstract: Reaction products prepared by processes which comprise reacting:

Abstract: Aqueous paper coating compositions containing at least one of a clay, a starch, casein, a resin, and a wax; and wherein the composition contains from about 0.

Abstract: Coatings for metal containers, metalworking lubricant compositions, compositions for electroplating and electrowinning, and latex compositions comprising a base-catalyzed reaction product of (a) at least one compound of formula I

Abstract: Latexes are thickened by compounds of the formula: R1—(O—A)a—B1—R2—(B2—R3)d—(B3—(A′—O)b-f—(A′—B4)f—R4—(B5—R5)e)n—B6—(A″O)c—R6 wherein: R1 and R6 are monovalent hydrophobic groups independently selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, an aromatic group, and a substituted aromatic group; R2 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, substituted aliphatic, aromatic, or substituted aromatic radicals, each radical being divalent or trivalent; R3 and R5 are independently selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl and lower aralkyl; B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6 are linking groups independently selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom (to form the ether linkage —O—), a carboxylate group (to form an ester linkage R2—C(O)—O— and/or R4—C(O)—O—), an amino group (to form

Abstract: A water soluble copolymer useful as an inorganic pigment dispersant is comprised of a polymerized (1) monomer which is an ethylenically unsaturated organic phosphate or phosphonate and (2) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylated monomer, wherein the amount of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylated monomer is sufficient to permit the copolymer to associate with an inorganic pigment in an aqueous medium in a manner which disperses the inorganic pigment in the aqueous medium to form a stable aqueous dispersion of the inorganic pigment. The pigment dispersants according to the invention are particularly useful for dispersing concentrated ZnO slurries having a ZnO content of up to about 70% and in slurries containing ZnO in the presence of TiO2.

Abstract: The products of the reaction of epichlorohydrin and compounds having the formula II R3(EO)n(PO)mOH  (II) wherein R3 is an alkyl, alkenyl or arenyl group having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms; a substituted alkyl or alkenyl group having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms wherein; n is a number from 0 to 50 and m is a number from 0 to 50; wherein the mole ratio of epichlorohydrin to (II) is from about 0.60/1 to about 2/1 are used in defoaming compositions for defoaming aqueous systems such as latex paints.

Abstract: Products of the reaction between I) the reaction product of reactants comprising A) a linking agent of formula I R4(Y)3  (I)  wherein each Y group is a halogen atom or one Y group is a halogen atom and two Y groups represent an oxygen atom, which is attached to two adjacent carbon atoms in the R4 group to form an epoxy group, and R4 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and B) a compound formula II R3(EO)n(PO)m(BO)pX  (II)  wherein R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or araliphatic oxy or thio group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a secondary amino group having from 2 to 36 carbon atoms; n is a number of from 0 to 50; m is a number of from 0 to 50; p is a number of from 0 to 50; and X is hydrogen, or X can be a mercapto group or an amino group in place of a terminal —OH group, provided that when X is mercapto or amino; the sum of n, m, and p must be at least 1; and the mole ratio of A:B is from about 0

Abstract: Ink compositions containing a surfactant-effective and/or defoaming-effective quantity of at least one reaction product comprising the following reactants: A) at least one compound of formula I R1(X)3  (I)  wherein each X group is a halogen atom or one X group is a halogen atom and two X groups represent an epoxy oxygen atom, which is attached to two adjacent carbon atoms in the R1 group to form an epoxy group, and R1 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and B) at least one compound having the formula II R2X(AO)nY   (II)  wherein R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, organic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S—, or NR33— where R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C18 group; each AO group is independently an ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, or 1,2-butyleneoxy group, n is a number of from 0 to 200, preferably from 1 to 100, more preferably from 2 to 20; and Y is hydrogen, or Y can be a mercapt

Abstract: Ink compositions containing a surfactant-effective and/or defoaming-effective quantity of at least one reaction product comprising the following reactants:

Abstract: A cleaning composition containing: (A) an alkyl polyglycoside corresponding to formula I: R1O(R2O)b(Z)a  I wherein R1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; R2 is a divalent alkylene radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; b is a number having a value from 0 to about 12; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6; and (B) at least one product of a reaction between: a) at least one linking agent of formula IV: R4(Y)3  (IV)  wherein each Y group is a halogen atom or one Y group is a halogen atom and two Y groups with two adjacent carbon atoms in the R4 group and an oxygen atom form an epoxy group, and R4 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and (b) at least one compound of formula (II) R3(EO)n(PO)m(BO)pX  (II)  wherein R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic oxy or thio group having from 1 to about 36 carbon

Abstract: Products of the reaction between