Shelf stable fast-core aqueous coating

- Rohm and Haas Company

A shelf-stable fast-cure aqueous coating is disclosed. The coating contains an anionically stabilized latex, a polyfunctional amine and a volatile base in an amount sufficient to deprotonate the conjugate acid of the amine.

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Claims

1. A shelf-stable fast-cure aqueous coating composition consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer having from about 20% to about 100% of the monomer units by weight containing an amine group and having no acid groups other than trace amounts; and
(c) an amount of volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the polyfunctional amine is in a non-ionic state.Iadd., a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test.Iaddend..

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of polyfunctional amine is from about 0.25 to about 10 parts per 100 parts emulsion solids by weight.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the amount of polyfunctional amine is from about 0.4 to about 5 parts per 100 parts emulsion solids by weight.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the amount of polyfunctional amine is from about 0.6 to about 2.5 parts per 100 parts emulsion solids by weight.

5. The coming composition of claim 1 wherein the polyfunctional amine is polyoxazolidinoethylmethacrylate.

6. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein the polyfunctional amine polymer contains dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide.

7. The coming composition of claim 1 wherein the polyfunctional amine polymer contains oxazolidinoethylmethacrylate.

8. The coating composition of claim 1 wherein the polyfunctional amine polymer contains dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate.

9. A shelf stable fast-cure aqueous traffic paint consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer; and
(c) an amount of volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the polyfunctional amine is in a non-ionic state.Iadd., a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test.Iaddend..

10. A shelf stable fast-cure aqueous paint composition consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine; and
(c) an amount of a volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of said polyfunctional amine is in a non-ionic state.Iadd., a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test.Iaddend..

11. The composition of claim 10 wherein said polyfunctional amine is polymerized from 20% to 100% by weight of amine containing monomer units.

12. The composition of claim 11 wherein said monomer units are selected from the group consisting of dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, oxazolidinoethylmethacrylate and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate.

13. An exterior shelf-stable fast-cure aqueous paint composition consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) 0.6 to 2.5 parts per 100 parts of emulsion solids by weight of a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer having no acid groups other than trace amounts and polymerized from oxazolidinoethylmethacrylate monomer units; and
(c) an amount of a volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of said polyfunctional amine is in a non-ionic state.Iadd., a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test.Iaddend..

14. A shelf stable fast-cure aqueous traffic paint composition consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine; and
(c) an amount of a volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of said polyfunctional amine is in a non-ionic state.Iadd., a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test.Iaddend..

15. The composition of claim 14 wherein said polyfunctional amine is polymerized from 20% to 100% by weight of amine containing monomer units.

16. The composition of claim 15 wherein said monomer units arc selected from the group consisting of dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, oxazolidinoethylmethacrylate and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate.

17. An exterior shelf-stable fast-cure aqueous traffic paint composition consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) 0.6 to 2.5 parts per 100 parts of emulsion solids by weight of a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer polymerized from oxazolidinoethylmethacrylate monomer units; and
(c) an amount of a volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of said polyfunctional amine is in a non-ionic state.Iadd., a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test.Iaddend..

18. The composition of claim 17 wherein said emulsion polymer has a Tg of 20.degree. C.

19. The composition of claim 17 wherein the amount of said polyfunctional amine is 1.25 parts per 100 parts of emulsion solids..Iadd.20. The traffic paint of claim 9 wherein the polyfunctional amine polymer is polymerized from monomer units containing an amine or imine group..Iaddend..Iadd.21. The composition of claim 10 wherein the polyfunctional amine is polymerized from monomer units containing an amine or imine group..Iaddend..Iadd.22. The composition of claim 13 wherein the polyfunctional amine polymer is polymerized from monomer units containing an amine or imine group..Iaddend..Iadd.23. The composition of claim 14 wherein the polyfunctional amine is polymerized from monomer units containing an amine or imine group..Iaddend..Iadd.24. A shelf stable fast cure aqueous composition consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer having from about 20 percent to about 100 percent of the monomer units by weight containing an amine or imine group; and
(c) an amount of volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the polyfunctional amine polymer is in a non-ionic state a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry

test..Iaddend..Iadd.25. A shelf stable fast cure aqueous traffic paint consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer having from about 20 percent to about 100 percent of the monomer units by weight containing an amine or imine group; and
(c) an amount of volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the polyfunctional amine polymer is in a non-ionic state, a test film of said composition having a dry time of 10 minutes as determined under a modified ASTM D1640 dry test..Iaddend..Iadd.26. A shelf stable fast cure aqueous composition consisting essentially of:
(a)an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer polymerized from monomer units containing an imine group; and
(c) an amount of volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the polyfunctional amine

polymer is in a non-ionic state..Iaddend..Iadd.27. A shelf stable fast cure aqueous traffic paint consisting essentially of:

(a) an anionically stabilized emulsion polymer having a Tg greater than about 0.degree. C.;
(b) a water soluble polyfunctional amine polymer polymerized from monomer units containing an imine group; and
(c) an amount of volatile base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the polyfunctional amine polymer is in a non-ionic state..Iaddend.
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Patent History
Patent number: RE36042
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company (Philadelphia, PA)
Inventors: Francis Joseph Landy (Jenkintown, PA), Andrew Mercurio (Gwynedd Valley, PA), Roy Wesley Flynn (Warrington, PA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey T. Smith
Attorney: Sudhir G. Deshmukh
Application Number: 8/850,708
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solid Polymer Derived From A Monomer Containing An Atom Other Than C, O, H, Or Chlorine (524/521)
International Classification: C08K 535;