Compositions comprising multi-valent cations and phosphono-phosphate containing polymers
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRyan M. West, Scott Leroy Cron
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Abstract
Disclosed are novel phosphono-phosphate polymer compositions with multi-valent cations in aqueous solutions. These compositions can further include mono or multivalent anions.
Claims24
An aqueous composition comprising a metal salt comprising one or more multivalent cations and a polymer having a structure of Formula 1:
- wherein:
- ε is a site of attachment to a carbon atom in a polymer backbone, side group, or side chain;
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, amine cation, and a structure of Formula 2:
- wherein:
- θ is a site of attachment to the structure of Formula 1,
- R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation;
- R2 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, amine cation, and a structure of Formula 3:
- wherein:
- θ is a site of attachment to the structure of Formula 1,
- R6, and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation, and
- n is an integer from 1 to 22;
- and
- R3 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation.
A method of inhibiting at least 10% precipitation of transition metal complexes, which would otherwise be insoluble in an aqueous mixture, from a solution by combining said solution with a polymer comprising a structure of Formula 1:
- wherein:
- ε is a site of attachment to a carbon atom in a polymer backbone, side group, or side chain;
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, amine cation, and a structure of Formula 2:
- wherein:
- θ is a site of attachment to the structure of Formula 1,
- R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation;
- R2 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, amine cation, and a structure of Formula 3:
- wherein:
- θ is a site of attachment to the structure of Formula 1,
- R6, and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation salt, and
- n is an integer from 1 to 22;
- and
- R3 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation.
A method of making a stable aqueous metal salt composition, said method comprising the steps of:
- dissolving a metal salt comprising one or more multivalent cations in an aqueous solution to form an aqueous metal salt composition;
- and
- adding to said aqueous metal salt composition a polymer comprising a structure of Formula 1:
- wherein:
- ε is a site of attachment to a carbon atom in a polymer backbone, side group, or side chain;
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, amine cation, and a structure of Formula 2:
- wherein:
- θ is a site of attachment to the structure of Formula 1,
- R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation;
- R2 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, amine cation, and a structure of Formula 3:
- wherein:
- θ is a site of attachment to the structure of Formula 1,
- R6, and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation, and
- n is an integer from 1 to 22;
- and
- R3 is selected from the group consisting of —H, Na, K, or Li cation, and amine cation.
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