Thickened organic liquid compositions with polymeric rheology modifiers
AssigneeNouryon Chemicals International B.V.
InventorsShawn Zhu, John Socrates Thomaides, Andrew Richard Boracci, Anthony John Adamo, Diane Principe-Frank, Qiwei He, John M. Morales
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Abstract
Disclosed are thickened organic liquid compositions comprising an organic liquid and a polymeric rheology modifier wherein the polymeric rheology modifier is obtainable by co-polymerizing at least two of a bicyclic (meth)acrylate ester, an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and an aromatic vinyl monomer. Also disclosed are thickened organic liquid dispersions with suspended solids and methods of stabilizing dispersions using polymeric rheology modifiers.
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A thickened organic liquid comprising an organic liquid and a polymeric rheology modifier, wherein the organic liquid is includes less than 10 wt % of gasoline and diesel fuel based on a total weight of the organic liquid, and wherein the polymeric rheology modifier is obtained by co-polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising:
- 10 to 80 wt % of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate;
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- at least one of the following monomers:
- 5 to 70 wt % a bicyclic (meth)acrylate ester different from the alkyl (meth)acrylate, and/or
- 10 to 40 wt % of an aromatic vinyl monomer
- up to a total of 100 wt %, wherein the weight percentages of the monomer are based on the total weight of all the monomers.
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