Method for making water-dispersible and water-dispersed polymers

An aqueous coating composition including an emulsion polymerized latex prepared from ingredients comprising:

• an aqueous dispersion formed from ingredients including a tertiary amine and an acid- or anhydride-functional organic solution polymerized acrylic polymer;
• and
• ethylenically unsaturated monomers including an alkyl (meth) acrylate and glycerol carbonate methacrylate, 4-vinyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, 4-[(ethenyloxy) methyl]-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, 4-(4-ethenylphenyl) methoxy)methyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, glycerin carbonate vinyl ether, (2-oxo-1, 3-dioxolan-4-yl) methyl acrylate, or (5-ethyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxan-5-yl) methyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate, or mixture thereof;
• wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomers are emulsion polymerized in the presence of the aqueous dispersion;
• and
• wherein the aqueous coating composition includes at least 15 weight percent of non-volatile components, is substantially free of halogen atoms, is substantially free of bisphenol A, and is an inside spray food or beverage container coating composition.