Thickening anionic copolymer
AssigneeCoatex
InventorsYves MATTER, Jean-Marc SUAU, Francis BONY, Francois DUPONT
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Abstract
The invention relates to a copolymer obtained by polymerisation reaction of at least three comonomers: a first anionic monomer, a second monomer comprising an olefin unsaturation, and a third monomer comprising a hydrophobic group. The invention likewise relates to the use of said copolymer as a thickening agent, in particular in aqueous suspensions of mineral particles with high solids content. The copolymer according to the invention makes it possible to improve the compromise between viscosity with high shear gradient and viscosity with low shear gradient, while also improving water retention inside the suspension.
Claims28
A copolymer (P1), obtained by a polymerization reaction of a composition comprising:
- (a1) at least one anionic monomer comprising at least one polymerizable olefinic unsaturation,
- (b1) at least one monomer of formula (I):
- in which:
- R1 and R2, which are identical or different, independently represent H or CH3,
- L1 independently represents a group chosen from C(O), CH2 and CH2—CH2,
- L2 independently represents a group chosen from (CH2—CH2O)x, (CH(CH3)CH2O)y and combinations thereof, and
- x and y, which are identical or different, independently represent 0 or an integer or decimal number between 0.1 and 150, wherein x is strictly greater than y and the sum x+y is between 10 and 150, and
- (c1) at least one monomer of formula (II):
- in which:
- R3 independently represents a group comprising at least one polymerizable olefinic unsaturation,
- R4 independently represents a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic and linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group comprising from 6 to 40 carbon atoms,
- L3 independently represents a group chosen from (OCH2—CH2)m, (OCH(CH3)CH2)n and combinations thereof, and
- m and n, which are identical or different, independently represent 0 or an integer or decimal number between 0.1 and 150, wherein m is strictly greater than n and the sum m+n is between 10 and 150.
An aqueous composition, which is:
- a composition (C1) comprising:
- the at least one copolymer (P1) and
- water,
- a composition (C2) comprising:
- the at least one copolymer (P1),
- water and
- at least one polymer HASE type (P2),
- a composition (C3) comprising:
- the at least one copolymer (P1),
- water and
- at least one ASE type polymer (P3), or
- a composition (C4) comprising:
- the at least one copolymer (P1),
- water,
- at least one HASE type polymer (P2) and
- at least one ASE type polymer (P3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.