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US 2020/0392271 A1Published application
Associative polymer structures and methods of use thereof
AssigneeRhodia Operations
InventorsGenyao LIN, Qing Wang, Shaopeng Zhang, Rose Ndong, Carl Aften, Jian Zhou
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Abstract
Polymeric compositions and systems useful for maintaining particle dispersions for extended periods of time via a three-dimensional interconnected network of bodies in the system after hydration.
Claims19
A powder composition comprising:
- i) at least one glycol ether having a structure of
- wherein R1 is hydrogen or acetate;
- R2 is C1-C8 alkyl or phenyl;
- p and q are the same or different and p and q are independently an integer from 1 to 6;
- and
- ii) a polymer comprising:
- a. at least one hydrophobic monomer selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated behenyl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated tristyrylphenyl (meth)acrylate ester, ethoxylated cetyl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated stearyl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated lauryl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated myristyl (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof;
- and
- b. at least one hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of zwitterionic monomers, acrylate, acrylate salts, acrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid salts, and combinations thereof,
- wherein the polymer provides a three-dimensional interconnected network of bodies after hydration.
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An aqueous composition comprising:
- i) a three-dimensional interconnected network of polymeric bodies, wherein the polymer comprises:
- a. at least one hydrophobic monomer selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated behenyl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated tristyrylphenyl (meth)acrylate ester, ethoxylated cetyl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated stearyl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated lauryl (meth)acrylate, ethoxylated myristyl (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof;
- and
- b. at least one hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of zwitterionic monomers, acrylate, acrylate salts, acrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid salts, and combinations thereof;
- ii) at least one glycol ether having a structure of
- wherein R1 is hydrogen or acetate;
- R2 is alkyl or aryl;
- p and q are the same or different and p and q are independently an integer from 1 to 6;
- and
- iii) an aqueous component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.