Substituted alkoxy benzene and use thereof as wetting aid for polyepoxide resins

A method of continuously forming and suspending consolidatible resin composition coated particulate material in a gelled aqueous carrier liquid comprising:

• admixing continuous streams of said gelled aqueous carrier liquid, uncoated particulate material, a polyepoxide resin composition that will subsequently harden and a surface active agent for enhancing the ability of said resin composition to coat said particulate material whereby said particulate material is continuously coated with said resin composition and suspended in said gelled aqueous carrier liquid, said resin composition being comprised of a hardenable polyepoxide resin, a substantially water immiscible diluent present in said resin composition in an amount sufficient to lower the viscosity thereof, a hardening agent and a wetting aid for enhancing the ability of said resin composition to coat said particulate material, said wetting aid being a substituted alkoxy benzene having the formula:
• ##STR21## wherein R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and x is 0 or 1, each nitrogen group ("NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 (R.sub.3).sub.x ") shown by said formula bearing a positive electrical charge on the central nitrogen atom and a corresponding negative counter ion when x is 1.