Aqueous dispersions stabilized from freeze/thaw cycles
AssigneeConsep, Inc.
InventorThomas H. Eberlein
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Abstract
Aqueous dispersions of PTFE and TiO.sub.2 stabilized from the effects of freeze/thaw cycles are disclosed, wherein the stabilizing agents are monohydric alcohols and monoamines having less than five carbon atoms.
Claims11
A method of stabilizing an aqueous dispersion of particles having an average size of less than one micron, said particles being selected from titanium dioxide and polytetraflouroethylene, against the harmful effects of freeze/thaw cycles comprising adding a stabilizing agent to said dispersion wherein said stabilizing agent consists essentially of an organic, monofunctional, polar compound having less than five carbon atoms selected from a monohydric alcohol and a monoamine, and wherein said stabilizing agent is present in an amount not exceeding 0.05 molar based upon the water present in said aqueous dispersion.
An aqueous dispersion of particles having an average size of less than one micron, said particles being selected from titanium dioxide and polytetraflouroethylene, that is stabilized against the adverse effects of freeze/thaw cycles by the presence of a stabilizing agent consisting essentially of a monofunctional polar compound having less than five carbon atoms selected from a monohydric alcohol and a monoamine, said stabilizing agent being present in an amount less than 0.05 molar based upon the water present in said aqueous dispersion.
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