Additive for textile and adhesive applications
AssigneeRhodia Inc.
InventorsRonald Raymond Smesny, Warren Darius Stidham, Jr., Paul Graham Barnhardt
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Abstract
A composition comprising: (a) a naturally occurring or synthetic latex; and (b) a thickening agent comprising one or more polysaccharides; wherein said thickening agent is present in an amount of between about 0.01 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of polymer in said naturally occurring or synthetic latex and wherein said polysaccharide does not solely comprise a starch or cellulose derivative.
Claims14
An article of manufacture comprising a carpet backing material, unitary backing material, textile coating, textile precoat or adhesive including a composition comprising:
- (a) a material selected from the group consisting of a naturally occurring latex and a synthetic latex;
- and
- (b) a thickening agent comprising a polygalactomannan;
- wherein said thickening agent is present in an amount of between about 0.01 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of polymer in said naturally occurring or synthetic latex, said article being in a foamed state.
An article of manufacture comprising a carpet backing material, unitary backing material, textile coating, textile precoat or adhesive including a composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) a styrene butadiene;
- (b) a particulate filler;
- and
- (c) a thickening agent comprising a polygalactomannan;
- wherein said thickening agent is present in an amount of between about 0.01 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of polymer in said naturally occurring or synthetic latex and wherein said article of manufacture is in a foamed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.