Water in oil emulsions containing pyrrole
AssigneeElf Atochem North America, Inc.
InventorsJohn Distaso, Azucena G. De Guzman
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Abstract
Improvements in the rate of stripping of alkaline water-in-oil emulsions by incorporating in the organic phase thereof an effective amount of pyrrole.
Claims10
In an alkaline paint stripper formulation which contains a water-in-oil emulsion having a water phase and a continuous benzyl alcohol phase, but which does not contain an organic amine activator, the improvement comprising incorporating pyrrole and at least one of d-limonene or anisole in the benzyl alcohol phase in an amount effective to increase the rate of stripping.
A method of increasing the stripping rate of an alkaline water-in-oil emulsion paint stripper which does not contain an organic amine activator, which method comprises incorporating into the emulsion's benzyl alcohol phase an effective amount of pyrrole and at least one of d-limonene or anisole.
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