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AssigneeRohm and Haas Company
InventorsWilliam David Emmons, Martin Vogel, Edward C. Kostansek, Jack C. Thibeault, Peter R. Sperry
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Titanium dioxide particles are dispersed in an aqueous medium with a polymeric latex which adsorbs to the surface of the titanium dioxide to give a low-viscosity slurry or pigment grind of composite titanium dioxide-polymeric latex particles. A high glass transition polymeric latex can be used as the dispersant, and a low glass transition temperature binder latex can be added. The zeta potential of the polymeric latex can be at least about 30 millivolts more negative than the zeta potential of the titanium dioxide. The adsorbed polymeric latex provides more optimal spacing of the titanium dioxide particles in films formed from coating compositions formulated using the composite particles, and consequently greater film opacity and hiding at a given pigment volume concentration. Coatings formulated using the composite particles can be prepared to give the same hiding as coatings including titanium dioxide dispersed with conventional polyelectrolyte pigment dispersants, but with lower levels of costly titanium dioxide. Alternatively, a single selected polymeric latex can be used to both strongly adsorb to the pigment particles and to serve as binder, or a mixture of a selected, strongly adsorbing polymeric latex having a low effective glass transition temperature and a conventional binder latex can be employed.
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex particles adsorbed onto a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex particles adsorbed onto a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex particles adsorbed to a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex particles adsorbed to a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous composition, the composition including dispersed composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex dispersant particles adsorbed to a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous coating composition, the coating composition providing a coating having improved opacity, the coating composition including dispersed composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex dispersant particles adsorbed to a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous composition, the composition including dispersed composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex dispersant particles adsorbed to a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process according to claim 34 or claim 29 wherein the energy barrier with respect to heterocoagulation is less than about 10 kT.
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex particles adsorbed onto a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous coating composition, the coating composition providing a coating having improved opacity, the coating composition including dispersed composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex dispersant particles adsorbed to a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, the composite particles each comprising a plurality of polymeric latex particles adsorbed onto a titanium dioxide particle, the process comprising:
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