Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and containing aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties

A synthetic polymer having hydrogen bonding capability and containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• w≧1;
• R1,R1′,R2, R3=H or C1-4alkyl;
• a, b, d>0;
• c≧0;
• R0=a group capable of forming hydrogen or covalent bonds with cellulose;
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety;
• A1=—H, —COOH;
• R4=a Z1—R6—Y radical,
• where:
• Z1=any radical capable of bonding the R6 group to the polymer;
• R6=any linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or non-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon;
• Y=—H, —N+R7R8R9, or —NR7R8, where R7, R8, R9 are same or different and are H or C1-30 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and where:
• at least one of R6, R7, R8, R9 must be a linear or branched, substituted or non-substituted, aliphatic hydrocarbon having a carbon chain length of 8 or higher;
• R5=Z1—R10—W,
• where:
• Z1=any radical capable of bonding the R10 group to the polymer;
• R10=any linear or branched, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon of 2 or more carbons;
• and
• W=—N+R11,R12,R13, where R11, R12, R13 are C1-4 alkyl groups.

A synthetic polymer having hydrogen bonding capability and containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• w≧1;
• R1,R1′,R2,R3=H or C1-4 alkyl;
• a, b>0;
• c,d≧0 such that c+d>0;
• R0=a group capable of forming hydrogen or covalent bonds with cellulose;
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety;
• A1=—H, —COOH;
• R4=a Z1—R6—Y radical,
• where:
• Z1=any radical capable of bonding the R6 group to the polymer;
• R6=any linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or non-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon;
• Y=—H, —N+R7R8R9, or —NR7R8, where R7, R8, R9 are same or different and are H or C1-30 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and where:
• at least one of R6, R7, R8, R9 must be a linear or branched, substituted or non-substituted, aliphatic hydrocarbon having a carbon chain length of 8 or higher.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• a, b>0;
• c, d≧0 such that c+d>0;
• w≧1;
• Q1=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a pendant group capable of forming hydrogen or covalent bonds with cellulose;
• Q2=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety;
• Q3=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing an anionic or amphoteric charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• a, b>0;
• c,d>0 such that c+d>0;
• w≧1;
• Q1=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing one or more pendant —CONHCHOHCHO groups;
• Q2=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety;
• Q3=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• a, b>0;
• c,d≧0 such that c+d>0;
• w≧1;
• Q1=a block or graft copolymer containing a pendant group capable of forming hydrogen or covalent bonds with cellulose;
• Q2=a monomer unit containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety;
• Q3=a monomer unit containing a charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• a, b>0;
• c,d≧0 such that c+d>0;
• w≧1;
• Q1=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a pendant group capable of forming hydrogen or covalent bonds with cellulose;
• Q2=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety incorporated as part of the backbone of the synthetic polymer;
• Q3=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• a, b>0;
• c,d≧0 such that c+d>0;
• w≧1;
• Q1=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing one or more pendant —CONHCHOHCHO groups;
• Q2=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety incorporated as part of the backbone of the synthetic polymer;
• Q3=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• w≧1;
• R1=H, C1-4 alkyl;
• f, b>0;
• c, e, d>0;
• Q2=a block or graft copolymer containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety incorporated as part of the backbone of the synthetic polymer;
• Q3=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• a, b>0;
• c,d>0 such that c+d>0;
• w≧1;
• Q1=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing one or more pendant —CONHCHOHCHO groups;
• Q2=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a C8 or higher linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon moiety;
• Q3=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a charge functionality;
• and
• Q4=a monomer unit or a block or graft copolymer containing a hydrophilic moiety, which is desirable for making the material into a form suitable for papermaking.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• w≧1;
• R1, R2, R3=H, C1-4 alkyl;
• f, b>0;
• c, e≧0;
• R4=Z1—R6—Y radical where:
• Z1=any radical capable of bonding the R6 group to the polymer;
• R6=any aliphatic, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or non-substituted hydrocarbon;
• Y=H, —N+R7R8R9, —NR7R8, where R7, R8, R9 are same or different and are H or C1-30 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and where at least one of R6, R7, R8, R9 must be an aliphatic, linear or branched, substituted or non-substituted, hydrocarbon of chain length 8 or higher;
• R5=Z2—R10—W;
• Z2=any radical capable of bonding the R10 group to the polymer;
• R10=any linear or branched, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon of 2 or more carbons, preferably —(CH2CH2)—, —C(CH3)2CH2CH2—;
• and
• W=—N+R11,R12,R13 where R11, R12, R13 are C1-4 alkyl groups.

A synthetic polymer containing one or more aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties, said synthetic polymer having the following structure:

• where:
• w≧1;
• R1, R2=H or C1-4 alkyl;
• f, b, c>0;
• e≧0;
• R4=Z1—R6—Y radical where:
• Z1=any radical capable of bonding the R6 group to the polymer;
• R6=any aliphatic, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or non-substituted hydrocarbon;
• and
• Y=H, —N+R7R8R9, or —NR7R8, where R7, R8, R9 are same or different and are H or C1-30 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and where at least one of R6, R7, R8, R9 must be an aliphatic, linear or branched, substituted or non-substituted, hydrocarbon of chain length 8 or higher.