Copolymer of monocarboxylic acid with at least 8C and unsaturated dicarboxylic ester
AssigneePPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
InventorsKarl F. Schimmel, Suryya K. Das, Soner Kilic
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Abstract
A copolymer having utility in coating compositions comprises the addition polymerization product of an alpha-olefin monocarboxylic acid having at least 8 carbon atoms (articularly undecylenic acid) and a mono- or di-ester of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or anhydride (e.g., dialkyl maleate). The copolymer may be provided with hydroxy functionality by reacting the carboxylic acid functionality with an epoxy compound to permit use in curable coatings. Alternatively the copolymer may be base neutralized to serve as a surfactant in aqueous dispersion polymerization.
Claims5
A copolymer comprising the polymerization product of:
- (a) an alpha-olefin monocarboxylic acid having at least 8 carbon atoms;
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- (b) a mono- or di-ester of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or a mono- or di-ester of an unsaturated anhydride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.