Compositions and methods for protecting materials from damage
AssigneeAgroShield, LLC
InventorsJoel Zychick, Shelby F. Thames, Sandipan Dutta, Sharathkumar K. Mendon, Oliver W. Smith
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a composition prepared from a Class 1 member, a Class 2 member, and a Class 3 member, said Class 1 member contributing approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, said Class 2 member contributing approximately 1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, and said Class 3 member contributing an amount up to a balance by dry weight of said composition.
Claims33
A composition prepared from a plurality of materials comprising a multifunctional hydrophilic monomer with 2 or more functionalities, and comprising at least 2 acrylic groups but less than 5 acrylic groups and not more than 11 hydroxyl groups, a processing aid comprising a soybean protein composition, and a polyethoxy methacrylate, said multifunctional hydrophilic monomer contributing approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, said processing aid contributing approximately 1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, and said polyethoxy methacrylate contributing an amount up to a balance by dry weight of said composition, wherein the composition releases heat when an ambient temperature is about 5° C. to about −15° C.
A mixture comprising a polymer composition prepared from a plurality of materials comprising a multifunctional hydrophilic monomer with 2 or more functionalities, and comprising at least 2 acrylic groups but less than 5 acrylic groups and not more than 11 hydroxyl groups, a processing aid comprising a soybean protein composition, and a polyethoxy methacrylate, said multifunctional hydrophilic monomer contributing approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said polymer composition, said processing aid contributing approximately 1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said polymer composition, and said polyethoxy methacrylate contributing up to a balance by dry weight of said polymer composition, wherein the composition releases heat when an ambient temperature is about 5° C. to about −15° C.
A method comprising a plurality of activities comprising:
- providing a mixture comprising water and a composition prepared from a multifunctional hydrophilic monomer with 2 or more functionalities, and comprising at least 2 acrylic groups but less than 5 acrylic groups and not more than 11 hydroxyl groups a processing aid comprising a soybean protein composition, and a polyethoxy methacrylate, said multifunctional hydrophilic monomer contributing approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, said processing aid contributing approximately 1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, and said polyethoxy methacrylate contributing an amount up to a balance by dry weight of said composition, wherein the composition releases heat when an ambient temperature is about 5° C. to about −15° C.;
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- coating at least a portion of a surface of an object with the mixture.
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