Wax for reducing mar and abrasion in inks and coatings

A coating for a cellulosic product, the coating comprising an admixture comprising:

• between 20%-60% weight percent of an acrylic resin dispersion;
• between 5%-30% weight percent of a pigment;
• between 20%-75% weight percent of an aqueous solvent;
• and
• between 0.5% to 5% weight percent of a hydrogenated, vegetable-derived wax, the wax being characterized by an iodine value between 2 to 5, and wherein the wax is a wax comprising 20% castor wax and 80% soybean wax by weight, whereby the coating, when applied to the cellulosic product, renders the coated cellulosic product resistant to mar and abrasion damage.

A method to reduce mar and abrasion of a coated cellulosic article, the method comprising the steps of:

• preparing an admixture comprising:
• between 20%-60% weight percent of an acrylic resin dispersion;
• between 5%-30% weight percent of a pigment;
• between 20%-75% weight percent of an aqueous solvent;
• and
• between 0.5% to 5% weight percent of a hydrogenated, vegetable-derived wax, the wax being characterized by an iodine value between 2 to 5, and wherein the wax is a wax comprising 20% castor wax and 80% soybean wax by weight;
• applying the admixture to a surface of the cellulosic article;
• and
• allowing the applied admixture to dry, whereby the applied coating reduces mar and abrasion damage to the coated cellulosic product when the coated cellulosic product is subjected or one or more tests, the test selected from the group consisting of rubbing, abrasion, slip and gloss.

A cellulosic article coated with a mar and rub resistant composition, the composition comprising:

• between 20%-60% weight percent of an acrylic resin dispersion;
• between 5%-30% weight percent of a pigment;
• between 0.1%-1% weight percent of a defoaming agent,
• between 20%-75% weight percent of an aqueous solvent;
• and
• between 0.5% to 5% weight percent of a hydrogenated, vegetable-derived wax, the wax being characterized by an iodine value between 2 to 5;
• the wax being a mixture of 20% castor wax and 80% soybean wax by weight, and wherein the cellulosic article is selected from the group consisting of corrugated cardboard, kraft paper, linerboard, and paper.