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Water soluble polymers and dispersions containing them
Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd
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Filing: 1984-11-16
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2004-11-16
Abstract
Abstract Pigment dispersions contain, as dispersing agent novel water soluble polymers containing acid groups, preferably polyacrylic acid or copolymers of polyacrylic acid with AMPS, having polydispersity below 1.5 and molecular weight in the range about 1,000 to about 5,000.
Inventors
- 👤 David Farrar
- 👤 Malcolm Hawe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 14:35
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D17/00; C09D17/004; C08; C08F; C08F6/00; C08F6/04; C09D7/00; C09D7/40; C09D7/45
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxylic, sulphuric and sulphonic acid groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, and which has PD below 1.4 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, of from 1,000 to 50,000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxylic, sulphuric and sulphonic acid groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, and which has PD below 1.4 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, of from 1,000 to 50,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxylic, sulphuric and sulphonic acid groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, and which is terminated by groups selected from OH, COOH and C 1-3 alkyl and which has PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, of from 1,000 to 50,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxylic, sulphuric and sulphonic acid groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, and which is terminated by groups selected from OH, COOH and C 1-3 alkyl and which has PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, of from 1,000 to 50,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
Polymers according to claim 2 selected from polyacrylic acid and copolymers of acrylic acid with 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulphonic acid and which are terminated by groups selected from OH, COOH and C 1-3 alkyl and which have PD below 1.4 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, of from 1,000 to 5,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A dispersion of particulate material in an aqueous medium containing a dispersing agent for the particulate material and in which the dispersing agent is a water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxyl and sulphonic groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, characterised in that the polymer has PD below 1.5 and Mw (measured as the sodium salt) of from about 1,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
A dispersion of particulate material in an aqueous medium containing a dispersing agent for the particulate material and in which the dispersing agent is a water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxyl and sulphonic groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, characterised in that the polymer has PD below 1.5 and Mw (measured as the sodium salt) of from about 1,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A dispersion according to claim 4 in which PD is 1.05 to 1.4 and Mw is below 6,000.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dispersion according to claim 4 in which the unsaturated monomers are selected from methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulphonic acid, vinyl sulphuric acid, allyl sulphonic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, acrylic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulphonic acid and 2-acrylamide-2-phenyl propane sulphonic acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dispersion of pigment in water containing a water soluble dispersing agent that is polyacrylic acid, or a water soluble salt thereof, having PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, in the range about 1,000 to about 3,000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dispersion of pigment in water containing a water soluble dispersing agent that is polyacrylic acid, or a water soluble salt thereof, having PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, in the range about 1,000 to about 3,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A dispersion in water made by grinding calcium carbonate in water containing a water soluble dispersing agent that is polyacrylic acid, or a water soluble salt thereof, having PD below 1.5 and Mw in the range about 2,500 to about 4,500.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A dispersion in water made by grinding calcium carbonate in water containing a water soluble dispersing agent that is polyacrylic acid, or a water soluble salt thereof, having PD below 1.5 and Mw in the range about 2,500 to about 4,500.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A dispersion in water made by grinding calcium carbonate in water containing a water soluble dispersing agent that is a copolymer of acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulphonic acid or a salt thereof, having PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, in the range about 1,500 to about 3,500.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
53 words
A dispersion in water made by grinding calcium carbonate in water containing a water soluble dispersing agent that is a copolymer of acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulphonic acid or a salt thereof, having PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, in the range about 1,500 to about 3,500.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
An aqueous dispersion paint comprising a pigment, a binder for the paint and a water soluble dispersing agent for the pigment that is polyacrylic acid or a salt thereof having PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, in the range about 1,500 to about 5,000.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
An aqueous dispersion paint comprising a pigment, a binder for the paint and a water soluble dispersing agent for the pigment that is polyacrylic acid or a salt thereof having PD below 1.5 and Mw, measured on the full sodium salt, in the range about 1,500 to about 5,000.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
A detergent composition containing, as detergent builder, a water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxyl and sulphonic groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, and which has PD below 1.5 and Mw (measured as the sodium salt) of from about 1,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
A detergent composition containing, as detergent builder, a water soluble polymer formed from one or more unsaturated monomers and containing acid groups selected from carboxyl and sulphonic groups, or a water soluble salt thereof, and which has PD below 1.5 and Mw (measured as the sodium salt) of from about 1,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 11 in which the polymer is selected from polyacrylic acid and copolymers of acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulphonic acid.
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