Dsm N.v.

Dirk A Stanssens

Johan F Jansen

Veronika M Aarts

Renier H Kierkels

The invention relates to a composition comprising polymerizable material and an anionic photocatalyst. The photocatalyst is a photolabile compound able to liberate a strong base having a pK.sub.a .gtoreq.12. The catalyst can be illustrated by the structural formula Z-A wherein Z is a photolabile group and A is a strong base, for example, a nitrogen containing compound such as, a secondary amine, a guanidine or amidine and Z is covalently bound to A.

Anionic photocatalyst

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a modified polymer by reaction between a reactive polymer and at least a compound containing two or more functional groups. The polymer, which is solid at room temperature, is mixed, at a temperature at which the viscosity of the polymer is lower than 10000 dPas (measured according to Emila), with a compound containing two or more functional groups in a mixing means for achieving a homogeneous product and the mean residence time and the residence time distribution being chosen so that more than 50% of the reactive groups of the polymer has reacted. As means to make the composition homogeneous use is made of a static mixer. The functional groups of the compound containing two or more functional groups have different reactivities. The invention also relates to a binder composition, which comprises the modified polymer thus obtained and a crosslinker.

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Houthalen, Belgium

Dirk A Stanssens