Akzo Nobel N.v.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.

Kemira Oyj

Dirk Ruppelt

Oliver Struck

Mathias Hahn

Werner Jaeger

Christian Przybyla

Achim Sieger

The present invention relates to a water-soluble polymer dispersion comprising: a dispersed polymer made up of at least one water-soluble monomer A and at least one water-soluble cationic monomer B, at least one stabiliser C, and at least one cationic polyelectrolyte as co-stabiliser D. It also relates to a method of producing a polymer dispersion and to a paper-making process.

Water soluble-Polymer dispersion and method of producing a water-soluble polymer dispersion

The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising: preparing a dispersant co-polymer of a monomer mixture (M) by polymerising the monomer mixture (M) in a reaction medium which is substantially free from organic solvents and/or substantially free from monomers which are not soluble in water, the monomer mixture (M) comprises at least one cationic vinyl monomer (m) and at least one monomer (m) which is tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, or a monomer of the general formula (I): wherein Ris hydrogen or methyl, Ris hydrogen or C-Calkyl, Ris hydrogen, C-Calkyl, phenyl, or benzyl, n=1 to 4, and x=1 to 50, and then, polymerising one or more water-soluble monomers (m) in an aqueous solution of a salt in the presence of the obtained dispersant polymer. The invention also relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion, use of the dispersion and a process for the production of paper.

Process for preparing a polymer dispersion

The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising: preparing a dispersant co-polymer of a monomer mixture (M) by polymerising the monomer mixture (M) in a reaction medium which is substantially free from organic solvents and/or substantially free from monomers which are not soluble in water, the monomer mixture (M) comprises at least one cationic vinyl monomer (m) and at least one monomer (m) which is tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, or a monomer of the general formula (I): wherein Ris hydrogen or methyl, Ris hydrogen or C&#x2013;Calkyl, Ris hydrogen, C&#x2013;Calkyl, phenyl, or benzyl, n=1 to 4, and x=1 to 50, and then, polymerising one or more water-soluble monomers (m) in an aqueous solution of a salt in the presence of the obtained dispersant polymer. The invention also relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion, use of the dispersion and a process for the production of paper.

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