Solenis Technologies, L.p.

Frank Driessen

Kate Marritt Lusvardi

Dirk Stanssens

Cecil Coutinho

Mohammadtaghi Savoji

High molecular weight ethylene (meth)acrylic acid (EAA) dispersions and methods for producing the same are provided. An exemplary method for producing a high molecular weight ethylene (meth)acrylic acid (EAA) dispersion includes mixing an ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid (EAA) copolymer, having a mass flow index (MFI) of no greater than about 300 g/10 min at 190° C. and 2.16 kg, and a base at a temperature of at least about 100° C. to form a molten phase in which the EAA copolymer is relaxed by the base. The exemplary method further includes mixing water with the molten phase at least until the molten phase disperses into the water to form the high molecular weight EAA dispersion.

Aqueous dispersions and methods for production

A coating formulation including a polymer produced by radical polymerization, wherein said polymer comprises a backbone with one or more monomers, wherein one or more of said monomers comprises one or more hydrophobic side chains, wherein the hydrophobic side chains are alkyl chains with 8 or more carbon atoms, wherein the overall weight of the hydrophobic side chains is at least 20% (w/w %) of the total weight of the polymer; and one or more anti-blocking agents selected from inorganic pigments, polymers with a Tg or Tm of at more than 40° C., or a combination thereof; wherein said coating formulation comprises at least 30% (w/w %) of said polymer, wherein in weight percent of the coating formulation, the amount of the inorganic pigment is from about 10% to 30% and the amount of polymer with a Tg or Tm of more than 40° C. is from about 10% to about 40%.

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