Basf Se Corporation

Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Huiguang Kou

Clemens Auschra

Frank O Pirrung

Steffen Onclin

Dario Perera-Diez

Andreas Gernandt

Matthias Maier

Yanfei Liu

Roland Ettl

Haiyang Yu

Brigitte Giesen

Johannes Zipfel

Frank Oliver Heinrich Pirrung

Cornelius Bessler

Paula Barreleiro

Christa Junkes

Martina Hutmacher

Frank Pirrung

Johannes Hermann Willenbacher

Peter Nesvadba

Ralf Knischka

Anna Maria Mueller-Cristadoro

Wolfgang Peter

Bernhard Ulrich Von Vacano

Bernhard Von Vacano

Weiqiu Hu

Andreas Möck

Miriam Langendörfer

Marion Nitsch

Ulrich Tritschler

Andreas Moeck

Miriam LANGENDÖRFER

The presently claimed invention relates to a dispersant containing oxyalkylenecarbonyl units and a process for its preparation. The presently claimed invention is also directed to the use of the dispersant in a coating composition or an ink composition.

Amine dispersants

The present invention relates to a branched modified polyetheramine polyol having a weight average molecular weight Min the range of ≥1000 g/mol to ≤100000 g/mol as measured by GPC, that is used as a universal dispersant for coating system, inks and color filters.

Dispersant for coating system

The presently claimed invention relates to polyalkyleneimine-based polymers that are useful as dispersants and a process for the preparation thereof. The presently claimed invention is also directed to dispersants that are useful in solvent-based dispersion systems as well as in water-based dispersion systems.

Polyalkyleneimine-based polymer containing polyether chains

Disclosed is a process of making silicone-in-water emulsion, compositions including a silicone-in-water emulsion and use of the compositions as an additive in paint and coating formulations, printing ink compositions, personal care products, textiles, leather and indirect food contact applications. The process includes contacting a silicone with an organic non-polar solvent, adding an anionic surfactant, and further adding water under shear, to obtain a silicone-in-water emulsion; and removing the non-polar solvent, wherein the silicone-in-water emulsion has a particle size distribution Dv50 in the range from ≥0.1 μm to ≤25 μm, determined according to dynamic light scattering technique with a fixed scattering angle of 90°.

Process of making silicone-in-water emulsions

The present invention relates to novel polymer compositions which are obtained by neutralizing a polymer P having at least one functional moiety of the formula (I) bound to at least one of the termini and/or to the backbone of the polymer, with an oligomeric or polymeric amine PA having at least 2 amino groups per oligomer or polymer molecule.

Polymer composition

The presently claimed invention is directed to a copolymer obtained by reacting at least one isocyanate (A) comprising at least one allophanate group and at least one active double bond with at least one isocyanate reactive component (B) to form an intermediate product (C); and reacting the intermediate product (C) with at least one active double bond reactive component (D) to obtain the copolymer which can be used as dispersant. The at least one isocyanate reactive component (B) is selected from the group consisting of monofunctional polyether amine (B1), monofunctional polyether alcohol (B2), C-Cmonofunctional alcohol (B3) and monofunctional polyester alcohol (B4).

Allophanate based dispersing agent

The presently claimed invention relates to a process for preparing urea urethane polymer, liquid compositions comprising the urea urethane polymer and the use of the urea urethane polymer as a thickening and thixotropic agent for water based and solvent based paint and coating formulations, lacquer, varnish, paper coating, wood coating, adhesive, ink, cosmetic formulation, detergent formulation, textile and drilling muds plaster formulations, PVC plastisol and cement formulations.

Process for preparing urea urethane polymer

The presently claimed invention relates to polymer with branched structure, in particular, hydrophobically modified alkali-soluble (or alkali-swellable) emulsion (HASE) copolymers which are effective thickeners at high shear rates and at the same time offer a Newtonian rheology profile and their use in aqueous compositions, particularly in aqueous coating formulations as well as a method for preparing hydrophobically modified alkali-soluble (or alkali-swellable) emulsion copolymers.

Polymer with branched structure

The presently claimed invention relates to novel monomers which can be used for preparing polymers which are useful as dispersants for pigments and fillers, as wetting agent and as thickening agents in liquid compositions.

Monomers and polymers

The present invention relates to polyalkylene imine based polymers, which have aliphatic polyester groups attached to the polyalkylenimine backbone via an carboxamide group. The novel polymers are particularly useful as dispersants for pigments, in particular as dispersants for pigments in non-aqueous compositions. The polyalkylene imine based polymers are characterized by having a) a polyalkylene imine backbone; b) at least one aromatic moiety P.1, which is bound to a nitrogen atom of the polyalkylene imine backbone via an carboxamide or carboximide group; and c) at least one aliphatic polyester moiety P.2, which is bound to a nitrogen atom of the polyalkylene imine backbone via an carboxamide group.

Polyalkylene imine based polymers having polyester groups

The present invention relates to novel polymer compositions, to a process for their manufacturing, to the use of said polymer compositions for modifying the viscosity of aqueous compositions, and to water-borne coating compositions containing the novel polymer compositions as thickeners. The polymer compositions comprise a polymer material which is obtainable by reacting: a) a polymer P1 having at least one functional group of the formula (I), where k is an integer from 0 to 4; n is 0 or 1 p is an integer from 1 to 10, the number average of p being from 1.5 to 10; Q is a divalent moiety selected from the group consisting of &#x2014;O&#x2014; and &#x2014;NH&#x2014;; P is a p-valent hydrophilic neutral polymer radical; and Ris as defined in the claims; with b) a succinic anhydride of the formula (II) where R is C-C-alkyl or C-C-alkenyl. 

Polymer compositions and use of these polymer compositions as viscosity modifiers

This invention relates to end-functionalized living polymers or copolymers having a structure represented by the general formula 1 or 2, wherein Ris a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a radically non-polymerizable organic group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Ris a functional end group of a vinyl hetero monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, epoxy, silyl, NH, NH(C-Calkyl), N(C-Calkyl), &#x2014;CH&#x2550;CH, &#x2014;C&#x2261;CH, &#x2014;C(CH)&#x2550;CH, &#x2014;O&#x2014;CH&#x2550;CH, (&#x2014;O&#x2014;CH&#x2014;CH)&#x2014;OH, &#x2014;OR, &#x2014;COOR, &#x2014;CONHR, &#x2014;OCONHR, &#x2014;OCORand &#x2014;NH&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R, wherein Ris linear or branched C-Calkyl or linear or branched C-Calkyl substituted with hydroxy, epoxy, silyl, NHor N(C-Calkyl); or Ris phenyl, benzyl, &#x2014;CH&#x2550;CH, &#x2014;C&#x2261;CH or &#x2014;C(CH)&#x2550;CH, or Ris a residue of an acrylic acid (CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COO&#x2014;*), methacrylic acid, (CH&#x2550;C(CH)&#x2014;COO&#x2014;*) or CH(CH)&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COO&#x2014;* or Ris a residue of a dicarboxylic acid HOOC&#x2014;R&#x2014;COO&#x2014;* or C-Calkyl-OOC&#x2014;R&#x2014;COO&#x2014;* wherein Ris C-Calkylene, C-Calkenylene or phenylene; or Ris a residue derived from the reaction of an isocyanate R&#x2014;NCO with the hydroxy group or with the amine group of the vinyl hetero monomer, said residue being R&#x2014;NHCOO&#x2014;* or R&#x2014;NHCO&#x2014;NH&#x2014;* wherein Ris unsubstituted C-Calkyl, C-Ccycloalkyl or C-Calkyl substituted with hydroxy, epoxy, silyl, NH, NH(C-Calkyl) or N(C-Calkyl); or Ris a residue derived from the reaction of a diisocyanate residue OCN&#x2014;R&#x2014;NCO with the hydroxy group or with the amine group of the vinyl hetero monomer, said residue being *&#x2014;OOC&#x2014;NH&#x2014;R&#x2014;NCO or *&#x2014;HNOC&#x2014;NH&#x2014;R&#x2014;NCO or *&#x2014;OOC&#x2014;NH&#x2014;R&#x2014;NHCORwherein Ris C-Calkylene or C-Ccycloalkylene or phenylene and Ris a residue of hydroxyethylacrylate (CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COO&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;O*), hydroxyethylmethacrylate (CH&#x2550;C(CH)&#x2014;COO&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;O*), hydroxybutylacrylate (CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COO&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;O*) or hydroxybutylmethacrylate (CH&#x2550;C(CH)&#x2014;COO&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;O*), A is the hetero atom of the vinyl hetero monomer selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and silicon; and if Ris silyl and M is a direct bond, A is a direct bond; M is a bond or a divalent group linking the heteroatom of the vinyl hetero monomer and the functional end group of the vinyl hetero monomer said M being selected from the group consisting of Calkylene, C(hetero)alkylene, arylene and heteroarylene; X is a halogen atom, a nitroxide group or a sulphide group, Zis a polymer or copolymer segment of random-, gradient- or block-type structure, which is built up from vinylic monomers selected from the group consisting of isoprene, 1,3-butadiene, &#x3b1;-Calkene, 4-vinyl-pyridine, 2-vinyl-pyridine, vinyl-imidazole, N-vinylpyrrolidone, dimethylacrylamide, 3-dimethylamino-propylmethacrylamide, styrene, substituted styrene and a compound of formula CH&#x2550;C(R)&#x2014;C(&#x2550;R)&#x2014;R, wherein Ris a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Ris oxygen atom or sulfur atom; Ris NH, hydroxy, unsubstituted Calkoxy, Calkoxy interrupted by at least one N and/or O atom, hydroxy-substituted Calkoxy, unsubstituted Calkylamino, di(Calkyl)amino, hydroxy-substituted Calkylamino, hydroxy-substituted di(Calkyl)amino or &#x2014;O&#x2014;CH&#x2014;CH&#x2014;N(CH); Y is the chain terminus of the polymer/copolymer Zand Y represents the fragment of a polymerization initiator capable of initiating polymerization; Y1 represents a di-, tri- or polyvalent fragment of a di-, tri-, or polyfunctional NMP initiator; m is 2, 3 or 4, preferably 2; n is the number of monomer units Z and is between 10 and 5000. 

End-functionalized polymers

The present invention relates to random copolymers obtainable by polymerization, the use of said random copolymers as soil release agents in laundry processes. Further aspects of the invention are a method for easier releasing soil from textiles in laundry processes and detergents containing said random copolymers.

Random copolymers as soil release agents in laundry processes

A polymer composition, obtainable by reacting a) a polymer P1 having at least one functional group of the formula (I) and a polymer backbone B, and b) a polymer P2 which is a polyolefine succinic anhydride: 

Polymer compositions and use of these polymer compositions as dispersants

Described are block copolymers which have been prepared by controlled free radical polymerization. Also described is the use of said block copolymers as soil release agents in laundry processes and a process to produce said block copolymers. Further described is a method for easier releasing soil from textiles in laundry processes and a detergent containing said block copolymers.

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