Arkema Inc.

Jeremy L Grove

Kyu-Jun Kim

Rong Maria Hu

Wayne Devonport

A water soluble polymer or polymeric adduct has a backbone comprising a plurality of segments with amine functional groups and hydroxyl functional groups with a number average molecular weight of about 5.00 to 1,000,000 Daltons. The polymeric adduct may be formed as an addition product by reacting at least one multifunctional amine compound reacted with a one or more polyfunctional epoxy compounds and/or one or more monofunctional epoxy compounds, such that there are 1.3 to 3.8 reactive amine functional groups per reactive epoxy functional group. An aqueous solution of the polymer or polymeric adduct has a viscosity of about 100 centipoise to 100,000 centipoise and a pH value of about 8 to 12 when the solution comprises 70 wt. % of the polymer or polymeric adduct dissolved in water. The polymeric adducts are useful fast setting additives for emulsions due to excellent stability when blended with anionically stabilized latex.

Water soluble polymers and polymer adducts along with aqueous solutions thereof

A latex product composition that includes an anionically-stabilized latex and one or more water soluble, polymers or polymeric adducts that have a backbone with a plurality of amine functional groups and hydroxyl functional groups. The polymers or polymeric adducts may be an addition product formed from at least one multifunctional amine compound reacted with one or more polyfunctional epoxy compounds, one or more monofunctional epoxy compounds, or a combination thereof. The amine compound and the one or more epoxy compounds are reacted to form polymers or polymeric adducts with the molar equivalent ratio of 1.3 to 3.8 amine functional group per epoxy functional group. The addition product may be present in about 0.1 to 15.0 wt. % and the at least one volatile base compound is present in about 1.0 wt. % to 10.0 wt. % based on the weight of the particles present in the anionically-stabilized latex.

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