Rohm and Haas Company

Other

Jerome Michael Harris

Henry Jude Eichman

Dennis Paul Lorah

Homayoun Jamasbi

David Richard Amick

John R Mattox

Barrett Richard Bobsein

John Michael Friel

James Watson Neely

Daniel Alain Saucy

Joseph David Tanzer

Ronald Carl Faulk

Barrett R Bobsein

Barret R Bobsein

A thickener blend composition, and method for thickening aqueous systems, comprising an associative thickener wherein the same group that is attached to or within the backbone of the associative thickener is reversibly switched between being hydrophilic and hydrophobic in nature. When the group that is attached to or within the backbone is rendered hydrophilic, the aqueous thickener is pourable and readily incorporated into aqueous polymer compositions. When this group is rendered hydrophobic, the thickener performs its thickening function efficiently. Switching is readily accomplished by adjusting the pH of the associative thickener composition and the aqueous polymer composition being thickened.

Thickener blend composition and method for thickening aqueous systems

A tinting composition containing a colorant component is disclosed. In addition, a method of improving the viscosity stability of a composition upon the addition of a colorant component employing an associative thickener, a macromolecular organic compound having a hydrophobic cavity, a dispersing resin and combinations thereof is disclosed.

Method of improving viscosity stability upon addition of a colorant component

A tinting composition containing a colorant component is disclosed. In addition, a method of improving the viscosity stability of a composition upon the addition of a colorant component employing an associative thickener, a macromolecular compound having a hydrophobic cavity, a dispersing resin and combinations thereof is disclosed.

An aqueous tinting composition containing a pigment and a select dispersing resin is disclosed. In addition, a method of improving the viscosity stability of an aqueous coating composition upon the addition of the aqueous tinting composition containing a pigment and a select dispersing resin is disclosed.

Method of improving viscosity stability upon addition of an aqueous tinting composition

A method for reducing or eliminating syneresis in an aqueous latex composition caused by the flocculation of the latex particles as a result of interaction with hydrophobically modified ethylene oxide based urethane rheology modifiers. The method of the invention involves adding to the aqueous latex composition a molecule containing a single hydrophobic moiety which has a poly-ethylene oxide backbone chain-length of greater than about 5000 Mn. The method of the present invention also increases the viscosity efficiency of the aqueous latex composition by combining a multiphobe with a monophobe.

Method of reducing syneresis in aqueous compositions

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining the dispersion stability of a liquid suspension. The method of the present invention includes exposing the liquid suspension to one or more appropriate wavelengths of light while maintaining insoluble particles in the liquid suspension uniformly suspended, and determining the amount of light scattered by the liquid suspension to assess the dispersion stability of the liquid suspension. The present invention also provides an apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention. The method and apparatus of the present invention can be used, for example, to determine the effect that an additive has on the dispersion stability of a liquid suspension without having to wait for the liquid suspension to phase separate.

Method and apparatus for determining the dispersion stability of a liquid suspension

Disclosed are stable polyurethane thickener compositions and methods for stabilizing such compositions. Stabilized microbicide compositions and methods for stabilizing such microbicides are disclosed. Also disclosed are stable polyurethane thickener compositions containing microbicides.

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Penllyn, PA, United States of America

Jerome Michael Harris