Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

John S Roberts

Frederick A Waite

John A Cook

A coating composition for providing (especially temporary protective) coatings on surfaces (especially the hydrophobic paintwork of newly finished motor vehicles) which comprises particulate copolymer dispersed in water containing less than 10 wt % of volatile organic solvent. The particulate copolymer comprises 7 to 14 wt % acrylic or methacrylic acid, 0.1 to 10 wt % hydrophilic monomer (e.g. methacrylamide) and other monomers. The coatings are transparent, abrasion resistant, tenacious yet easily removable to produce environmentally acceptable effluent.

Temporary protective aqueous coating compositions

Improved rate of dissolution in liquid hydrocarbon fuels, of specified tert-butylstyrene copolymers capable of imparting anti-misting characteristics to the fuel, is obtained when the copolymer, following its production by aqueous emulsion polymerization of the monomers, is isolated from the resulting latex by a process of flocculation, separation, washing and drying at moderate temperatures. The copolymer thus isolated is advantageously incorporated in the liquid fuel in the form of a slurry with a hydroxylic liquid and an amine.

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Wokingham, United Kingdom

John S Roberts