Arizona Chemical Company, LLC

International Paper Company

Long Shyong Wang

Erwin R Ruckel

John T Geoghegan

Ted Yuan Tsai

John H Hung

Gary F Dandreaux

Lori S Slovik

A surfactant for forming stable dispersions of rosin esters compatible with elastomeric latexes, the surfactant having the formula R,&mdash;R,&mdash;R,. R,and R,are each rosin (i.e., rosin, rosin dimer or a mixture of rosin and rosin dimer). R,is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol-R,-polyethylene glycol wherein R,is rosin (i.e., rosin, rosin dimer or a mixture of rosin and rosin dimer). The surfactant is prepared by esterifying the rosin material with polyethylene glycol.

Surfactant for forming stable dispersions of rosin esters

The specification discloses an aqueous dispersion for coatings consisting essentially of water and a water dispersible component, wherein the water dispersible component is provided by reacting maleic anhydride with a rosin ester to provide a maleated rosin ester, adding wax and preferably also an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer to the maleated rosin ester, and adding a tertiary amino alcohol to the mixture to yield the water dispersible component as a reaction product thereof. When used in a coating formulation for paper, clay and/or latex may be added to the formulation. In one preferred embodiment, the dispersion is applied as a coating to paper to enhance toner adhesion to the surface of the paper while also providing a relatively low friction surface.

Dispersion and method for producing same

A method for removing laser printer and xerographic toner, ink or the like from paper to be recycled comprising pulping the paper to be recycled with water to produce a paper pulp slurry with a consistency of between about 1% and 20%, adjusting the pH of the slurry to between about 6 and about 13, adding between about 0.3 and about 5.0 wt. %, based on the dry weight of the paper, of a surfactant to the slurry, the surfactant having the formula R.sup.1 --R.sup.2 --R.sup.3, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are each selected from the group consisting of rosins, rosin dimers and mixtures of rosins and rosin dimers and R.sup.2 is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight of between about 220 and about 660 Da, and adding between about 0.01 and about 5.0 wt. % of polyacrylic acid to the slurry, maintaining the slurry at a temperature of between about 30.degree. C. and about 120.degree. C. for a period of between about 5 minutes and about 90 minutes, and removing the ink from fibers of the paper as agglomerated particles, the particles having diameters of between about 1 mm and about 3 mm.

Removal of laser printer and xerographic ink from recycle paper

There is provided a process for polymerizing .alpha.-pinene by adding the same incrementally to a catalyst system comprising a major amount of an aluminum halide and a minor amount of an organo germanium halide or alkoxide in admixture with a (lower) alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl halide in an inert solvent while controlling the temperature of reaction in the range of -30.degree. C. to +30.degree. C., drowning the polymerization mixture in water, separating the organic phase therefrom, removing the solvent therefrom, and recovering a solid polymer in good yield.

Polymerization of .alpha.-pinene

There is provided a novel catalyst system and a process for polymerizing olefins by adding the same incrementally to said catalyst system consisting essentially of an aluminum halide and an organo germanium halide or alkoxide in an inert solvent while controlling the temperature of reaction in the range of -30.degree. C to +30.degree. C, drowning the polymerization mixture in water, separating the organic phase therefrom, removing the solvent therefrom, and recovering a solid polymer in good yield.

Novel catalyst system

There is provided a process for polymerizing olefins by adding the same incrementally to a catalyst system comprising an aluminum halide, and an organo germanium halide or alkoxide in an inert solvent while controlling the temperature of reaction in the range of -30.degree. C to +30.degree. C, drowning the polymerization mixture in water, separating the organic phase therefrom, removing the solvent therefrom, and recovering a solid polymer in good yield.

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Stamford, CT, United States of America

Long Shyong Wang