Byk-chemie Gmbh

Byk USA Inc.

Byk Additives, Inc.

Southern Clay Products, Inc.

Robert G Briell

Helmut Coutelle

Klaus Dziwok

Tyler Nash

Milburn I Knudson, Jr

Patricia M Bauer

Necip Güven

The invention relates to the use of at least one mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive in a liquid composition comprising at least one epoxy resin, the additive comprises or consists of a quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture prepared by forming an aqueous hormite clay slurry (a), forming an aqueous smectite clay slurry (b), combining the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) with the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) to form a combined clay slurry (c), treating the combined clay slurry (c) with one or more quaternary alkyl-ammonium salts, and separating the produced quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture from the aqueous medium. The invention also relates to a process for producing a mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive and the use of the thus produced additive as a thickening agent in liquid compositions.

Process of manufacturing thickeners and the use of thus produced thickeners in high-viscosity epoxy resin formulations

The invention relates to the use of at least one mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive, which comprises or consists of a quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture prepared by forming an aqueous hormite clay slurry (a), forming an aqueous smectite clay slurry (b), combining the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) with the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) to form a combined clay slurry (c), treating the combined clay slurry (c) with one or more quaternary alkyl-ammonium salts, and separating the thus produced quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture from the aqueous medium. The invention also relates to a process for producing a mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive and the use of the thus produced additive as a thickening agent in liquid compositions.

Process of manufacturing thickeners and the use of thus produced thickeners in high-viscosity unsaturated polyester containing formulations

The invention relates to the use of at least one mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive, which comprises or consists of a quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture prepared by forming an aqueous hormite clay slurry (a), forming an aqueous smectite clay slurry (b), combining the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) with the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) to form a combined clay slurry (c), treating the combined clay slurry (c) with one or more quaternary alkyl-ammonium salts, separating the thus produced quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture from the aqueous medium, in which the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) being formed by (i.1) dispersing a fraction of one or more hormite clays selected from the group of sepiolites and palygorskites in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion, and the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) being formed by (ii.1) dispersing a fraction of one or more smectite clays in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion, and in that the weight of the hormite clay content exceeds the weight of the smectite clay content in the combined clay slurry (c), and subjecting the dispersions formed in (i.1) and (ii.1) to high speed fluid shear before carrying out step iii. and/or after having carried out step and wherein the fraction of one or more hormite clays employed in the formation of the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) has an integral breadth B defined according of the reflection with Miller indices (110) of less than 0.800 scan units in an X-ray powder pattern recorded on an oriented glycolated sample of the hormite clay fraction using Cu-K-radiation, in a liquid composition comprising at least one unsaturated polyester. The invention also relates to a process for producing a mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive and the use of the thus produced additive as a thickening agent in liquid compositions.

Process of manufacturing thickeners and use of thus produced thickeners in high-viscosity unsaturated polyester containing formulations

The invention relates to the use of at least one mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive, which comprises or consists of a quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture prepared by forming an aqueous hormite clay slurry (a), forming an aqueous smectite clay slurry (b), combining the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) with the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) to form a combined clay slurry (c), treating the combined clay slurry (c) with one or more quaternary alkyl-ammonium salts, in which the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) being formed by dispersing a fraction of one or more hormite clays selected from the group of sepiolites and palygorskites in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion, and whereby the hormite clay fraction employed contains less than 3.0% by weight of AlO, less than 1.0% by weight of FeO, and less than 3.5% by weight of the combination of AlOand FeO; and the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) being formed by dispersing a fraction of one or more smectite clays in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion, and in that the weight of the hormite clay content exceeds the weight of the smectite clay content in the combined clay slurry (c); and subjecting the hormite clay slurry (a) and the smectite clay slurry (b) to high speed fluid shear before combining both slurries and/or after having both slurries combined and wherein the one or more hormite clays employed in the formation of the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) exhibit a methylene blue exchange capacity below 20 mmol methylene blue per 100 g of the one or more hormite clays in dry state and whereby the hormite clay fraction employed in the formation of the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) shows an integral breadth B=(net area of reflection)/(net height of reflection) of the (110) reflection in an X-ray powder pattern recorded on an oriented glycolated sample of the hormite clay fraction using CuK-radiation of less than 0.800 scan units, in a liquid composition. The invention also relates to a process for producing a mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive and the use of the thus produced additive as a thickening agent in liquid compositions.

Process of manufacturing thickeners and use of thus produced thickeners in high-viscosity non aqueous formulations

Selected smectites may be synthesized from a wide variety of components. Morphology, purity, size, and/or shape of the selected smectite may be controlled by mixing the clay smectite formatives, and selectively controlling the pH during mixing. The selected smectites may be used in any applications in which naturally occurring smectite may be used. The selected smectite may also be formulated into an organoclay.

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Seguin, TX, United States of America

Robert G Briell