Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc.

Eastern Michigan University

Suru Zhang

Frank N Jones

Vijay Swarup

Shou-Kuan Fu

Wen Jing

Ramachandran P Subrayan

The present invention is directed to a polymeric vehicle, the formulated coating composition and a coating binder made from the polymeric vehicle and a method for making the polymeric vehicle where the polymeric vehicle includes a phenolic urethane reactive diluent. The phenolic urethane reactive diluent may be made from a phenolic ester alcohol having at least one aliphatic hydroxyl group.

Polymeric vehicles which include a phenolic urethane reactive diluent

This invention provides a polymeric vehicle and formulated coating composition which are high in solids and use water to effect viscosities to permit application of such polymeric vehicles and formulated coating compositions with existing commercial application equipment. The polymeric vehicles and formulated coatings include at least one oligoester diol, a carbamate hardener, and in some instances, an additional crosslinking agent. The combination of oligoester diol with carbamate hardener provides a low viscosity coating composition with low to zero VOC content, and provides a coating binder with extremely good film properties.

Water thinned polymeric vehicle for coating compositions with low

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