E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Thomas Hassall, Jr

Aleksander Beresniewicz

Cationic polyvinyl alcohol is prepared by blending polyvinyl alcohol under high shear conditions, at 0.degree.-100.degree. C., with a small amount of water, a small excess of base, and a quaternizing agent containing a halohydrin radical and a quaternary ammonium group. The quaternization proceeds with acceptable conversions of about 35 to well over 50%. The quaternized polyvinyl alcohol has many applications, including use as a flocculating agent, as a stabilizing colloid, and in adhesive formulations.

Dry blending process for the quaternization of polyvinyl alcohol

A process for the preparation of a substantially dust-free PVA powder comprising contacting the PVA with about 0.5 percent to 4.0 percent polyglycol, preferably about 0.5 percent to 2.0 percent polyglycol, based on the weight of the PVA, and the product therefrom.

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Thomas Hassall, Jr