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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin T Tetenbaum, Wexford, PA (US);
Burlon C Crowley, Toms River, NJ (US);
Assignee:
NL Industries, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524445 ; 524446 ; 524447 ; 524450 ; 524591 ;
Abstract
A thermally stable thickener is composed of a stabilizing agent and a water dispersible polyurethane. The stabilizing agent is a smectite-type clay having a cation exchange capacity of at least 75 milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay, 100% active clay basis. The water dispersible polyurethane must possess the property that it forms an aqueous composition that experiences a decrease in Stormer viscosity upon thermal aging. Aqueous compositions incorporating the thermally stable thickener may be exposed to extended periods at elevated temperatures without substantially affecting the level of thickening.