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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald K Chip, Scarborough, CA;
Alfred Rudin, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Tioxide Group PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521 64 ; 521 57 ; 521134 ; 521 54 ; 525301 ; 525902 ; 523201 ;
Abstract
Swollen core/sheath polymeric particles are disclosed having one or more voids in the core formed by reaction with a base such as sodium hydroxide. The sheath contains styrene or similar monomer polymerized in an amount greater than 25 mole percent and the polymer is free of acid groups. The core contains acid groups. Swelling is effected at an elevated temperature and in the absence of an organic solvent. The swollen particles on drying in a paint or other composition have air in the voids and act then as opacifying agents.