Patent ID: 6300409
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: C08F,D06M,D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
A composition comprising an emulsion polymer comprising as polymerized units:i) a) from 9.5 to 99.9 parts by weight of at least one C.sub.12 to C.sub.40 alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid;b) from 0 to 90 parts by weight of at least one less than C.sub.15 ethylenically unsaturated monomer;c) from 0 to 90 parts by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid containing monomer or salts thereof, andd) from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one cross-linking monomer; andii) from 0 to 10 parts by weight, based on the polymer weight of at least one cross-linking agent,provided that the composition contains 0.1 to 10 parts by weight, based on the polymer weight cross-linking monomer and crosslinking agent; wherein the emulsion polymer is prepared by emulsion polymerization in the presence of a macromolecular compound with a hydrophobic cavity.