Patent ID: 6407162
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: C08F,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for forming polymers comprising:a) preparing a mixture comprising i) at least one monomer unit; and ii) at least one surface active agent unit; whereinthe monomer unit is derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and the surface active agent unit is derived from a polymerizable surface active agent having the formula: where Rn and Rm independently represent hydrogen or methyl; and Xâˆ’ representsan anion selected from fatty alkyl benzene sulfonates, fatty alkyl carboxylates, fatty alkyl ether sulfates, fatty sulfates, and fatty alkyl phenol ethoxylates of phosphoric acid, where each fatty alkyl portion has from about 4-18 carbon atoms; and (b) polymerizing the mixture wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer and the polymerizable surface active agent co-polymerize to form the polymer.