Patent ID: 8580883
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: C08F,C08K,C09D

Abstract:
1. A method of imparting freeze-thaw stability to a polymer coating composition having a VOC level of less than about 100 g/L, comprising adding to the composition an effective amount of an additive of structural formula IIA: wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: butyl, tert-butyl, isobutyl, wherein: X is a divalent hydrocarbon radical comprising a linear or branched alkylene radical having from about 2 to 8 carbon atoms; n is an integer of from 1 to 100; R M further wherein the effective amount is an amount of the additive greater than about 1.3% by weight of the polymer.