Patent ID: 6599972
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: C09D

Abstract:
A composition suitable for forming coating, adhesive, and ink formulations comprising an aqueous dispersion comprising of a blended mixture of:(a) a polymer obtained by the polymerization of: (i) an internally plasticizing and crosslinkable monomer derived from a fatty acid compound having at least one double bond; and (ii) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable therewith; (b) a drier selected from the group consisting of aliphatic carboxylic acid salts of cobalt, manganese, lead, zirconium, calcium, and mixtures thereof; and (c) a surface-active agent; wherein the total weight percent of said polymer in said aqueous dispersion is at least from about 5 and not more than about 80 weight percent, wherein said monomers (i) and (ii) are present in the weight ratio ranging from about 1:2 to about 1:99.