Patent EP-3892682-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MESTACH DIRK
IPC: C08L51/00
Filed: 2020-04-09
Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of cross-linkable aqueous vinyl polymer dispersions, to a coating composition comprising said cross-linkable aqueous vinyl polymer dispersions; to a paint formulation comprising said cross-linkable aqueous vinyl polymer dispersions; and to an article coated with the coating composition or the paint formulation. 
     In particular, the present invention provides an aqueous vinyl polymer dispersion PD which comprises the following polymers: 
- 1) an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl polymer P1 obtainable by free radical emulsion polymerization of a monomers mixture comprising: 
a) 5 to 20 wt% acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers M1 or precursors thereof; 
b) 5 to 25 wt% ethylenically unsaturated monomers M2 containing a polyethylene glycol or monoalkoxy polyethylene glycol moiety; 
c) up to 90 wt% of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers M3 other than M1 or M2; 
d) 0 to 10 wt% ethylenically unsaturated monomers M4 with a functional group for cross-linking after film-formation; 
e) 0 to 10 wt% of at least one chain transfer agent CTA; 
where the sum of the wt.% of M1+M2+M3+M4+CTA = 100 wt%; 
 
- 2) an aqueous dispersion or solution of a vinyl polymer P2 obtainable by free radical copolymerization of: 
a) from 25 to 95 wt% of a ethylenically unsaturated monomers M5 selected from the group of N-vinyl amides with general structure:
     
where R 1  and R 2  are alkyl from C 1  to C 5  and may be connected to form a ring-structure, preferably N-vinyl pyrrolidone or N-vinyl caprolactam; 
b) from 5 to 75 wt% of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers M3' other than M5 
c) from 0 to 5 wt% of ethylenically unsaturated monomers M4' with a functional group for cross-linking after film-formation 
d) from 0 to 10 wt% acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers M1' or precursors thereof; 
e) from 0 to 5 wt% of at least one chain transfer agent CTA'; 
where the sum of the wt.% of: M5+M3'+M4'+M1'+CTA' = 100 wt%; 
 
- 3) a film-forming vinyl polymer P3 under the form of an aqueous dispersion comprising: 
i) from 20 to 60 wt% of a water-soluble or water dispersible crosslinkable vinyl oligomer OL obtained by emulsion polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising : 
1) at least one acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer M1"; 
2) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer M4" with functionality for crosslinking upon film-formation, other than M1"; 
3) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer M3" other than M1" and M2", and 
5) optionally, at least one chain transfer agent CTA", and 
 
ii) from 40 to 80 wt% of a high molecular weight vinyl polymer P4 prepared by emulsion polymerizing, in the presence of the water-soluble or water-dispersible crosslinkable vinyl oligomer OL, a monomer mixture comprising: 
1) optionally one acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer M1'"; 
2) optionally one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers M4'" with functionality for crosslinking upon film-formation, other than M1'"; 
3) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer M3'" other than M1'" and M2'" and 
4) optionally, one or more multifunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomers for pre-crosslinking, M5"', preferably in an amount less than 5 wt%, 
- Where the total weight of film-forming vinyl polymer P3 = wt.% of the water-soluble or water dispersible crosslinkable vinyl oligomer OL + wt.% of the high molecular weight vinyl polymer P4= i) + ii) = 100 wt% and 
- Where the total weight of the vinyl polymer in the aqueous vinyl polymer dispersion PD = wt.% of the vinyl polymer P1 + wt.% of the vinyl polymer P2 + wt.% of the film-forming vinyl polymer P3 = 100 wt%.