Patent ID: 8580872

Claim:
An aqueous dispersion comprising: A. a sulfopolyester present in an amount of 25 to about 35 weight %, based on the weight of the aqueous composition, said sulfopolyester containing residues of 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutanediol (TACD) and having a T g of at least 65° C.; and B. water present in an amount of 65 to about 75 weight %, based on the weight of the aqueous compositions; wherein the sulfopolyester (A) comprises the reaction product of: (i) a polyhydroxyl component comprising: a. TACD in an amount ranging from 10 mole % to 60 mole %, based on the moles of the polyhydroxyl component, and b. a polyhydroxyl compound comprising 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) in an amount ranging from 40 mole % to 90 mole %, based on the moles of the polyhydroxyl component; and (ii) an acid component comprising: a. isophthalic acid, dimethyl isophthalate, terephthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, or a mixture thereof, in a cumulative amount from 85 mole % to 95 mole %, based on the moles of the acid component, and b. a sulfomonomer in an amount ranging from 5 mole % to 15 mole %, based on the moles of the acid component.