Patent ID: 6844390

Claim:
A process of preparing a latex-modified alkyd composition, comprising the steps of: a. combining 1) from 5 to 80 weight % of a latex polymer composition comprising: A) latex polymer particles comprising a residue of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; B) a stabilizer comprising at least one of a surfactant and a sulfopolyester; and C) a liquid continuous phase comprising a polyol component at from 10 to 100 weight % of the continuous phase and, optionally, a diol component; and 2) from 20 to 95 weight % of one or more of a monobasic fatty acid, a fatty ester, and a naturally occurring, partially saponified oil; wherein the weight % of the components in a) is measured in relation to the total weight of the components in a); and b. heating the materials of step (a) to result in a polymerization reaction, thereby providing a latex modified alkyd composition having an acid number of from 0 to 100 mgKOH/g and a hydroxyl number of 30 to 200 mg KOH/g.