Patent ID: 8349531

Claim:
A compound comprising: an aqueous dispersion, the dispersion comprising water and: (A) at least one thermoplastic resin; and (B) 0 to 5 weight percent of a stabilizing agent, based on the total weight of (A) and (B); (C) at least one of an internal additive and an external additive; and (D) a neutralizing agent, wherein the neutralizing agent is present in an amount sufficient to neutralize less than 90% on a molar basis of any acid groups in components (A) and (B) and wherein the neutralizing agent is selected from the group consisting of primary amines, secondary amines, tertiary amines, or combinations of two or more of thereof, wherein the primary amines are selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, monomethylamine, monoethylamine, mono-n-propylamine, N-methanol amine, monoisopropanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, and tris(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethane, the secondary amines are selected from the group consisting of diisopropanolamine, diethanolamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, and N-aminoethylethanolamine, and the tertiary amines are selected from the group consisting of triethanolamine, triisopropanolamine, N, N-dimethylethanolamine, trimethylamine, triethylamine, dimethyl-n propylamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, N,N-dimethyl propanolamine, and N,N,N′N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxylpropyl)ethylenediamine; wherein the dispersion comprises particles having an average volume diameter particle size from about 0.05 to about 10 microns; and wherein a combined amount of the thermoplastic resin and the stabilizing agent has an acid number of less than 25 mg KOH/g.