Patent ID: 8288502

Claim:
A method for increasing a storage time for a composition comprising one or more aldehyde-functionalized polymers, the method comprising introducing one or more stabilizing agents to the one or more aldehyde-functionalized polymers, wherein the one or more stabilizing agents is selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts, organic additives, and any combinations thereof; wherein the storage time is measured relative to a comparable non-stabilized aldehyde-functionalized polymer, and wherein the inorganic salts comprise at least one of the following: MgSO 4 and its hydrated forms, MgCl 2 and its hydrated forms, Mg(acetate) 2 and its hydrated forms, ZnSO 4 and its hydrated forms, Na 2 SO 4 , NaCl, (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , and any combination of the foregoing.