Patent ID: 8642696

Claim:
A binder or coating composition comprising; (A) a copolymer derived from monomers comprising: a vinyl aromatic monomer; a second monomer selected from the group consisting of butadiene, alkyl acrylates, alkyl methacrylates, and mixtures thereof; and a biobased monomer comprising isobornyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, or mixtures thereof, wherein the vinyl aromatic monomer is present in the copolymer in an amount of 15 to 80 weight percent, based on the total monomer content; and (B) a coating pigment, mineral filler, or mixture thereof, wherein the coating pigment, mineral filler, or mixture thereof is present in an amount of 65 to 90 weight percent, based on the weight of the binder or coating composition.