Patent ID: 7250460

Claim:
A method of forming a composition comprising adding at least one first compound in an amount from greater than 0 to about 4 parts by weight of the composition that is at least one of an alkali metal salt, an ammonium salt, an alkali metal hydroxide, or an ammonium hydroxide and at least one second compound in an amount from greater than 0 to about 2 parts by weight of the composition that is at least one of a Group IIA salt, a Group IIIA salt, a Group IIIB salt, a copper salt, a zinc salt, a cadmium salt, a manganese salt, an iron salt, a cobalt salt, or a nickel salt to a latex, wherein the salts of the at least one second compound are selected from the group consisting of chlorides, sulfates, nitrates, and combinations thereof, and the latex remains a stable dispersion.