Patent Application: US-201213523321-A

Abstract:
a composition suitable for forming a paint marking on a roadway comprises a secondary amine adduct having at least two secondary amine groups , an amine diluent and a polyisocyanate . the secondary amine adduct and the amine diluent react with the polyisocyanate to yield a chemically high crosslinked material having a no track time of about two minutes .

Description:
the invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the preferred embodiments which follow . it should be appreciated , however , that these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only , and are not meant to limit the invention as defined by the claims . as alluded to hereinabove , the invention refers to a polymeric composition that exhibits a fast cure rate . for the purposes of the invention , the term “ fast cure rate ” may be defined according to various measuring methods . in one instance , a fast cure rate may be defined by the term “ no track time ” which refers to the time necessary for the composition to cure on a road or other surface to the extent that no wheel tracks are left after the composition has been contacted by a vehicle . a preferred “ no track time ” is less than about 5 minutes , more preferably less than about 2 minutes , and most preferably less than or equal to about 1 . 5 minutes . in another instance , the term “ through cure ” refers to the time necessary for the composition ( e . g ., film ) to develop hardness or integrity from a surface to a substrate . a preferred “ through cure ” time is less than about 5 minutes , and more preferably about 3 minutes . in yet another instance , the term “ tack free time ” refers to the time necessary for a composition in the form of a film to develop a hard surface . preferably , the “ tack free time ” is less than about 5 minutes and is more preferably about 3 minutes . the secondary amine adduct component in the polymeric composition of the invention may be selected from those materials which are known in the art . typically , the secondary amine adduct component is a reaction product of a secondary amine and an aliphatic isocyanate or an epoxy functional component . examples of secondary amine include , but are not limited to , polyaspartic ester based on hexamethylene diamine , isophorone diamine , bis ( 4 - aminocyclohexyl ) methane , and mixtures thereof . a particularly preferred polyaspartic ester is polyaspartic ester based on hexamethylene diamine . mixtures of the above may be employed . examples of aliphatic isocyanates that may be employed include , but are not limited to , isophoronediisocyanate , 1 , 1 ′- methylenebis ( 4 - isocyantocyclohexane ), hexamethyenediisocyanate , trimethyl - hexamethylenediisocyanate , biuret of isophoronediisocyanate , isocyanuratetrimer of isophoronediisocyanate , biuret of hexamethylenediisocyanate , isocyanuratetrimer of hexamethylenediisocycanate , prepolymers based on isophoronediisocyanate and trimethylol propane , prepolymers of isophoronediisocyanate and pentaerythritol , and prepolymers of isophoronediisocyanate and hexane diol . mixtures of the above may be employed . in general , the aliphatic isocyanate can either be a monomeric component or may be a material that is chain extended by a polyhydric alcohol that may include , but is not limited to , diols , triols , and tetraols that are known to one skilled in the art . examples of alcohols include , but are not limited to , ethylene glycol , diethylene glycol , trimethylol propane , trimethylol ethane , pentaerythritol , ethoxylatedpentaerythritol , and propoxylatedpentaerythritol . the polyol may be in the form of a polyester polyol or a polyether polyol such as , but not limited to , polypropylene glycol or polyethylene glycol or a combination of both . particularly preferred aliphatic isocyanates are isophoronediisocyanate and isocyanuratetrimer of hexamethylenediisocycanate . mixtures of any of the above may be employed . examples epoxy functional component include , but are not limited to , bisphenol a diglycidyl ether , ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether , neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether , trimethylopropane triglycidyl ether , trimethylolethane triglycidyl ether , and mixtures thereof . a particularly preferred epoxy functional component is trimethylopropane triglycidyl ether . mixtures of the above may be employed . the secondary amine adduct component used in the invention preferably contains two or more secondary amine functionalities , and more preferably three or more secondary amine functionalities . the polymeric composition preferably comprises from about 5 to about 60 parts per weight of the secondary amine adduct component , and more preferably more from about 10 to about 50 parts by weight of this component . these percentages are based on the weight of the reactive components . the amine diluent component that is employed in the invention may be selected from a number of amine compounds that are known in the art . for the purposes of the invention , the amine diluent component may be selected from the polyaspartic esters based on hexamethylene diamine , isophorone diamine , bis ( 4 - aminocyclohexyl ) methane , polypropylene glycol monoamine , and mixtures thereof . preferably , the amine diluent component has from about 1 to about 2 secondary amine groups per molecule , and more preferably , from about 2 secondary amine groups per molecule . the polymeric composition may comprise various amounts of the amine diluent component . preferably , the composition comprises from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of the amine diluent component , and more preferably from about 20 to about 50 weight percent . these amounts are based on the total weight of reactive components . as set forth herein , the polymeric composition of the invention comprises a polyisocyanate component . the polyisocyanate preferably is an aliphatic polyisocyanate . the polyisocyanate preferably has at least two isocyanate groups per molecule . exemplary polyisocyanates include , but are not limited to , isophoronediisocyanate , 1 , 1 ′- methylenebis ( 4 - isocyantocyclohexane ), hexamethyenediisocyanate , trimethyl - hexamethylenediisocyanate , biuret of isophoronediisocyanate , isocyanuratetrimer of isophoronediisocyanate , biuret of hexamethylenediisocyanate , isocyanuratetrimer of hexamethylenediisocycanate , and the like . mixtures of any of the above may be employed . preferably , the polyisocyanate is used in the polymeric composition an amount from about 10 to about 50 weight percent , and more preferably from about 20 to about 35 weight percent . these weight percentages are based on the total weight of reactive components . in accordance with the invention , the secondary amine adduct may also be used to increase the amine hydrogen equivalent weight of the component a so that a practical mixing ratio of the components is possible , for example 2 parts of a component a ( i . e ., a secondary amine adduct component and an amine diluent component ) to 1 part of a component b ( i . e ., a polyfunctional isocyanate ) by volume . moreover , the secondary amine adduct may improve the compatibility of the component a and component b that potentially results in films with improved appearance , and overspray is limited . the polymeric composition of the invention is typically utilized in conjunction with a paint composition , although other uses are contemplated within the scope of the invention . the paint composition may employ those components , additives , and the like which are known to the skilled artisan . examples of materials that are typically employed in traffic paint compositions are set forth in u . s . pat . no . 4 , 105 , 808 to mckenzie , the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety . in particular , the paint composition comprises pigments such that the paint is visible after being applied to the pavement . typically , white or yellow pigment is employed in the composition , preferably in an amount ranging from about 15 to about 25 parts based on the weight of the composition . in another aspect , the invention relates to a method of forming a paint marking on a roadway . the method comprises applying a traffic paint composition comprising the polymeric composition as defined herein to the surface of a roadway . the method is advantageous in that it may be used utilizing existing equipment under ambient conditions . a preferred method for carrying out the invention is as follows . preferably , the composition of the invention is present as a two - component composition in which secondary amine adduct component and amine diluent component is part of component a and the polyisocyanate is part of component b . components a and b are applied , typically sprayed , to a substrate by employing conventional application equipment such as , for example , a plural component sprayer . typically , components a and b are mixed immediately prior to being applied . subsequent to application to the substrate , the mixed composition of components a and b rapidly cures generally according to the reaction scheme illustrated in the brief description of the drawings . the foregoing examples are presented to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined by the claims . all amounts listed in the examples are by weight , unless otherwise specified . the following list of resin components will be referred to in the examples : resin a is polyaspartic esters based on hexamethylene diamine which is commercially available from bayer materialscience llc of 100 bayer road , pittsburgh , pa . as desmophen nh1220 . resin a has an average molecular weight of 458 and an average amine hydrogen equivalent weight of 229 . resin b is a monofunctional amine . resin b is commercially available from huntsman international llc , the woodlands , tex . 77387 . as jeffamine m - 600 . resin b has a molecular weight of 600 and amine hydrogen equivalent weight of 300 . resin c an isocyanuratetrimer of hexamethylenediisocycanate which is commercially available from bayer materialscience llc of 100 bayer road , pittsburgh , pa . as desmodur n 3900 . resin d is isophoronediisocyanate , which is commercially available as desmodur i from bayer materialscience llc of 100 bayer road , pittsburgh , pa . hardener # 1 isocyanuratetrimer of hexamethylenediisocycanate , is commercially available from bayer materialscience llc of 100 bayer road , pittsburgh , pa . as desmodur n 3300 . hardener # 2 biuret of hexamethylenediisocyanate which is made by evonik industrys of paul - bau mann str , d45764 , mari , germany , as vestanat hb 2640 lv . pigment a is titanium dioxide pigment , which is commercially available from dupont of wilmington , del . as ti - pure ® 902 . the secondary amine adduct # 1 ( saa 1 ) was prepared by charging three moles of resin a to a 3 - necked round bottom flask containing a mechanical stirrer , thermometer and an addition funnel . to the stirred resin a at 25 degree . c ., under a nitrogen atmosphere was added portionwise one mole of the resin c , so as to maintain a reaction temperature of 60 degree . c . or lower using ice water cooling bath if necessary . at the completion of resin c addition , the reaction was maintained at 60 degree . c , until the — nco content is less than 0 . 1 %. 15 % of the resin b was charged to the reactor and mixed for 10 - 15 minutes , then poured into a container and sealed . the secondary amine adduct # 1 has a viscosity of 3100 cps at 60 degree . c , and amine hydrogen equivalent weight of 554 . the secondary amine adduct # 2 ( saa 2 ) was prepared by charging two moles of resin a to a 3 - necked round bottom flask containing a mechanical stirrer , thermometer and an addition funnel . to the stirred resin a at 25 degree . c ., under a nitrogen atmosphere was added portionwise one mole of the resin d , so as to maintain a reaction temperature of 60 degree . c . or lower using ice water cooling bath if necessary . at the completion of resin d addition , the reaction was maintained at 60 degree . c , until the — nco content is less than 0 . 1 %. 10 % of the resin b was charged to the reactor and mixed for 10 - 15 minutes , then poured into a container and sealed . the secondary amine adduct # 2 has a viscosity of 2560 cps at 60 degree . c ., and amine hydrogen equivalent weight of 521 . a pigment base was prepared by high - speed dispersing 50 parts of pigment a in 50 parts of resin a for 30 minutes until a hegman grind of 7 was obtained . component a of a fast curing traffic paint was prepared by blending 50 parts of pigment base from example 3 , 16 . 25 parts of resin a , 33 . 75 parts of saa 1 from example 1 . the cure speed and durability properties of the cured films based on hardener # 1 desmodur n 3300 are set forth in table 1 . component a of a fast curing traffic paint was prepared by blending 50 parts of pigment base from example 3 , 12 . 5 parts of resin a , 37 . 5 parts of saa 2 from example 2 . the cure speed and durability properties of the cured films based on hardener # 1 desmodur n 3300 are set forth in table 1 . component a of a commerce polyurea white paint based on the u . s . pat . no . 6 , 369 , 189 . the comparative cure speed and durability properties of the cured films based on hardener # 2 vestanat hb 2640 lv are set forth in table 1 . a plural component road - striping machine applied the paint compositions described in examples 5 and hardener # 1 . the two components were heated to 110 - 120 . degree . f ., and spray applied to a road surface using a 2 : 1 mix ratio and a top dressing of retroreflective glass beads . a no track time test was run by driving an automobile over the stripe after the stripe was applied . the stripe passed the no track test after 1 : 20 minutes curing time . disclosed herein are typical preferred embodiments of the invention and , although specific terms are employed , they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation of the scope of the invention as defined by the claims . noomen , arie ; applications of michael addition chemistry in coatings technology , progress in organic coatings , 32 ( 1997 ) 137 - 142 . primeaux ii , d . j ., 100 % solids aliphatic spray polyurea elastomer systems , polyurethanes world congress 1991 , sep . 24 - 26 , 1991 , pp . 473 - 477 . abstract ( wicks & amp ; yeske ), control of the reaction between polyaspartic esters and aliphatic polyisocyanates , feb . 24 - 26 , 1993 , pp . 49 - 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