申请人:THE B.F. GOODRICH COMPANY
公开号:EP0301532A2
公开(公告)日:1989-02-01
A copolymer having no (zero) organic solvent is suitable for use as a thickening agent comprising an acrylic acid polymer crosslinked with from about 0.1 to about 6% by weight, based upon the weight of the acrylic acid polymer, of a copolymer, the copolymer having at least two terminal allyl groups. The copolymer at a 0.2 weight percent level dispersed in distilled water has a mucilage viscosity of at least 1000 cps. A method for making a solvent-free copolymer suitable as a thickening agent is also disclosed which comprises the steps of:
a) charging into a reactor acrylic acid monomer, a comonomer, carbon dioxide, and a chemical initiator;
b) polymerizing the acrylic acid monomer with the comonomer at a preselected temperature and pressure to produce a fine, fluffy acrylic acid copolymer; and
c) separating totally and completely the acrylic acid copolymer from the carbon dioxide thus producing an organic solvent-free acrylic acid polymer. The amount of chemical initiator employed in the method ranges from about 0.25% to about 4% by weight based upon the weight of the acrylic acid.
一种无(零)有机溶剂的共聚物适合用作增稠剂,该共聚物由丙烯酸聚合物与约 0.1% 至约 6% (以丙烯酸聚合物的重量计)的共聚物交联而成,共聚物具有至少两个末端烯丙基。在蒸馏水中分散的 0.2 重量百分比的共聚物的粘度至少为 1000 cps。此外,还公开了一种制造适合用作增稠剂的无溶剂共聚物的方法,该方法包括以下步骤: 1:
a) 在反应器中加入丙烯酸单体、共聚单体、二氧化碳和化学引发剂;
b) 在预先选择的温度和压力下,使丙烯酸单体与共聚单体聚合,生成细小、蓬松的丙烯酸共聚物;以及
c) 将丙烯酸共聚物与二氧化碳完全分离,从而生产出不含有机溶剂的丙烯酸聚合物。根据丙烯酸的重量,该方法中使用的化学引发剂的量约为 0.25% 至 4%(按重量计)。