Water-in-oil emulsions of water-soluble cationic polymers and a process for preparing such emulsions
申请人:THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
公开号:EP0107226A2
公开(公告)日:1984-05-02
This invention is directed to water-in-oil emulsions of water-soluble polymers and to a process for making such emulsions. The emulsion comprises (1) a discontinuous aqueous phase containing a water-soluble polymer which aqueous phase is dispersed as colloidal size particles or droplets in (2) a continuous oil phase wherein the emulsion contains an emulsion stabilizing amount of a water-soluble salt and an emulsifying amount of a water-in-oil emulsifier, said salt added prior to polymerization to form the water-soluble cationic polymer. The water-in-oil emulsions are characterized in that the water-soluble polymer is a cationic polymer and the water-soluble salt is a salt of a monovalent anion.
The process for preparing the water-in-oil emulsions comprises (1) forming a stable water-in-oil emulsion (monomeric precursor) containing at least one water-soluble monomer in the aqueous phase which is dispersed in a continuous oil phase, said emulsion containing a stabilizing amount of a water-soluble salt and an emulsifying amount of a water-in-oil emulsifier, and (2) subjecting the monomeric precursor to conditions sufficient to polymerize the monomer. The method is characterized in that at least one water-soluble monomer is a cationic monomer and the water-soluble salt is a salt of a monovalent anion.
The water-in-oil emulsions of this invention are employed to supply flocculants to many substrates including, for exam- pie, sewage, cellulosic fibers and fines for retention and freeness: metal or treatment plating wastes, and coal tailings.
本发明涉及水溶性聚合物的油包水乳剂和制造这种乳剂的工艺。乳液包括(1)不连续的水相,其中含有水溶性聚合物,水相以胶体大小的颗粒或液滴分散在(2)连续的油相中,其中乳液含有乳液稳定量的水溶性盐和乳化量的油包水型乳化剂,所述盐在聚合形成水溶性阳离子聚合物之前加入。油包水型乳剂的特征在于水溶性聚合物是阳离子聚合物,水溶性盐是单价阴离子盐。
制备油包水乳剂的工艺包括:(1) 在水相中形成稳定的油包水乳剂(单体前体),该乳剂含有至少一种水溶性单体,分散在连续油相中,所述乳剂含有稳定量的水溶性盐和乳化量的油包水乳化剂;(2) 将单体前体置于足以使单体聚合的条件下。该方法的特征在于至少一种水溶性单体是阳离子单体,水溶性盐是单价阴离子盐。
本发明的油包水乳剂可用于向许多基质提供絮凝剂,例如污水、纤维素纤维和细粒,以提高保留率和洁净度:金属或处理电镀废料和煤尾矿。