The present invention is directed to resins made from cashew nutshell liquid and vinyl hydrocarbons and processes for manufacturing the resins. These resins exhibit lower viscosity than the phenol-based homologs. They also exhibit good compatibility with a wide range of solvents, mineral and natural oils, epoxy curing agents, liquid epoxy resins, and polymers, which make them suitable additives as non-reactive diluents for solvent-free coating formulations; tackifiers for structural adhesive, pressure sensitive and hot-melt adhesives; stabilizers for lubricants, fuel and polymer formulations; plasticizers for thermoplastic polymers and processing aid for rubber compounding and stabilizers for respective rubber artifacts. These resins are also valuable precursors for the manufacture of epoxy resins and polyols for coating, adhesive and composite omulations exhibiting ameliorated performance in water repellency, anti-corrosion, and fast hardness development during cure.

The present invention is directed to resins made from cashew nutshell liquid and vinyl hydrocarbons and processes for manufacturing the resins. These resins exhibit lower viscosity than the phenol-based homologs. They also exhibit good compatibility with a wide range of solvents, mineral and natural oils, epoxy curing agents, liquid epoxy resins, and polymers, which make them suitable additives as non-reactive diluents for solvent-free coating formulations; tackifiers for structural adhesive, pressure sensitive and hot-melt adhesives; stabilizers for lubricants, fuel and polymer formulations; plasticizers for thermoplastic polymers and processing aid for rubber compounding and stabilizers for respective rubber artifacts. These resins are also valuable precursors for the manufacture of epoxy resins and polyols for coating, adhesive and composite omulations exhibiting ameliorated performance in water repellency, anti-corrosion, and fast hardness development during cure.

Water-based stains are based on an oil-in-water emulsion having a binder that includes, consists of, or consists essentially of drying oil combined with a non-aqueous polymer dispersion. The compositions can be tinted using traditional water-based pigment dispersions, yet the overall hydrophobicity results in minimal interaction with the polar cellulosic structure of wood.

Water-based stains are based on an oil-in-water emulsion having a binder that includes, consists of, or consists essentially of drying oil combined with a non-aqueous polymer dispersion. The compositions can be tinted using traditional water-based pigment dispersions, yet the overall hydrophobicity results in minimal interaction with the polar cellulosic structure of wood.

Water-based stains are based on an oil-in-water emulsion having a binder that includes, consists of, or consists essentially of drying oil combined with a non-aqueous polymer dispersion. The compositions can be tinted using traditional water-based pigment dispersions, yet the overall hydrophobicity results in minimal interaction with the polar cellulosic structure of wood.

Water-based stains are based on an oil-in-water emulsion having a binder that includes, consists of, or consists essentially of drying oil combined with a non-aqueous polymer dispersion. The compositions can be tinted using traditional water-based pigment dispersions, yet the overall hydrophobicity results in minimal interaction with the polar cellulosic structure of wood.

The present invention relates to a photo-induced cationic polymerized pure vegetable oil-based polymer and a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a dry oil, an epoxy vegetable oil and an initiator uniformly, irradiating to initiate a photo-curing reaction, and then placing at ambient temperature, and continuing to a heat-curing reaction so as to obtain a photo-induced cationic polymerized pure vegetable oil-based polymer. In the present invention, vegetable oil resources which are low in price, widespread, and easy to regenerate are used to prepare the pure vegetable oil-based polymers instead of the fossil-derived monomers completely, thereby achieving the efficient use of vegetable oils. In the present invention, an unconventional photo-induced heat frontal polymerization technology is used to prepare the pure vegetable oil-based polymer, thereby achieving a photo-thermal dual curing reaction of a vegetable oil system without heating. The preparation method of the present invention is simple, mild in the conditions, energy-saving and environment-friendly, stable in the product quality, and suitable for large-scale production.

The present invention relates to a photo-induced cationic polymerized pure vegetable oil-based polymer and a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a dry oil, an epoxy vegetable oil and an initiator uniformly, irradiating to initiate a photo-curing reaction, and then placing at ambient temperature, and continuing to a heat-curing reaction so as to obtain a photo-induced cationic polymerized pure vegetable oil-based polymer. In the present invention, vegetable oil resources which are low in price, widespread, and easy to regenerate are used to prepare the pure vegetable oil-based polymers instead of the fossil-derived monomers completely, thereby achieving the efficient use of vegetable oils. In the present invention, an unconventional photo-induced heat frontal polymerization technology is used to prepare the pure vegetable oil-based polymer, thereby achieving a photo-thermal dual curing reaction of a vegetable oil system without heating. The preparation method of the present invention is simple, mild in the conditions, energy-saving and environment-friendly, stable in the product quality, and suitable for large-scale production.

The present invention relates to a photo-induced cationic polymerized pure vegetable oil-based polymer and a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a dry oil, an epoxy vegetable oil and an initiator uniformly, irradiating to initiate a photo-curing reaction, and then placing at ambient temperature, and continuing to a heat-curing reaction so as to obtain a photo-induced cationic polymerized pure vegetable oil-based polymer. In the present invention, vegetable oil resources which are low in price, widespread, and easy to regenerate are used to prepare the pure vegetable oil-based polymers instead of the fossil-derived monomers completely, thereby achieving the efficient use of vegetable oils. In the present invention, an unconventional photo-induced heat frontal polymerization technology is used to prepare the pure vegetable oil-based polymer, thereby achieving a photo-thermal dual curing reaction of a vegetable oil system without heating. The preparation method of the present invention is simple, mild in the conditions, energy-saving and environment-friendly, stable in the product quality, and suitable for large-scale production.

The present invention relates to an energy curable aqueous composition (X) comprising (a) Water; (b) At least a water-insoluble ethylenically unsaturated compound (A); (c) At least one (meth)acrylic polymer (B1) containing ionic functional groups that are at least partly neutralized by a neutralizing agent (C) and/or at least one (meth)acrylic hybrid (B2) containing ionic functional groups that are at least partly neutralized by a neutralizing agent (C); and (d) At least one nonionic emulsifier (D) comprising alternating polyalkylene oxide segments, said nonionic emulsifier (D) having an HLB value of at least 4.5. Materials of the invention are suitable for the preparation of inks, overprint varnishes or coating compositions.