Emulsifier particles and methods for making and using same. The emulsifier particles can include an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid terminated fatty amine condensate, an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a modified tall oil, or a blend of an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid terminated fatty amine condensate and an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a modified tall oil. The emulsifier particles can have a BET specific surface area of about 0.3 m.sup.2/g to about 1 m.sup.2/g. The method for making the emulsifier particles can include reducing a size of an emulsifier solid via a mechanical attrition process to produce the emulsifier particles.

This invention relates to processes for forming hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic polystyrene distributions via novel polymerization conditions. This invention also relates to novel hydrocarbon soluble super active saline hydride catalyst and reagent compositions useful in conducting the hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated polymerizations of this invention. This invention also relates to novel low molecular weight polystyrene polymer composition formed exclusively from styrene and molecular hydrogen as the monomers.

The invention relates to diacyl derivatives of certain polyether polymers, compositions comprising the same, and methods of making the same via reaction with substituted or unsubstituted cyclic anhydrides, and methods of using the same.

Coated articles and self- or easy-cleaning paint and coating compositions including a carrier liquid, a binder resin and additives, wherein such additives include, but are not limited to, a polymer or oligomer with at least one zwitterionic moiety. The carrier liquid is water, an organic solvent, or a combination thereof. The binder resin may be a waterborne latex, an acrylic-amino, alkyd, polyurethane, epoxy or other compatible resin. The paint and coating compositions may also contain pigment.

Coated articles and self- or easy-cleaning paint and coating compositions including a carrier liquid, a binder resin and additives, wherein such additives include, but are not limited to, a polymer or oligomer with at least one zwitterionic moiety. The carrier liquid is water, an organic solvent, or a combination thereof. The binder resin may be a waterborne latex, an acrylic-amino, alkyd, polyurethane, epoxy or other compatible resin. The paint and coating compositions may also contain pigment.

To provide a disposable diaper enabling reduction in re-wet amount and having an excellent speed of incorporating liquid regardless of concentration and configuration of a water-absorbing agent in an absorbent material.

A water-absorbing agent having excellent Gel Capillary Absorption (GCA) and Free Gel Bed Permeability (FGBP) is obtained by crushing a crosslinked hydrogel polymer obtained in a polymerization step to have a specific weight average particle diameter while fluid retention capacity and a surface tension of a water-absorbing agent are adjusted in a specific range, drying the crushed crosslinked hydrogel polymer, and then adding a liquid permeability enhancer thereto during surface crosslinking or after surface crosslinking.

Disclosed is a self-invertible inverse latex having an aqueous phase, including: a) a cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte (P) including:—at least one first monomer unit derived from 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino] 1-propane sulfonic acid in the form of a free or partially or totally salified acid; and—at least one second monomer unit derived from at least one monomer selected from the elements of the group consisting of (2-hydroxyethyl)acrylate, (2,3-dihydroxypropyl)acrylate, (2-hydroxyethyl)methacrylate, (2,3-dihydroxypropyl)methacrylate, or vinylpyrrolidone; and—at least one monomer unit derived from a cross-linking polyethylenic monomer (AR); b) at least one chelating compound (SQ) selected from the elements of the group consisting of ethylenediamine disuccinic acid in the form of trisodium salt, tetrasodium salt of glutamic acid, N,N diacetic, or the sodium salt of imminosuccinic acid.

Disclosed is a self-invertible inverse latex having an aqueous phase, including: a) a cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte (P) including:—at least one first monomer unit derived from 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino] 1-propane sulfonic acid in the form of a free or partially or totally salified acid; and—at least one second monomer unit derived from at least one monomer selected from the elements of the group consisting of (2-hydroxyethyl)acrylate, (2,3-dihydroxypropyl)acrylate, (2-hydroxyethyl)methacrylate, (2,3-dihydroxypropyl)methacrylate, or vinylpyrrolidone; and—at least one monomer unit derived from a cross-linking polyethylenic monomer (AR); b) at least one chelating compound (SQ) selected from the elements of the group consisting of ethylenediamine disuccinic acid in the form of trisodium salt, tetrasodium salt of glutamic acid, N,N diacetic, or the sodium salt of imminosuccinic acid.

A method for producing an adhesive layer composition for producing a cooling sheet including a backing layer, an adhesive layer, and a liner layer, the method comprising the step of:

mixing a composition to be mixed containing water, an alum, sodium edetate, a polyacrylic acid, and a neutralized polyacrylic acid such that a mixing temperature becomes 5 to 23° C., to obtain an adhesive layer composition, wherein

in the composition to be mixed,

a content of the water is 69 to 938.24% by mass relative to a total mass of the composition to be mixed,

a content of the alum is 0.18 to 0.42% by mass relative to the total mass of the composition to be mixed,

a content of the sodium edetate is 0.08 to 0.18% by mass relative to the total mass of the composition to be mixed, and

a mass ratio between the content of the alum and the content of the sodium edetate (the content of the alum:the content of the sodium edetate) is 1:1 to 5.25:1.

A method for producing an adhesive layer composition for producing a cooling sheet including a backing layer, an adhesive layer, and a liner layer, the method comprising the step of:

mixing a composition to be mixed containing water, an alum, sodium edetate, a polyacrylic acid, and a neutralized polyacrylic acid such that a mixing temperature becomes 5 to 23° C., to obtain an adhesive layer composition, wherein

in the composition to be mixed,

a content of the water is 69 to 938.24% by mass relative to a total mass of the composition to be mixed,

a content of the alum is 0.18 to 0.42% by mass relative to the total mass of the composition to be mixed,

a content of the sodium edetate is 0.08 to 0.18% by mass relative to the total mass of the composition to be mixed, and

a mass ratio between the content of the alum and the content of the sodium edetate (the content of the alum:the content of the sodium edetate) is 1:1 to 5.25:1.