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 disclosure develops a water-based peelable coating that can be colored and that when drying at room temperature makes it possible to temporarily protect various surfaces and their manufacturing processes. Notably, the present invention relates to a coating designed by using exclusively naturally occurring polymeric materials, which can be applied by various methods and be used outdoors or indoors on clear, rough and smooth substrates, except woven materials, so as to provide protection and beautification.

An aqueous polymer dispersion is composed of (i) an emulsion polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 30,000 daltons, wherein the emulsion polymer comprises as polymerized units, based on the dry weight of the emulsion polymer, (a) from 10% to 90% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated ionic monomer, (b) from 5% to 90% by weight of a photosensitive monomer, and (c) from 0 to 85% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; and (ii) from 3.5% to 50% by weight of TEMPO and/or a derivative thereof, based on the total dry weight of the aqueous polymer dispersion. An aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous polymer dispersion and a binder provides coatings with improved durability.

An epoxy resin emulsion includes a continuous phase including an aqueous carrier and an acid. The emulsion also includes a dispersed phase including an epoxy resin. The epoxy resin is the reaction product of an amine compound and a first epoxy reactant. The first epoxy reactant itself includes the reaction product of (1) an aromatic diol monomer, (2) a di-glycidyl ether of Bisphenol A and/or a di-glycidyl ether of catechol, and (3) a C8-C18 alkyl phenolic end-capping agent. The (1) aromatic diol monomer has the structure: ##STR00001##
In this structure, each of R.sup.1-R.sup.4 is independently a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.8 cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a halide group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a blocked isocyanate group, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyloxy group or wherein any two or more of R.sup.1-R.sup.4 may be a fused ring.

Inks, paints, adhesives, and paint strippers may be formulated to include one or more branched surfactants, from one or more surfactant classes, such as derivatives of amino acids that have surface-active properties.

The present invention relates to an article comprising a cured polymeric film superposing a metal, wherein the cured polymeric film comprises: a) a base polymer comprising structural units of ethylene and a C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl acrylate or methacrylate; and b) a dispersant which is a copolymer comprising structural units of ethylene and a carboxylic acid monomer; wherein the cured film has a thickness in the range of from 0.5 μm to 25 μm. The article provides a coating that is particularly resistant to absorption of flavor producing compounds such as limonene, thereby providing a more acceptable flavor profile interaction than state-of-the art polyolefin coated metals.

The invention relates to a silicate coating containing (A) at least one compound of the formula (I), ##STR00001##
where R.sup.1 represents H, C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH, or CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)OH, (B) at least one silicate binder, (C) if appropriate, one or more polymer binders, (D) if appropriate, further additives usual for the production of silica coatings, and (E) water.

Described herein is a polar non-aqueous dispersion comprising polar polymeric microparticles in a polar non-aqueous medium, the polar polymeric microparticles being insoluble in the medium and being produced by dispersion polymerization of vinyl monomers such as acrylate monomers in the medium in the presence of a polymeric acrylic stabilizer. Inks, coatings and overprint varnishes are formulated that employ the polar non-aqueous dispersion. Such inks, etc., exhibit superior chemical resistance properties, for example in one-part and two-part systems.

The invention provides an aqueous dispersion prepared by dispersing in water an olefin-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer having a relatively small amount of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using ammonia, and provides a production method for the aqueous dispersion. Specifically, the aqueous dispersion is an aqueous dispersion composition of a copolymer comprising an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester thereof as a constituent unit, the composition comprising ammonia, the copolymer having a heat of crystallization of -30 J/g or less, and the copolymer being present in an amount of 10 to 50 mass%.

An active energy ray-curable composition that is of a forced emulsification type, has a high non-volatile content, has excellent storage stability at room temperature and high temperature, and has excellent freeze-thaw stability, in which a coating film to be coated on a substrate has excellent adhesiveness and water resistance; an aqueous emulsion composition; a laminate; and a coating agent composition are provided. In an active energy ray-curable composition containing two or more kinds of surfactants, at least one kind of the surfactants is a surfactant (B1) having two or more reactive groups. Further, the active energy ray-curable composition is used in an aqueous emulsion composition or a coating agent composition.