An aqueous dispersion of a hydrophobically-modified alkali-soluble multistage polymer useful as a thickener affording high thickening efficiency and an aqueous coating composition comprising such aqueous dispersion showing good stability after heat aging without compromising stability upon addition of colorants.

A preparation of an aqueous composition that is resistant to temperature variations may include the use of at least one specific heat-stabilizing agent. The heat stabilization of the viscosity of the aqueous composition within a wide temperature range. Such heat-stabilizing agents may include, in polymerized form: (a1) an anionic monomer comprising a polymerizable olefinic unsaturation and a carboxylic acid group, optionally in salt form; (a2) a C1-C7 ester of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, and/or itaconic acid; (a3) an associative monomer of a formula, R.sup.1-(EO).sub.m-(PO).sub.n-R.sup.2, wherein m and n are independently 0 or an integer or decimal less than 150, m or n being different from 0, EO is independently a CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O group, PO is independently a combination of (i) CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O and (ii) CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2O and/or CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)O, R.sup.1 is independently a group comprising a polymerizable olefinic unsaturation, and R.sup.2 is independently a straight C.sub.28-C.sub.40-alkyl group or a C.sub.28-C.sub.40-alkyl group.

A preparation of an aqueous composition that is resistant to temperature variations may include the use of at least one specific heat-stabilizing agent. The heat stabilization of the viscosity of the aqueous composition within a wide temperature range. Such heat-stabilizing agents may include, in polymerized form: (a1) an anionic monomer comprising a polymerizable olefinic unsaturation and a carboxylic acid group, optionally in salt form; (a2) a C1-C7 ester of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, and/or itaconic acid; (a3) an associative monomer of a formula, R.sup.1-(EO).sub.m-(PO).sub.n-R.sup.2, wherein m and n are independently 0 or an integer or decimal less than 150, m or n being different from 0, EO is independently a CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O group, PO is independently a combination of (i) CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O and (ii) CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2O and/or CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)O, R.sup.1 is independently a group comprising a polymerizable olefinic unsaturation, and R.sup.2 is independently a straight C.sub.28-C.sub.40-alkyl group or a C.sub.28-C.sub.40-alkyl group.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an emulsion having excellent emulsion stability and excellent coagulability (salting-out properties) in manufacturing of an acrylic rubber. The present invention provides an acrylic emulsion containing an acrylic polymer having an average particle diameter of 150-300 nm in a step for emulsion-polymerizing a monomer in manufacturing of an acrylic rubber.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an emulsion having excellent emulsion stability and excellent coagulability (salting-out properties) in manufacturing of an acrylic rubber. The present invention provides an acrylic emulsion containing an acrylic polymer having an average particle diameter of 150-300 nm in a step for emulsion-polymerizing a monomer in manufacturing of an acrylic rubber.

A bio-paint composition and a method of preparing the same can improve the physical properties of a paint by adding acrylic resins having a new composition when the paint composition containing a biomass polyurethane which is an eco-friendly material is prepared.

A bio-paint composition and a method of preparing the same can improve the physical properties of a paint by adding acrylic resins having a new composition when the paint composition containing a biomass polyurethane which is an eco-friendly material is prepared.

An aqueous coating composition useful in coating a variety of substrates, including interior or exterior portions of food or beverage cans. The coating composition includes a multi-stage polymeric latex having two or more emulsion polymerized stages in an aqueous carrier liquid, wherein the latex has one or both of: (i) a lower glass transition temperature (Tg) emulsion polymerized stage having a calculated Tg that is at least 20° C. lower than a calculated Tg of a higher Tg emulsion polymerized stage, or (ii) a gradient Tg with at least a 20° C. differential in the calculated Tg of monomers fed at the start of polymerization compared to monomers fed at the end of polymerization.

When spray-applied on the interior of a food or beverage can, the composition exhibits a global extraction result of less than 50 ppm and a metal exposure value of less than 3 mA.

An aqueous coating composition useful in coating a variety of substrates, including interior or exterior portions of food or beverage cans. The coating composition includes a multi-stage polymeric latex having two or more emulsion polymerized stages in an aqueous carrier liquid, wherein the latex has one or both of: (i) a lower glass transition temperature (Tg) emulsion polymerized stage having a calculated Tg that is at least 20° C. lower than a calculated Tg of a higher Tg emulsion polymerized stage, or (ii) a gradient Tg with at least a 20° C. differential in the calculated Tg of monomers fed at the start of polymerization compared to monomers fed at the end of polymerization.

When spray-applied on the interior of a food or beverage can, the composition exhibits a global extraction result of less than 50 ppm and a metal exposure value of less than 3 mA.

Controlled radical initiators, reaction mixtures containing the controlled radical initiators and various ethylenically unsaturated monomers, polymeric materials formed from the reaction mixtures, crosslinkable compositions containing the polymeric materials, crosslinked compositions formed from the crosslinkable compositions, and articles containing the polymeric materials, the crosslinkable compositions, or the crosslinked compositions are provided. The controlled radical initiators are bis-dithiocarbamate or bis-dithiocarbonate compounds having a single carbon between the two dithiocarbamate or dithiocarbonate groups. Also attached to that single carbon is a ketone group.