The present invention relates to a water and oil repellent composition from which an article with excellent water repellency can be obtained; a method for producing the same; and an article treated with the water and oil repellent composition.

The water and oil repellent composition of the present invention comprises a polymer in which the total ratio of a unit (a) based on a monomer (a), a unit (b) based on a monomer (b) and a unit (c) based on a monomer (c) with respect to all units is 95 mol % or more; in the production method of the present invention, a monomer component in which the total ratio of the monomer (a), the monomer (b) and the monomer (c) is 95 mol % or more is polymerized in the presence of a polymerization initiator; monomer (a): CR.sup.1R.sup.2CR.sup.3R.sup.4; monomer (b): CH.sub.2CHR.sup.f; monomer (c): a carboxylic acid vinyl ester; R.sup.1: F, Cl or H; R.sup.2: F or H; R.sup.3: F or H; R.sup.4: F, H or CF.sub.3; at least one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 is F; R.sup.f: a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Provided herein is an aqueous polymer dispersion including A) a polymer synthesized from monomers including a) 1.0 to 90% by weight of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate; b) 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid or vinyl monomer with latent ionic groups; c) 0 to 5.0% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one keto or aldehyde group; d) 1.0 to 90% by weight of at least one vinyl ester of saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid in which the carboxyl groups are attached to tertiary and/or quaternary carbon atoms; e) 0 to 20% by weight of at least one vinyl aromatics; and f) 0 to 20% by weight, based on the total amount of monomers for the synthesis of polymer A), of at least one hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate. Also included herein is an ink anchorage primer that enhances ink bonding.

Disclosed is a radiation curable composition comprising 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and/or at least one ester of 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and at least one additional compound selected from radiation curable monomers, oligomers and polymers.

Disclosed is a radiation curable composition comprising 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and/or at least one ester of 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and at least one additional compound selected from radiation curable monomers, oligomers and polymers.

The invention relates to a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl monomer M1 and a butenolide monomer M2, wherein the vinyl monomer M1 is a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, or a combination thereof, and wherein the butenolide monomer M2 is a 5-alkoxy-2(5H)-furanone. The invention further relates to a coating composition comprising such binder polymer and to a substrate coated with a coating deposited from such coating composition.

The invention relates to a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl monomer M1 and a butenolide monomer M2, wherein the vinyl monomer M1 is a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, or a combination thereof, and wherein the butenolide monomer M2 is a 5-alkoxy-2(5H)-furanone. The invention further relates to a coating composition comprising such binder polymer and to a substrate coated with a coating deposited from such coating composition.

To provide a powder coating material capable of forming a coating film excellent in impact resistance, flexibility and adhesion to substrate and excellent in surface smoothness even when formed under low temperature film-forming conditions.

The powder coating material of the present invention is a powder coating material comprising a fluorinated polymer having units based on a fluoroolefin, units based on a monomer represented by the formula XZ and units based on a monomer represented by the formula CHR.sup.21CR.sup.22 (CH.sub.2).sub.nCOOH, wherein the content of the units based on a monomer represented by the formula XZ is from 5 to 20 mol % to all units in the fluorinated polymer, and the fluorinated polymer has a melt viscosity at 170 C. of from 20 to 100 Pa.Math.s (in the formulae, X is a specific monovalent polymerizable group, Z is a specific alkyl group, a specific cycloalkyl group or a specific aryl group, R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a specific alkyl group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 12.

To provide a powder coating material capable of forming a coating film excellent in impact resistance, flexibility and adhesion to substrate and excellent in surface smoothness even when formed under low temperature film-forming conditions.

The powder coating material of the present invention is a powder coating material comprising a fluorinated polymer having units based on a fluoroolefin, units based on a monomer represented by the formula XZ and units based on a monomer represented by the formula CHR.sup.21CR.sup.22 (CH.sub.2).sub.nCOOH, wherein the content of the units based on a monomer represented by the formula XZ is from 5 to 20 mol % to all units in the fluorinated polymer, and the fluorinated polymer has a melt viscosity at 170 C. of from 20 to 100 Pa.Math.s (in the formulae, X is a specific monovalent polymerizable group, Z is a specific alkyl group, a specific cycloalkyl group or a specific aryl group, R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a specific alkyl group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 12.

Fluorescent resin particles which comprise a water-soluble fluorescent dye and a polymer made from a monomer mixture.

Fluorescent resin particles which comprise a water-soluble fluorescent dye and a polymer made from a monomer mixture.