Concrete moldings with a high gloss, their production and use

1. A concrete molding coated with mineral coating composition comprising cement, wherein said cement slurry-coated concrete molding is coated with a transparent varnish, said transparent varnish comprising as binder an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising at least one anionic emulsifier containing at least one phosphate and/or phosphonate group.

2. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anionic emulsifier is mono-, di-, or tn-esters of phosphoric acid with alcohols and phenols; mono-, di-, or tri-esters of phosphoric acid with adducts of alcohols and ethylene oxide, alcohols and propylene oxide, (alkyl)phenols and ethylene oxide, or (alkyl)phenols propylene oxide; sodium, potassium or, ammonium salts of said esters; or mixtures thereof.

3. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the anionic emulsifier is copolymerizable modified alcohol ether phosphates; alkali metal or ammonium salts of linear C 8 -C 12 alkylphosphonic acids; alkali metal or ammonium salts of linear or branched C 10 -C 18 alkyl polyglycol ether phosphates; alkylaryl polyglycol ether phosphates; alkali metal or ammonium salts of linear or branched C 10 -C 18 alkylphosphoric monoesters and diesters; or mixtures thereof.

4. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the anionic emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of an ethylenically unsaturated ester of phosphoric acid with hydrocarbons, base-neutralized derivatives of said ethylenically unsaturated ester of phosphoric acid with hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof.

5. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in addition to the anionic emulsifier containing at least one phosphate and/or phosphonate group there is, in combination, a further anionic emulsifier containing at least one sulfate or sulfonate group.

6. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the aqueous polymer dispersion comprises an emulsion polymer derived from a monomer mixture having the following composition:

i) from 85 to 99.8% by weight of acrylic esters with C 1 to C 12 alkanols, methacrylic esters with C 1 to C 12 alkanols and/or vinylaromatic monomers,

ii) from 0.2 to 5% by weight of copolymerizable carboxylic acids, copolymerizable carboxamides, copolymerizable phosphates and/or phosphonates, copolymerizable sulfates and/or copolymerizable sulfonic acids and salts thereof, and

iii) from 0 to 10% by weight of other monomers.

7. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the monomers i) are selected from the group consisting of acrylic esters of C 1 to C 12 monoalcohols, methacrylic esters of C 1 to C 12 monoalcohols, vinylaromatic monomers, and mixtures thereof.

8. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the monomers i) are a combination of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and mixtures thereof, with one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, styrene, and mixtures thereof.

9. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the monomers ii) are selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, acrylamide, methacrylamide, sodium ethenesulfonate, sulfoalkyl (meth)acrylates, sulfoalkyl(meth)acrylamides and mixtures thereof.

10. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the monomers iii) are monomers containing keto groups.

11. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the monomers containing keto groups are admixed with polyfunctional carboxylic hydrazides containing at least two hydrazide groups.

12. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the monomers iii) are acetoacetoxy-containing monomers.

13. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the monomers iii) are selected from the group consisting of acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, acetoacetoxybutyl methacrylate, acrylamidomethylacetylacetone, vinyl acetoacetate, diacetoneacrylamide, diacetonemethacrylamide, and polymerizable derivatives of diacetone.

14. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the monomers iii) are selected from the group consisting of acetoacetoxy-containing monomers and polymerizable derivatives of diacetone.

15. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the monomers iii) are selected from the group consisting of acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, acetoacetoxybutyl methacrylate, acrylamidomethylacetylacetone, vinyl acetoacetate, diacetoneacrylamide, and diacetonemethacrylamide.

16. The concrete molding as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the monomers iii) are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, glycidyl (meth)acrylates, alkoxyvinylsilanes, (meth)acryloyloxyalkylsilanes, (meth)acryloyloxyalkyl phosphates, polymerizable ethyleneurea derivatives, and combinations thereof.