Dispersion powders stabilized by polyvinyl alcohol protective colloids

1. A dispersion powder stabilized by a protective colloid, wherein the protective colloid comprises:

a) at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 1 of not more than 3 mPas, the at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 1 of not more than 3 mPas having a degree of hydrolysis from 80 to 95% and being present in an amount from 10.0 to 50.0% by weight based on the total weight of protective colloid,

b) at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 2 of from 4 mPas to 25 mPas, the at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 2 of from 4 mPas to 25 mPas having a degree of hydrolysis from 80 to 95% and being present in an amount from 1.0 to 5.0% by weight based on the total weight of protective colloid,

wherein the weighted Höppler viscosity μ w of the protective colloid is not more than 6 mPas.

2. The dispersion powder of claim 1 , wherein the dispersion powder contains from 15.0 to 35.0% by weight of the at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 2 of from 4 mPas to 25 mPas.

3. The dispersion powder of claim 1 , wherein μ 1 is from 1.5 mPas to 2.5 mPas.

4. The dispersion powder of claim 1 , wherein the dispersion powder contains from 0.1 to 10.0% by weight of the at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 1 of not more than 3 mPas.

5. The dispersion powder of claim 1 further comprising polymers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate homopolymers, copolymers of vinyl acetate with ethylene, copolymers of vinyl acetate with ethylene and one or more further vinyl esters, copolymers of vinyl acetate with ethylene and acrylic esters, copolymers of vinyl acetate with ethylene and vinyl chloride, styrene-acrylic ester copolymers, and styrene-1,3-butadiene copolymers.

6. The dispersion powder of claim 5 wherein the polymers comprise a component selected from the group consisting of:

copolymers of vinyl acetate having 1 to 40 weight % ethylene;

copolymers of vinyl acetate having 1 to 40 weight % ethylene and 1 to 50 weight % comonomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the carboxylic acid radical and vinyl esters of alpha-branched carboxylic acids having from 9 to 13 carbon;

copolymers of vinyl acetate having 1 to 40 weight % ethylene and 1 to 60 weight % acrylic esters of unbranched or branched alcohols having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms;

copolymers having from 30 to 75 weight % vinyl acetate, 1 to 30 weight % vinyl laurate or vinyl esters of an alpha-branched carboxylic acid having from 9 to 11 carbon atoms and 1 to 30 weight % acrylic esters of unbranched or branched alcohols having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and 1 to 40 weight % ethylene; and

copolymers of vinyl acetate having 1 to 40 weight % ethylene and 1 to 60 weight % vinyl chloride.

7. The dispersion powder of claim 5 wherein the polymers comprise a component selected from the group consisting of:

(meth)acrylic ester polymers.

8. A process for producing a dispersion powder stabilized by a protective colloid, the process comprising:

1) polymerizing by free radical polymerization, a composition including the protective colloid, the protective colloid comprising:

a) at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ i of not more than 3 mPas the at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 1 of not more than 3 mPas having a degree of hydrolysis from 80 to 95% and being present in an amount from 10.0 to 50.0% by weight, based on the total weight of protective colloid; and

b) at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 2 of from 4 mPas to 25 mPas the at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a Höppler viscosity μ 2 of from 4 mPas to 25 mPas having a degree of hydrolysis from 80 to 95% and being present in an amount from 1.0 to 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of protective colloid;

wherein the weighted Höppler viscosity μ w of the protective colloid is not more than 6 mPas.

9. The process of claim 8 further comprising:

2) drying the dispersion powder.

10. The process of claim 8 wherein the protective colloid is added during polymerization and/or before drying of the aqueous dispersion.

11. The process of claim 8 further comprising forming a product composition from the water-redispersible polymer powder composition.

12. The process of claim 11 wherein the product composition further comprises a component selected from the group consisting of hydraulically setting binders, cements, gypsum plaster, water glass, and combinations thereof such that the product composition is a building chemical composition.

13. The process of claim 11 wherein the product composition is a building adhesive, a tile adhesive, a thermal insulation adhesive, a plaster, a render, a knifing filler, a flooring composition, a self-leveling screed, a sealing slurry, a jointing mortar, or a paint.

14. The process of claim 11 wherein the product composition is a gunned mortar or gunned concrete.