Compositions for producing universal pigment preparations

1. A composition, comprising:

A) 95% to 5% by weight of at least one block-copolymeric, styrene oxide-containing polyalkylene oxide,

B) 5% to 95% by weight of a ketone-aldehyde resin, and

C) 0 to 80% by weight of at least one solvent,

wherein the sum of the amounts by weight of components A) to C) is 100% by weight.

2. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the block-copolymeric, styrene oxide-containing polyalkylene oxides A) possess the general formula I:

R 1 O(SO) a (EO) b (PO) c (BO) d R 2 ,

wherein

R 1 is a straight-chain or branched or cycloaliphatic radical having 8 to 13 carbon atoms,

R 2 is hydrogen or an acryloyl radical, alkyl radical or carboxylic acid radical having in each case 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

SO=styrene oxide,

EO=ethylene oxide,

PO=propylene oxide,

BO=butylene oxide and

a=1 to 1.9,

b=3 to 50,

c=0 to 3,

d=0 to 3,

a, c or d being other than 0, and b >=a+c+d.

3. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ketone-aldehyde resins B) comprises:

I. 40 to 100 mol %, based on all ketones employed, of at least one alkyl-substituted cyclohexanone having one or more alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

II. 0.8 to 2.0 mol of at least one aliphatic aldehyde, based on 1 mol of all ketones employed, and

III. 0 to 60 mol %, based on all ketones employed, of further ketones having aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic hydrocarbon radicals, it being possible for said ketones to be identical or different and to be substituted in the hydrocarbon chain, by said hydrocarbon radicals, and also, optionally phenols and/or urea or its derivatives.

4. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

a mixing ratio of the block-copolymeric, styrene oxide-containing polyalkylene oxides A) to the ketone-aldehyde resins B) is 95:5 to 5:95.

5. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein water is present as solvent C).

6. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an organic solvent is present as solvent C).

7. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein solvent C) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alcohol, ester, ketone, ether, glycol ether, aromatic hydrocarbon, hydroaromatic hydrocarbon, halogenated hydrocarbon, terpene hydrocarbon, aliphatic hydrocarbon, ester alcohol, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and mixtures thereof.

8. A process for preparing a composition, comprising:

mixing compounds A), B) and C), at temperatures from 20° to 100° C. in a stirred vessel, to obtain a composition which comprises:

A) 95% to 5% by weight of at least one block-copolymeric, styrene oxide-containing polyalkylene oxide,

B) 5% to 95% by weight of a ketone-aldehyde resin, and

C) 0 to 80% by weight of at least one solvent, and

the sum of the amounts by weight of components A) to C) is 100% by mixing compounds A), B), and C), at temperatures from 20 to 100° C. in a stirred vessel.

9. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the block-copolymeric, styrene oxide-containing polyalkylene oxides A) possess the general formula I:

R 1 O(SO) a (EO) b (PO) c (BO) d R 2 ,

wherein

R 1 is a straight-chain or branched or cycloaliphatic radical having 8 to 13 carbon atoms,

R 2 is hydrogen or an acryloyl radical, alkyl radical or carboxylic acid radical having in each case 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

SO=styrene oxide,

EO=ethylene oxide,

PO=propylene oxide,

BO=butylene oxide and

a=1 to 1.9,

b=3 to 50,

c=0 to 3,

d=0 to 3,

a, c or d being other than 0, and b >=a+c+d.

10. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the ketone-aldehyde resins B) comprises:

I. 40 to 100 mol %, based on all ketones employed, of at least one alkyl-substituted cyclohexanone having one or more alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms,

II. 0.8 to 2.0 mol of at least one aliphatic aldehyde, based on 1 mol of all ketones employed, and

III. 0 to 60 mol %, based on all ketones employed, of further ketones having aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic hydrocarbon radicals, it being possible for said ketones to be identical or different and to be substituted in the hydrocarbon chain, by said hydrocarbon radicals, and also, optionally, phenols and/or urea or its derivatives.

11. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein

a mixing ratio of the block-copolymeric, styrene oxide-containing polyalkylene oxides A) to the ketone-aldehyde resins B) is 95:5 to 5:95.

12. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein water is present as solvent C).

13. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein an organic solvent is present as solvent C).

14. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein solvent C) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alcohol, ester, ketone, ether, glycol ether, aromatic hydrocarbon, hydroaromatic hydrocarbon, halogenated hydrocarbon, terpene hydrocarbon, aliphatic hydrocarbon, ester alcohol, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and mixtures thereof.