Coating compositions for cans and methods of coating

1. An article comprising:

a body portion or an end portion of a food or beverage can comprising a metal substrate; and

a coating composition disposed thereon, wherein the coating composition includes an emulsion polymerized latex polymer, and wherein the emulsion polymerized latex polymer:

(i) comprises a reaction product of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component polymerized in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of a polymer salt, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component includes at least one oxirane functional group-containing monomer; and

(ii) is substantially free of bound bisphenol A and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds.

2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition comprises a cured coating composition.

3. The article of claim 1 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component comprises a mixture of monomers that includes at least one oxirane functional group-containing alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated monomer in an amount of 0.1 wt-% to 30 wt-%, based on the weight of the monomer mixture.

4. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt includes anionic salt groups, cationic salt groups, or a combination thereof.

5. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt comprises an acrylic polymer, a polyurethane polymer, a polyester resin, an alkyd resin, or a combination thereof.

6. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt comprises a salt of an acid- or anhydride-functional acrylic polymer.

7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt comprises a salt of an acid- or anhydride-functional polymer and an amine.

8. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt comprises a salt of an acid- or anhydride-functional acrylic polymer, acid- or anhydride-functional polyurethane polymer, acid- or anhydride-functional polyester resin, acid- or anhydride-functional alkyd resin, or a combination thereof.

9. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt comprises a salt of an amine and an acid- or anhydride-functional acrylic polymer, acid- or anhydride-functional polyurethane polymer, acid- or anhydride-functional polyester resin, acid- or anhydride-functional alkyd resin, or a combination thereof.

10. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt comprises a polyester resin having one or more segments of Formula I:

—O—Ar—R n —C(O)—O—R 1 —O—C(O)—R n —Ar—O—

wherein:

each Ar is independently a divalent aryl group or heteroarylene group;

each R is independently a divalent organic group;

R 1 is a divalent organic group; and

each n is 0 or 1.

11. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt has a number average molecular weight of 1,500 to 50,000.

12. The article of claim 1 , wherein the polymer salt is present in an amount comprising at least 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component and the polymer salt.

13. The article of claim 1 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component is polymerized in the presence of the aqueous dispersion with a water-soluble free radical initiator at a temperature of 0° C. to 100° C.

14. The article of claim 1 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated component comprises at least about 25 weight percent of the emulsion polymerized latex polymer, based on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component and the polymer salt.

15. The article of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition is substantially free of bound bisphenol A and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds.

16. The article of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition is present on a food-contact surface of the metal substrate.

17. The article of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition, when present on a beverage can end at a dry film thickness of 7 milligrams per square inch, passes less than 10 milliamps of current after being exposed for 4 seconds to a room-temperature electrolyte solution containing 1% by weight of NaCl dissolved in water.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the emulsion polymerized latex polymer consists essentially of the reaction product of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component polymerized in the presence of the aqueous dispersion of the polymer salt, and wherein the polymer salt comprises a salt of an amine and an acid- or anhydride-functional polymer.

19. An article comprising:

a body portion or an end portion of a food or beverage can comprising a metal substrate; and

a coating composition disposed thereon, wherein the coating composition includes an emulsion polymerized latex polymer, and wherein the emulsion polymerized latex polymer:

(i) comprises a reaction product of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component polymerized in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of a salt of an acid or anhydride-functional polymer and a tertiary amine, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component comprises 0.1 wt-% to 30 wt-% of an oxirane-functional alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the weight of the monomer component; and

(ii) is substantially free of bound bisphenol A and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds.

20. A method, comprising:

providing a coating composition including an emulsion polymerized latex polymer, wherein the emulsion polymerized latex polymer:

(i) comprises a reaction product of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component polymerized in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of a polymer, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component includes at least one oxirane functional-group containing monomer, and

(ii) is substantially free of bound bisphenol A and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds; and

applying the coating composition to a metal substrate prior to or after forming the metal substrate into a food or beverage can or portion thereof.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein:

the water-dispersible polymer comprises a salt of an acid- or anhydride-functional polymer and a tertiary amine; and

the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component comprises 0.1 wt-% to 30 wt-% of an oxirane-functional alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the weight of the monomer component.