TEXTILES TREATED WITH COPOLYMERS OF EPOXY COMPOUNDS AND AMINO SILANES HAVING ENHANCED WET-STRENGTH
The present invention provides for textiles treated with a composition comprising the reaction product of e) an oxirane or oxetane compound comprising at least two oxirane or oxetane groups; and f) an amino silane having the formula: N(H)(R 1 )R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3−a−b−c (OR 4 ) a (R 5 Si(OR 6 ) d (R 7 ) c ) b R 8 c with R 1 is chosen from the group consisting of H or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one to 20 carbon atoms; R 2 and R 5 are independently selected from a group consisting of oxygen or a divalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radical consisting of 1-60 carbons; R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical that contains 3 to 200 carbon atoms; R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 and are each independently selected from the group of monovalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 200 carbon atoms; the subscript b is zero or a positive number and has a value ranging from 0 to 3; the subscripts a, and c are zero or positive and have a value ranging from 0 to 3 subject to the limitation that (a+b+c)≦3; and the subscripts d and e are zero or positive and have a value ranging from 0 to 3 subject to the limitation that (d+e)≦3, wherein the treated textile has enhanced wet strength.
1 . A treated textile treated with a composition comprising the reaction product of
a) an oxirane or oxetane compound comprising at least two oxirane or oxetane groups; and
b) an amino silane having the formula:
N(H)(R 1 )R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3−a−b−c (OR 4 ) a (R 5 Si(OR 6 ) d (R 7 ) e ) b R 8 c
with R 1 is chosen from the group consisting of H or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one to 20 carbon atoms;
R 2 is selected from a group consisting of a divalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radical consisting of 1-60 carbons;
R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical that contains 3 to 200 carbon atoms;
R 5 is selected from a group consisting of oxygen or a divalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radical consisting of 1-60 carbons;
R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 and are each independently selected from the group of monovalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 200 carbon atoms;
the subscript b is zero or a positive number and has a value ranging from 0 to 3;
the subscripts a, and c are zero or positive and have a value ranging from 0 to 3 subject to the limitation that (a+b+c)≦3;
the subscripts d and e are zero or positive and have a value ranging from 0 to 3 subject to the limitation that (d+e)≦3, wherein said treated textile has enhanced wet strength.
2 . The treated textile of claim 1 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is selected from the group consisting of siloxanes, hydrocarbons and polyethers.
3 . The treated textile of claim 2 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is a siloxane having the formula:
M f M E h M PE i M H J D k D E l D PE m D H n T o T E p T PE q T H r Q s with
M=R 9 R 10 R 11 SiO 1/2 ;
M H =R 12 R 13 H SiO 1/2 ;
M PE =R 12 R 13 (—CH 2 CH(R 14 )(R 15 ) t O(R 16 ) u (C 2 H 4 O) v (C 3 H 6 O) w (C 4 H 8 O) x R 17 )SiO 1/2 ;
M E =R 12 R 13 (R E )SiO 1/2
D=R 18 R 19 SiO 2/2 ; and
D H =R 20 HSiO 2/2
D PE =R 20 (—CH 2 CH(R 14 )(R 15 ) t O(R 16 ) u (C 2 H 4 O) v (C 3 H 6 O) w (C 4 H 8 O) x R 17 )SiO 2/2
D E =R 20 R E SiO 2/2 .
T=R 21 SiO 3/2 ;
T H =HSiO 3/2 ;
T PE =(—CH 2 CH(R 14 )(R 15 ) t O(R 16 ) u (C 2 H 4 O) v (C 3 H 6 O) w (C 4 H 8 O) x R 17 )SiO 3/2 ;
T E =R E SiO 3/2 ; and
Q=SiO 4/2 ;
where R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are each independently selected from the group of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 60 carbon atoms;
R 14 is H or a 1 to 6 carbon atom alkyl group; R 15 is a divalent alkyl radical of 1 to 6 carbons; R 16 is selected from the group of divalent radicals consisting of —C 2 H 4 O—, —C 3 H 6 O—, and —C 4 H 8 O—; R 17 is selected from the group consisting of H, monofunctional hydrocarbon radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, and acetyl;
R E is independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from one to sixty carbon atoms;
the subscript f may be zero or positive subject to the limitation that when the subscript f is zero, h must be positive;
the subscript h is zero or positive subject to the limitations that when h is zero, the subscript f is positive, and that the sum of the subscripts h, l and p is positive;
the subscript k is zero or positive and has a value ranging from about 0 to about 1,000;
the subscript l is zero or positive and has a value ranging from about 0 to about 400 subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts h, l and p is positive;
the subscript o is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 50;
the subscript p is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 30 subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts h, l and p is positive;
the subscript s is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 20;
the subscript i is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 20;
the subscript m is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 200;
the subscript q is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 30;
the subscript j is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 2;
the subscript n is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 20;
the subscript r is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 30;
the subscript t is zero or one;
the subscript u is zero or one;
the subscript v is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (v+w+x)>0;
the subscript w is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (v+w+x)>0; and
the subscript x is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (v+w+x)>0.
4 . The treated textile of claim 1 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is a hydrocarbon having the formula:
R 22 y (R 23 ) z (R 24 α )(R 25 ) β
where R 22 and R 25 are independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 23 and R 24 are each selected from the group consisting of H or a linear or branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 1000 carbons;
the subscripts y, z, α, β are zero or positive ranging from zero to four subject to the limitation that (y+β)>2.
5 . The treated textile of claim 2 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is a polyether having the formula:
R 26 O(R 27 ) γ (C 2 H 4 O) δ (C 3 H 6 O) ε (C 4 H 8 O) ζ R 28
where R 26 and R 28 are independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 27 is selected from the group of divalent radicals consisting of —C 2 H 4 O—, —C 3 H 6 O— and —C 4 H 8 O—;
the subscript γ is zero or 1;
the subscript δ is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (δ+ε+ζ)>0;
the subscript ε is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (δ+ε+ζ)>0;
the subscript is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (δ+ε+ζ)>0.
6 . The treated textile of claim 1 further comprising the reaction product of a compound having the formula:
R 29 (R 30 ) κ Si(OR 31 ) 3−η−θ (R 32 ) η (OR 33 ) θ
where R 29 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 30 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical consisting of 1-60 carbons and the subscript κ has a value of zero or 1; R 31 and R 32 are independently selected from the group of monovalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 60 carbon atoms;
the subscript η is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to 3;
the subscript θ is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 3, subject to the limitation that 3−η−θ is greater than or equal to zero;
R 33 is a hydrocarbon radical that contains 3 to 200 carbon atoms.
7 . The treated textile of claim 1 wherein
R 1 has from one to ten carbon atoms;
R 2 has from one to ten carbon atoms;
R 4 has from three to ten carbon atoms;
R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 each independently have from one to twenty carbon atoms;
the subscript a ranges from 1 to 3;
the subscript b ranges from 0 to 25 more:
the subscript c ranges from 0 to 3;
R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 each independently have from one to four carbon atoms;
the subscripts f, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, each independently range from 0 to 200;
the subscript k ranges from 0-500;
the subscripts v, w, and x each independently range from 0 to 50;
R 23 and R 24 each independently have from five to one thousand carbon atoms;
subscripts δ, ε, ζ each independently range from 0 to 50;
R 31 and R 32 each independently have from one to ten carbon atoms and
R 33 has from three to one hundred carbon atoms.
8 . The treated textile of claim 1 wherein
R 1 has from one to five carbon atoms;
R 2 has from two to eight carbon atoms;
R 4 has from three to eight carbon atoms;
R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 each independently have from one to fifteen carbon atoms;
the subscript a ranges from 2 to 3;
the subscript b ranges from 0 to 15 more;
the subscript c ranges from 0 to 2;
R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 each independently have from one to three carbon atoms;
the subscripts f, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, each independently range from 0 to 100;
the subscript k ranges from 5-250;
the subscripts v, w, and x each independently range from 0 to 35;
R 23 and R 24 each independently have from ten to five hundred carbon atoms;
subscripts δ, ε, ζ each independently range from 0 to 30;
R 31 and R 32 each independently have from one to eight carbon atoms and
R 33 has from three to fifty carbon atoms.
9 . The treated textile of claim 1 wherein
R 1 is hydrogen;
R 2 has from two to five carbon atoms;
R 4 has from three to five carbon atoms;
R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 each independently have from two to eight carbon atoms;
the subscript a is 0 or 1;
the subscript b is 3;
the subscript c is 0 or 1;
R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 each independently methyl;
the subscripts f, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, each independently range from 0 to 50;
the subscript k ranges from 5 to 150;
the subscripts v, w, and x each independently range from 0 to 25;
R 23 and R 24 each independently have from five to one thousand carbon atoms;
subscripts δ, ε, ζ each independently range from 0 to 15;
R 31 and R 32 each independently have from one to four carbon atoms and
R 33 has from three to ten carbon atoms.
10 . The treated textile of claim 6 wherein
R 1 has from one to ten carbon atoms;
R 2 has from one to ten carbon atoms;
R 4 has from three to ten carbon atoms;
R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 each independently have from one to twenty carbon atoms;
the subscript a ranges from 1 to 3;
the subscript b ranges from 0 to 25 more;
the subscript c ranges from 0 to 3;
R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 each independently have from one to four carbon atoms;
the subscripts f, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, each independently range from 0 to 200;
the subscript k ranges from 0-500;
the subscripts v, w, and x each independently range from 0 to 50;
R 23 and R 24 each independently have from five to one thousand carbon atoms more preferred 10-500 most preferred 10-300;
subscripts δ, ε, ζ each independently range from 0 to 50;
R 31 and R 32 each independently have from one to ten carbon atoms and
R 33 has from three to one hundred carbon atoms.
11 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 1 .
12 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 2 .
13 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 3 .
14 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 4 .
15 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 5 .
16 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 6 .
17 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 7 .
18 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 8 .
19 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 9 .
20 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 10 .
21 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 1 .
22 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 2 .
23 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 3 .
24 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 4 .
25 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 5 .
26 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 6 .
27 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 7 .
28 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 8 .
29 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 9 .
30 . A treated textile treated with an aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises water and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 10 .
31 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 1 .
32 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 2 .
33 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 3 .
34 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 4 .
35 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 5 .
36 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 6 .
37 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 7 .
38 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 8 .
39 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 9 .
40 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the discontinuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 10 .
41 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 1 .
42 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 2 .
43 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 3 .
44 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 4 .
45 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 5 .
46 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 6 .
47 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 7 .
48 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 8 .
49 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 9 .
50 . A treated textile treated with a non-aqueous emulsion where the continuous phase comprises a non-aqueous hydroxylic organic solvent and the emulsion comprises the composition of claim 10 .
51 . Method for treating a textile, comprising the steps of
(i) applying to the textile, a composition comprising the reaction product of
c) an oxirane or oxetane compound comprising at least two oxirane or oxetane groups; and
d) an amino silane having the formula:
N(H)(R 1 )R 2 Si(OR 3 ) 3−a−b−c (OR 4 ) a (R 5 Si(OR 6 ) d (R 7 ) e ) b R 8 c
with R 1 is chosen from the group consisting of H or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one to 20 carbon atoms;
R 2 is selected from a group consisting of a divalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radical consisting of 1-60 carbons;
R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical that contains 3 to 200 carbon atoms;
R 5 is selected from a group consisting of oxygen or a divalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radical consisting of 1-60 carbons;
R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 and are each independently selected from the group of monovalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 200 carbon atoms;
the subscript b is zero or a positive number and has a value ranging from 0 to 3;
the subscripts a, and c are zero or positive and have a value ranging from 0 to 3 subject to the limitation that (a+b+c)≦3;
the subscripts d and e are zero or positive and have a value ranging from 0 to 3 subject to the limitation that (d+e)≦3, wherein said treated textile has enhanced wet strength, and
(ii) curing.
52 . The method of claim 51 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is selected from the group consisting of siloxanes, hydrocarbons and polyethers,
53 . The method of claim 52 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is a siloxane having the formula:
M f M E h M PE i M H J D k D E l D PE m D H n T o T E p T PE q T H r Q s with
M=R 9 R 10 R 11 SiO 1/2 ;
M H =R 12 R 13 H SiO 1/2 ;
M PE =R 12 R 13 (—CH 2 CH(R 14 )(R 15 ) t O(R 16 ) u (C 2 H 4 O) v (C 3 H 6 O) w (C 4 H 8 O) x R 17 )SiO 1/2 ;
M E =R 12 R 13 (R E )SiO 1/2
D=R 18 R 19 SiO 2/2 ; and
D H =R 20 HSiO 2/2
D PE =R 20 (—CH 2 CH(R 14 )(R 15 ) t O(R 16 ) u (C 2 H 4 O) v (C 3 H 6 O) w (C 4 H 8 O) x R 17 )SiO 2/2
D E =R 20 R E SiO 2/2 .
T=R 21 SiO 3/2 ;
T H =HSiO 3/2 ;
T PE =(—CH 2 CH(R 14 )(R 15 ) t O(R 16 ) u (C 2 H 4 O) v (C 3 H 6 O) w (C 4 H 8 O) x R 17 )SiO 3/2 ;
T E =R E SiO 3/2 ; and
Q=SiO 4/2 ;
where R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are each independently selected from the group of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 60 carbon atoms;
R 14 is H or a 1 to 6 carbon atom alkyl group; R 15 is a divalent alkyl radical of 1 to 6 carbons; R 16 is selected from the group of divalent radicals consisting of —C 2 H 4 O—, —C 3 H 6 O—, and —C 4 H 8 O—; R 17 is selected from the group consisting of H, monofunctional hydrocarbon radicals of 1 to 6 carbons, and acetyl;
R E is independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from one to sixty carbon atoms;
the subscript f may be zero or positive subject to the limitation that when the subscript f is zero, h must be positive;
the subscript h is zero or positive subject to the limitations that when h is zero,
the subscript f is positive, and that the sum of the subscripts h, l and p is positive;
the subscript k is zero or positive and has a value ranging from about 0 to about 1,000;
the subscript l is zero or positive and has a value ranging from about 0 to about 400 subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts h, l and p is positive;
the subscript o is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 50;
the subscript p is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 30 subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts h, l and p is positive;
the subscript s is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 20;
the subscript i is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 20;
the subscript m is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 200;
the subscript q is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 30;
the subscript j is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 2;
the subscript n is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 20;
the subscript r is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 30;
the subscript t is zero or one;
the subscript u is zero or one;
the subscript v is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (v+w+x)>0;
the subscript w is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (v+w+x)>0; and
the subscript x is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (v+w+x)>0.
54 . The method of claim 51 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is a hydrocarbon having the formula:
R 22 y (R 23 ) z (R 24 α )(R 25 ) β
where R 22 and R 25 are independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 23 and R 24 are each selected from the group consisting of H or a linear or branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 1000 carbons;
the subscripts y, z, α, β are zero or positive ranging from zero to four subject to the limitation that (y+β)>2.
55 . The method of claim 52 where the oxirane or oxetane compound is a polyether having the formula:
R 26 O(R 27 ) γ (C 2 H 4 O) δ (C 3 H 6 O) ε (C 4 H 8 O) ζ R 28
where R 26 and R 28 are independently a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing one or more oxirane or oxetane moieties having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 27 is selected from the group of divalent radicals consisting of —C 2 H 4 O—, —C 3 H 6 O—, and —C 4 H 8 O—;
the subscript γ is zero or 1;
the subscript δ is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (δ+ε+ζ)>0;
the subscript ε is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (δ+ε+ζ)>0;
the subscript ζ is zero or positive and has a value ranging from 0 to about 100 subject to the limitation that (δ+ε+ζ)>0.
56 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the composition is an emulsion having a continuous phase comprising the reaction product and a discontinuous phase comprising water.
57 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the composition is an emulsion having a discontinuous phase comprising the reaction product and a continuous phase comprising water.