Protective coating compositions
View Patent ↗Described are polymer compositions that include lattices (e.g., polymer emulsions or suspensions in an aqueous phase) and that contain a gloss reducing agent and that are useful in various finish compositions such as in floor care compositions.
1. A composition comprising, in a liquid medium that comprises water, from 0.5 to 10 parts by weight metal salt of a fatty acid, from 10 to 45 parts by weight of one or more polymers, from 0.5 to 2.5 parts by weight wax, and from 1 to 5 parts by weight plasticizer, said composition including from 5 to 40 weight percent total solids in said liquid medium.
2. The composition of claim 1 comprising from 10 to 40 weight percent total solids.
3. The composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one fluorosurfactant.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid is stearic acid.
5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said metal salt of a fatty acid is calcium stearate.
6. A coated floor comprising a substrate bearing on a primary show surface a coating provided by applying composition of claim 1 onto the surface and allowing said liquid medium to evaporate.
7. A composition according to claim 1 comprising
from 2 to 6 parts by weight metal salt of a fatty acid,
from 12 to 40 parts by weight polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymer and styrene-polydiene polymer.
8. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the fatty acid comprises a linear, saturated alkyl chain having from 5 to 25 carbon atoms.
9. A composition according to claim 1 comprising below about 0.05 mole heavy metal crosslinking agent per mole equivalent acid functionality in the polymer.
10. A method of providing a polymer finish composition, the method comprising
providing a composition as recited at claim 1 , and
combining the composition with added ingredients to produce a polymer finish composition.
11. A coated floor according to claim 6 wherein the coating exhibits a gloss reading of below 50 when measured according to ASTM D-1455-87.
12. A composition comprising, in a liquid medium, from 0.5 to 10 parts by weight metal salt of a fatty acid, from 10 to 45 parts by weight of one or more polymers wherein at least one of said polymers comprises styrene mer and acrylate mer, up to 5 parts by weight wax, and up to 10 parts by weight plasticizer.
13. The composition of claim 12 comprising from 30 to 60 weight percent solids, said liquid medium comprising water and said composition being free of wax and plasticizer.
14. The composition of claim 12 comprising from 0.5 to 2.5 parts by weight wax and from 1 to 5 parts by weight plasticizer.
15. The composition of claim 12 comprising from 5 to 40 weight percent total solids in said liquid medium, said liquid medium comprising water, said composition optionally further comprising at least one fluorosurfactant.
16. The composition of claim 12 wherein said fatty acid is stearic acid, and wherein said metal salt of a fatty acid is optionally calcium stearate.
17. A coated floor comprising a substrate bearing on a primary show surface a coating provided by applying the composition of claim 12 onto the surface and allowing said liquid medium to evaporate.
18. A coated floor according to claim 17 wherein the coating exhibits a gloss reading of below 50 when measured according to ASTM D-1455-87.
19. A composition according to claim 12 wherein said liquid medium is water, comprising
from 2 to 6 parts by weight metal salt of a fatty acid,
from 12 to 40 parts by weight polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymer and styrene-diene polymer, and
from 30 to 60 weight percent total solids in said liquid medium.
20. A composition according to claim 12 wherein the fatty acid comprises a linear, saturated alkyl chain having from 5 to 25 carbon atoms.
21. A composition according to claim 12 comprising below about 0.05 mole heavy metal crosslinking agent per mole equivalent acid functionality in the polymer.
22. A method of providing a polymer finish composition, the method comprising
providing a composition as recited at claim 12 , and
combining the composition with added ingredients to produce a polymer finish composition.
23. A composition comprising, in a liquid medium, from 0.5 to 10 parts by weight metal salt of a fatty acid, from 10 to 45 parts by weight of one or more polymers wherein at least one of said polymers comprises styrene mer and polyene mer, up to 5 parts by weight wax, and up to 10 parts by weight plasticizer.
24. The composition of claim 23 comprising from 30 to 60 weight percent solids, said liquid medium comprising water and said composition being free of wax and plasticizer.
25. The composition of claim 23 comprising from 0.5 to 2.5 parts by weight wax and from 1 to 5 parts by weight plasticizer.
26. The composition of claim 23 comprising from 5 to 40 weight percent total solids in said liquid medium, said liquid medium comprising water, said composition optionally further comprising at least one fluorosurfactant.
27. The composition of claim 23 wherein said fatty acid is stearic acid, and wherein said metal salt of a fatty acid is optionally calcium stearate.
28. A coated floor comprising a substrate bearing on a primary show surface a coating provided by applying the composition of claim 23 onto the surface and allowing said liquid medium to evaporate.
29. A coated floor according to claim 28 wherein the coating exhibits a gloss reading of below 50 when measured according to ASTM D-1455-87.
30. A composition according to claim 23 wherein the fatty acid comprises a linear, saturated alkyl chain having from 5 to 25 carbon atoms.
31. A composition according to claim 23 comprising below about 0.05 mole heavy metal crosslinking agent per mole equivalent acid functionality in the polymer.
32. A method of providing a polymer finish composition, the method comprising
providing a composition as recited at claim 23 , and
combining the composition with added ingredients to produce a polymer finish composition.
33. A method according to claim 10 wherein the finish composition is an emulsion or a dispersion and the added ingredients include one or more of surfactant, catalyst, crosslinker, and wax.