Water soluble polymer powders with improved dispersibility

1. A dry powder composition comprising water soluble polymer powders and a component, wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of boric acid, sodium chloride, sodium metaborate, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic acid), poly(styrene-co-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, styrene acrylic acid copolymer, styrene acrylic acid ester copolymer, hydrophobically modified polyacetal polyether, isobutylene/dimethylaminopropylmaleimide hydroxyethylmaleimide copolymer, isobutylene ethylaminopropylmaleimide/ethoxylated maleimide/maleic acid copolymer, urethane acrylate methacrylate, urea phosphate, silicone, acrylic polymer, polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, phosphorus ester, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer, and hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane, and combinations thereof; and wherein the dry powder composition is dispersible in water without forming lumps.

2. The dry powder composition of claim 1 , wherein the component is blended with the water soluble polymer powders.

3. The dry powder composition of claim 1 , wherein the component is coated on the water soluble polymer powders.

4. The dry powder composition of claim 1 , wherein the water soluble polymer powders are polyacrylamides, polyacrylamide derivatives, guar gums, guar gum derivatives, or cellulose derivatives.

5. The dry powder composition of claim 4 , wherein the cellulose derivatives are cellulose ethers.

6. The dry powder composition of claim 5 , wherein the cellulose ether is hydroxyethyl cellulose.

7. The dry powder composition of claim 1 , wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of boric acid, sodium chloride, sodium metaborate, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic acid), poly(styrene-co-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, hydrophobically modified polyacetal polyether, isobutylene/dimethylaminopropylmaleimide hydroxyethylmaleimide copolymer, isobutylene ethylaminopropylmaleimide/ethoxylated maleimide/maleic acid copolymer, urea phosphate, silicone, polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, phosphorus ester, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer, and hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane, and combinations thereof; and wherein the dry powder composition is dispersible in water without forming lumps.

8. An A method of making an aqueous protective coating composition, comprising adding the dry powder composition of claim 1 to an aqueous solution.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the aqueous solution comprises a latex.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the latex is selected from the group consisting of acrylics, vinyl-acrylics and styrene-acrylics.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the aqueous solution further comprises a pigment.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of hydrated aluminum oxide, barium sulfate, calcium silicate, lay, silica, talc, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and mixtures thereof.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the aqueous protective coating composition has a pigment volume concentration (PVC) upper limit of 85%.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the aqueous protective coating composition has a pigment volume concentration (PVC) lower limit of 10%.

15. A method of making an aqueous protective coating formulation comprising adding the dry powder composition of claim 1 to a coating formulation while concurrently stirring the formulation.

16. A method of producing a dry powder composition comprising dry blending water soluble polymer powders with a component, wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of boric acid, sodium chloride, sodium metaborate, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic acid), poly(styrene-co-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, styrene acrylic acid copolymer, styrene acrylic acid ester copolymer, hydrophobically modified polyacetal polyether, isobutylene/dimethylaminopropylmaleimide hydroxyethylmaleimide copolymer, isobutylene ethylaminopropylmaleimide/ethoxylated maleimide/maleic acid copolymer, urethane acrylate methacrylate, urea phosphate, silicone, acrylic polymer, polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, phosphorus ester, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer, and hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane, and combinations thereof; and wherein the dry powder composition is dispersible in water without forming lumps.

17. A method of producing a dry powder composition comprising water soluble polymer powders at least partially coated with a component, the method comprising:

(a) at least partially dissolving the component in a solvent to form a solution;

(b) adding the water soluble polymer powders to the solution and mixing; and

(c) evaporating the solvent to form the dry powder composition,

wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of boric acid, sodium chloride, sodium metaborate, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride), poly(methylvinylether-alt-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic acid), poly(styrene-co-maleic acid)ester copolymer, poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)ester copolymer, styrene acrylic acid copolymer, styrene acrylic acid ester copolymer, hydrophobically modified polyacetal polyether, isobutylene/dimethylaminopropylmaleimid e hydroxyethylmaleimide copolymer, isobutylene ethylaminopropylmaleimidelethoxylated maleimide/maleic acid copolymer, urethane acrylate methacrylate, urea phosphate, silicone, acrylic polymer, polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, phosphorus ester, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer, and hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane, and combinations thereof; and

wherein the dry powder composition is dispersible in water without forming lumps.

18. The method of claim 16 or 17 , wherein the water soluble polymer powders are polyacrylamides, polyacrylamide derivatives, guar gums, guar gum derivatives, or cellulose derivatives.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the cellulose derivatives are cellulose ethers.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the solvent comprises at least one of methanol and acetone.