BIOBASED IMPREGNATING COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTS COMPRISING SAME
Described herein are impregnated products comprising a cellulosic substrate having internal voids; and a reaction product of a composition comprising: an acrylate monomer; a biobased component; and an acrylate additive; wherein the cellulosic substrate is impregnated with said composition. Methods of making and using the products are also described.
1 . An impregnated product comprising:
a cellulosic substrate having internal voids: and a reaction product of a composition comprising:
an acrylate monomer;
a biobased component; and
an acrylate additive;
wherein the cellulosic substrate is impregnated with said composition.
2 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component comprises a compound selected from 1,3-propanediol di(meth)acrylate (PDDMA), isobornyl acrylate (IBOA), 3-propanediol diacrylate, ethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, diethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, diethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, tetraethylene glycol(meth)acrylate, gylcerol tri(meth)acrylate, 1,4-butanediol di(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated dimethacrylate, ethoxylated diacrylate, an acrylated polyol derived from lactide, and an epoxidized oil.
3 . The product of claim 2 , wherein the biobased component is selected from 3-propanediol dimethylacrylate; an epoxidized oil; and a combination thereof.
4 . The product of claim 3 , wherein the epoxidized oil is selected from epoxidized linseed oil, epoxidized methyl soyate, epoxidized soy oil, epoxidized tall oil, and a combination of two or more thereof.
5 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the acrylate additive is selected from an acrylated plasticizer and a second acrylate monomer.
6 . The product of claim 5 , wherein the second acrylate polymer is selected from:
hexanediol diacrylate, hexanediol dimethacrylate and tripropylene glycol diacrylate.
7 . The product of claim 1 , wherein at least about 50% of the available internal voids of the cellulosic substrate are saturated with said composition.
8 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the biobased component further comprises a lactide.
9 . The product of claim 8 , wherein the lactide is selected from:
10 . A flooring system comprising a plurality of the product of claim 1 .
11 . The system of claim 10 , comprising from about 6 to about 10 coatings on top of said plurality of the product of claim 1 .
12 . An impregnated product comprising:
a cellulosic substrate having internal voids; and
a reaction product of a composition comprising:
an acrylate monomer;
an ingredient selected from: 1,3-propanediol dimethylacrylate (PDDMA), isobornyl acrylate (IBOA), pentaerythitol triacrylate (PETA), tripropyleneglycol diacrylate (TPGDA), dipentaerythitol triacrylate (DPETA), isodecyl(meth)acrylate hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, N-vinyl formamide, ethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, diethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, diethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, tetraethylene glycol (meth)acrylate, tripropylene glycol(meth)acrylate, neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate, propoxylated neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, propoxylated trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated or propoxylated tripropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tri(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tetra(meth)acrylate, tris(2-hydroxy ethyl) isocyanurate tri(meth)acrylate, cyclic trimethylolpropane formal acrylate, ethoxylated(4) bisphenol A dimethacrylate, ethoxylated dimethacrylate, ethoxylated diacrylate, tricyclodecane dimethanol dimethacrylate, 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate, 2-EHA, cylohexane dimethanol (meth)diacrylate, gylcerol tri(meth)acrylate, an epoxidized oil and 1,4-butanediol di(meth)acrylate; and
an acrylate additive;
wherein the cellulosic substrate is impregnated with said composition.
13 . The product of claim 12 , wherein the ingredient is selected from 1,3-propanediol dimethylacrylate; an epoxidized oil; and a combination thereof.
14 . The product of claim 13 , wherein the epoxidized oil is selected from: epoxidized linseed oil, epoxidized methyl soyate, epoxidized soy oil, epoxidized tall oil, and to combination of two or more thereof.
15 . The product of claim 12 , wherein the acrylate additive is selected from an acrylated plasticizer and a second acrylate monomer.
16 . The product of claim 15 , wherein the second acrylate polymer is selected from:
hexanediol diacrylate, hexanediol dimethacrylate and tripropylene glycol diacrylate.
17 . The product of claim 12 , wherein the composition further comprises a lactide selected from:
18 . The product of claim 12 , wherein at least about 50% of the available internal voids of the cellulosic substrate are saturated with said composition.
19 . A flooring system comprising a plurality of the product of claim 12 .
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein about 6 to about 10 coatings are applied to the product of claim 12 .