Ethylenically crosslinkable fluorinated polymer additives for architectural coatings
The present invention comprises a crosslinkable polymer compound comprising a fluorinated Unit A, an optional hydrophilic Unit B, an optional acidic or neutralized acid Unit C, a crosslinkable pendant olefin group-containing Unit D, and an optional hydrophobic alkyl Unit E. Such polymeric compounds are useful as coatings additives such that, when the coating is applied to a substrate, the additive compound is allowed to first migrate to the surface and subsequently crosslink to form a durable oil-, dirt-, and water-repellent surface.
1. A crosslinkable polymer compound comprising the repeat Units A and D, and optionally comprising one or more of Units B, C, or E, in any order:
wherein
R f is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygens —O—, —CH 2 —, —CFH—, or combinations thereof;
A is O, S, or N(R′), wherein R′ is H or an alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
Q is a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic structure of alkylene, arylene, aralkylene, sulfonyl, sulfoxy, sulfonamido, carbonamido, carbonyloxy, urethanylene, ureylene, or combinations of such linking groups;
v is 0 or 1;
R 1 is H or CH 3 ;
R 2 is independently selected from H or an alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
Z is a hydrophilic group selected from a hydroxyl-terminated straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; hydroxyl-, hydroxyalkyl-, thiol-, or amine-terminated straight or branched alkoxylate having 2 to 20 alkoxylate repeat units; thiol-terminated straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; or an amine-containing straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons;
M is H, HN(R 5 ) 3 , Na, Li, Cs, K, or mixtures thereof;
R 5 is H or an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 3 is a straight or branched alkyl chain of 2 to 30 carbons having 1 to 15 olefinic units, or mixtures thereof;
Y is selected from CH 2 O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —R 6 OC(O)—, or —C(O)OR 6 OC(O)—;
R 6 is a straight or branched alkylene of 1 to 10 carbons;
R 4 is a straight chain, branched chain, or cyclic structure alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbons;
Unit A is present in an amount of 10 to 60 mol %;
Unit B is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
Unit C is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
Unit D is present in an amount of 1 to 90 mol %; and
Unit E is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
wherein the sum of monomer repeat units is equal to 100%; and
wherein Unit D is formed from oleic (meth)acrylate, linoleic (meth)acrylate, oleic ethyl (meth)acrylate, CH 3 C(═CH 2 )C(O)OCH 2 CH 2 OC(O)C 7 H 14 CH═CHCH 2 CH═CHC 5 H 11 , ricinoleic (meth)acrylate, erucic (meth)acrylate, palmitoleic (meth)acrylate, CH 3 C(═CH 2 )C(O)OCH 2 CH 2 OC(O)C 7 H 14 CH═CHCH 2 C 6 H 13 , vaccenic (meth)acrylate, eicosenoic (meth)acrylate, eladic (meth)acrylate, nervonic (meth)acrylate, pinolenic (meth)acrylate, arachidonic (meth)acrylate, eicosapentaenoic (meth)acrylate, docosahexanoic (meth)acrylate, eicosadienoic (meth)acrylate, or docosatetranoic (meth)acrylate.
2. The compound of claim 1 , having a number average molecular weight M n of about 1500 to about 30,000 Daltons.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Unit C is in the range of about 1 to about 60 mol %.
4. The compound of claim 1 , where R f is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of Units B, C, or E is at least 0.1 mol %.
6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Unit D is in the range of about 2 to about 40 mol %.
7. The compound of claim 1 , said compound further comprising a residue from a hydrophilic chain transfer agent of formula (I)
(V—X—S) g H 2-g , (I)
wherein
g is 1 or 2
X is a linear or branched alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with one or more hydrophilic functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, or amine; and
V is a hydrophilic functional group selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, thiol, or amine.
8. A composition comprising
(a) a coating base selected from a water-dispersed coating, an epoxy polymer coating, an alkyd coating, a Type I urethane coating, or an unsaturated polyester coating; and
(b) a crosslinkable polymer compound comprising Units A and D, and optionally comprising one or more of Units B, C, or E, in any order:
wherein
the composition comprises coating base (a) in an amount of from about 95 to 99.98% and crosslinkable polymer compound (b) in an amount of from about 0.02 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of (a) and (b);
R f is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygens —O—, —CH 2 —, —CFH—, or combinations thereof;
A is O, S, or N(R′), wherein R′ is H or an alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
Q is a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic structure of alkylene, arylene, aralkylene, sulfonyl, sulfoxy, sulfonamido, carbonamido, carbonyloxy, urethanylene, ureylene, or combinations of such linking groups;
v is 0 or 1;
R 1 is H or CH 3 ;
R 2 is independently selected from H or an alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
Z is a hydrophilic group selected from a hydroxyl-terminated straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; hydroxyl-, hydroxyalkyl-, thiol-, or amine-terminated straight or branched alkoxylate having 2 to 20 alkoxylate repeat units;
thiol-terminated straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; or an amine-containing straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons;
M is H, HN(R 5 ) 3 , Na, Li, Cs, K, or mixtures thereof;
R 5 is H or an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 3 is a straight or branched alkyl chain of 2 to 30 carbons having 1 to 15 olefinic units, or mixtures thereof;
Y is selected from —CH 2 O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —R 6 OC(O)—, or —C(O)OR 6 OC(O)—;
R 6 is a straight or branched alkylene of 1 to 10 carbons;
R 4 is a straight chain, branched chain, or cyclic structure alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbons;
Unit A is present in an amount of 10 to 60 mol %;
Unit B is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
Unit C is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
Unit D is present in an amount of 1 to 90 mol %; and
Unit E is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
wherein the sum of monomer repeat units is equal to 100%; and
wherein Unit D is formed from oleic (meth)acrylate, linoleic (meth)acrylate, oleic ethyl (meth)acrylate, CH 3 C(═CH)C(O)OCH 2 CH 2 OC(O)C 7 H 14 CH═CHCH 2 CH═CHC 5 H 11 , ricinoleic (meth)acrylate, erucic (meth)acrylate, palmitoleic (meth)acrylate, CH 3 C(═CH 2 )C(O)OCH 2 CH 2 OC(O)C 7 H 14 CH═CHCH 2 C 6 H 13 , vaccenic (meth)acrylate, eicosenoic (meth)acrylate, eladic (meth)acrylate, nervonic (meth)acrylate, pinolenic (meth)acrylate, arachidonic (meth)acrylate, eicosapentaenoic (meth)acrylate, docosahexanoic (meth)acrylate, eicosadienoic (meth)acrylate, or docosatetranoic (meth)acrylate.
9. The composition of claim 8 , further comprising (c) a fatty acid compound in an amount of about 0.001 to 1% by weight, based on the total weight sum of (a)+(b)+(c).
10. The composition of claim 8 , where the crosslinkable polymer compound (b) has a number average molecular weight M n of about 1500 to about 30,000 Daltons.
11. The composition of claim 8 , where Unit C is in the range of about 1 to about 60 mol %.
12. The composition of claim 8 , where R f is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
13. The composition of claim 8 , where the coating base is a water-dispersed coating selected from an aqueous acrylic latex paint.
14. The composition of claim 8 , where the coating base comprises an additive selected from TiO 2 , clays, asbestos, calcium carbonate, zinc oxide, chromium oxide, barium sulfate, iron oxide, tin oxide, calcium sulfate, talc, mica, silicas, dolomite, zinc sulfide, antimony oxide, zirconium dioxide, silicon dioxide, cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, lead chromate, zinc chromate, nickel titanate, diatomaceous earth, glass fibers, glass powders, glass spheres, blue pigments, red pigments, yellow pigments, orange pigments, process aggregated crystals, brown pigments, or green pigments.
15. A method of forming a coating comprising
(a) contacting a coating base with a crosslinkable polymer compound comprising Units A and D, and optionally comprising one or more of Units B, C, or E, in any order, to form a coating composition:
wherein
R f is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by one or more ether oxygens —O—, —CH 2 —, —CFH—, or combinations thereof;
A is O, S, or N(R′), wherein R′ is H or an alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
Q is a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic structure of alkylene, arylene, aralkylene, sulfonyl, sulfoxy, sulfonamido, carbonamido, carbonyloxy, urethanylene, ureylene, or combinations of such linking groups;
v is 0 or 1;
R 1 is H or CH 3 ;
R 2 is independently selected from H or an alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
Z is a hydrophilic group selected from a hydroxyl-terminated straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; hydroxyl-, hydroxyalkyl-, thiol-, or amine-terminated straight or branched alkoxylate having 2 to 20 alkoxylate repeat units; thiol-terminated straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; or an amine-containing straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons;
M is H, HN(R 5 ) 3 , Na, Li, Cs, K, or mixtures thereof;
R 5 is H or an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms;
R 3 is a straight or branched alkyl chain of 2 to 30 carbons having 1 to 15 olefinic units, or mixtures thereof;
Y is selected from —CH 2 O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —R 6 OC(O)—, or —C(O)OR 6 OC(O)—;
R 6 is a straight or branched alkylene of 1 to 10 carbons;
R 4 is a straight chain, branched chain, or cyclic structure alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbons;
Unit A is present in an amount of 10 to 60 mol %;
Unit B is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
Unit C is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %;
Unit D is present in an amount of 1 to 90 mol %; and
Unit E is present in an amount of 0 to 89 mol %; %; and
wherein Unit D is formed from oleic (meth)acrylate, linoleic (meth)acrylate, oleic ethyl (meth)acrylate, CH 3 C(═CH)C(O)OCH 2 CH 2 OC(O)C 7 H 14 CH═CHCH 2 CH═CHC 5 H 11 , ricinoleic (meth)acrylate, erucic (meth)acrylate, palm itoleic (meth)acrylate, CH 3 C(═CH 2 )C(O)OCH 2 CH 2 OC(O)C 7 H 14 CH═CHCH 2 C 6 H 13 , vaccenic (meth)acrylate, eicosenoic (meth)acrylate, eladic (meth)acrylate, nervonic (meth)acrylate, pinolenic (meth)acrylate, arachidonic (meth)acrylate, eicosapentaenoic (meth)acrylate, docosahexanoic (meth)acrylate, eicosadienoic (meth)acrylate, or docosatetranoic (meth)acrylate;
wherein
the coating base is selected from a water-dispersed coating, an epoxy polymer coating, an alkyd coating, a Type I urethane coating, or an unsaturated polyester coating;
wherein
the coating composition comprises the coating base in an amount of from about 95 to 99.98% and the crosslinkable polymer compound in an amount of from about 0.02 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating base and crosslinkable polymer compound; and the sum of monomer repeat units is equal to 100%;
(b) applying the coating composition to a substrate to form a coating film; and
(c) subsequently polymerizing the olefinic units of Unit D in the coating film.