Coating compositions for coating substrates including binder components
A coating composition for coating a substrate is provided herein. The coating composition includes a first polymer including a first polymer-bound moiety having an acid-functional group, or a derivative thereof. The coating composition further includes a second polymer including a second polymer-bound moiety having an amine-functional group. The coating composition further includes a solvent. The first polymer is substantially free of amine-functional groups and the second polymer is substantially free of acid-functional groups, or derivatives thereof. The acid-functional groups and the amine-functional groups are substantially reactive to each other at least after application of the coating composition to the substrate.
1. A solvent-borne coating composition for coating a substrate, comprising:
a first polymer comprising a first polymer-bound moiety having an acid-functional group, or a derivative thereof;
a second polymer comprising a second polymer-bound moiety having an amine-functional group; and
an organic solvent;
wherein the first polymer is substantially free of amine-functional groups and the second polymer is substantially free of acid-functional groups, or derivatives thereof;
wherein the amine-functional group is a tertiary amine-functional group; and
wherein the acid-functional groups and the amine-functional groups are substantially reactive to each other at least after application of the coating composition to the substrate.
2. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the organic solvent is present in an amount of from 10 to 95 wt. % based on a total weight of the coating composition.
3. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition is substantially free of water.
4. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein each of the first polymer and the second polymer, independently, has a weight average molecular weight in an amount of from about 2,000 to about 200,000.
5. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the first polymer-bound moiety is polymerized from a first polymer monomer mixture comprising acid-functional monomers.
6. The coating composition of claim 5 , wherein the acid-functional monomers are selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, oleic acid, cinnamic acid, glutaconic acid, muconic acid, undecylenic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, and combinations thereof.
7. The coating composition of claim 5 , wherein the first polymer monomer mixture comprises the acid-functional monomers, or derivatives thereof, in an amount of from 0.1 to 12 wt. % based on a total weight of the first polymer monomer mixture.
8. The coating composition of claim 5 , wherein the first polymer has a hydroxyl functional group, and wherein the first polymer monomer mixture further comprises hydroxyl-functional monomers.
9. The coating composition of claim 8 , wherein the hydroxyl-functional monomers are selected from the group of 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof.
10. The coating composition of claim 5 , wherein the first polymer monomer mixture further comprises additional monomers selected from the group of styrene, methyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate, isobornyl (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof.
11. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the second polymer is polymerized from a second polymer monomer mixture comprising amine-functional monomers, carboxyl-functional monomers, or a combination thereof.
12. The coating composition of claim 11 , wherein the amine-functional monomers are selected from the group of t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate, N,N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.
13. The coating composition of claim 11 , wherein the carboxyl-functional monomers are methacrylic acid.
14. The coating composition of claim 11 , wherein the second polymer polymerized from the carboxyl-functional monomers is reacted with an imine compound to form amine-functional groups.
15. The coating composition of claim 11 , wherein the second polymer monomer mixture comprises the amine-functional monomers, carboxyl-functional monomers, or the combination thereof in an amount of from 0.1 to 15 wt. % based on the total weight of the second polymer mixture.
16. The coating composition of claim 11 , wherein the second polymer has hydroxyl functional groups, and wherein the second polymer monomer mixture further comprises hydroxyl-functional monomers.
17. The coating composition of claim 16 , wherein the hydroxyl-functional monomers are selected from the group of 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof.
18. The coating composition of claim 11 , wherein the second polymer monomer mixture further comprises additional monomers selected from the group of styrene, methyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate, isobornyl (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof.
19. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein a coating layer formed from the coating composition has an improved adhesion to the substrate as compared to a coating layer formed from a coating composition not comprising both the acid-functional group and the amine-functional group.
20. The coating composition of claim 1 further comprising one or more non-functional polymers, crosslinking agents, pigments, additives, or combinations thereof.
21. The solvent borne coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the organic solvent is present in an amount of from 40 to 95 wt. % based on a total weight of the coating composition.