Water resistant paper and solution for producing same and building structure employing same

1. A composite structure comprising:

an elongated substrate, the elongated substrate composed of Kraft paper having paper basis weight between 30 and 90 pounds and an average thickness between 0.003 and 0.009 inches, the elongated substrate having a first planar face and a second planar face, the second planar face opposed to the first planar face;

a polymeric layer overlying at least a portion of the first planar face of the elongated substrate, the polymeric layer comprising a polymeric blend of:

between 50 and 80 wt. % of a styrene butadiene copolymer, present as carboxylated styrene butadiene having a glass transition temperature midpoint of 5° C.;

between 0.2 and 3 wt. % of a cellulose ether compound, the cellulose ether compound having the general formula:

wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl, wherein R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, and wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, and wherein n is integer between 50 and 1000; and

between 30 and 50 wt. % of calcium carbonate; and

an elongated panel member having a first face and an opposed second face, the elongated panel member composed compressed structure comprising agriculturally-derived compressed agriculturally-derived fibrous material, wherein the second face of the elongated substrate is in overlying relationship with at least the first face of the elongated panel member and wherein at least a portion of the polymeric blend integrally bonds with a portion of the agriculturally-derived compressed fibrous material, wherein the composite structure is weather bearing.

2. The composite structure of claim 1 further comprising at least one adhesive layer interposed between the second face of the elongated substrate and the first face of the elongated panel member structure.

3. A waterproof architectural element comprising:

an elongated panel member, the elongated panel member composed of agriculturally-derived compressed structural fiberboard comprising compressed fibrous material, the elongated panel member having a first planar surface and an opposed second planar surface;

at least one elongated substrate, the elongated substrate composed of an elongated cellulose layer composed of Kraft paper having paper basis weight between 30 and 90 pounds per thousand square feet and an average thickness between 0.003 and 0.009 inches, the elongated substrate having a first planar face and a second planar face, the second planar face opposed to the first planar face, wherein the second planar face of the elongated substrate is in overlying relationship to at least a portion of at least one of the first planar surface of the elongated panel member, the second planar surface of the elongated panel member, or both;

a polymeric layer overlying at least a portion of the first planar face of the elongated substrate, the polymeric layer comprising a polymeric blend of:

between 50 and 80 wt. % of a styrene butadiene copolymer;

between 0.2 and 3 wt. % of a cellulose ether compound, the cellulose ether compound having the general formula:

wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, wherein R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, and wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, and wherein n is integer between 50 and 1000; and

between 30 and 50 wt. % calcium carbonate, wherein a portion of the polymeric blend penetrates the elongated substrate and polymerizes therearound, wherein the resulting elongated substrate is integrally bonded with a portion of the agriculturally-derived compressed fibrous material, where the architectural structure is weather-bearing.

4. The waterproof architectural element of claim 3 further comprising at least one adhesive layer interposed between the second face of the at least one elongated substrate and the first face of the elongated panel member.

5. The composite structure of claim 2 wherein the polymeric layer further comprises an outermost layer, the outermost layer comprising a polymeric blend of:

between 50 and 80 wt. % of a styrene butadiene copolymer, present as carboxylated styrene butadiene;

between 0.2 and 3 wt. % of a cellulose ether compound, the cellulose ether compound having the general formula:

wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, wherein R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl, carboxymethyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof, and wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and mixtures thereof and mixtures thereof, and wherein n is integer between 50 and 1000;

between 30 and 50 wt. % of calcium carbonate;

trace amounts of an ammonia compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, ammonium persulfate, ethylenediamine, and mixtures thereof; and

at least one texturing agent.

6. A waterproof architectural element comprising:

an elongated panel member, the elongated panel member composed of agriculturally-derived compressed fibrous material, the elongated panel member having a first planar surface and an opposed second planar surface;

at least one elongated substrate, the elongated substrate composed of an elongated cellulose layer composed of Kraft paper having paper basis weight between 30 and 90 pounds per thousand square feet and an average thickness between 0.003 and 0.009 inches, the elongated substrate having a first planar face and a second planar face, the second planar face opposed to the first planar face, wherein the second planar face of the elongated substrate is in overlying relationship to at least a portion of at least one of the first planar surface of the elongated panel member, the second planar surface of the elongated panel member, or both; and

a high-performance polymer coating composition adhering to the second planar face of the at least one elongated substrate, the high-performance polymer coating composition formed by the steps of:

admixing a composition of hyrdoxypropyl methyl cellulose ether compound and water to form a composition of having a viscosity between 2000 and 6000 cps;

to the admixed composition of cellulose ether compound and water, adding an emulsion of water and an anionic styrene butadiene copolymer in sufficient quantity to produce a solution viscosity between 1000 to 1500 cps, wherein the emulsion of water and anionic styrene butadiene copolymer has a solids content between 40 and 50 wt. % and a specific gravity between 1.00 and 1.10, wherein the anionic styrene butadiene copolymer emulsion has a pH between 8 and 9, and a viscosity between 50 and 400 cps;

adding an ammonia compound to the resulting composition in an amount between 0.3 and 1.0 wt. %;

adding calcium carbonate to the admixed composition in an amount sufficient to provide calcium carbonate in the application composition in an amount between 20 and 40 wt. %, the calcium carbonate having a median particle size between 1 μm to 1000 μm; and

after introducing the ammonia compound to the resulting composition, applying the liquid composition to the flexible elongated substrate composed of Kraft paper and allowing water in the applied composition to evaporate and penetrate the Kraft paper into cellulose-containing regions and polymerize therearound and wherein the resulting elongated substrate interacts with the agriculturally-derived fibrous material present in the at least one elongated substrate.

7. The composite structure of claim 5 wherein the cellulose ether compound is added in an amount sufficient to provide an application composition containing between 0.003 and 1.0 wt. % of the cellulose ether compound.

8. The composite structure of claim 7 wherein the cellulose ether compound present in the high-performance polymeric coating is present in an-amount between 0.03 and 0.75 wt. %.

9. The composite structure of claim 8 wherein the amount of styrene butadiene emulsion added to form the high performance polymeric coating is sufficient to provide between 20 and 50 wt. % of a styrene butadiene copolymer in the high-performance coating application composition.

10. The composite structure of claim 5 wherein the calcium carbonate present in the high-performance polymeric coating has an average particle size between 100 μm and 300 μm.

11. The composite structure element of claim 10 wherein the water evaporation step is sufficient to allow at least a portion of the water to evaporate, the portion of water evaporated sufficient to achieve a polymeric coating having between 50 and 80 wt. % of the styrene butadiene copolymer.

12. The composite structure of claim 1 wherein the cellulose ether compound hyrdoxypropyl methyl cellulose ether.

13. The composite structure of claim 12 wherein the cellulose ether is present in an amount between 0.003 and 0.75 wt. %.

14. The composite structure of claim 12 wherein the ammonia compound is present in an amount between 0.2 and 0.5 wt. %.

15. The composite structure of claim 12 wherein the calcium carbonate is present between 25 and 35 wt. % and has a mean particle size between 100 μm to 300 μm.

16. The waterproof structural element of claim 3 wherein the cellulose ether compound hyrdoxypropyl methyl cellulose ether.

17. The composite structure of claim 16 wherein the cellulose ether is present in an amount between 0.003 and 0.75 wt. %.

18. The composite structure of claim 17 wherein the calcium carbonate is present between 25 and 35 wt. % and has a mean particle size between 100 μm to 300 μm.