Pigment disperser and easily dispersed solid pigment preparations
The invention relates to reaction products of amines with polymers containing dicarboxylic acids anhydride groups, method for the production thereof and use thereof as a dispersing additive for pigments. The invention also relates to solid pigment preparations containing said reaction products.
1. A copolymer consisting of the following structural units:
0 to 20 mol % of structural unit A
0 to 20 mol % of structural unit B
1 to 79 mol % of structural unit C
1 to 79 mol % of structural unit D
and
20 to 80 mol % of structural unit E
wherein
R 1 and R 2 are each independently hydrogen, methyl or methylene,
a, b are each zero or one and a+b is one,
R 3 is, C 8 -C 30 -alkenyl, benzyl or N-propylene imidazole,
X and Y are each independently —OH, —O—C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, NR 4 R 5 or —O − N + H 2 R 4 R 5 ,
R 4 and R 5 are each independently hydrogen, R 3 or R,
R is
Z is C 2 -C 4 -alkylene,
n is a number between 1 and 1000,
R 6 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, C 5 -C 12 -cycloalkyl or C 6 -C 30 -aryl,
R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl,
R 8 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, and
R 9 is C 1 -C 60 -alkyl or C 6 -C 10 -aryl.
2. The copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the copolymer is a styrene-maleic anhydride resin and wherein the molar ratio of maleic anhydride to styrene is between 1:1 and 1:3.
3. The copolymer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 3 is oleyl or stearyl.
4. A process for preparing a copolymer as claimed in claim 1 comprising the step of reacting a polymer comprising dicarboxylic anhydride groups and the structural units E with a mixture of the amines H 2 N—Z—(OCHR 7 —CH 2 ) n —O—R 6 and H 2 N—R 3 and at least one component selected from the group consisting of water, the alcohol of the formula HO—(C 1 -C 30 )-alkyl, an amine of the formula HNR 4 R 5 and a combination thereof.