Claims
- 1. An aqueous dispersion comprising:
- (a) water;
- (b) a dispersant prepared by oxyalkylating a long chain alcohol containing a fully saturated hydrocarbon backbone, wherein said dispersant is represented by the formula:
- CH.sub.3 (CHRCHR.sub.1).sub.x CH.sub.2 O(R.sub.2)y--H
- wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected
- from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl; R.sub.2 is CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.5 O wherein R.sub.3 is --H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; and x is about 8 to about 112 and y is about 1 to about 1,370; and
- (c) a linear or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a molecular weight of from about 300 to about 5,000 wherein said hydrocarbon is distinct from the fully saturated hydrocarbon backbone of said long chain alcohol.
- 2. The dispersion of claim 1 wherein R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O;
- (b) CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O; and
- (c) randomly distributed units of CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O and CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O.
- 3. The dispersion of claim 2 wherein x is between about 10 to about 24 and y is between about 4 to about 50.
- 4. An aqueous dispersion comprising:
- (a) between about 30 to about 92% by weight of water;
- (b) between about 2 to about 40% by weight of a dispersant prepared by oxyalkylating a long chain alcohol containing a fully saturated hydrocarbon backbone, wherein said dispersant is represented by the formula:
- CH.sub.3 (CHRCHR.sub.1).sub.x CH.sub.2 O (R.sub.2).sub.y --H
- wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl; R.sub.2 is CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.3 O wherein R.sub.3 is --H or a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl group; and x is about 8 to about 112 and y is about 1 to about 1,370; and
- (c) between about 1 to about 60 weight percent of a linear or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a molecular weight of from about 300 to about 5,000 wherein said hydrocarbon is distinct from the fully saturated hydrocarbon backbone of said long chain alcohol.
- 5. The dispersion of claim 4 wherein x is between about 10 to about 24 and y is between about 4 to about 50.
- 6. The dispersion of claim 2 wherein the molecular weight of the linear or branched chain hydrocarbon is between about 300 to about 2200.
- 7. The dispersion of claim 4 wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl.
- 8. An aqueous dispersion comprising:
- (a) water;
- (b) a dispersant having a molecular weight between about 375 to about 1700 and which is represented by the formula:
- CH.sub.3 (CHRCHR.sub.1).sub.x CH.sub.2 O(R.sub.2 ).sub.y --H
- wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl; R.sub.2 is CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.3 O wherein R.sub.3 is --H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; and x is about 10 to about 24 and y is about 2 to about 65; and
- (c) a linear or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a molecular weight of from about 800 to about 5,000.
- 9. The dispersion of claim 8 wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl.
- 10. The dispersion of claim 8 wherein the molecular weight of the aliphatic hydrocarbon is less than or equal to 2,000.
- 11. The dispersion of claim 8 wherein the aliphatic hydrocarbon is polyethylene.
- 12. An aqueous dispersion of water and a linear alcohol of the formula:
- CH.sub.3 (CHRCHR.sub.1).sub.x CH.sub.2 O(R.sub.2).sub.y --H
- wherein
- R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl; R.sub.2 is CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.3 O wherein R.sub.3 is --H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; and x is about 8 to about 112 and y is about 1 to about 1,370
- which when incorporated into a formulation containing a linear or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon renders a protective coating, wherein
- said saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon has a molecular weight of from about 300 to about 5,000; and
- said hydrocarbon is distinct from the fully saturated hydrocarbon backbone of said linear alcohol.
- 13. The dispersion of claim 12 wherein x is between about 10 to about 24 and y is between about 2 to about 65.
- 14. The dispersion of claim 13 wherein the molecular weight of the alcohol is about 375 to about 1700.
- 15. The dispersion of claim 13 wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl.
- 16. An ethoxylated linear alcohol of the formula
- CH.sub.3 (CHRCHR.sub.1).sub.x CH.sub.2 O(R.sub.2).sub.y --H
- wherein
- R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl; R.sub.2 is CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.3 O) wherein R.sub.3 is --H or a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl group; and x is about 8 to about 112 and y is about 1 to about 1,370
- which when added to a linear or branched chain hydrocarbon and water renders an aqueous dispersion of said hydrocarbon and said alcohol, wherein
- the linear or branched chain hydrocarbon is a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a molecular weight of from about 300 to about 5,000; and
- said hydrocarbon is distinct from the fully saturated hydrocarbon backbone of said linear alcohol.
- 17. The alcohol of claim 16 wherein R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O;
- (b) CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O; and
- (c) randomly distributed units of CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O and CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O.
- 18. The alcohol of claim 17 wherein x is between about 10 to about 24 and y is between 2 to about 65.
- 19. An aqueous dispersion comprising:
- (a) water;
- (b) a dispersant represented by the formula:
- CH.sub.3 (CHRCHR.sub.1).sub.x CH.sub.2 O(R.sub.2).sub.y --H
- wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl; R.sub.2 is CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.3 O wherein R.sub.3 is --H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; and x is about 8 to about 112 and y is about 1 to about 1,370; and
- (c) a linear or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a molecular weight from 300 to about 5000 onto which has been grafted aliphatic anhydride.
- 20. The dispersion of claim 19 wherein an acid anhydride is selected from the group consisting of maleic, fumaric and itaconic acid anhydride.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/821,354 filed Jan. 15, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/690,748 filed Apr. 24, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/616,475, filed Nov. 21, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,035,946 which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/442,890, filed Nov. 28, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,008,144, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 267,064, filed Nov. 4, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,908,063.
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