METHYL STARCH ETHERS IN MINERAL BUILDING MATERIALS

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of methylated starches in mineral building materials.

Description

Claims

1. A building material composition which comprises a starch ether component which contains at least methyl starch ether and/or mixed ethers of starch having methyl ether and further alkyl ether and/or hydroxyalkyl ether groups.

2. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition contains no further starch-based compounds apart from the starch ether component.

3. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein the building material compositions are minerally bonded or dispersion-bonded systems.

4. The building material composition according to claim 3, wherein the minerally bonded systems are based on gypsum, cement and hydrated lime, such as manually and mechanically applied plasters, mortars, tile adhesives, gummed concrete compositions, cement and limesand extrudates, joint fillers or tile grouts.

5. The building material composition according to claim 3, wherein the dispersion-bonded systems are based on waterborne copolymers, such as ready to use plasters, tile adhesives, joint fillers and paints.

6. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein the methyl starch ethers and/or mixed ethers of starch are based on types of starch which have an amylose content of less than 20% by weight, based on the total amount of starch.

7. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein the compounds of the starch ether component have a degree of substitution (DS) based on the methylation of from 0.1 to 3.

8. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein the starch ether component have a degree of substitution (MS) based on the hydroxyalkylation of from 0.01 to 5.

9. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein the compounds of the starch ether component as a 5% strength by weight aqueous solution have a viscosity at 25° C. measured by means of a Brookfield rotational viscometer at 100 rpm of from 100 to 6000 mPas.

10. The building material composition according to claim 1, wherein the compounds of the starch ether component are present in the building material compositions in amounts of from 0.001 to 20% by weight, based on the total dry composition.

11. The building material composition according to claim 5, wherein the methyl starch ethers and/or mixed ethers of starch are based on types of starch which have an amylose content of less than 10% by weight, based on the total amount of starch.

12. The building material composition according to claim 11, wherein the methyl starch ethers 5 and/or mixed ethers of starch are based on types of starch which have an amylose content of less than 2% by weight, based on the total amount of starch.

13. The building material composition according to claim 12, wherein the compounds of the starch ether component have a degree of substitution (DS) based on the methylation of from 0.2 to 1.5.

14. The building material composition according to claim 13, wherein the compounds of the starch ether component have a degree of substitution (DS) based on the methylation of from 0.2 to 0.8.

15. The building material composition according to claim 14, wherein the starch ether component have a degree of substitution (MS) based on the hydroxyalkylation of from 0.1 to 1.

16. The building material composition according to claim 15, wherein the compounds of the starch ether component as a 5% strength by weight aqueous solution have a viscosity at 25° C. measured by means of a Brookfield rotational viscometer at 100 rpm of from 500 to 5100 mPas.

17. The building material composition according to claim 16, wherein the compounds of the 20 starch ether component are present in the building material compositions in amounts of from 0.001 to 5% by weight, based on the total dry composition.

18. Starch ethers which comprise methyl ether groups and whose 5% strength by weight aqueous solution has a Brookfield viscosity of from 900 to 5100 mPas, measured by means of a rotational viscometer at 100 rpm at 25° C.

19. Starch ethers according to claim 18, wherein the starch ethers have an amylose content of less than 10% by weight, based on the total starch ether.

20. Shaped bodies and structures which comprise the building material composition according to claim 1.