Polyamine-polyacrylate dispersant

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 8344074
  • Patent Number
    8,344,074
  • Date Filed
    Monday, February 25, 2008
    16 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 1, 2013
    11 years ago
Abstract
The invention relates to a liquid dispersant based on polyamine-graft-polyacrylate blend, its preparation and its use in solvent borne systems, especially to a polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend of the general formula (1) or a mixture of formula (1) and YT-(A1,A2)-Y1 wherein T is a polyamine or polyimine, A1 is a bridging bond which is selected from amide or amide, A2 is a —N—C— bridging bond, Y is an acrylate residue of the general formula (2), wherein, R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen or C1-20alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl. n is a number of 1-1000, wherein the polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend has an average molecular weight of 50 000 g/mol to 150 000 g/mol and a polydispersity Mw/Mn is greater than 3.
Description

The invention relates to a liquid dispersant based on polyamine-graft-polyacrylate blend, its preparation and its use in solvent borne systems.


Polyethyleneimine-polymethylmethacrylates are known from U.S. Pat. No. 6,573,313 describing the preparation of a core shell latex obtained by an emulsion radical polymerization process which involves generating radicals on the nitrogen atoms of polyamine, which can then initiate the radical polymerization of acrylates. Products are supposed to be used as gene delivery carriers.


Grafted copolymers used as dispersants are e.g. polyamine-g-polyesters or polyamine-g-polyethers. The publications WO00/024503, WO04/078333, WO99/049963, WO94/021368 refer to a series of PAI-based dispersants, of which the graft chain is end-cupped with one acid group, obtained from the condensation polymerization of hydroxycarboxylic acids, grafted onto PAI through both neutralization and amidification reactions between acid and amine groups. The graft chains are non-polar. Dispersants are mainly used in non-polar solvent-borne paint systems.


The publications WO01/080987, WO98/019784, U.S. Pat. No. 9,599,947, EP0208041 and WO99/055763, U.S. Pat. No. 6,583,213 claim a series of PAI-based dispersants, of which the graft chains are obtained from the ring-opening polymerization of lactones and/or their derivatives. The graft chain is polyester end-capped with one acid group, obtained by the carboxylic acid initiated ring-opening polymerization of lactones or alkyl substituted lactones, grafted onto PAI through both neutralization and amidification reactions between acid and amine groups; or the graft chain is polyester end-capped with one ethylenically unsaturated group, obtained by 2-hydroxy ethyl acrylate initiated ring-open polymerization of lactones, grafted onto PEI backbone via the Michael addition.


WO05/010109 claims a kind of PAI-based polyether liquid dispersant. The grafting chain is polyether end-capped with one acid group, which is obtained by the esterification of succinic anhydride and CH3-(EO)m—(PO)n—NH2. This polyether chain is grafted onto PAI via both neutralization and amidification reactions. The dispersants are applied in polar organic or water-borne paint systems.


Commonly, the graft chains of the claimed PAI-g-polyesters and PAI-g-polyethers possess high Tg and crystallizability, which confine their uses, e.g. low temperature applications are impossible, the storage stability is not good and so on. Besides that, these dispersants are all prepared by the “graft to” approach, i.e. synthesis the graft side chains first and then graft them onto the PAI backbones, thus at least two or multi-steps are needed for manufacturing.


US2002/143081 discloses amphiphilic nanoparticles comprising a core and a shell. The process for the manufacture of the particles involves graft polymerisation in an aqueous system of a vinylic monomer onto polyethyleneimine. The molecular weights of the graft copolymer and of the polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer range between 500 000 and 1000 000. The polydispersity Mw/Mn of the polymerized vinylic monomer ranges between 1.5 and 3. The core shell particles are used, for example, as drug carriers. It is only mentioned that the polymers find potential applications in leather finishing, paints paper and textile industrials. The use as dispersant is not specifically disclose.


One aspect of the invention is to provide a liquid dispersant having a good storage stability which can be used for low temperature applications and low viscosity applications in solvent based systems.


Thus, the invention relates to a liquid polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend of the general formula 1 or a mixture of formula 1 and Y

T-(A1,A2)-Y  1

wherein


T is a polyamine or polyimine,


A1 is a bridging bond which is selected from amide




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or imide




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A2 is a —N—C— bridging bond,


Y is an acrylate residue of the general formula 2,




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wherein,


R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen or C1-20alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl,


n is a number of 1-1000, and


wherein the polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend has an average molecular weight of 50 000 g/mol to 150 000 g/mol and a polydispersity Mw/Mn greater than 3.


DEFINITIONS

The term “grafted copolymer” as used herein refers to a copolymer made by the so called “grafting from” process. Acrylate groups are attached as pendent groups along the polyamine backbone. The side chains are build up after being grafted to the polyamine backbone.


Liquid means no crystallization.


The term “polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend” means that more than one copolymer is present obtainable by free-radical polymerization (A2=NC), Michael addition (A2=N—C) and transesterification (A1=amide or imide).


The term “polyamine” means a compound comprising two or more primary or secondary amine groups per molecule. Polyamines are selected from poly(C2-6-alkyleneimine), poly-vinylamine, polyallylamine or poly(amide-amine) dendrimer, with a MW of 100-100,000 g/mol, preferably 500-50,000 g/mol.


Poly(C2-6-alkyleneimines) are e.g. polypropylene-imine or polyethylene imine, preferably polyethyleneimine.


n is preferably 5 to 100. The polyacrylate chain (n>1) is obtainable from homo-polymerization of one kind of acrylate monomers, or from random copolymerization of two or more kinds of different acrylate monomers.


R1 is preferably hydrogen or methyl.


R2 is preferably hydrogen or an alkyl chain having 1-20 carbon atoms including linear or branched chains. Examples are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec. butyl, tert. butyl, n-hexyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-methoxy ethyl, 2-ethoxy ethyl, bornyl, isobornyl, isodecyl, lauryl, myristyl, stearyl, cyclohexyl.


Aryl is preferably phenyl, naphthyl.


Substituted aryl is preferably substituted phenyl and substituted naphthyl with the substituent of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec. butyl, tert. butyl, n-hexyl, chloro.


Heteroaryl is preferably bornyl, isobornyl, furfuryl.


Preferred is a liquid polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend according to claim 1, wherein T is polyethyleneimine, R1 is hydrogen or methyl and R2 is C1-20alkyl and n is 5 to 100.


Process


The inventive polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend is prepared by copolymerizing in an organic solvent a polyamine and an acrylate monomer in the presence of a free radical initiator wherein

    • 1. the weight ratio of polyamine to the acrylate monomer ranges from 1:5 to 1:100;
    • 2. the weight ratio of free radical initiator to acrylate monomer ranges from 1:5 to 1:100;
    • 3. the process being carried out in one pot at a temperature of from 10° C. to 200° C. under an inert gas atmosphere,
    • 4. the process comprising at least a transesterification reaction of the acrylate with the polyamine to obtain a polyamine amide or a polyamine imide, a Michael addition reaction of a polyamine with an acrylate monomer to obtain a polyamine acrylate and a grafting polymerisation of a polyamine and acrylate monomers to obtain polyamine-g-polyacrylate.


The invention further relates to a liquid polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend obtainable by a process according to the above process.


Acrylate monomers can be represented as CH2═CR1COOR2 where R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen or alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl, such as n-butyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, iso-butyl methacrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxylethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxylethyl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, etc.


Free radical initiators can be selected from 2,2′-azo-bis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN), potassium persulfate, 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, and alkyl hydro-peroxides, such as benzoyl peroxide, di-tert-butyl peroxide, t-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide, p-isopropyl cumene hydroperoxide, p-menthane hydroperoxide, or pinane hydroperoxide, etc.


Preferred is 2,2′-azo-bis(isobutyronitrile).


The weight ratio of polyamine to the acrylate monomer is preferably 1:5 to 1:50.


The weight ratio of free radical initiator to acrylate monomer is preferably 1:5 to 1.50.


This weight ratio determines the molecular weight of the polyacrylate moiety.


The reaction temperature is preferably 20° C. to 120° C.


Inert gas is preferably nitrogen.


The scheme below is a representative reaction scheme for the preparation of the polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend.


The transesterification reaction can be described as follows:




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A polyamine amide is obtained by the above shown transesterification process. In the presence of the free radical initiator the polyamine amide is further reacted to polyamine amid-polyacrylate copolymer of the formula A, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above.




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The Michael addition can be described as follows:




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The nucleophilic addition of the polyamine to the unsaturated bond of the acrylate leads to a polyamine acrylate of the formula B, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above.


The grafting copolymerization can be described as follows




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In a grafting from process the polyamine is used as macroinitiator to initiate the free radical polymerization. The acrylate chain is built up to obtain a polyamine-g-polyacrylate of the formula C, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above.


The radical polymerisation leads to polyacrylates Y.




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The invention further relates to a liquid polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend comprising a blend of




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wherein R1, and R2 and n is as defined above and wherein the polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend has an average molecular weight of 50 000 g/mol to 150 000 g/mol and a polydispersity MW/Mn greater than 3.


The blend comprising (A+B+C+Y) is a transparent amber liquids with low Tg and no crystallization. The blend is used as dispersant for all low temperature applications. The dispersants are soluble in various organic solvents in a wide range of non-polar to polar. In applications, the dispersants surprisingly show excellent pigment dispersion effect, especially for TPA paints due to good compatibility of the dispersants with TPAs. As a consequence, the pigment concentrates show low viscosity, which means high pigment loading and therefore high productivity can be achieved. The dispersants show less flocculation, less seeding, high gloss, better chromatic properties, lower viscosity of pigment concentrates, lower temperature storage stability etc. The coatings show high gloss and good chromatic properties, an obvious superior performance to the prior arts are achieved in alkyd, CAB and TPA paint systems.


Dispersant solutions keep stable at lower temperatures (50% solutions, stable at <−15° C. for at least 2 weeks), which means the invention product is easy in use, and can be applied in the low temperature applications.


In addition, the glass transition temperature, crystallizability, and polarity of the dispersants can be easily adjusted by adjusting the type of acrylate monomer, the ratio of acrylate monomer to polyamine, the ratio of free radical initiator to acrylate monomer, and reaction conditions.


Accessibility of the Starting Materials


Polyethyleneimine with different molecular weight are commercial products from Nippon Shukubai.


Polyvinylamine with the MW 10,000 are commercially available from Mitsubishi Kasei.


Polyallylamine with MW of 10,000 are commercially available from Nitto Boseki.


Polypropyleneimine dendrimer are commercially available from DSM Fine Chemicals, and poly(amide-amine) dendrimer are commercially available from Aldrich Chemical Company.


Acrylate monomers, 2,2′-azo-bis(isobutyronitrile) and t-butyl hydroperoxide are normal commercial products.


Use


The polyamine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend can be used as dispersant in a broad application fields, such as coatings, inks, electronic materials, especially in low temperature and low viscosity applications.


The inventive polyamine-graft-polyacrylates are used in solvent based systems such as in solvent based organic and inorganic pigments dispersion e.g. in alkyd, CAB (cellulose acetate butyrate), UV (Ultraviolet) and TPA (thermoplastic acrylate) paint systems, in general industrial coatings especially in automotive coatings, as well as in printing inks and graphic arts.







EXAMPLES
Example 1

The mixture of PEI SP-200 (MW 10,000) 5.0 g, BA 50.0 g, AIBN 6.3 g, and toluene 85 mL were stirred under nitrogen at 35° C. for 24 h, and then 60° C. for 70 h. Then, toluene was removed under vacuum system. The product was obtained as a yellow liquid.












Abbreviations of chemicals and their suppliers









ABBREVIATION
CHEMICAL NAME
SUPPLIER





PEI
Polyethyleneimine
Nippon Shukubai


PVA
Polyvinylamine
Mitsubishi Kasei


PAA
Polyallylamine
Nitto Boseki


DPPI
Dendritic
DSM Fine



polypropyleneimine
Chemicals


DPAMAM
Dendritic
Aldrich Chemical



poly(amide-amine)
Company


TEPA
Tetraethylene pentamine


BA
n-Butyl acrylate


MA
Methyl acrylate


MMA
Methyl methacrylate


i-BMA
Iso-butyl methacrylate


t-BA
Tert-butyl acrylate


BMA
n-Butyl methacrylate


AIBN
2,2′-Azo-bis(isobutyronitrile)


TBHP
t-Butyl hydroperoxide


d-TBP
Di-tert-butyl peroxide


BPO
Benzoyl peroxide









Example 2-64

Example 2-64 were all prepared in a similar manner as Example 1 except that the type and amounts of polyamine, acrylate monomer, free radical initiator, and the reaction condition were varied as detailed in Table 1 below.












TABLE 1









Raw materials















Acrylate
Free radical
Reaction



Example
Polyamine
monomer
initiator
condition
Appearance





2
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


3
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
150 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


4
PEI SP-018
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



(MW 1,800)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h



5.0 g


5
PEI SP-006
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



(MW 600)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h



5.0 g


6
TEPA
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



3.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


7
PVA200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



(MW 10,000)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid



3.3 g


8
PAA150
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



(MW 10,000)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid



4.4 g


9
DPPI CU-D32
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



(MW 3,500)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h



8.5 g


10
DPPI CU-D64
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



(MW 7,100)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h



8.5 g


11
DPAMAM(G3)
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



(MW 6,900)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h



16.7 g 


12
DPAMAM(G4)
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



(MW 14,200)
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h



17.1 g 


13
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
5.0 g
60° C. for 70 h


14
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
100 g
3.8 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


15
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
100 g
2.5 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


16
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
100 g
1.7 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


17
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 30 h


18
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
 60° C. for 100 h


19
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
 60° C. for 120 h


20
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
90° C. for 20 h


21
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
90° C. for 50 h


22
PEI, SP-200
BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
90° C. for 80 h


23
PEI, SP-200
BMA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
111 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


24
PEI, SP-200
MA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
67 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


25
PEI, SP-200
MMA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
solid



5.0 g
78 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


26
PEI, SP-200
t-BA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
100 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


27
PEI, SP-200
i-BMA
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
111 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


28
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.9 g
90° C. for 70 h


29
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
5.5 g
90° C. for 70 h


30
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
4.1 g
90° C. for 70 h


31
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
100 g
2.8 g
90° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


32
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
100 g
1.4 g
90° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


33
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.9 g
120° C. for 20 h 


34
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.9 g
120° C. for 40 h 


35
PEI, SP-200
BA
TBHP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.9 g
120° C. for 80 h 


36
PEI, SP-200
BA
d-TBP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
5.6 g
90° C. for 70 h


37
PEI, SP-200
BA
d-TBP
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
3.4 g
90° C. for 70 h


38
PEI, SP-200
BA
BPO
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
10.6 g
90° C. for 70 h


39
PEI, SP-200
BA
BPO
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
100 g
6.4 g
90° C. for 70 h


40
PEI, SP-200
BA 80 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
MMA16 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


41
PEI, SP-200
BA 60 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
MMA 31 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


42
PEI, SP-200
BA 60 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
MA 27 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


43
PEI, SP-200
BA 60 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
t-BA 40 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


44
PEI, SP-200
BA 60 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
BMA 44 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


45
PEI, SP-200
BA 40 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
MMA 47 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


46
PEI, SP-200
BA 20 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
solid



5.0 g
MMA 62 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


47
PEI, SP-200
MA 54 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
i-BMA 22 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


48
PEI, SP-200
MA 40 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
i-BMA 44 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


49
PEI, SP-200
MA 40 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
solid



5.0 g
MMA 31 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


50
PEI, SP-200
MA 40 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
t-BA 40 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


51
PEI, SP-200
MA 27 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
i-BMA 67 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


52
PEI, SP-200
MA 13 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
i-BMA 89 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


53
PEI, SP-200
MMA 31 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
t-BA 60 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


54
PEI, SP-200
i-BA 40 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
t-BA 60 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


55
PEI, SP-200
i-BA 60 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
t-BA 40 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


56
PEI, SP-200
BMA 66 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
t-BA 40 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


57
PEI, SP-200
BMA 44 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
t-BA 60 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


58
PEI, SP-200
BMA 66 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
i-BA 40 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid


59
PEI, SP-200
BMA 44 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
i-BA 60 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h


60
PEI, SP-200
BA 40 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
MMA 23 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid




i-BA 30 g


61
PEI, SP-200
BA 60 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
MMA 16 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid




i-BA 20 g


62
PEI, SP-200
MA 13 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
BMA 67 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h




t-BA 20 g


63
PEI, SP-200
MA 20 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
yellow liquid



5.0 g
BMA 44 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h




t-BA 30 g


64
PEI, SP-200
MMA 23 g
AIBN
35° C. for 24 h
viscous



5.0 g
BMA 44 g
6.3 g
60° C. for 70 h
yellow liquid




t-BA 30 g









The molecular weight of the examples was listed in Table 2 below.














TABLE 2







Example
Mn
Mw
Mw/Mn





















2
8,650
42,400
4.9



12
21,600
83,000
3.8



22
18,400
81,200
4.4



26
10,060
52,300
5.2



27
9,320
45,700
4.9



43
13,300
42,100
3.2



54
14,040
63,200
4.5



62
10,050
55,300
5.5







Mw: weight average molecular weight



Mn: number average molecular weight







Performance Screening


In order to test the dispersion effect of the obtained samples, Resin Free Pigment Concentrates were prepared according to the Formulation 1. The mill base was dispersed in Scandex Shaker for 1.5 h with the help of glass beads. Afterwards the mill base was filtered and stored at room temperature overnight. Let-downs (Formulation 2) for testing were based on a stoving enamel, a CAB base coat and a TPA base coat. Formulation 3 shows the paint formulations for the stoving enamel, CAB paints and TPA paints. The paint preparation was mixed under high speed stirring for 5 minutes at 2000 rpm, and applied on polyester film with a 35-75 μm film thickness. After preparing draw-downs, the rest of paints were diluted 1:1 with butyl acetate for a pour-out test.


First, the competitive grades were synthesized according to patents, e.g. WO 9421368, U.S. Pat. No. 6,583,213, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,599,947 and so on. The performance of these grades was tested according to Formulations 1, 2, and 3. Results showed competitive product A performs better than the others, which was then taken as a representative dispersant in the text.


Formulations 1. Preparation of Pigment Concentrates


















Ingredients/Pigment Concentrate No.
1
2
3




















1)
Dispersant (100% solid)
5.35
5.40
3.62


2)
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate (MPA)
19.65
26.60
31.38


3)
Pigment White 21
75.00


4)
Pigment Black 7 (Special Black 100)

18.00


5)
Pigment Blue 15:2


15.00


6)
3.0 mm glass beads
100.0
100.0
100.0



Total (g)
200.0
150.0
150.0










Formulations 2. Let-Down Systems



















a) Stoving Enamel
Vialkyd AC 451
68.4




Maprenal MF 650
31.4




Ciba ®EFKA ®3030
0.2




Total
100



b) CAB base coat
CAB 531-1
11.2




Butyl acetate
51.9




Uracron CR 226 XB
32.1




Uramex MF 821
4.8




Total
100.0



c) TPA base coat
Paraloid B66
40




Xylene
8.0




Toluene
38




MPA
13.5




Ciba ®EFKA ®3030
0.5




Total
100.0







Vialkyd AC 451: alkyd resin, UCB



Maprenal MF 650: melamine resin, Degussa



Ciba ®EFKA ®3030 is a modified polysiloxane solution slip and levelling agent



CAB-531: cellulose acetate butyrate material commercially available from Eastman Chemical



Uracron CR 226 XB: DSM Coating Resins Uracron CR, OH acrylic



Uramex MF 821: DSM Coating Resins Uramex (amino)



Paraloid B66: thermoplastic acrylate, Rohm Haas







Formulation 3. CAB and Stoving Enamel Paints


















Code
1
2
3





















Let-down (formulation 2a or 2b)
9.0
7.5
7.0



PC white (No. 2 in Formulation 1)

2.0
3.0



PC color (No. 4-6 in Formulation 1)
1.0
0.5




Total/g
10.0
10.0
10.0










The performance of examples 1-64 in Table 1 were tested according to Formulations 1, 2 and 3. It was observed that the pigment concentrates flow well and their viscosities were comparable or lower than the competitive product A. The rheological behavior of the pigment concentrates was measured with a Thermo-Haake RheoStress 600 equipment under the CR mode. The initial viscosities (η0) and dynamic viscosities (ηt) of the pigment concentrations are listed in Table 3. According to the viscosity curves, the Pigment White concentrate (PW 21) is a Newtonian flow, while the Pigment Black concentrate (Special Black-100) is a pseudoplastic flow. The Pigment Blue concentrate (PB 15:2) is plastic flows with thixotropic properties, but could easily flow under a low shear stress (τ in Table 3).









TABLE 3







Rheological data of Pigment Concentrates












Special Black




PW 21
100
PB 15:2














η0
ηt
η0
ηt
T/Pa
ηt


Example
mPas
mPas
mPas
mPas
(Yield point)
mPas
















Competitive
1000
360
>1000
300
50
150


product A


 2
480
210
620
160
30
90


12
450
200
600
155
30
85


22
700
330
380
80
25
75


26
520
220
330
70
20
70


27
750
300
400
80
25
75


43
560
250
370
80
35
90


54
450
210
350
65
18
60


62
340
180
520
150
25
65





Competitive product A is prepared according to U.S. Pat. No. 6,583,213, Ex. 9. (2-Hydroxyethylacrylate-epsilon-caprolactone-, .delta.-valerolactone (1:8:8) PEI (13:1)






Tested in stove enamel paint, CAB paint and especially in TPA paint, the performance of the dispersants was generally very good with satisfactory results, e.g. high gloss (on average, above 80 at 60°), no seeding, no rub-out, good color strength, etc (Table 4).









TABLE 4







The dispersion effect in TPA paint system











Gloss of drawdown

Gloss of pour out



20°/60°
Seeding
20°/60°
















Example
white
black
blue
white
black
blue
white
black
blue





Competitive
51/76
46/76
60/80
5
3
4
63/83
62/81
42/77


product A


 2
72/82
75/83
78/85
1
1
1
70/81
74/83
54/82


 9
70/81
76/84
75/83
2
1
1
69/80
75/84
52/80


12
71/82
72/83
79/87
2
2
1
70/82
72/82
58/85


19
69/80
74/82
75/81
2
1
2
67/79
71/80
51/79


22
74/83
74/84
76/83
1
1
2
71/82
73/82
52/80


26
71/80
74/82
77/84
2
1
1
69/80
73/83
52/81


27
73/82
74/84
77/86
1
1
1
71/82
72/82
55/83


40
70/81
68/79
76/83
2
2
2
67/78
70/80
50/79


42
71/83
74/80
77/85
1
2
1
69/80
72/80
53/83


43
70/81
76/84
75/82
2
1
2
70/80
75/84
52/80


59
71/81
73/82
76/84
1
2
2
69/79
71/82
53/81


64
73/83
73/82
79/86
1
1
1
71/81
72/81
55/83





Explanation results:


s = seeding;


1 = no seeding, and


5 = a lot of seeding






In the solubility test, samples were dissolved in various solvents first with a concentration of 50% (w/w), and then kept for one month at 25° C. and −15° C., respectively. Obviously, the dispersants of this invention have improved solubility compared to that of competitive products (Table 5). It indicates that the invention samples have less crystallizability, and their compatibility in various solvent systems is better than that of the competitive product A.









TABLE 5







Solubility of samples in various solvent (50%, w/w)












MPA
n-butyl acetate
2-Butanone
Xylene















Example
25° C.
−15° C.
25° C.
−15° C.
25° C.
−15° C.
25° C.
−15° C.





Product A
+−

+−

+
+−
+
+−


 2
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


12
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


26
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


27
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


40
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


43
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


54
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+


62
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+





Explanation results:


+: solubility is good, and the solution is clear;


+−: solubility is medium and partially crystallized;


−: solubility is poor and totally crystallized.





Claims
  • 1. A liquid polyamine or polyimine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend of the general formula 1 or a mixture of formula 1 and an acrylate polymer of the general formula Y T-(A1,A2)-Y  1
  • 2. The polyamine or polyimine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend according to claim 1, wherein T is polyethyleneimine, R1 is hydrogen or methyl, R2 is C1-20alkyl and n is 5 to 100.
  • 3. A process for the preparation of a polyamine or polyimine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend as defined in claim 1, by copolymerizing in an organic solvent a polyamine and an acrylate monomer in the presence of a free radical initiator wherein 1. the weight ratio of polyamine to the acrylate monomer ranges from 1:5 to 1:100;2. the weight ratio of free radical initiator to acrylate monomer ranges from 1:5 to 1:100;3. the process is carried out in one pot at a temperature of from 10° C. to 200° C. under an inert gas atmosphere;4. the process comprises a transesterification reaction of the acrylate with the polyamine to obtain a polyamine amide or a polyamine imide, a Michael addition reaction of a polyamine with an acrylate monomer to obtain a polyamine acrylate and a grafting polymerisation of a polyamine and acrylate monomers to obtain polyamine-g-polyacrylate.
  • 4. The liquid polyamine or polyimine-g-polyacrylate grafted copolymer blend according to claim 1, comprising a blend of
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