WATER SWELLABLE POLYMER MATERIALS

• Main Authors: HAWKETT, BRIAN STANLEY, SUCH, CHRISTOPHER HENRY, NGUYEN, DUC NGOC, BAKER, MATTHEW, PAUL, O'BRIEN, CAITLIN, CLAIRE, DAVEY, TIMOTHY, WARREN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.12.2015
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; INKS; LAKES; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; MORDANTS; NATURAL RESINS; ORGANIC DYES OR CLOSELY-RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING DYES; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; POLISHES; PREPARATION OF CARBON BLACK; TREATMENT OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FIBROUS FILLERS,TO ENHANCE THEIR PIGMENTING OR FILLING PROPERTIES; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

The invention provides a method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of polymer encapsulated particulate material, the method comprising: providing a dispersion of the particulate material in a continuous aqueous phase, the dispersion comprising RAFT agent as a stabiliser for the particulate material;...