Coatings polymerization formulations

Steel objects, when exposed to humid atmospheres or when immersed in electrolytes, corrode at a rapid rate. For example, abrasively polished, cold-rolled steel panels will show signs of rust within 15 minutes when immersed in dilute chloride solutions with pH in the range of 7-10. One of the methods used to control this rapid corrosion is to coat the metal with a polymeric formulation such as a paint. The role of the paint is to serve primarily as a barrier to environmental constituents such as water, oxygen, sulfur dioxide, and ions and secondarily as a reservoir for corrosion inhibitors. Some formulations contain very high concentrations of metallic zinc or metallic aluminum such that the coating provides galvanic protection as well as barrier protection, but such formulations are not discussed in this paper. 

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Acrylates are primarily used to prepare emulsion and solution polymers. The emulsion polymerization process provides high yields of polymers in a form suitable for a variety of appHcations. Acrylate polymer emulsions were first used as coatings for leather in the eady 1930s and have found wide utiHty as coatings, finishes, and binders for leather, textiles, and paper. Acrylate emulsions are used in the preparation of both interior and exterior paints, door poHshes, and adhesives. Solution polymers of acrylates, frequentiy with minor concentrations of other monomers, are employed in the preparation of industrial coatings. Polymers of acryHc acid can be used as superabsorbents in disposable diapers, as well as in formulation of superior, reduced-phosphate-level detergents. 

K > Na > Li. After neutralization or removal of the catalyst, fluid polymers are used as is or to formulate grease compounds. If a reactive end blocking group was incorporated during polymerization, the fluid polymer is then useful for making a coating, a sealant, or a Hquid mbber product. 

Itaconic acid is a specialty monomer that affords performance advantages to certain polymeric coatings (qv) (see Polyesters, unsaturated). Emulsion stabihty, flow properties of the formulated coating, and adhesion to substrates are improved by the acid. Acrylonitrile fibers with low levels of the acid comonomer exhibit improved dye receptivity which allows mote efficient dyeing to deeper shades (see Acrylonitrile polymers Fibers, acrylic) (10,11). Itaconic acid has also been incorporated in PAN precursors of carbon and graphite fibers (qv) and into ethylene ionomers (qv) (12). 

Other polymers used in the PSA industry include synthetic polyisoprenes and polybutadienes, styrene-butadiene rubbers, butadiene-acrylonitrile rubbers, polychloroprenes, and some polyisobutylenes. With the exception of pure polyisobutylenes, these polymer backbones retain some unsaturation, which makes them susceptible to oxidation and UV degradation. The rubbers require compounding with tackifiers and, if desired, plasticizers or oils to make them tacky. To improve performance and to make them more processible, diene-based polymers are typically compounded with additional stabilizers, chemical crosslinkers, and solvents for coating. Emulsion polymerized styrene butadiene rubbers (SBRs) are a common basis for PSA formulation [121]. The tackified SBR PSAs show improved cohesive strength as the Mooney viscosity and percent bound styrene in the rubber increases. The peel performance typically is best with 24—40% bound styrene in the rubber. To increase adhesion to polar surfaces, carboxylated SBRs have been used for PSA formulation. Blends of SBR and natural rubber are commonly used to improve long-term stability of the adhesives. 

History. The first attempts to desensitize RDX were reported by Frankel and Carle ton (Refs 1 thru 5) who made use of polymeric materials such as polyurethanes to coat expl crysts by means of emulsion or soln techniques. The first true PB-RDX was developed in 1952 at the Univ of Califs Los Alamos Lab and consisted of RDX coated with polystyrene plasticized with DOP (Refs 6 21). Since then the Lawrence Livermore Lab has evolved a series of PBX formulations, many of which are listed in Tables 3,4 5. These compns are described in Ref 77... 

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