Ici thickener composition and uses

Abstract

A composition comprising linked segments of: (a) a polyhydroxy segment derived from a compound independently selected an acyclic polyhydric alcohol having 4 to 6 carbon atoms and 4 to 6 reactive hydroxyl groups; a cyclic polyhydric alcohol having 4 to 6 carbon atoms and 4 to 6 reactive hydroxyl groups, a poly(hydroxyethyl) polyethyleneamine having 4 to 6 reactive hydroxyl groups and combinations thereof; (b) polyoxyalkylene segments wherein each hydroxyl group of the polyhydroxyl segment is linked to a polyoxyalkylene segment; (d) and aliphatic end segments or aromatic end segments, each end segment having 6 to 32 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl reactive group, wherein the mole ratio of the polyoxyalkylene segment to the polyhydroxy segment is at least 4:1 and the mole ratio of the aliphatic or aromatic end segment to the polyhydroxy segment is at least 0.25:1.

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         12 . A composition comprising linked segments of:
 (a) a polyhydroxy segment derived from a compound independently selected from the group of an acyclic polyhydric alcohol having 4 to 6 carbon atoms and 4 to 6 reactive hydroxyl groups; a cyclic polyhydric alcohol having 4 to 6 carbon atoms and 4 to 6 reactive hydroxyl groups, an alkoxylated acyclic polyhydric alcohol, an alkoxylated cyclic polyhydric alcohol, a poly(hydroxyethyl) polyethyleneamine having 4 to 6 reactive hydroxyl groups and combinations thereof;   (b) aliphatic linking segments or aromatic linking segments, each linking segment having at least two linking groups independently selected from the group consisting of: urethane linking group (O—C(═O)—NH), urea linking group (N(R)—C(═O)—NH) ether linking group (—O—), ester linking group (—C(═O)O—), amine linking group (—NH—), an aminoplast segment, a linking group which is the residue from reaction of an epihalohydrin and a hydroxyl group, and mixtures thereof, wherein each hydroxyl group of the polyhydroxy segment is linked to an aliphatic linking segment or aromatic linking segment;   (c) polyoxyalkylene segments; and   (d) aliphatic end segments or aromatic end segments, each aliphatic or aromatic group, of said end segments, having 6 to 32 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl reactive linking group, wherein the mole ratio of the polyoxyalkylene segment to the polyhydroxy segment is at least 4:1 and the mole ratio of the aliphatic or aromatic end segment to the polyhydroxy segment is at least 0.25:1.   
     
     
         13 . The composition as in  claim 12 , wherein the poly(hydroxyethyl) polyethyleneamine is independently selected from tetra(hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine, penta(hydroxyethyl) diethylene triamine, hexa(hydroxyethyl) triethylene tetraamine and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The composition as in  claim 12 , wherein the acyclic polyhydric alcohol is independently selected from the group consisting of: pentaerythritol, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The composition as in  claim 12 , wherein the alkoxylated acyclic polyhydric alcohol is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkoxylated pentaerythritol, alkoxylated erythritol, alkoxylated xylitol, alkoxylated sorbitol, alkoxylated mannitol and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The composition of  claim 15 , wherein the alkoxylated acyclic polyhydric alcohol is independently selected from the group consisting of: ethoxylated pentaerythritol, ethoxylated erythritol, ethoxylated xylitol, ethoxylated sorbitol, ethoxylated mannitol and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The composition as in  claim 12 , where the cyclic polyhydric alcohol is independently selected from the group consisting of inositol, glucopyranose and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The composition of  claim 12 , where the alkoxylated cyclic polyhydric alcohol is independently selected from the group consisting of alkoxyated inositol, alkoxyated glucopyranose and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The composition as in  claim 12 , wherein the hydroxyl reactive group is independently selected from the group consisting of: isocyanate group, an epoxide group, an acid group, an ester group or a halide group. 
     
     
         20 . The composition of  claim 19 , wherein the isocyanate group is independently derived from the group consisting of dodecylisocyanate, stearyl isocyanate and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         21 . The composition of  claim 19 , wherein the epoxide group is independently derived from the group consisting of: 1,2-epoxyoctane, 1,2-epoxydecane, 1,2-epoxydodecane, 1,2-epoxytetradecane, 1,2-epoxyhexadecane, 1,2-epoxyoctadecane, 2-ethylhexylglycidylether, dodecyl glycidylether, tridecyl glycidylether, hexadecylglycidylether, alkylphenyl glycidylether and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The composition of  claim 19 , wherein the acid group is independently derived from the group consisting of: 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, 2-butyl octanoic acid and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         23 . The composition of  claim 19 , wherein the ester group is independently derived from the group consisting of methyl decanoate, methyl dodecanoate and ethyl dodecanoate. 
     
     
         24 . The composition of  claim 19 , wherein the halide group is independently derived from 1-chlorododecane, 1-bromododecane and 1-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-(dodecyloxy)propane. 
     
     
         25 . The composition as in  claim 12 , wherein each polyoxyalkylene segment has a weight average molecular weight ranging 3,000 g/mole to 10,000 g/mole. 
     
     
         26 . An aqueous thickener composition comprising: the composition of  claim 12 , a viscosity suppressing additive selected from the group consisting of: an organic co-solvent, a surfactant, a cyclodextrin compound or combinations thereof, and water. 
     
     
         27 . The aqueous thickener composition according to  claim 26 , having 5 wt. % to 50 wt. % of the composition according to  claim 12 , 0.1 wt. % to 25 wt. % of the viscosity suppressing additive, and the balance being water. 
     
     
         28 . A method to improve ICI viscosity of an aqueous composition comprising:
 providing an effective amount of an ICI thickening composition to an aqueous composition, the ICI thickening composition comprises the composition according to  claim 12 , wherein the ICI viscosity of the aqueous composition ranges from 0.5 to 5.0.