Synthetic resin compositions and methods of utilizing the same

Abstract

Methods of applying stable synthetic resin compositions to porous .[.material.]. .Iadd.materials .Iaddend.the synthetic resin composition comprising: (1) a synthetic resin; (2) a polyvalent metal complex coordination compound; and (3) a water-soluble, ionically active ammonium or alkali metal salt of an acid capable of being chemically converted into an ionically inactive polyvalent metal salt of said acid by chemical reaction and precipitation or sequestration of said polyvalent metal salt, and substantially immediately destroying the stability of the synthetic resin compositions to precipitate the resin on the porous materials under controlled migration conditions.

We claim: 
     
       1. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon which comprises: applying to porous materials a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH and comprising: (1) from about 0.1 percent to 60 percent by weight on a solids basis of a .Iadd.carboxylated .Iaddend.synthetic resin; (2) from about 0.01 percent to about 5 percent by weight, based on the weight of said synthetic resin of a polyvalent metal complex coordination compound; and (3) a water-soluble, ionically-active ammonium or alkali metal salt of an acid capable of being chemically converted into an ionically-inactive polyvalent metal salt of said acid by chemical reaction and precipitation or sequestration of said polyvalent metal salt, said salt being capable of sequestering or precipitating the metal in said polyvalent metal complex coordination compound and being present in an amount of from about 5 percent to about 90 percent molecular equivalent on a stoichiometric basis of said polyvalent metal and substantially immediately destroying the stability of said synthetic resin composition to coagulate and precipitate the resin on said porous materials under controlled migration conditions. 
     
     
       2. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the stability of said synthetic resin composition is destroyed by diluting the same substantially immediately after it is applied to said porous materials. 
     
     
       3. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the stability of said synthetic resin composition is destroyed by acidifying the same substantially immediately after it is applied to said porous materials. 
     
     
       4. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the coordination compound is a polyvalent metal ammine complex coordination compound. 
     
     
       5. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is an ammonium salt of phosphoric acid. 
     
     
       6. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is diammonium phosphate. 
     
     
       7. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is an ammonium salt of a dicarboxylic aliphatic acid. 
     
     
       8. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is ammonium oxalate. 
     
     
       9. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is an ammonium salt of an aliphatic hydroxy acid. 
     
     
       10. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is ammonium citrate. 
     
     
       11. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is an ammonium salt of a monocarboxylic aromatic acid. 
     
     
       12. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is ammonium benzoate. 
     
     
       13. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is an ammonium salt of a monobasic aliphatic organic acid having at least 10 carbon atoms. 
     
     
       14. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon as defined in claim 1 wherein the water-soluble, ionically-active salt of an acid is ammonium palmitate. 
     
     
       15. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon which comprises: applying to porous materials a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH and comprising: (1) from about 0.1 percent to about 60 percent by weight on a solids basis of a synthetic resin; (2) from about 0.01 percent to about 5 percent by weight, based on the weight of said synthetic resin of a polyvalent metal complex coordination compound; (3) a water-soluble, ionically-active ammonium or alkali metal salt of an acid capable of being chemically converted into an ionically inactive polyvalent metal salt of said acid by chemical reaction and precipitation or sequestration of said polyvalent metal salt, said salt being capable of sequestering or precipitating the metal in said polyvalent metal complex coordination compound and being present in an amount of from about 5 percent to about 90 percent molecular equivalent on a stoichiometric basis of said polyvalent metal, and (4) a water-soluble polymeric carboxylic thickener; and substantially immediately destroying the stability of said synthetic resin composition to coagulate and precipitate the resin on said porous materials under controlled migration conditions. 
     
     
       16. A method of applying a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH to porous materials and controlling the migration thereon which comprises: applying to porous materials a stable synthetic resin composition having an alkaline pH and comprising: (1) from about 0.1 percent to about 60 percent by weight on a solids basis of a synthetic resin; (2) from about 0.01 percent to about 5 percent by weight, based on the weight of said synthetic resin of a polyvalent metal complex coordination compound; (3) a water-soluble, ionically-active ammonium or alkali metal salt of an acid capable of being chemically converted into an ionically-inactive polyvalent metal salt of said acid by chemical reaction and precipitation or sequestration of said polyvalent metal salt, said salt being capable of sequestering or precipitating the metal in said polyvalent metal complex coordination compound and being present in an amount of from about 5 percent to about 90 percent molecular equivalent on a stoichiometric basis of said polyvalent metal; (4) a water-soluble polymeric carboxylic thickener; and (5) a surfactant, and substantially immediately destroying the stability of said synthetic resin composition to coagulate and precipitate the resin on said porous materials under controlled migration conditions.