摘要 |
<p>Provided herein are an aqueous wax emulsion, comprising water; a paraffinic hydrocarbon; polyvinyl alcohol and a wax component comprising synthetic olefin wax. Such emulsions are also useful for and disclosed herein are settable gypsum compositions and water- resistant wallboard formed therefrom. Also included herein is a montan wax substitute for use in an aqueous montan-based wax emulsion having paraffinic hydrocarbon, a wax component, water and polyvinyl alcohol wherein the wax component includes the montan wax substitute in place of use of a montan wax in the wax component such that the montan wax substitute is about 1 part to about 100 percent of the wax component and includes a synthetic olefin wax.</p> |