IMPROVED PAINT FORMULATIONS COMPRISING CELLULOSE ETHER/NETWORK BUILDING POLYMER FLUID GEL THICKENERS
摘要
Paint formulations that exhibit improved performance characteristics due to the presence of a combination of a cellulose ether (carboxymethyicellulose and/or hydroxy ethylcellulose) and a network building polymer (gellan gum, carrageenan, etc.. as examples) as a thickening system therein are provided. Such a combination permits long-term shelf stability of the paint formulation while simultaneously according effective Row. leveling, and other important properties to the final paint formulation. The combination of the cellulose ether and a network building pol/ mer allows for a lower viscosity cellulosic compound fo impart the desired.theological behavior therein while also permitting the other desirable characteristics noted above. Such paint compositions also exhibit improved atomizatiop for spray applications with such a thickening system.