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Definitions

• the present invention relates to novel water-soluble or water-dispersible grafted copolymers comprising polyvinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone or oxyalkylene oligomer or polymer units and hydrophilic random copolymer units derived from ethylenically unsaturated anionic and amphoteric water-soluble monomers .
• the novel water- soluble or water-dispersible grafted copolymers (C) comprise
• oligomeric or macromolecular unit(s) chosen from • oxyalkylene oligo ers or polymers (Dl) , in which the oxyalkylene repeating units are the same or different, the alkylene residue being linear or branched and containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the said oligomers or polymers having an overall degree of polymerization of 2 to 3000, preferably of 5 to 500;
• vinylpyrrolidone polymers or copolymers (D2) having a molecular mass of about 5000 to 1,000,000, preferably of 5000 to 400,000, and optionally containing up to 50 mol% of units derived from at least one comonomer such as N-vinylimidazole or vinyl acetate;
• polyvinyl alcohols (D3) having a molecular mass of about 5000 to 1,000,000, preferably of 5000 to 400,000;
• hydrophilic macromolecular unit(s) (E) chosen from those derived from random copolymers obtained from the polymerization of at least one anionic, water-soluble, ethylenically unsaturated monomer and of at least one amphoteric water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer, the amount of units derived from the said amphoteric ethylenically unsaturated monomer (s) representing from 1 to 50%, preferably from 2 to 20%, of the weight of the said random copolymer (E) ; the said grafted copolymers (C) being formed either of a trunk comprising an oligomeric or macromolecular unit (D) and of one or more grafts comprising a macromolecular unit (E) or of a trunk comprising a macromolecular unit (E) and of one or more graft (s) comprising an oligomeric or macromolecular unit (Dl) .
• the said grafted copolymers (C) being
• the hydrophilic unit (E) can have a molecular mass preferably of greater than 10,000. This can be up to 10,000,000.
• the relative amounts of unit(s) (D) and of unit(s) (E) can correspond to a ratio of the total mass of units (D) /total mass of units (E) of about 5/100 to 50/100, preferably of about 10/100 to 30/100.
• the unit (D) is an oxyalkylene oligomer or polymer (Dl) .
• the oxyalkylene repeating units are different, they can be distributed randomly or, preferably, in blocks.
• oxyalkylene oligomers or polymers (Dl) mention may be made of polyoxyethylene ( POE ) onoblocks, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene (POE-POP) diblo ⁇ ks and (POE-POP-POE) triblocks .
• anionic, water-soluble, ethylenically unsaturated monomers from which the unit (E) is derived mention may be made of water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, in particular acrylic, methacrylic, fumaric, maleic or itaconic acid or anhydride, N-methacroylalanine, N-acryloylhydroxyglycine, etc.
• water-soluble salts thereof sulfonated or phosphonated water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as, in particular, sulfopropyl acrylate or water-soluble salts thereof, water-soluble styrene sulfonates, or vinylphosphonic acid and water-soluble salts thereof.
• amphoteric, water-soluble, ethylenically unsaturated monomers from which the unit (E) is derived mention may be made in particular of N,N-dimethyl-N-methacryloxyethyl-N- (3 -sulfopropyl) - ammonium sulfobetaine, methacrylic acid amidopropyl- dimethylammonium betaine, l-vinyl-3- (3 -sulfopropyl) - imidazolidiu betaine, and 2-vinylpyridinium sulfopropylbetaine .
• the hydrophilic macromolecular unit (E) can optionally also contain units derived from ethylenically unsaturated comonomers other than those which are anionic or amphoteric; in particular, it can contain units derived from nonionic, ethylenically unsaturated comonomers, which are preferably hydrophilic; such units can be present in an amount such that the said copolymer (C) is at least water- dispersible, preferably water-soluble.
• nonionic comonomers mention may be made of hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methoxyethyl acrylate, acrylamide, N-dimethylaminomethyl methacrylate, methyl or ethyl acrylate or methacrylate, vinyl acetate, methyl or ethyl vinyl ether, N-vinylpyrrolidone, styrene, vinyl chloride and acrylonitrile.
• the said copolymers (C) which form the subject of the invention can be obtained according to the known techniques for the preparation of grafted copolymers .
• the copolymers consisting of a trunk comprising an oligomeric or macromolecular unit (D) and of one or more grafts comprising a macromolecular unit (E) can be prepared by radical polymerization, preferably in the aqueous phase, of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers from which the units (E) are derived, in the presence of an oligomer, polymer or copolymer from which the unit (D) is derived.
• the polymerization operation is preferably performed in the aqueous phase, in the presence of a polymerization initiator which is preferably water- soluble, at a temperature of about 20 to 100°C, preferably of about 50 to 95°C.
• polymerization initiators examples include water-soluble initiators such as aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, alkaline persulfates, redox systems based on an oxidizing agent such as aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution or alkaline persulfates, and on a reducing agent such as alkaline bisulfites, or azo initiators such as azobisisobutyro- nitrile, 2,2 ' -azobis [2 -methyl-N- (2 -hydroxyethyl) - propionamide] or 4, 4 ' -azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid).
• water-soluble initiators such as aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, alkaline persulfates, redox systems based on an oxidizing agent such as aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution or alkaline persulfates, and on a reducing agent such as alkaline bisulfites
• azo initiators such as azobisisobutyro- nitrile, 2,
• the amount of initiator used can be from about 0.01 to 2%, preferably from 0.05 to 0.3%, by weight relative to the total weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers constituting the units (E) and of oligomer, polymer or copolymer constituting the unit
• the ethylenically unsaturated monomers from which the unit (E) is derived are introduced continuously into an aqueous reaction medium containing the oligomer, polymer or copolymer
• the copolymer (C) obtained is in the form of an aqueous solution containing about 10 to 30% solids. If desired, it can be separated from the aqueous medium, for example by drying, acidification or another known method.
• the copolymers consisting of a trunk comprising a macromolecular unit (E) and of one or more graft (s) comprising an oxyalkylene oligomeric or macromolecular unit (Dl) can be prepared - by radical copolymerization, in the aqueous phase, of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers from which the unit (E) is derived, in the presence of an ether of an oxyalkylene oligomer, polymer or copolymer terminated by an ethylenically unsaturated function (for example acrylate or methacrylate) from which the units (Dl) are derived; this type of procedure is described in particular in EP-A-583 , 814, EP-A-182,523 or EP-A-522,668;
• the present invention is directed most particularly towards grafted copolymers (C) formed of a trunk comprising an oxyalkylene oligomer or polymer unit (Dl) as defined above and of one or more grafts comprising a macromolecular unit (E) as defined above.
• C grafted copolymers
• Dl oxyalkylene oligomer or polymer unit
• E macromolecular unit
• - grafted copolymers with a molecular mass of about 10 4 to 10 7 , having a trunk consisting of a polyoxyethylene block with a molecular mass of about 10 2 to 2xl0 5 , and of grafts consisting of random units derived from acrylic acid and from N,N-dimethyl-N- (2-ethyl methacrylate) -N- (3 -sulfopropyl) ammonium sulfobetaine.
• the grafted copolymers (C) which form the subject of the invention can be used in compositions comprising a biocide which are intended to be applied to or placed in contact with a surface, the said copolymers allowing the vectorization of the said biocide towards the said surface and/or the controlled release of the said biocide.
• 60 g of sodium hydroxide are dissolved in 3900 g of water, at room temperature, in a 6-liter glass reactor fitted with a jacket and a stirring system (120 rev/min) . The temperature is then increased to 65°C.
• reaction mixture is then left stirring for 120 minutes at 80°C.
• the mixture is finally cooled to room temperature.
• the molecular mass of the grafted copolymer can be measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography under the following conditions: four (4) column TSK gel; eluent of water/acetonitrile 80/20 vol % plus 0.1 M sodium nitrate plus 150 ppm sodium azide; and flowrate 1 ml/mn.
• the results should be weight average molecular mass expressed as polyoxyethylene equivalents .

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