Inventors:
Michael Philip O'Toole - Norwalk CT
Otto S. dePierne - East Norwalk CT
Assignee:
Cytec Technology Corp. - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
C08L 500
C08F 216
Abstract:
Sizing agents comprised of dispersed synthetic polymers in an aqueous solution are provided, as well as methods for making these sizing agents and methods for using these sizing agents to size paper. Improved sizing is obtained by including recurring units of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and/or propyl acrylate in the synthetic polymers.