VAPOR-LIQUID SEPARATION METHOD FOR REMOVING EXCESS AMINE FROM ELECTRODEPOSITION BATH

摘要

An example of a pigmented resin composition for electrophoretic painting (see Division C7) is prepared by mixing (a) the maleinized oil obtained by reacting maleic anhydride and tall oil fatty acid at 260 DEG C. in inert gas, with (b) the reaction adduct formed from an epoxy resin (which is the reaction product of epichlorohydrin and p,p1-isopropylidenediphenol) and tall oil fatty acid in a xylene vehicle by heating to 250 DEG C. in inert gas, heating the mixture to 145 DEG C., and thinning the mixture with 4-methoxy - 4 - methylpentanone - 2. This mixture is then added to a ground aqueous paste of nonylphenol poly(epoxy) phosphate esters (as dispersing agent), SrCrO4, china clay and red iron oxide, together with tetrakis (methoxy metha) benzoguanamine, 4 - methoxy - 4 - methylpentanone-2, cresylic acid, triethylamine and deionized water.ALSO:Excess amine is removed from an aqueous bath composition comprising a polycarboxylic acid resin at least partially neutralized with amine, which composition has been used in an electro-phoretic coating process wherein resin anions are deposited on a conductive anode substrate resulting in build-up in the bath of cations e.g. diethyl ammonium ions when diethylamine is used as neutralizing agent, by subjecting at least a portion of the composition to a vapour-liquid separation process, e.g. distillation at reduced pressure or flash evaporation under vacuum, to vaporize a portion of the amine and lower the pH of the composition e.g. to 6-10. The amine may be removed by use of a falling spray, bubbling an inert gas through the bath or forcing an inert gas stream across the bath surface. The amine used for neutralization must boil below 100 DEG C. or form an azeotrope which boils below 100 DEG C, e.g. a ternary azeotrope with water and a third liquid. Many alkyl, unsaturated, heterocyclic and other amines are specified, including ammonia. The preferred resin used comprises a reaction product of a drying or semi-drying oil fatty acid ester with an a ; b - ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, e.g. maleic or itaconic acid or anhydride. Other unsaturated monomers may be incorporated into the reaction product such as mono - and di-olefinic hydrocarbons, esters of organic and inorganic acids and their halogenated derivatives, and organic nitriles; the product may be further reacted with any diol or polyol. Amine aldehyde condensation products with or without an alkyd resin, e.g. glyceryl phthalate resin may be included in the composition. An epoxy resin, e.g. the reaction product of epichlorohydrin and isopropylidenediphenol, may also be included. Many examples of the above are specified. Other additions include antioxidants, e.g. cresol, surface active agents, e.g. polyalkylene glycol, and pigments, e.g. oxides of iron or lead, carbon black, TiO2, talc, BaSO4, SrCrO4, cadmium yellow or red, phthalocyanine blue, toluidine red or chromic yellow. The substrate may be Fe, steel, Cu, Zn, brass, Sn, Ni, Cr or A1, or paper rendered conductive. The coating is preferably baked.