High concentration encapsulation of water soluble-materials
First Claim
1. A process of encapsulating a water-soluble material within a shell wall of polymeric materials which comprises:
- (a) providing an organic continuous phase liquid containing an oil soluble alkylated polyvinylpyrrolidone emulsifier;
(b) dispersing in said continuous phase liquid an aqueous discontinuous phase liquid containing a first shell wall component and a water-soluble material dissolved therein to form a dispersion of discontinuous phase droplets throughout the continuous phase;
(c) adding with agitation to said dispersion a second shell wall component, whereby said second shell wall component reacts with said first shell wall component to form a polymeric shell wall about said discontinuous phase droplet;
wherein the concentration of said water-soluble material is from about 480 grams to about 700 grams per liter of composition;
wherein the concentration of said emulsifier is from 0.5% to about 15.0% by weight of said water-soluble material;
wherein the concentration of said first shell wall component is from about 1.5% to about 10.0% by weight of said water soluble material and wherein the concentration of said second shell wall component is from about 3.5% to about 20.0% by weight of said water-soluble material.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a process for encapsulation, and particularly to the production of small or minute capsules constituted by a skin or thin wall of polymeric material e.g., polyurea, polyamide, polysulfonamide, polyester, polycarbonate, or polyurethane, which involves first providing an organic liquid (continuous phase liquid) containing an oil soluble alkylated polyvinylpyrrolidone emulsifier A discontinuous (aqueous) phase liquid containing a water-soluble material, which is the material to be encapsulated, plus a first shell wall component; is dispersed in the continuous phase liquid to form a water-in-oil emulsion. The second shell wall component is added to the water-in-oil emulsion whereupon the first shell wall component reacts with the second shell wall component to form a solid polymeric shell wall about the material to be encapsulated. The capsules formed may be directly used as in the form of an organic suspension, i.e., a suspension of microcapsules in the organic liquid.
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1. A process of encapsulating a water-soluble material within a shell wall of polymeric materials which comprises:
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(a) providing an organic continuous phase liquid containing an oil soluble alkylated polyvinylpyrrolidone emulsifier; (b) dispersing in said continuous phase liquid an aqueous discontinuous phase liquid containing a first shell wall component and a water-soluble material dissolved therein to form a dispersion of discontinuous phase droplets throughout the continuous phase; (c) adding with agitation to said dispersion a second shell wall component, whereby said second shell wall component reacts with said first shell wall component to form a polymeric shell wall about said discontinuous phase droplet; wherein the concentration of said water-soluble material is from about 480 grams to about 700 grams per liter of composition;
wherein the concentration of said emulsifier is from 0.5% to about 15.0% by weight of said water-soluble material;
wherein the concentration of said first shell wall component is from about 1.5% to about 10.0% by weight of said water soluble material and wherein the concentration of said second shell wall component is from about 3.5% to about 20.0% by weight of said water-soluble material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A composition consisting essentially of microcapsules suspended in an organic liquid comprising a water-soluble material contained within an encapsulating wall of polymeric material wherein:
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(a) the concentration of said water-soluble material is from about 480 grams to about 700 grams per liter of composition; (b) wherein said encapsulating wall of polymeric material is the reaction product of a first shell wall component which is a difunctional or polyfunctional reactant that is soluble in said water-soluble material and a second shell wall component which is water insoluble and which is a difunctional or polyfunctional reactant and wherein concentration of first shell wall component is from about 1.5% to about 10.0% relative to the weight of said water-soluble material and wherein the concentration of said second shell wall component is from about 3.5% to about 20.0% relative to the weight of said water-soluble material; and (c) wherein said organic liquid contains from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of said water-soluble material of an oil soluble alkylated polyvinylpyrrolidone emulsifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A composition consisting essentially of a mixture of organic liquid and microcapsules containing a water-soluble material, said mixture being produced by a process which comprises the steps of:
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(a) providing an organic (continuous) phase liquid containing an oil soluble alkylated polyvinylpyrrolidone emulsifier; (b) dispersing in said continuous phase, an aqueous (discontinuous) phase consisting essentially of a first shell wall component dissolved in said water-soluble material, to form a dispersion of discontinuous droplets throughout the continuous phase; (c) adding, with agitation, to said dispersion a second shell wall component whereby said second shell wall component reacts with said first shell wall component to form a polymeric shell wall about said water-soluble material; (d) wherein the concentration of said water-soluble material is from about 480 grams to about 700 grams per liter of said composition, wherein the concentration of first shell wall component is from about 1.5% to about 10.0% by weight of said water-soluble material, wherein the concentration of said second shell wall component is from about 3.5% to about 20.0% by weight of said water-soluble material, and wherein the concentration of said emulsifier is from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of said water-soluble material. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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