Water-borne poly(meth)acrylates obtained from functional and renewable monomers

Water-based acrylic latex coatings play an important role in the modern world. They contribute to the durability, performance, and beautification of material surfaces. Water based latices are considered safer and more environmentally friendly in comparison to solvent-based coatings. However, in the development of new materials a challenge remains to achieve the same excellent properties as solvent-based materials. Another problem is that the acrylate esters used for latex binder synthesis are derived from fossil resources, the global production of which exceeds 5.2 million metric tons per year. In this work, we developed novel biobased latices capable of undergoing a curing step after application on a surface. The curing step significantly increased the properties of the resulting film. The films have been shown to be promising as water and oil barriers on paper substrates.