| abstract |
Disclosed is a composition for treating paper products comprising protein particulate (preferably comprising of dry comminuted defatted legume seeds selected from soy beans and other beans, peas, and peanuts), colloidal pigment (preferably comprising of calcium carbonate, calcined kaolin, hydrous kaolin, China clay, talc, mica, dolomite, silica, silicate, zeolite, gypsum, satin white, titania, titanium dioxide, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, aluminium trihydrate, lithopone, blanc fixe, plastic pigment, or combinations thereof), synthetic latex polymer (preferably comprising of styrene butadiene copolymer, carboxyl styrene-butadiene copolymer, styrene acrylate, styrene acrylonitrile, vinyl acrylate, acrylic, polyvinyl acetate, vinyl polyacetate, carboxyl vinyl polyacetate, alkyl acrylate-vinyl acetate copolymer, or carboxyl alkyl acrylate-vinyl acetate copolymer, or combinations thereof), and preservative (preferably selected from isothiazoline, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, butylated hydroxyanisole, or combinations thereof), wherein the composition is an aqueous dispersion containing from about 8 weight % to about 12 weight % total solids. |