Abstract:
The invention relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion of aliphatic polycarbonate polymers, to a method for producing said aqueous polymer dispersion, and to the use of said aqueous polymer dispersion in coating compositions, in particular as binders in paper coating slips, as sizing agents for paper, as paper strengthening agents, as binder compositions for nonwoven fabrics, in adhesives, or for formulating active ingredients. The aqueous polymer dispersion according to the invention contains: i) 5 to 50 wt%, in particular 8 to 40 wt%, with respect to the total weight of the dispersion, of at least one aliphatic polycarbonate polymer, in particular polypropylene carbonate; ii) 1 to 20 wt%, in particular 2 to 15 wt%, with respect to the total weight of the dispersion, of at least one partially or completely saponified polyvinyl alcohol; and iii) water, wherein the weight ratio of aliphatic polycarbonate polymers to the partially or completely saponified polyvinyl alcohol is in the range of 1 : 1 to 20 : 1, in particular in the range of 1.2 : 1 to 10 : 1.