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In my many times visiting Tank Noodle in Uptown, I do not recall seeing Pho Ngau Pin, No. 50 on the menu, the beef noodle soup with cow's penis (technically, bull's penis). But there it was Monday night.
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In my many times visiting Tank Noodle in Uptown, I do not recall seeing Pho Ngau Pin, No. 50 on the menu, the beef noodle soup with cow's penis (technically, bull's penis). But there it was Monday night.
"Men mostly order the dish, and more Asians than non-Asians. "
Somehow, I coulda guessed both of those.
What's next, armpit stew?
I saw this dish offered in restaurants in Viet Nam when I visited there about 12 years ago and my friend and I ordered the dish, took pictures of the dish and the menu as a souveneir to show friends. Neither of us ate it. A Vietnamese (male) friend who is a body builder ate it with gusto.
When I got home and told people about it, everyone made fun of me and I'm going to make fun of the author of this article because_
it's beef penis!!!!
EDITOR'S NOTE: You're making fun of the wrong person. Tank Noodle named the dish cow penis, which is why the author wrote "technically, bull penis" in the post.
If it's not in a stew, then it's somewhere else. Believe me a packing plant throws NOTHING away! Everything goes somewhere.
Poor Kevin. He posts this, and Phil Vettel immediately steals the cheeseburger beat in the next post.
A couple of years ago in Vietnam I took a pass on the penis soup and had the roast rat instead. It was quite tasty, almost as good as the barbecued pigeon. My only problem was that my wife took my positive comments about the rat as a slur on her own cooking.
People eat the rest of the bull/steer. The Frugal Gourmet* said why don't Americans eat tripe when they don't know what is in hot dogs? There are similar disgusting things in any "European" delicatessen, usually made with pig parts.
Since pork packers claim that they use everything but the squeal, how do butchers otherwise dispose of this animal part (or cow ovaries)?
*Although America's Test Kitchen has thoroughly discredited him on many other points.
Saw Tank Noodle on Check Please, looked interesting, went there and was really disappointed. Plate of grass as appetizer, menu 85 pages long, ended up ordering something unmemorable. Would never go back there, especially for penis.
In 1991, in Korea, I asked the folks I was working with to find me a restaurant that served Kaygogi.
(Dog) They took me to one, and the whole place smelled like a wet dog. As we ate, someone grabbed a particular piece of meat and passed it to me, saying, "here, eat this, part, it's really good".
I ate it, and then they all had a good laugh, saying,
"You ate dog penis! Ha ha!".
It didn't any different from the rest of the dog.
There must be a lot more bull penis to go around
for food, that doggy dingus was pretty small.
If you've ever eaten a hot dog, then you've eaten penis. And other parts too!
So don't get TOO grossed out...
There are many wonderful things to enjoy in the Vietnamese repertoire that aren't so adventurous. A regular bowl of pho is splendid. Dog, rat, pizzles (same as penis, look for the term at Asian markets in the frozen food section), iguana, and other exotic meats are by-and-large special occasion foods, mostly to be savored by men along with lotsa liquor.
Viet cooks are highly resourceful and apply a head to tail rigor to all animals. Since a bull has just one pizzle, it's highly prized, and thus quite a virile status symbol.
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Planetary Resources Inc.'s plan to build a company to mine precious metals from asteroids will, if nothing else, deepen Washington state's growing reputation as a center of innovative outer space work.
The new company is to be headquartered in Bellevue.
Backed by a group of rich technology innovators, the Planetary Resources plan is to use robotic craft to find "near-earth asteroids" rich in exotic metals such as platinum and bring the metals back to earth. The plan was to be formally announced at a press event at the Museum of Flight on Tuesday morning.
"Many of the scarce metals and minerals on earth are in near-infinite quantities in space. As access to these materials increases, not only will the cost of everything from microelectronics to energy storage be reduced, but new applications for these abundant elements will result in important and novel applications," Peter H. Diamandis, Planetary Resources co-founder and co-chairman, said in a release. That release said that a single 500-meter platinum-rich asteroid can contain the equivalent of all the platinum group metals mined in history.
There are 9,000 near-earth asteroids, and about 1,500 of them are no harder to get to than the moon, the release said.
While it remains to be seen how many jobs Planetary Resources contributes to Washington state, or how much manufacturing it does here, it's following in a direction already set by other local companies.
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Why is it, that in your mind, my opinions are conspiracy theories and your opinions are not?
When you say Jews vs Muslims is all about land and power, you are correct. The Jews want all of the Palestinians' land and they are taking it using the weapons supplied by the U.S. Israel wants Iran attacked because Iran's leaders speak out against Israel's treatment of Arabs (Muslims).
Your contention that Middle Eastern leaders use religion to control the masses may be correct but isn't that the case with whoever is controlling this country as well?
I won't argue your superficial and anti-Semitic diatribes, but I will note the following: Israel doesn't want Iran attacked because its leaders speak out against Israel's treatment of Arabs. Israel wants Iran's extraterritorial ambitions curbed because it is developing nuclear weapons (yes, Israel likely has them) and has as a national policy extermination of all Jews in the Middle East. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09...
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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Larry Risser, Vice President, Apnea Sciences Corporation, reports that although SnoreRx® www.snorerx.com came to market just ten months ago, sales have literally exploded. "The market has certainly confirmed that people want and need the painless cure for snoring. We now see a domino effect taking place whereby one woman tells her friends, who tell their friends, who tell their friends, and so on. These women have literally been our sales ambassadors," according to Mr. Risser, fueling incredible growth. "The grateful customer calls are very gratifying when someone tells us that we have saved their relationship, or that intimacy has returned to their marriage."
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It's Like 1996 Up in Here
I was very nervous meeting College Roomie. Once past the hugs and the 'you look the same' we settled in at the Village Burger Bar.
She caught me up on her life and vice versa. Then it was drinking drunky time. The Burger Bar has some great burgers but better they have some great drinks ($2 off happy hour). I highly recommend the mangotini. I had a wee bit of a problem.
I ordered the brownie and ice cream scoop dessert. The waiter brought it out. Nuts.
He asked College Roomie if she wanted the brownie. She's allergic nuts, too.
LOVE, her!
I asked him to take back the brownie and replace it with an extra scoop of ice cream.
I don't know if I sounded bitchy when I asked for that or what, but the man brought out over a pint of ice cream, in the form of 4 of the biggest scoops of ice cream I ever seen.
My eyes were bigger than my stomach and my brain ignored the fact that I just ate goat cheese, drank three martinis, and it was that time of the month.
Let me tell you: During that time of the month I have the most awful lactose intolerance ever. And I can never handle dairy and hard liquor in the same setting. We've been here and done that. It ain't pretty.
College Roomie didn't want any of the ice cream, so I ate it all. Let's just say I slept in the bathroom, cursing a cow.
But College Roomie was so much fun. She's living my pseudo fantasy. She met and married a British guy while on a cruise. Now they are going through a very thorough Greencard investigation with INS. I didn't think that really happened to people. And he is such a cutie-patootie.
I think I may hang out in the international terminal for a bit before my Atlanta flight tomorrow.
Where else do foreigners hang out?
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- twisted panties said...
You crack me up. I've always heard you shouldn't mix dairy with alcohol anyway. But I love me some cheese, so whatever.
You should go on one of those tours for singles or something. My cousin went on one to Europe and met an Australian. Now they are married. - 10:55 AM
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- Broady said...
I think Hotlanta has potential... geography aside. I cannot WAIT to read the update (I made suggestions on where to go in Atlanta in your other post). If you have mobile blogging, try to sneak away and send a simple "good stuff" or "oh shit" post to tide us over.
- Golightly said...
mobile blogging?!? HUH? I need to look into that. Because I so would or will.
Thanks, Broady!! - 1:54 PM
- Swishy said...
Totally have to do the mobile blogging!!
I'd love me a British guy, myself :) - 2:15 PM
- Dustin said...
west sac eh
how'd lil miss texas meet someone from west sac? - 4:34 PM
- In Penury Parvenu said...
Is anyone here forgetting about the dental work of the Brits?! Do love their bespoke suits though.
Try the UN for foreigners. Works for me. - 7:53 PM
- Beth said...
I think you should go with Hotlanta....he sounds like he's got lots 'o potential!
And do that mobile texting thing!! How much fun would that be! - 8:22 PM
- Polly Prissy-Pants said...
haha - I feel you on the lactose intolerance issue. How many times have I found myself cradling a pint of Ben & Jerry's phish food while simultaneously rubbing my aching tummy? Countless. I stare into the delicious layers of chocolate, vanilla, chocolate, and caramel and whisper "I wish I knew how to quit you!" Behaviors like this are the reason that my boyfriend thinks I am strange.


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Discumentary: Kathleen Edwards "Failer"Kathleen Edwards shot to the forefront of the alternative country scene with her 2003 debut release. Her blunt lyrics, character sketch approach to songwriting, and sexy prairie drawl drew raves from critics and comparisons to Lucinda Williams. Find out more about Discumentary: Kathleen Edwards "Failer" » |
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Discumentary: U2 "Boy"U2's debut album is considered to be one of the finest first albums of any band in the 1980's. It set the stage for the band's future mega-stardom. |
Discumentary: The Church "Starfish"The album that The Church is most renowned for, it features their smash single "Under the Milky Way". The U.S. breakthrough gave the Church a top forty hit and a Gold album, as well as sold out world tours. |
Discumentary: Sam Cooke "Night Beat"Being credited with creating soul music, Cooke recorded "Night Beat" in three nights in February of 1963. The album features keyboardist Billy Preston, then at the age of 16. Cooke was given the chance to return to his gospel roots while recording this album. |
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Discumentary: The Decemberists "The Crane Wife"The Crane Wife is the fourth album and the first on a major label for The Decemberists. Produced by Tucker Martine and Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla, the album retells a Japanese folktale and tells many stories of war-torn love affairs. Find out more about Discumentary: The Decemberists "The Crane Wife" » |
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Discumentary: Harry Nilsson "Nilsson Schmilsson"Harry Nilsson was already a Grammy winning artist by the time he released "Nilsson Schmilsson" but this record is regarded as his crowning glory by critics and fans. Borrowing Barbra Streisand's producer and using lilting Tin Pan Alley melodies Nilsson created a classic record that would influence a new generation of brainy, sardonic songwriters. Find out more about Discumentary: Harry Nilsson "Nilsson Schmilsson" » |
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Discumentary: Janis Joplin "Pearl"Janis Joplin died during the recording of this album, leaving the project to be finished by her band and producer. It demonstrates Joplin's amazing vocal ability, and is considered a classic. It includes Joplin's only #1 song, "Me and Bobbie McGee". |
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Discumentary: Morcheeba "Who Can You Trust?"The British trio's debut album had them bringing something different to the world of Trip Hop. The group's Soul influences added to their distinctive atmospheric sound, and got them noticed by many who added this 'chill out' album to their collections. Find out more about Discumentary: Morcheeba "Who Can You Trust?" » |
Discumentary: Liz Phair "Exile in Guyville"Upon its release, Interview Magazine called Exile in Guyville "folk rock that could make you blush". This is Liz Phair's response to the Rolling Stones classic Exile in Guyville -- a pretty big undertaking for a debut album. Find out more about Discumentary: Liz Phair "Exile in Guyville" » |
Discumentary: The Jam "All Mod Cons"The punk/mod-revival band The Jam released their 3rd full-length release in 1978. All Mod Cons produced one of their biggest hits, Down In The Tube At Midnight and received both commercial success and critical acclaim. |
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Discumentary: Ray Charles "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"When Ray Charles set out to record an album of country songs, his record label though he was crazy. Charles proved them all wrong when "Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music", became a hit. It gave Charles the crossover success he needed, eventually making him a household name. Find out more about Discumentary: Ray Charles "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" » |
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Official Results: Morgan @ Finish in 03:56:12 (NET). Pace: 9:00
Garmin Results: 26.38 M - 3:56:12 / 8:58 P
Coming into the Finish with a smile on my face.....and this time I got to have my Shock Top.
Race Recap to come...
Garmin Results: 26.38 M - 3:56:12 / 8:58 P
Coming into the Finish with a smile on my face...I know that
B.o.B, Adam, Carlee, Failed Muffins and The Shabby Princess can relate... they all have marathons coming up this weekend too. Make sure you go give them some positive run vibes and say a little prayer to the run gods for all of us for some excellent race weather! (Jamoosh is running the Half at Gasparilla so I guess you should give him some good luck vibes too since he's running injured... I'lll probably just buy him a beer... but I'm sure it'll be the wrong kind and he'll just mock me for my ignorance.)I'm super stoked for the race weekend as I will FINALLY meet Sam from Operation Jack and will also be working the Ragnar Relay booth at the expo Saturday morning. If you plan on hitting up the expo come by and say HI!!! I'll be the overly exciteable Redhead.
With the Donna Half Race Recap posting shortly and me heading over to B.o.B's tomorrow this will officially be my last live post until after I have run Gasparilla. I want to thank you all for all your encouragement and support over the last 14 weeks of training, as always, ya'll mean the world to me and I will be thinking of you every step of the way... all 26.2 miles worth.
Good luck to all my fellow racers this weekend and as always rock those long runs!
Another Birthday, another Beth, it is also Shut up & Run's birthday... see above and repeat! Happy Birthday girl!
P.S. Run, Black Girl, Run is hosting a Giveaway for $20 to iTunes and totally deserves some Bloggy Love because she cracks me up on the regular!
Since then I've been running my other "hill" with thunderous success and nary a scaredy cat in sight but have been pining to go to Cady Way again. Last week Amanda from Run to the Finish mentioned she would be in town this week and would love to meet up for a run Monday night. So I told her it was my final hill workout and she agreed to tag along. What better day to tackle Cady Way again! So she met me at my digs after work last night and we headed over.
Yes I know, your Hill is bigger than my "Hill"
All sweaty after a great final hill workout
After Nude Nite I opted to head home, my legs were shaking and it wasn't from being cold. Whoever thought it was a good idea to rock some killer heels after running a 22 miler wasn't a very smart girl. So I headed home, left the girls to rock downtown and hit the hay for some much needed R&R.
Waking up yesterday it was still pretty cold, I was still pretty beat and the idea of meeting up with the runner's group didn't sound appealing so I went back to bed, meandered around, posted my long run recap and basically did everything possible to delay my recovery run. I eventually got around to it, having run out of things to distract myself with and The Brunette joined me on the bike. We ran a well trotted route, it was absolutely gorgeous out, The Brunette even hopped off the bike to run a lap around the lake with me, and before we knew it we were done. Wasn't so bad at all and we both were suddenly motivated to get our ish done for the rest of the day. Reminds me of one of my fav quotes:
You rarely regret the runs you do; you almost always regret the runs you skip.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- intransitive v. To employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object: looking out the window; looked at the floor.
- intransitive v. To search: We looked all afternoon but could not find it.
- intransitive v. To turn one's glance or gaze: looked to the right.
- intransitive v. To turn one's attention; attend: looked to his neglected guitar during vacation; looked at the evidence.
- intransitive v. To turn one's expectations: looked to us for a solution.
- intransitive v. To seem or appear to be: look morose. See Synonyms at seem.
- intransitive v. To face in a specified direction: The cottage looks on the river.
- transitive v. To turn one's eyes on: looked him in the eye.
- transitive v. To convey by one's expression: looked annoyance at the judge; looked his devotion to me.
- transitive v. To have an appearance of conformity with: He looks his age. She dressed up to look the part.
- transitive v. To appear to be: looked the fool in one version of the story.
- n. The act or instance of looking: I took just one look and I was sure.
- n. A gaze or glance expressive of something: gave her a mournful look.
- n. Appearance or aspect: a look of great age.
- n. Physical appearance, especially when pleasing.
- n. A distinctive, unified manner of dress or fashion: the preferred look for this fall.
- look after To take care of: looked after his younger brother.
- look for To search for; seek: looking for my gloves.
- look for To expect: Look for a change of weather in March.
- look into To inquire into; investigate: The police looked into the disturbance.
- on To regard in a certain way: looked on them as incompetents.
- look out To be watchful or careful; take care: If you don't look out, you may fall on the ice. We looked out for each other on the trip.
- look over To examine or inspect, often in hasty fashion: looked over the proposal before the meeting.
- look to Usage Problem To expect or hope to: He looked to hear from her within a week.
- look to Usage Problem To seem about to; promise to: "an 'Action Program,' which ... looked to reduce tariffs on over 1,800 items" ( Alan D. Romberg).
- look up To search for and find, as in a reference book.
- look up To visit: look up an old friend.
- look up To become better; improve: Things are at last looking up.
- idiom look a gift horse in the mouth Informal To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense.
- idiom alive Informal To act or respond quickly: Look alive! We leave in five minutes.
- idiom on To regard with contempt or condescension.
- idiom at To regard with contempt or condescension.
- idiom look forward to To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation: looking forward to graduation.
- idiom look in on To visit: I look in on my grandparents each weekend.
- idiom look the other way To deliberately overlook something: knew the student was cheating but decided to look the other way.
- idiom look up to To admire: looked up to her mother.
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- v. To try to see, to pay attention to with one's eyes.
- v. To appear, to seem.
- v. To give an appearance of being.
- v. To search for, to try to find.
- v. To face or present a view.
- v. To expect or anticipate.
- v. To express or manifest by a look.
- v. To make sure of, to see to.
- n. The action of looking, an attempt to see.
- n. Physical appearance, visual impression.
- n. A facial expression.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- intransitive v. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.
- intransitive v. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine.
- intransitive v. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance
- intransitive v. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to front.
- intransitive v. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care; observe; -- used to call attention.
- intransitive v. To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window. Sometimes used figuratively.
- intransitive v. To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
- transitive v. To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
- transitive v. To seek; to search for.
- transitive v. To expect.
- transitive v. To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition.
- transitive v. To express or manifest by a look.
- n. The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in certain phrases.
- n. Expression of the eyes and face; manner.
- n. Appearance; aspect
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To exercise the sense or faculty of vision; use the eyes in seeing; fix the sight upon some object, or upon some point or portion of space.
- Before a word or phrase signifying direction, manner, or purpose: as, look here; look there; he looked back; to look for something lost.
- Before a preposition governing the thing seen or an intervening object or medium: as, to look at a house; to look over a wall or through a window; to look into a mirror or a book; to look upon the wine.
- To afford a view or outlook; have a direction; face or be turned: usually with on, upon, to, or toward: as, the windows look toward the ocean; the house looks upon a narrow street.
- To keep watch; be careful; take heed; see to it: as, he looks after my luggage: used intensively in the ejaculatory phrases look out! look sharp!
- To seem to the view; have the appearance of being; appear: as, he looks like his brother; it looks as if it would rain; the patient looks better.
- To strive to seem; put on the appearance of being; assume to be.
- To exercise mental vision or observation (in a certain way); direct the mind or understanding; take notice: often with at.
- To have a prospect or anticipation; direct the mind expectantly; be in expectation of or with regard to something.
- To expect; look forward to.
- To consider; be concerned about.
- To expect; count upon: as, to look for good news.
- To esteem; hold in estimation: formerly used absolutely in a good sense.
- To consider; regard; view: with as after the object: as, to look upon a remark as an affront.
- To be quick; make haste.
- To see through: see or understand perfectly.
- To resort to or depend upon for something with confidence or expectation: as, he looks to me for payment.
- Synonyms Appear, etc. See seem.
- To see to; take care of.
- To look or search for; seek; expect.
- To search; inspect. [Rare.]
- To affect in some way by the manner of looking or appearing: as, to look one out of countenance.
- To express or manifest by looks, or by the general aspect.
- To pay a visit to; call upon: as, I must look you up some day. [Colloq.]
- n. Visual or facial expression; cast of countenance; personal aspect: often used in the plural with a singular sense: as, a benevolent look; his looks are against him.
- n. Appearance or seeming in general; the quality of anything as judged by the eye or the understanding: as, I do not like the look of the sky; the look of the thing (an action, a proposition, or the like) is bad.
- n. The act of looking or seeing; glance: as, loving looks.
- n. Synonyms Appearance, complexion, mien, manner, air.
- n. Sight, glance, gaze.
- See louk.
- To cheer up; take courage.
- To advance; improve: as, business is looking up.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. have a certain outward or facial expression
- v. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- v. search or seek
- v. convey by one's expression
- n. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
- n. the feelings expressed on a person's face
- v. look forward to the probable occurrence of
- v. take charge of or deal with
- v. perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
- v. have faith or confidence in
- n. physical appearance
- v. accord in appearance with
- v. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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US 4614759 A Résumé Surface sizing agents for paper containing aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic alkali metal, amine or ammonium salt solutions of copolymers of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene and, if appropriate, a vinyl monomer of the formula ##STR1## in which R designates H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --OR.sub.2, --OCOCH.sub.3, ##STR2## or --CH.sub.2 --O--COCH.sub.3, R.sub.1 designates H or --CH.sub.3 and
R.sub.2 designates alkyl, the anhydride groups of the copolymers being bis-esterified to the extent of 25-90 mol % with primary aliphatic monoalcohols with 1 to 12 C atoms.
Revendications(7) 1. Surface sizing agents for paper containing aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic alkali metal, amine or ammonium salt solutions of copolymers of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene and, if appropriate, a vinyl monomer of the formula ##STR5## in which R designates H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --OR.sub.2, --OCOCH.sub.3, ##STR6## or --CH.sub.2 --O--COCH.sub.3, R.sub.1 designates H or --CH.sub.3 and
R.sub.2 designates alkyl, the anhydride groups of the copolymers being bis-esterified to the extent of 25-90 mol % with primary aliphatic monoalcohols with 1 to 12 C atoms. 2. Surface sizing agents according to claim 1, characterised in that the vinyl monomer is isobutylene, styrene, α-methylstyrene, allyl alcohol or isobutyl vinyl ether.
3. Surface sizing agents according to claim 1, characterised in that methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, isobutanol, n-butanol, sec.-butanol, n-pentanol, isoamyl alcohol, n-hexanol, n-octanol, n-dodecanol and 2-ethylhexanol or mixtures of these alcohols are employed as primary aliphatic monoalcohols.
4. Surface sizing agents according to claim 1, characterised in that they contain urea or a urea derivative.
5. Surface sizing agents according to claim 1, characterised in that they contain urea or an N-mono- or N-di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl- or an N-mono- or N-di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -hydroxy-alkyl-substituted urea derivative.
6. Surface sizing agents according to claim 1, characterised in that they contain 10-200% by weight of urea or urea derivative, based on the weight of the alkali metal, amine or ammonium salts.
7. Surface sizing agents according to claim 1, characterised in that they contain 20-100% by weight of urea or urea derivative, based on the weight of the alkali metal, amine or ammonium salts.
Description The invention relates to surface sizing agents for paper and paper-like materials which are based on copolymers, partially bis-esterified with aliphatic monoalcohols, of maleic anhydride, diisobutylene and, if appropriate, a vinyl monomer and which give an excellent sizing effect on grades of paper of varying composition and have only very little or no tendency at all to foam in sizing liquors containing starch. There is indeed already a number of anionic surface sizing agents based on alternatingly built up copolymers of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene, such as those described in German Offenlegungsschriften No. 2,361,544, 2,501,123 and 2,701,760. These sizing agents have excellent sizing actions, but also have some technological disadvantages, such as, for example, their tendency to foam which arises under certain conditions in practice. This foaming, which is frequently to be observed in the size press liquor, can have various causes; for example, the hardness of the water, the type of starch used or the apparatus circumstances on the paper machine. European Patent Application A1-0,009,185 indeed gives instructions for the preparation of a lowfoaming surface sizing agent for paper in the form of aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic alkali metal, amine or ammonium salt solutions of copolymers of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene and/or terpolymers of maleic anhydride, diisobutylene and a vinyl monomer which copolymerises with maleic anhydride, the copolymers and terpolymers containing carboxylic acid half-amide groups. However, when this sizing agent has been used in practice, it has been found that its tendency to foam --although slight --is in many cases nevertheless still too high, so that there is still the need to develop new surface sizing agents with an even lower tendency to foam and at the same time the same good sizing properties. The present invention relates to surface sizing agents for paper and paper-like materials, such as card or pasteboard, containing aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic alkali metal, amine or ammonium salt solutions of copolymers of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene and, if appropriate, a vinyl monomer of the formula ##STR3## in which R designates H,--CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --OR.sub.2, --OCOCH.sub.3, ##STR4## or --CH.sub.2 --O--COCH.sub.3, R.sub.1 designates H or --CH.sub.3 and R.sub.2 designates alkyl, the anhydride groups of the copolymers being bis-esterified to the extent of 25-90 mol % with primary aliphatic monoalcohols with 1 to 12 C atoms. The new sizing agents are distinguished by the fact that, when used on the size press of a paper machine, they develop little or no foam and at the same time have excellent sizing properties. Although the half-ester products of the abovementioned copolymers are known as very effective sizing agents, they have a marked tendency to foam, which is clearly to be observed both during the preparation process and during their use on the paper machine. By further reaction of the polymeric half-esters with monoalcohol to give partial bis-esters, the foaming of these substances is then greatly suppressed - without their excellent sizing action being impaired. Examples of vinyl monomers of the formula (I) which are suitable for the preparation of the terpolymers are isobutylene, styrene, α-methylstyrene, allyl alcohol and isobutyl vinyl ether. The preparation of the copolymers on which the new sizing agents are based is known from the literature. Preferably, copolymers which have been prepared by the free radical group from 0.8-1.1 moles of maleic anhydride and 0.8-1.1 moles of diisobutylene or diisobutylene/vinyl monomer of the formula I, the molar data for diisobutylene relating to the content of 2,4,4-trimethylpent-1-ene, are used. Substances which form free radicals, such as, for example, peroxides, hydroperoxides, peresters and azo compounds, and redox catalyst systems can be employed to trigger off this copolymerisation. The polymerisation can be carried out under normal pressure in bulk or, preferably, in solution. If it is carried out in solution, preferred solvents are those in which both the monomers and the copolymers dissolve, for example aromatics, such as benzene and toluene, halogenated aromatics, such as chlorobenzene and chlorotoluene, lower ketones, such as acetone and ethyl methyl ketone, esters of lower fatty acids, such as ethyl acetate, chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as chloroform and carbon tetrachloride, ethers, such as tetrahydrofuran, and highly polar solvents, such as dimethylformamide or dimethyl sulphoxide. The polymerisation temperature is between 20 between 30 Examples which may be mentioned of the monoalcohols to be employed are: methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, sec.-butanol, n-pentanol, isoamyl alcohol, n-hexanol, n-octanol, n-dodecanol and 2-ethylhexanol. However, mixtures of these alcohols can also be employed. The reaction of the copolymers of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene or of the terpolymers of maleic anhydride, diisobutylene and a vinyl monomer of the formula (I) is carried out in solution or suspension in the presence of an entraining agent for the water of reaction which is split off, such as, for example, benzene, toluene or xylene, at the boiling point of the particular entraining agent. If low-boiling alcohols are employed for the esterification, the reaction is carried out under pressure. The temperature range of the esterification reaction is in general between 80 To accelerate the esterification reaction, acid catalysts, such as, for example, sulphuric acid or p-toluenesulphonic acid, can be added to the reaction mixture in amounts of between 0.1 and 5% by weight, based on the polymer employed. p-Toluenesulphonic acid in an amount of between 0.5 and 2% by weight is preferred here. However, the esterification reaction can also be carried out by a procedure in which a half-ester is first formed between the copolymer or terpolymer and the monoalcohol and some of the carboxyl groups are then converted into the bis-ester by addition of further monoalcohol together with the acid catalyst, water being split off. The half-ester formation can be carried out either in bulk, in suspension or in a solvent at temperatures between 80 and 160 preferably at 100 carried out under the abovementioned reaction conditions. The reaction time is between 4 and 24 hours. As a rule, the reaction is regarded as ended when no further water of reaction is split off. It is of course also possible to copolymerise diisobutylene directly with a mixture of maleic acid half-ester and maleic acid bis-ester, which are obtainable by direct esterification of maleic anhydride with the corresponding monoalcohols, under the same conditions such as are customary in diisobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymerisation, to give the corresponding copolymers. Since the esterification of the maleic anhydride monomer units is never carried out quantitatively, and carboxyl groups and, to a small extent, also cyclic anhydride groups thus always remain, the esterified copolymers and terpolymers can be converted into water-soluble salts by neutralisation with aqueous alkali metal, ammonia or amine solutions. The salt formation can be effected, for example, by the hydroxides of the alkali metals, such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, ammonia or primary, secondary or tertiary amines, such as methylamine, dimethylamine, ethanolamine, triethylamine, diethanolamine or triethanolamine. Since --as can be seen from IR spectra - anhydride units which have not yet reacted are always also present in the copolymers and terpolymers, in addition to the half-ester and bis-ester groupings, the reaction with the aqueous alkali metal, ammonia or amine solutions also leads to the formation of half-amide/half-ammonium salts, which are likewise water-soluble. These aqueous solutions are outstandingly suitable as anionic non-foaming paper sizing agents in the acid and neutral range in the production of alum-containing, alum-free, pre-sized and wood-containing paper, which can contain various fillers, such as kaolin, chalk and TiO.sub.2. In practice, a technical grade mixture of 2,4,4-trimethylpent-1-ene and 2,4,4-trimethylpent-2-ene is used to prepare the maleic anhydride/diisobutylene copolymers, the pent-1-ene compound chiefly reacting to give high molecular weight copolymers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the sizing agents are employed as aqueous solutions mixed with urea and urea derivatives. This mixing results in an additional sizing-intensifying effect and a great reduction in the solution viscosity of the sizing agents according to the invention. Urea derivatives which are preferably employed are those in which one or both of the nitrogen atoms are substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl groups or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -hydroxyalkyl groups, such as, for example, hydroxymethyl groups. Examples which may be mentioned of such derivatives are dimethylurea, tetramethylurea and dimethylolurea. The amount of urea or urea derivatives added here is in general 10 to 200% by weight, preferably 20 to 100% by weight, based on the weight of the alkali metal, ammonium and amine salts or on the half-amide half-ammonium salts of the copolymers or terpolymers which are based on maleic anhydride and diisobutylene and are partially bis-esterified with monoalcohols. By adding urea or urea derivatives to the polymer solutions, the concentration of these polymers in the aqueous sizing agent solution can be greatly reduced, the same sizing effect being achieved as that which can be achieved when the polymers are used by themselves but in considerably higher concentrations. The addition of urea thus means that, for example, the amount of water-soluble salt of the partially bis-esterified copolymers and terpolymers in the sizing agent solution can be greatly reduced without the excellent sizing properties of the products deteriorating. The surface sizing agents according to the invention for paper can be employed by all the processing methods customary for surface sizing in papermaking. The sizing agents can be used either by themselves or in combination with dispersions of plastics. They are insensitive towards foam-promoting influences, such as, for example, adverse apparatus conditions and high levels of hardness in the water used for the papermaking, so that the surface sizing agents for paper can be used in virtually all cases without foaming, which interferes in the production process, and without the addition of antifoaming agents. The products according to the invention, either by themselves or in combination with sizing agents which are added to the paper pulp, are suitable for surface sizing of most customary grades of paper, such as, for example, alum-containing, alum-free, kaolin-filled, chalk-filled, TiO.sub.2 -filled, neutral, acid, unsized, presized and wood-containing paper and paper containing waste paper. The percentages in the following examples always relate to the weight. A solution of 3,998 g of maleic anhydride in 5,000 g of xylene is initially introduced into a 40 liter steel autoclave, onto which is built a device for removing water with the possibility of recycling solvent into the kettle. The reactor is then flushed with nitrogen and the internal temperature is brought to 100 diisobutylene (technical grade mixture of 2,4,4-trimethylpent-1-ene and 2,4,4-trimethylpent-2-ene) and a solution of 128 g of azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) in 4,080 g of xylene are simultaneously pumped into the autoclave via two metering pumps in the course of 4 hours. When the metering has ended, the mixture is stirred at 100 a further 6 hours and 306 g of isobutylene and a solution of 38 g of t-butyl per-2-ethylhexanoate in 306 g of xylene are then added, also simultaneously, in the course of 30 minutes. Thereafter, the mixture is stirred at 10 is then increased so that the solvent mixture starts to boil. About 2,000 g of a solvent mixture, the main constituent of which is 2,4,4-trimethylpent-2-ene, are then removed from the kettle via the apparatus for removal of water. When the distillate has been removed, the temperature of the solvent mixture is reduced to 110 n-butanol and 67.5 g of p-toluenesulphonic acid in 4,080 g of xylene is forced into the kettle and the temperature is again increased until the reaction mixture boils vigorously, azeotropic removal of the water of reaction taking place. The solvent which is removed at the same time as the water is continuously recycled to the autoclave. When no further water passes over, after an esterification reaction of about 21 hours, the kettle temperature is reduced to 70 are added. The polymer solution formed is introduced continuously into a 100 liter stirred kettle which is surmounted by a condenser and contains a solution, warmed to 60 polymer is thereby precipitated as a fine white powder, the solvent being distilled off under a vacuum of about 100 mbar. When no further solvent passes over, the precipitated product is dissolved by adding 5,220 g of an aqueous 25% strength by weight ammonia solution and is freed from solvent and monomer residues by degassing by applying a vacuum of 180-36 mbar at a temperature of 50 a solids content of 20.6% by weight by dilution with water. Viscosity of the 20.6% strength solution: 122 mpas (20 This solution can be employed directly for surface sizing of paper, as can be seen from Use Examples 1 and 2 below. 105 g of an alternating copolymer of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene with a number-average molecular weight of about 40,000 are suspended in 300 g of toluene in a 2 liter three-necked flask surmounted by a water separator, and the suspension is heated to 115 n-hexanol and 0.75 g of p-toluenesulphonic acid are then added and the mixture is heated at the boiling point until no further water separates off. After 24 hours, 1.7 ml of water have separated off. 0.5 g of triethylamine is then added to the polymer solution formed, and this solution is introduced at a temperature of 50 vessel which is under a vacuum and contains a solution of 68 g of urea in 1.5 liters of water. The partially bis-esterified copolymer thereby precipitates as a white powder. This aqueous suspension is kept under a vacuum until no further solvent passes over. Thereafter, 50 g of a 25% strength aqueous ammonia solution are added. After the mixture has been stirred at 50 and is freed from residual amounts of solvent by degassing under a vacuum of 30 mbar. The degassing is continued until the solution has a solids content of 15% by weight. Viscosity of the 15% strength solution: 93 mpas (20 Further surface sizing agents can be prepared by reaction with other monoalcohols, such as, for example, n-pentanol, 2-ethylhexanol, n-octanol and n-dodecyl alcohol, in accordance with the instructions given in Preparation Examples 1 and 2. The following use examples are intended to demonstrate the low foaming tendency and the excellent sizing action of the surface sizing agents, according to the invention, for paper. The foaming properties were investigated here in the following manner: 0.4% by weight of active substance is dissolved in a sizing liquor consisting of 5% by weight of commercially available starch (Perfectamyl A 4692 R) and the liquor is warmed to 60 liquor are passed from an aluminium vessel, which has a circular opening 4 mm in diameter on its underside (Ford cup), from a height of 60 cm in free fall into a graduated glass beaker. The volume in ml of the foam which forms over the surface of the liquid is determined once immediately and after the liquid has stood in air for 1 minute. The first value provides information on the tendency of the sizing agent to foam and the second value provides information on the speed at which the foam breaks or its stability. A half-ester product prepared according to German Offenlegungsschrift No. 2,361,554 and a half-amide product obtainable according to European Patent No. 0,009,185 were employed here as comparison substances. TABLE______________________________________ Foam volume in ml imme- after 1 diate minute______________________________________Sizing agent according to the inventionaccording to Example 1, esterified with 70 40 n-butanolaccording to Example 1, esterfied with 60 50 n-pentanolaccording to Example 2, esterfied with 60 40 n-pentanolaccording to Example 2, esterfied with 100 90 n-hexanolaccording to Example 2, esterfied with 100 100 n-octanolaccording to Example 2, esterified with 120 110 n-dodecanolSizing agent according to 200 160German Offenlegungsschrift 2,361,544Sizing agent according to 150 120European Patent 0,009,185______________________________________ The sizing action of the sizing agents according to the invention was tested on four different types of paper which had the following composition: (a) Alum-free paper: 50% conifer cellulose, 50% hardwood cellulose, 9.5% clay ash, pH value in the headbox: 7.5; wet up-take in a laboratory size press: about 85%; paper weight: 80 g/m.sup.2. (b) Alum-containing paper: 50% of conifer cellulose, 50% of hardwood cellulose, 1% of alum, 11.2% of clay ash, pH value in the headbox: 4.4; wet up-take: about 80%; paper weight: 80 g/m.sup.2. (c) Presized paper: 50% of conifer cellulose, 50% of hardwood cellucose, 1% of alum, 0.1% of Bewold size, 11.1% of clay ash, pH value in the headbox: 4.5; wet up-take: about 70%; paper weight: 80 g/m.sup.2. (d) Wood-containing paper: 40% of conifer cellulose, 60% of mechanical wood pulp, 14.1% of clay ash, pH value in the headbox: 4.5; wet up-take: about 50%; paper weight: 75 g/m.sup.2. The paper was sized on a laboratory size press from Mathis, Zurich, Switzerland, type HF. A solution of 5% by weight of commercially available starch and 0.13, 0.16 and 0.20% by weight of the sizing agent to be tested (calculated as 100% pure active substance) in 94.87, 94.84 and 94.80% by weight of water was used as the sizing liquor. The surface-sized paper was dried on a drying drum at about 100 in the course of one minute. Before testing the sizing, the paper was conditioned at room temperature for 2 hours. To evaluate the degree of sizing of the surface-sized paper, the Cobb values (according to DIN 53 132) were determined and ink floating tests were carried out. For the ink floating tests, the paper was cut into strips 3 cm wide and 9 cm long and placed on blue test ink. After the various testing times for the individual types of paper (alum-free: 7 minutes, alum-containing: 20 minutes, presized: 10 minutes, wood-containing: 5 minutes), the samples of paper were removed from the ink, squeezed off on the reverse side on blotting paper and, after 5 minutes, evaluated. For qualitative determination of the penetration of the ink through the paper and hence the degree of sizing, evaluation was made by numbers 1 to 5, the numbers specifically denoting as follows: ______________________________________1 no penetration of the ink2 5-10% penetration of the ink3 10-20% penetration of the ink4 about 50% penetration of the ink4.5.sup.(+) about 90% penetration of the ink5 100% penetration of the ink______________________________________ .sup.(+) Other intermediate values can also additionally be used. The following table shows the Cobb values of the sizing agents according to the invention on four different types of paper when three different amounts are used. To demonstrate that, in spite of substantially more favourable foaming properties of the sizing agents according to the invention, these likewise exhibit an excellent sizing action, in comparison with the surface sizing agent prepared according to European Patent No. 0,009,185, the Cobb values and the evaluations of the ink floating samples for the latter are given in the last three columns of the table. TABLE__________________________________________________________________________ Cobb value in g/m.sup.2 Cobb value in g/m.sup.2 with the addition of with the addition of 0.13% 0.16% 0.20% 0.13% 0.16% 0.20% of sizing agent according of sizing agent according toType of paper to the invention European Patent 0,009,185__________________________________________________________________________Alum-free 23.2 21.4 21.3 22.8 21.2 21.2Alum-containing 21.0 20.3 20.1 20.3 20.1 19.9Presized 19.8 20.4 18.7 19.9 20.6 19.6Wood-containing 17.6 17.3 17.6 17.7 17.9 17.6__________________________________________________________________________ Evaluation of the ink floating Evaluation of the ink floating sample with the addition of sample with the addition of 0.13% 0.16% 0.20% 0.13% 0.16% 0.20% of sizing agent according of sizing agent according toType of paper to the invention European Patent 0,009,185__________________________________________________________________________Alum-free 3 2.5 2 1.5 1.5 1Alum-containing 3 2.5 2 2 2 2Presized 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5Wood-containing 4 3 2.5 4 4 3.5__________________________________________________________________________ Citations de brevets
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