Formulation and its use

Abstract

Claimed is a formulation containing a) at least one component having dispersing properties and being selected from branched comb polymers having polyether side chains, a naphthalene sulphonate-formaldehyde condensate and a melamine sulphonate-formaldehyde condensate, and b) a polycondensation product. Typical representatives of component a) are polycarboxylate ether, polycarboxylate ester and uncharged copolymers. In addition to the main components a) and b) further additives such as anti-forming agents and tensides or polymers having a low charge, neutral polymers or polyvinyl alcohol can be comprised by the formulation that is suitable for controlling the flowability of aqueous suspensions of construction chemicals.

1 - 87 . (canceled) 
     
     
         88 . A formulation comprising
 a) at least one component having dispersing properties and having been selected from the group consisting of a compound containing a branched comb polymer having polyether side chains, a naphthalene sulphonate-formaldehyde condensate and a melamine sulphonate-formaldehyde condensate; and   b) a polycondensation product containing
 (I) at least one structural unit with an aromatic or heteroaromatic sub-unit and a polyether side chain and 
 (II) at least one phosphated structural unit with an aromatic or heteroaromatic sub-unit and 
 (III) at least one structural unit with an aromatic or heteroaromatic sub-unit, 
 structural unit (II) and structural unit (III) differing only in that the OP(OH) 2  group of the structural unit (II) is replaced by H in structural unit (III), and structural unit (III) is not the same as structural unit (I). 
   
     
     
         89 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the component a) is a polycarboxylate ether a 1 ), a polycarboxylate ester a 2 ), an uncharged copolymer a 3 ) or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         90 . A formulation according to either of  claim 88 , wherein the component a) is a copolymer a 1 ) comprising
 1) at least one olefinically unsaturated moncarboxylic acid comonomer, or an ester or a salt thereof, or an olefinically unsaturated sulphonic acid comonomer or a salt thereof, and   2) at least one comonomer of the general formula (I)   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which R 1  is 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and R 2  is H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 5 C atoms; 
         R 3  is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical; and 
         R 4  is H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 5 to 8 C atoms, a substituted aryl radical having 6 to 14 C atoms or a member selected from the groups consisting of 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which R 5  and R 7  are independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkaryl radical; and 
         R 6  is an alkylidene, arylidene, aralkylidene or alkarylidene radical; and 
         p is from 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, 
         m and n are independently selected from 2, 3, 4 or 5;
 x and y are independently selected from an integer ≦350; and 
 z is from 0 to 200, wherein 
 
         (I) in copolymer a 1 ), comonomer units which represent components 1) and 2) have no internal molecular differences or (II) the copolymer a,) is a polymeric mixture of the components 1) and 2) wherein the comonomer units have internal molecular differences with respect to at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , m, n, x, y, z, and the differences the composition and length of the side chains. 
       
     
     
         91 . A formulation according to  claim 89 , wherein the copolymer a 1 ) contains the comonomer component 1) in a proportion of from 1 to 70 mol % and the comonomer component 2) in proportions of 99 to 30 mol %. 
     
     
         92 . A formulation according to  claim 89 , wherein the copolymer a 1 ) contains the comonomer component 1) in proportions of 5 to 20 mol % and the comonomer component 2) in proportions of 40 to 90 mol %. 
     
     
         93 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the comonomer component 1) is an acrylic acid or a salt thereof, and the comonomer component 2) has a value of with p=0 or 1 and contains a vinyl or allyl group and R 1  is a polyether. 
     
     
         94 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the comonomer component 1) is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, allylsulphonic acid, vinylsulphonic acid and suitable salts thereof and alkyl or hydroxyalkyl esters thereof. 
     
     
         95 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the copolymer a 1 ) comprises additional structural groups in copolymerized form. 
     
     
         96 . A formulation according to  claim 95 , wherein the additional structural groups are styrenes, acrylamides or hydrophobic compounds, ester structural units, polypropylene oxide and polypropylene oxide/polyethylene oxide units being particularly preferred. 
     
     
         97 . A formulation according to  claim 95 , wherein the copolymer a 1 ) contains the additional structural group in proportions up to 5 mol %. 
     
     
         98 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the formula (1) is a polyether containing allyl or vinyl groups. 
     
     
         99 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the polycarboxylate ester a 2 ) is a polymer which is prepared by polymerization of a monomer mixture (I) containing in an amount of more than 50 wt. %, a representative of the carboxylic acid monomer type. 
     
     
         100 . A formulation according to  claim 99 , wherein the polycarboxylate ester a 2 ) is an anti-foaming agent, a defoamer or a surfactant. 
     
     
         101 . A formulation according to  claim 99 , wherein the monomer mixture (I) contains an (alkoxy)polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate monomer (a) of the formula (II) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which R 1  is a hydrogen atom or a CH 3  group, R 2 O is one representative or a mixture of at least two oxyalkylene groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R 3  is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and m is a number between 1 and 250 and is the average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added, 
         additionally, as monomer (b), a (meth)acrylic acid of the general formula (III), 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which R 4  is a hydrogen atom or a CH 3  group and M 1  is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent metal atom, a divalent metal atom, an ammonium group or an organic amine group, and optionally a monomer (c) which is copolymerized with the monomers (a) and (b). 
       
     
     
         102 . A formulation according to  claim 101 , wherein the monomer (a) is present in an amount of 5 to 98% by weight, the monomer (b) in an amount of 2 to 95% by weight and the monomer (c) in an amount of up to 50% by weight in the monomer mixture (I), the respective amounts of the monomers (a), (b) and (c) summing to 100% by weight. 
     
     
         103 . A formulation according to  claim 99 , wherein the monomer (a) is a hydroxyethyl(meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolypropylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolyethylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolypropylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate, ethoxypolyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol polybutylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate or a mixture thereof. 
     
     
         104 . A formulation according to  claim 99 , wherein the monomer (b) is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, monovalent metal salts, divalent metal salts, ammonium salts and organic amine salts thereof and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         105 . A formulation according to  claim 99 , wherein the monomer (c) is at least one representative of the esters of an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 20 carbon atoms with an unsaturated carboxylic acid. 
     
     
         106 . A formulation according to  claim 105 , wherein the unsaturated carboxylic acid is maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid, (meth)acrylic acid or monovalent metal salts, divalent metal salts, ammonium salts or organic amine salts thereof. 
     
     
         107 . A formulation according to  claim 105 , said formula comprising monoesters or diesters of unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, such as maleic acid, fumaric acid or citraconic acid, with aliphatic C 1 -C 20 -alcohols, C 2 -C 4 -glycols or (alkoxy)polyalkylene glycols. 
     
     
         108 . A formulation according to either of  claim 88 , wherein the component a 2 ) is a copolymer containing at least one of the following monomers:
 A) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising a hydrolyzable radical, hydrolyzable radical having an active bonding site for at least one of component a) or b);   B) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one C 2 -C 4 -oxyalkylene side group having a chain length of 1 to 30 units;   C) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one C 2 -C 4 -oxyalkylene side group having a chain length of 31 to 350 units.   
     
     
         109 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the components B) and C) are both present in the copolymer a 2 ). 
     
     
         110 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer of component A) comprises at least one anhydride, imide, maleic anhydride or maleimide. 
     
     
         111 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer of component A) comprises an acrylate having an ester functionality which contains the hydrolyzable radical. 
     
     
         112 . A formulation according to  claim 111 , wherein the ester functionality is at least one hydroxypropyl or hydroxyethyl radical. 
     
     
         113 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the copolymer a 2 ) in the component A) has more than one ethylenically unsaturated monomer with a hydrolyzable radical. 
     
     
         114 . A formulation according to  claim 113 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer of component A) has, as a radical, at least more than one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein at least one is a hydrolyzable radical or a mixture of the two. 
     
     
         115 . A formulation according to either of  claims 113 , wherein the hydrolyzable radical has at least one C 2 -C 20 -alcohol functionality. 
     
     
         116 . A formulation according to  claim 113 , wherein the hydrolyzable radical is at least a C 1 -C 20 -alkyl ester, a C 1 -C 20 -aminoalkyl ester or an amide. 
     
     
         117 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer of component B) or C) has a C 2 -C 8 -alkyl ether group. 
     
     
         118 . A formulation according to  claim 117 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer has a vinyl, allyl, or (methyl)allyl ether radical, or is derived from an unsaturated C 2 -C 8 -alcohol. 
     
     
         119 . A formulation according to  claim 118 , wherein the unsaturated C 2 -C 8 -alcohol is at least one representative of the series consisting of vinyl alcohol, (meth)allyl alcohol, isoprenol or methylbutenol. 
     
     
         120 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer side groups of the component B) or C) have at least one C 4 -oxyalkylene unit. 
     
     
         121 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer of the component B) or C) has a C 2 -C 8 -carboxylic ester which in particular is hydrolyzable. 
     
     
         122 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the oxyalkylene side groups have at least one ethylene oxide, one propylene oxide, one polyethylene oxide, one polypropylene oxide. 
     
     
         123 . A formulation according to  claim 108 , wherein the copolymer a 2 ) in the component C) has at least one nonionic or one non-hydrolyzable monomer radical. 
     
     
         124 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the nonionic copolymer a 3 ) is of formula (IV) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which Q is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one hydrolyzable radical, G is O, C(O)—O or O—(CH 2 ) p —O with p is from 2 to 8, mixtures of the variants of G being possible in a polymer; R 1  and R 2  are independently a C 2 -C 8 -alkyl; 
         R 3  comprises (CH 2 ) c , wherein c is an integer between 2 and 5, wherein mixtures of R 3  may be present in the same polymer molecule; 
         R 5  is at least one representative selected from the series consisting of H, a linear or branched saturated or unsaturated C 1 -C 20 -aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, a C 5 -C 8 -cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical or a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 -aryl radical; 
         m is from 1 to 30; 
         n is 31 to 350; 
         w is 1 to 40; 
         y is from 0 to 1; and z is from 0 to 1; 
         wherein the sum (y+z) is >0. 
       
     
     
         125 . A formulation according to either of  claim 88 , wherein the nonionic copolymer a 3 ) is a representative of the formula (V) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which X is a hydrolyzable radical and R is H or CH 3 ; G, p, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 5 , m, n, w, y, z and (y+z) are as defined for formula (IV). 
       
     
     
         126 . A formulation according to  claim 125 , wherein the hydrolyzable radical is at least one member of the group consisting of alkyl ester, aminoalkyl ester, hydroxylalkyl ester, aminohydroxyalkyl ester or amide. 
     
     
         127 . A formulation according to either of  claim 88 , wherein the nonionic copolymer a 3 ) is at least one representative of the formula (VI) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which R 4  is at least one C 1 -C 20 -alkyl or C 2 -C 20 -hydroxyalkyl radical and the radicals G, p, R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , c, R 4 , R 5  and 
         m, n, w, y, z and (y+z) are as defined for formula (IV). 
       
     
     
         128 . A formulation according to  claim 127 , wherein p is 4, R 4  is C 2 H 4 OH or C 3 H 6 OH, each of the radicals R 5  is H, m=5-30, n=31-250, w=1.5-30, y=0 to 1, z=0 to 1 and (y+z)>0. 
     
     
         129 . A formulation according to  claim 124 , wherein the molar ratio of w to the sum (y+z) is 1:1 to 20:1 and preferably 2:1 to 12:1. 
     
     
         130 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the copolymer a 3 ) is a nonionic polyether-polyester copolymer. 
     
     
         131 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the structural units (I), (II), (III) of component b) have the following formulae 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where 
         A are identical or different and are represented by substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic compound having 5 to 10 C atoms, 
         where 
         B are identical or different and are represented by N, NH or O 
         where 
         n is 2, if B is N, and n is 1, if B is NH or O 
         where 
         R 1  and R 2  independently of one another, are identical or different and are represented by a branched or straight-chain C 1 - to C 10 -alkyl radical, C 5 - to C8-cycloalkyl radical, aryl radical, heteroaryl radical or H, 
         where 
         a are identical or different and are represented by an integer from 1 to 300, 
         wherein 
         X are identical or different and are represented by a branched or straight-chain C 1 - to C 10 -alkyl radical, C 5 - to C 8 -cycloalkyl radical, aryl radical, heteroaryl radical or H, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         for (VIII) and (IX): 
         wherein 
         D are identical or different and are represented by a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic compound having 5 to 10 C atoms; 
         wherein 
         E are identical or different and are represented by N, NH or O; 
         wherein 
         m is 2, if E is N, and m is 1,if E is NH or O; 
         wherein 
         R 3  and R 4  are independently selected from a branched or straight-chain C 1 - to C 10 -alkyl radical, C 5 - to C 8 -cycloalkyl radical, aryl radical, heteroaryl radical or H, 
         wherein b are identical or different and are represented by an integer from 0 to 300, 
         wherein 
         M is an alkaline metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion, ammonium ion, organic ammonium ion or H; 
         c is 1 or ½, wherein if M is an alkaline earth metal ion, c is ½. 
       
     
     
         132 . A formulation according to  claim 131 , wherein the component b) contains a structural unit (X) of formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein 
         Y, independently of one another, are identical or different and are represented by (VII), (VIII), (IX) or further constituents of the polycondensation product b), 
         wherein 
         R 5  are identical or different and are represented by H, CH 3 , COOM c  or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic compound having 5 to 10 C atoms, 
         wherein 
         R 6  are identical or different and are represented by H, CH 3 , COOM c  or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic compound having 5 to 10 C atoms, 
         wherein 
         M is independently of one another an alkaline metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion, ammonium ion, organic ammonium ion or H, 
         c is 1 or ½, wherein if M is alkaline earth metal ion c is ½. 
       
     
     
         133 . A formulation according to  claim 132 , wherein R 5  and R 6  in structural unit (X) of component b), independently of one another, are identical or different and are represented by H, COOM c  or methyl. 
     
     
         134 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the molar ratio of the structural units [(VII)+(VII)+(IX)]:(X) in component b) is 1:0.8 to 3. 
     
     
         135 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the molar ratio of the structural units (VII):[(VIII)+(IX)] in component b) is 1:15 to 15:1 and preferably 1:10 to 10:1. 
     
     
         136 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the molar ratio of the structural units (VII):(IX) in component b) is 1:0.005 to 1:10. 
     
     
         137 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the polycondensation product b) is present in aqueous solution which contains 2 to 90% by weight of water and 98 to 10% by weight of dissolved dry matter. 
     
     
         138 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the component a) is present in proportions of 5 to 95% by weight based in each case on the total formulation. 
     
     
         139 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein the component b) is present in proportions of 5 to 100% by weight based in each case on the total formulation. 
     
     
         140 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , further comprising at least one antifoaming agent as component c) or a component d) having a surface-active effect, wherein the components c) and d) are structurally different from one another. 
     
     
         141 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the antifoam component c) is a member selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, vegetable oil, silicone oil, silicone-containing emulsions, fatty acid, fatty acid ester, organically modified polysiloxane, borate ester, alkoxylate, polyoxyalkylene copolymer, ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO) block polymer, acetylenic diol having antifoam properties, phosphoric acid ester of the formula P(O)(O—R 8 ) 3-x (O—R 9 ) x  wherein P is phosphorus, O is oxygen and R 8  and R 9  independently of one another, is a C 2-20 -alkyl or an aryl group and x is 0, 1 or 2. 
     
     
         142 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the antifoaming component c) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of trialkyl phosphate, polyoxypropylene copolymer and glycerol/alcohol acetate. 
     
     
         143 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the antifoaming component c) is triisobutyl phosphate. 
     
     
         144 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the antifoam component c) is a mixture of a trialkylphosphate and a polyoxypropylene copolymer. 
     
     
         145 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the component d) is at least one representative of the series consisting of ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer, styrene/maleic acid copolymer, fatty acid alcohol alkoxylate, alcohol ethoxylate R10((EO)(H wherein R10 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 25 carbon atoms, acetylenic diol, monoalkylpolyalkylene, ethoxylated nonylphenol, alkyl sulphate, alkyl ether sulphate, alkyl ether sulphonate or alkyl ether carboxylate. 
     
     
         146 . A formulation according to either of  claim 140 , wherein the component d) comprises an alcohol having a polyalkylene group, the polyalkylene group having a carbon chain length of 2 to 20 carbon atoms. 
     
     
         147 . A formulation according to  claim 146 , wherein the polyalkylene group has a carbon chain length of 3 to 12 carbon atoms. 
     
     
         148 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein it contains the antifoaming component c) in free form, bound to the dispersant component a) or as a mixture of these two forms. 
     
     
         149 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the antifoaming component c) is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight or the surface-active component d) is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight, based in each case on the total weight of the formulation. 
     
     
         150 . A formulation according to  claim 140 , wherein the antifoaming c) or the surface-active component d), independently of one another, are present in each case in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by weight, based in each case on the total weight of the formulation. 
     
     
         151 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein component e) is a compound selected from the group consisting of a polymer having a low charge, neutral polymer and polyvinyl alcohol as component e). 
     
     
         152 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the component e) is present in an amount of from 1 to 50% by weight based in each case on the total weight of the formulation. 
     
     
         153 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the polymer having a low charge is branched and the side chain preferably consists of a polyether or a polyester. 
     
     
         154 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the polymer having a low charge is at least one of a polycarboxylate ether or a polycarboxylate ester. 
     
     
         155 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the polymer e) having a low charge is composed of at least one monomer selected from the series consisting of polyether monoacrylate, polyether monomethacrylate, polyether monoallyl ether, polyether monomaleate, monovinylated polyether or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         156 . A formulation according to  claim 155 , wherein the polyether is an alkylene oxide polymer having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000. 
     
     
         157 . A formulation according to  claim 156 , wherein the alkylene oxide is ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide or a mixture thereof. 
     
     
         158 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the polymer e) having a low charge is composed of at least one monomer selected from the series consisting of polypropylene glycol acrylate, polypropylene glycol methacrylates, polyethylene glycol acrylate, polyethylene glycol methacrylate, polypropylene glycol monovinyl ether, polyethylene glycol monovinyl ether, alkoxy- or aryloxypolyethylene glycol acrylate, alkoxy- or aryloxypolyethylene glycol methacrylates, alkoxy- or aryloxypolyethylene glycol monovinyl ether, acrylates, methacrylates and monovinyl ethers of an oxyalkylene or oxypropylene block or random copolymer, polypropylene glycol allyl ether, polyethylene glycol allyl ether, polyethylene glycol monomaleate polypropylene glycol monomaleate and any mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         159 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the polymer e) having a low charge carries a carboxylic acid group, preferably selected from the series consisting of acrylic acid, methacryl acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid or anhydrides thereof. 
     
     
         160 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the polymer e) having a low charge carries a sulphonic acid group selected from the series consisting of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid (AMPS), vinylsulphonic acid, allyl ether sulphonic acid, 2-sulphoethylmethacrylic acid, styrenesulphonic acid, methallylsulphonic acid, the sodium, potassium and ammonium salts thereof and any mixtures thereof, and in particular the AMPS and vinylsulphonic acid. 
     
     
         161 . A formulation according to  claim 151 , wherein the neutral polymer e) is composed of neutral monomer building blocks which are selected in particular from the series consisting of alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates and hydroxyalkyl esters thereof having up to 5 carbon atoms, in particular hydroxyethyl acrylate and hydroxypropyl acrylate or hydroxyethyl methacrylate and hydroxypropyl methyacrylate, and vinyl acetate, N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylcaprolactam, styrene and methylstyrene. 
     
     
         162 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , further comprising a component f) which is a calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) containing composition. 
     
     
         163 . A formulation according to  claim 162 , wherein the C-S-H shows a calcium/silicium (Ca/Si)-molar ratio of 0.5 to 2.0. 
     
     
         164 . A formulation according to  claim 162 , wherein the average particle size of C-S-H is smaller than 10 μm when measured by light scattering with the equipment Master Sizer 2000 from the Malvern Company. 
     
     
         165 . A formulation according to  claim 162 , wherein the average particle size of C-S-H is greater 0.01 μm. 
     
     
         166 . A formulation according to  claim 162 , wherein the C-S-H containing composition is prepareble by reaction of a water-soluble calcium containing compound with a water-soluble silicate containing compound, the reaction of the water-soluble calcium containing compound with the water-soluble silicate containing compound being carried out in the presence of an aqueous solution preferably containing a water-soluble copolymer that preferably is a dispersant for hydraulic binders and selected from at least a representative of at least one of component a) or b). 
     
     
         167 . A formulation according to  claims 162 , wherein the C-S-H containing composition is prepareble by reaction of a calcium oxide, a calcium carbonate and/or a calcium hydroxide with a silicium dioxide during milling, the reaction being carried out in the presence of an aqueous solution that preferably contains a water-soluble copolymer that preferably is a dispersant for hydraulic binders and selected from at least a representative of at least one of component a) or b). 
     
     
         168 . A formulation according to  claim 88 , wherein it is a liquid or a powder. 
     
     
         169 . A method of controlling the flowability of an aqueous comprising at least one of hydraulicor latent hydraulic binder comprising adding a sufficient the formulation of  claim 88  to an aqueous suspension of said hydraulic binder or said latent hydraulic binder to control the flowability of the aqueous suspension. 
     
     
         170 . A method according to  claim 169 , wherein the hydraulic binder is at least one of a cement or a calcium sulphate-based. 
     
     
         171 . A method according to  claim 169 , wherein the formulation is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 8.0% by weight based on the total composition of the suspension. 
     
     
         172 . A method according to  claim 169 , wherein the formulation further comprises an additive, an admixture or a composition with at least one of flowability controlling or dispersing properties. 
     
     
         173 . A method according to  claim 169  wherein the aqueous suspension comprises a dry mortar composition or a flooring composition. 
     
     
         174 . A method according to  claim 173 , wherein the flooring composition contains calcium sulphate, cement or a mixture thereof, and preferably is a self-leveling flooring composition.