Fecha de publicación: 02/01/2025 Fuente: WIPO "tomato" The present technology discloses emulsion polymers prepared in the presence of a stabilizer system comprising digested starch, poly(vinyl alcohol) and an acid component selected from a saturated C2 to C50 mono- or diacid, an unsaturated C10 to C50 mono- or diacid, and mixtures thereof. In one aspect, the polymers are utilized as alkali-swellable emulsion (ASE) and hydrophobically modified alkali-swellable emulsion (HASE) thickeners in sulfate and sulfate-free surfactant systems to achieve good rheology and clarity attributes.