Clariant International Ltd

The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gambel Company

Erik Hauck

Jeremia Schwabe

Torsten Lindner

Robert Haines Turner

Christian Neu

Gerd Hohner

Gabriele Stiehl

Matthias Morand

Simon Bodendorfer

Sebastijan Bach

Matthias Roessle

Rainer Fell

Manuel Broehmer

Halil Can Aran

Rosemarie Weber

Stefanie Goeres

Felix Kirschvink

Christian Steib

Sebastian Bach

An absorbent article comprising a hotmelt adhesive comprising a styrene-block-copolymer (SBC), an amorphous polyolefin and optionally a tackifier. The SBC is preferably selected from the group of SEBS, SEPS and SEP polymers, and the amorphous polyolefin is preferably a propylene-based copolymer (PbP) having a weight-average molecular weight Mw of less than 10 000 g/mol. The hotmelt adhesive bonds two components of the article, for example SAP particles on the core wrap.

Absorbent articles comprising a SBC based hotmelt adhesive

The invention provides resin- and mineral oil-free pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions, comprising 55%-100% by weight of a copolymer of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from the group composed of ethylene and 1-olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the copolymer has been prepared with the aid of metallocene catalysts and is characterized by

Permanently tacky adhesives with improved environmental compatibility

Described herein is an absorbent article having an absorbent core. The absorbent core includes a superabsorbent polymer material and a superabsorbent polymer immobilizing material. The superabsorbent polymer immobilizing material includes from about 20% to about 70% of a first polymer and from about 30% to about 80% of a second polymer. The superabsorbent polymer immobilizing material has a Shear Viscosity at 10 (1/s) at 230&#xb0; C. of from about 300 mPa&#xb7;s to about 10,000 mPa&#xb7;s.

Absorbent cores comprising a superabsorbent polymer immobilizing material

The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compounds having melt viscosities of less than 30,000 mPas for use as a hot-melt adhesive, comprising the components A and B, wherein component A comprises one or more C/Ccopolymers each produced with metallocene catalysts and each having a melt viscosity at 170&#xb0; C. of less than 20,000 mPas, measured according to DIN 53019, and a molecular weight Mof 1000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, and component B comprises one or more C/Ccopolymers each produced with metallocene catalysts and each having a melt flow index MI of 1 to 100 g/m in, measured at 190&#xb0; C./2.16 kg, according to ASTM D 1238, and a molecular weight Mof 50,000 g/mol to 300,000 g/mol. Said thermoplastic molding compounds, because of the viscosity and mechanical properties thereof, are suitable for fiber mesh applications.

Thermoplastic molding compounds

The invention provides polar-modified rice husk waxes obtainable by free-radical grafting of unmodified rice husk waxes with graft comonomers selected from the group of the &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated mono- or polybasic carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof. The invention further provides derivatization products prepared by chemical conversion of the polar-modified rice husk waxes of the invention. The invention further provides processes for producing the products of the invention and for the use thereof.

Polar-modified rice husk wax

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Pirmasens, Germany

Erik Hauck