National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation

Francis X Brady

Paul P Puletti

Thomas F Kauffman

Gary F Raykovitz

Jules E Schoenberg

Lisa Di Rado

Nonwoven assemblies bonded with water dispersible or sensitive hot melt adhesives comprising 50-100 parts of a graft copolymer of about 40-85% of at least one vinyl monomer and about 15-60% of at least one water soluble polyalkylene oxide polymer, and about 0-50 parts by weight of tackifying resin. The compositions may also be employed as water sensitive binders in the manufacture of the nonwoven. Vinyl acetate is the preferred vinyl monomer whereas ethylene oxide homo- or copolymers are the preferred polyalkylene oxide. The use of tackifying resin is optional and may be undesirable for many of the applications.

Water sensitive hot melt adhesives for nonwoven applications

Hot melt adhesive compositions are prepared from 20 to 90% by weight of a linear polyester of 3-hydroxybutyric and 3-hydroxyvaleric acids containing 9 to 35% of the hydroxyvalerate component; 10 to 80% by weight of a polar tackifier having a Ring and Ball softening (as described by ASTM E-26) greater than about 60.degree. C.; 0 to 50% by weight of a plasticizer; 0 to 30% by weight of a wax diluent and 0-3% by weight of a stabilizer; 0-20% of a compatible polymer. By utilizing a naturally occurring, thermoplastic, biodegradable copolymer as the base polymer, these adhesives advance the state of the art of hot melt adhesives by alleviating the dependence on petroleum based materials and by allowing for the development of hot melt adhesives which either degrade naturally after coming in contact with the soil or which can be composted.

Poly hydroxybutyrate/hydroxyvalerate based hot melt adhesive

Insulation assemblies for the HVAC industry are bonded by spray application of a hot melt adhesive composition comprising 10 to 50 percent of an isostactic thermoplastic polybutene-1/ethylene copolymer containing from about 5.5 to about 10% by weight ethylene; 20 to 50 percent of a tackifier; 15 to 50 percent of an amorphous diluent having a softening point greater than 90.degree. C.; 0 to 2 percent antioxidant; and 0 to 5 percent wax.

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Francis X Brady