Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc.

Exxon Research & Engg.

Guy Wouters

Andre Lepert

Lutz E Jacob

Jules Callebaut

Resins having a softening point from 10.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. especially 10.degree. C. to 80.degree. C. being a copolymer of a feed which is predominantly C.sub.5 olefines and diolefines and 10 to 60 wt. % of one or more monovinyl aromatic compounds are used as a tackifier for acrylic polymers or copolymers particularly in aqueous based pressure sensitive adhesives.

Tackifiers and their use in pressure sensitive adhesives

Resin emulsions are prepared by forming an emulsion of an aqueous solution of an unsaturated material reactive with the resin in the liquid resin, causing the material and the resin to react and adding sufficient water to invert the emulsion to form an emulsion of the reacted resin in water to produce emulsions with improved mechanical stability useful as tackifiers in water-based pressure-sensitive adhesive coating materials in high speed coating lines giving reduced deposits and extended coating times.

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