Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Jozef A Smits

Jacques B Lechat

Giorgio Aliani

Marc P Plaindoux

Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers having a melt index of 700-10,000 and a vinyl acetate content of from 1-40% by weight (based on the copolymer) are used as components of bitumenous binder compositions for the surface dressing of roads to improve the temperature range of their operability, the particular EVA's are also found to have good compatibility with the types of bitumen used.

Surface dressing of roads

Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers having a melt index of 2,000 to 7,500 and containing from 10 to 22% vinyl acetate are useful in hot melt road marking compositions containing from 1 to 30% of the EVA copolymer; from 0 to 29% by weight of a binder resin; and from 0 to 5% by weight of a plasticizer, the balance of the composition typically comprising from 70 to 80% by weight of aggregates, made up of particulate materials such as sand and/or fillers and/or pigments such as calcium carbonate and titanium dioxide.

Ethylene copolymers for hot melt systems

Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers having a melt index of 700 to 10000 and containing from 11 to 40% vinyl acetate are useful in hot melt systems and particularly in formulating low viscosity hot melt adhesives, preferably in binary compositions with natural or synthetic resin tackifiers. The adhesives show long open times with short setting times, and excellent adhesive properties. The EVAs are prepared by a high pressure polymerization, preferably by using chain transfer agent such as isobutylene to achieve high melt indices.

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Jozef A Smits