Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Liwen Chen

Selim Yalvac

Colin Li Pi Shan

A hot melt adhesive composition includes (A) 20-95 wt % of a polymer component including an ethylene-based polymer and a propylene based polymer, the ethylene-based polymer being present in an amount greater than 30 wt %, based on a total weight of the polymer component, and (B) 1-60 wt % of a crystalline block composite comprising (1) a crystalline ethylene based polymer, (2) a crystalline alpha-olefin based polymer derived from at least one of a C3-10 &#x3b1; olefin, and (3) a block copolymer comprising 10-90 wt % of a crystalline ethylene block comprising 90 or more wt % units derived from ethylene and comprising 10-90 wt % of a crystalline alpha-olefin block comprising 90 or more wt % units derived from at least one of a C3-10 &#x3b1; olefin, (C) Optionally, from greater than zero to 70 wt % tackifier, and (D) Optionally, from greater than zero to 40 wt % of at least one selected from the group of a wax and an oil.

Hot melt adhesive composition including a crystalline block composite

The invention provides a composition comprising the following components: A) an olefin-based polymer; B) an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized olefin-based interpolymer comprising the following properties: i) a melt viscosity, at 190&#xb0; C., less than, or equal to, 10,000 cP, and ii) a density from 0.900 to 0.950 g/cc.

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