Avery Dennison Corporation

Robert H Van Ham

William F Scholz

Richard P Randall

A water-dispersible, inherently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a tacky emulsion polymer formed of from about 80% to 90% by weight of monomers comprising a major portion of at least alkyl acrylate containing from 4 to about 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and from about 20% to 10% by weight of a mixture of acrylic acid with at least an oleophilic unsaturated carboxylic acid, said emulsion polymer formed in the presence of anionic and nonionic surfactants to provide a polymer having a glass transition temperature of -15.degree. to -50.degree. C. A sufficient amount of chain transfer agent is employed to provide an emulsion polymer which when coated on a repulpable paper substrate enables recovery of paper fibers substantially free of adhesive under conditions of TAPPI Useful Method 213 and/or 204, and resistant to loss of adhesive properties on exposure to high humidity.

Repulpable pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions

A water-dispersible, inherently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a tacky emulsion polymer formed of from about 80% to 90% by weight of monomers comprising a major portion of at least alkyl acrylate containing from 4 to about 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and from about 20% to 10% by weight hydroxyethyl methacrylate, said emulsion polymer formed in the presence of anionic and nonionic surfactants to provide a polymer having a glass transition temperature of -15.degree. to -50.degree. C. A sufficient amount of chain transfer agent is employed to provide an emulsion polymer which when coated on a repulpable paper substrate enables recovery of paper fibers substantially free of adhesive under conditions of TAPPI Useful 204, and is resistant to loss of adhesive properties on exposure to high humidity.

A water dispersible, inherently tacky pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a tacky emulsion polymer formed of from about 80 to 90% by weight of monomers comprising a major portion of at least alkyl acrylate containing from 4 to about 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and from about 20 to 10% by weight of a mixture of acrylic acid with at least an oleophilic unsaturated carboxylic acid, said emulsion polymer formed in the presence of anionic and nonionic surfactants and a sufficient amount of chain transfer agent to provide a polymer having a glass transition temperature of -15.degree. to -50.degree. C. The emulsion polymers when coated on a repulpable paper substrate being sufficiently dispersible to enable recovery of paper fibers substantially free of adhesive under conditions of TAPPI Useful Method 213, and resistant to loss of adhesive properties on exposure to high humidity.

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Arcadia, CA, United States of America

Robert H Van Ham