Petrolite Corporation

Baker Hughes Corporation

William P Cottom

Susan M Teeters

Terrance D Duryee

Michael D Watson

Charles H Heroux

Thomas Joseph Martin

Polymer particles of ultrahigh molecular weight poly(alpha-olefins) may be made stable toward agglomeration by suspension within a co-suspension of self-dispersing waxes. This combination prevents polymer agglomeration over time while maintaining good flowability properties. Such materials, ultimately used as pipeline additives to reduce the fluid drag and increase the volumetric throughput, may be shipped and stored for extended periods of time without irreversible loss of the suspension stability.

Self-dispersing waxes as polymer suspension aids

A composition is provided which, when added to an elastomer or tackifier, renders a repulpable hot melt adhesive. The compositions consists of an alkoxylated alcohol of the formula

Repulpable hot melt adhesives

The present invention relates to a repulpable laminating adhesive which contains an elastomer, tackifier and a 5:95 to 100:0 by weight blend comprising a high molecular weight oxygen-containing polymer and a wax. The oxygen-containing polymer is preferably of the formula

Repulpable laminating adhesive containing an ethylene vinyl acetate

A composition is which, when added to an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having 40 to 60 weight percent of vinyl acetate units, renders a repulpable hot melt adhesive comprises a tackifier and an oxygen-containing polymer. The oxygen-containing polymer may be either (i) a high molecular weight carboxylic acid; (ii) a ethylenically unsaturated cyclic anhydride graft polyolefin or (iii) a primary linear polymeric alcohol of the formula

Repulpable hot melt adhesive for packaging materials containing an

The present invention relates to a blend of a linear or branched chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon wax having a molecular weight of between about 300 to about 5,000 and an alkoxylated alcohol of the formula A--B, wherein A is the unit: CH.sub.3 (CHR--CHR.sub.1).sub.x -- and B is the unit: --CH.sub.2 O(CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.2 O).sub.y H. R and R.sup.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl group; R.sub.2 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; x is between about 1 to about 142; and y is between about 2 to about 817, provided the weight ratio of B/A+B is between 51 and 90 percent. Such blends may be used with an elastomer and tackifier to form a repulpable laminating adhesive. The invention further relates to a laminating adhesive containing alkoxylated alcohol, elastomer, wax and tackifier.

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Mounds, OK, United States of America

William P Cottom