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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2015
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Henkel Ag & Co.-kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Jean-Roch Schauder, Wavre, BE;
Jean-Baptiste Milleret, Duesseldorf, DE;
Gunter Hoffmann, Duesseldorf, DE;
Eamonn Gallagher, Duesseldorf, DE;
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC., Baytown, TX (US);
HENKEL AG & CO.—KGAA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A multi-modal polymer blend of at least three fractions as determined by TREF is provided. The blend comprises a first propylene-based polymer, a second propylene-based polymer; and a third propylene-based polymer; wherein when subjected to TREF, the polymer blend exhibits: a first fraction that is soluble at −15° C. in xylene, the first fraction having an isotactic (mm) triad tacticity of about 55 mol % to about 85 mol %; a second fraction that is insoluble at −5 C in xylene or dichlorobenzene and soluble at 40° C. in xylene or dichlorobenzene; and a third fraction that is insoluble at 70° C. in xylene or dichlorobenzene and having an isotactic (mm) triad tacticity of about 85 mol % to about 98 mol %. Also provided are hot melt adhesive compositions comprising the polymer blend, tackifier, wax; and optionally a nucleating agent, articles containing the adhesive and methods of fabricating the articles.