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Hot-melt adhesive composition

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1974-06-03
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Granted: 1976-04-13
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Expires: 1994-06-03
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Abstract

Abstract Conjugated-diene based hot-melt adhesive compositions can be prevented from increasing in viscosity during heat aging by adding to the composition a sufficient amount of fatty acid, fatty acid containing material, glycerol ester of rosin, disproportionated rosin (dehydroabietic acid), modified rosin (40% dimeric resin acid), or mixtures thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrence D. Jurrens

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 04:31
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J193/00; C09J193/04; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/09; C08L; C08L53/00; C08L53/02; C08L91/00; C08L93/00; C08L93/04; C09J153/00; C09J153/02; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 161 words
The method of preventing an increase in viscosity during heat aging of a hot melt adhesive based on a radial block copolymer of at least one conjugated diene and at least one monovinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, said copolymer containing terminal non-elastomeric blocks and central elastomeric blocks wherein the ratio of conjugated diene to monovinyl aromatic is in the range of from 50/50 to 95/5 and wherein said radial block copolymer is of the formula (A-B) x Y wherein A is a non-elastomeric polymer block, B is an elastomeric polymer block and Y is an atom or group of atoms derived from a polyfunctional compound having at least 3 reactive sites, and x is an integer of at least 3, comprising adding to the hot melt adhesive a sufficient amount of a viscosity-stabilizing material comprising fatty acid, tall oil rosin, wood rosin, gum rosin, glycerol ester of rosin, disporportionated rosin (dehydroabietic acid), modified rosin containing 40 percent dimeric resin acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 161 words
The method of preventing an increase in viscosity during heat aging of a hot melt adhesive based on a radial block copolymer of at least one conjugated diene and at least one monovinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, said copolymer containing terminal non-elastomeric blocks and central elastomeric blocks wherein the ratio of conjugated diene to monovinyl aromatic is in the range of from 50/50 to 95/5 and wherein said radial block copolymer is of the formula (A-B) x Y wherein A is a non-elastomeric polymer block, B is an elastomeric polymer block and Y is an atom or group of atoms derived from a polyfunctional compound having at least 3 reactive sites, and x is an integer of at least 3, comprising adding to the hot melt adhesive a sufficient amount of a viscosity-stabilizing material comprising fatty acid, tall oil rosin, wood rosin, gum rosin, glycerol ester of rosin, disporportionated rosin (dehydroabietic acid), modified rosin containing 40 percent dimeric resin acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the viscosity-stabilizing material is a fatty acid having from 6 to 36 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the viscosity-stabilizing material is stearic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the viscosity-stabilizing material is tall oil rosin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the viscosity-stabilizing material is wood rosin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 167 words
A hot-melt adhesive composition having improved aging characterics comprising; a. a radial block copolymer of at least one conjugated diene and at least one monovinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, said copolymer containing terminal non-elastomeric blocks and central elastomeric blocks wherein the ratio of conjugated diene to monovinyl aromatic is in the range of from 50/50 to 95/5 and wherein said radial block copolymer is of the formula (A-B) x Y wherein A is a non-elastomeric polymer block, B is an elastomeric polymer block and Y is an atom or group of atoms derived from a polyfunctional compound having at least 3 reactive sites, and x is an integer of at least 3, and b. a viscosity-stabilizing material comprising fatty acid, tall oil rosin, wood rosin, gum rosin, glycerol ester of rosin, disproportionated rosin (dehyroabietic acid), modified rosin containing about 40 percent dimeric resin acid, or mixtures thereof, said viscosity-stabilizing material being present in an amount sufficient to prevent the hot-melt adhesive composition from increasing in viscosity during heat aging.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 167 words
A hot-melt adhesive composition having improved aging characterics comprising; a. a radial block copolymer of at least one conjugated diene and at least one monovinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, said copolymer containing terminal non-elastomeric blocks and central elastomeric blocks wherein the ratio of conjugated diene to monovinyl aromatic is in the range of from 50/50 to 95/5 and wherein said radial block copolymer is of the formula (A-B) x Y wherein A is a non-elastomeric polymer block, B is an elastomeric polymer block and Y is an atom or group of atoms derived from a polyfunctional compound having at least 3 reactive sites, and x is an integer of at least 3, and b. a viscosity-stabilizing material comprising fatty acid, tall oil rosin, wood rosin, gum rosin, glycerol ester of rosin, disproportionated rosin (dehyroabietic acid), modified rosin containing about 40 percent dimeric resin acid, or mixtures thereof, said viscosity-stabilizing material being present in an amount sufficient to prevent the hot-melt adhesive composition from increasing in viscosity during heat aging.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 20 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the viscosity-stabilizing material is a fatty acid having from 6 to 36 carbon atoms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein the fatty acid is stearic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the viscosity-stabilizing material is gum rosin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein the rosin is tall oil rosin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein the rosin is wood rosin.

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