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Process for preparing stabilized rosin ester, and pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and hot-melt composition
Assignee: Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1979-06-11
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Granted: 1981-02-03
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Expires: 1999-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a higher softening point which comprises subjecting a rosin to disproportionation and purification, and esterifying the resulting purified disproportionated rosin with a tri- or more valent polyhydric alcohol to give a rosin ester having a softening point (according to ring and ball method) of 65° to 140° C. The resulting rosin ester has superior heat resistance and aging resistance as well as a high softening point and is suitably employed as a tackifier for pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and hot-melt compositions.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohtaro Matsuo
- 👤 Seiichi Tsuchida
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 02:07
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J121/00; C09F; C09F1/00; C09F1/04; C09J123/00; C09J123/02; C09J123/04; C09J123/08; C09J123/18; C09J123/20; C09J123/22; C09J129/00; C09J129/10; C09J153/00; C09J193/00; C09J193/04; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/04; C08L2666/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a high softening point, which comprises: (a) subjecting a rosin to disproportionation; (b) purifying said disproportionated rosin in order to remove materials of high molecular weight and unsaponifiable materials to obtain a disproportionated rosin having an acid value of not less than 170; and (c) esterifying the resulting disproportionated purified rosin with a polyhydric alcohol selected from the group consisting of tri- or multi-valent polyhydric alcohols in order to obtain a rosin ester having a softening point of 65° to 140° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a high softening point, which comprises: (a) subjecting a rosin to disproportionation; (b) purifying said disproportionated rosin in order to remove materials of high molecular weight and unsaponifiable materials to obtain a disproportionated rosin having an acid value of not less than 170; and (c) esterifying the resulting disproportionated purified rosin with a polyhydric alcohol selected from the group consisting of tri- or multi-valent polyhydric alcohols in order to obtain a rosin ester having a softening point of 65° to 140° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a high softening point, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said purification step is carried out by distillation of said disproportionated rosin under a pressure of not more than 30 mm Hg, and a temperature of 200° to 300° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a high softening point, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said purification step is carried out by distillation of said disproportionated rosin at a pressure within the range of about 2 to 20 mm Hg, and a temperature of about 230° to 290° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a higher softening point, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said purification step is carried out by crystallization wherein a solution of said disproportionated rosin is prepared by dissolving said disproportionated rosin in a good solvent with respect to said rosin, and then adding a poor solvent respect to said rosin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A process for preparing a stabilized rosin ester having a higher softening point, as claimed in claim 4, wherein: said good solvent is selected from the group consisting of benzene, toulene, xylene, chloroform, lower alcohols, ketones, lower alkyl acetates, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said poor solvent is selected from the group consisting of n-hexane, n-heptane, cyclohexane, isooctane and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, in which the obtained rosin ester has a softening point of 90° to 140° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, in which the tri- or multi valent alcohol is at least one member selected from the group consisting of glycerol, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, diglycerol, dipentaerythritol, mannitol, sorbitol and hexitol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, in which the tri- or multi valent alcohol is at least one member selected from the group consisting of glycerol and pentaerythritol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, in which the tri- or more valent polyhydric alcohol is employed in combination with a glycol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, in which the glycol is at least one member selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and neopentyl glycol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, in which the tri- or more valent polyhydric alchol is employed in such an amount that the following relationship is satisfied: X/Y=1.0 to 1.5 wherein X is the hydroxyl equivalents of the polyhydric alcohol and Y is the carboxyl equivalents of the purified disproportionated rosin.
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