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Sucrose benzoate as a tackifier for water sensitive or biodegradable hot melt adhesives
Assignee: Henkel IP and Holding GmbH
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Filing: 1995-05-03
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Granted: 1996-11-12
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Expires: 2015-05-03
Abstract
Abstract Hot melt adhesive compositions are prepared from a water sensitive or biodegradeable thermoplastic adhesive polymer using sucrose benzoate as a tackifier. More particularly, hot melt adhesive compositions are prepared from 10 to 90% by weight of a biodegradable or water sensitive thermoplastic polymer, 5 to 80% by weight sucrose benzoate, 0 to 80% by weight plasticizing diluent, 0 to 50% by weight wax and 0 to 3% by weight antioxidant.
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew L. Sharak
- 👤 Charles W. Paul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:49
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J167/00; C09J101/00; C09J101/08; C09J101/26; C09J101/28; C09J101/284; C09J103/00; C09J103/04; C09J103/06; C09J11/00; C09J11/02; C09J11/06; C09J167/04; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/28; C08L2666/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A hot melt adhesive composition comprising 10 to 90% by weight of a water sensitive or biodegradeable thermoplastic adhesive polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxybutyrate/hydroxyvalerate polymers, polylactide homo- or copolymers, hydroxypropyl cellulose, cellulose or starch esters having a degree of substitution less than 2.5 and hydroxy functional or aliphatic polyesters; 5 to 80% by weight sucrose benzoate, 0 to 80% by weight of a plasticizing diluent selected from the group consisting of phthalate plasticizers, liquid plasticizers, benzoate plasticizers, phosphate plasticizers, poly(ethylene glycols) methyl esters of hydrogenated rosins having Ring and Ball melting points below about 60° C., vegetable and animal oils and the polymerization products thereof; 0 to 50% by weight of a wax selected from the group consisting of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-12-hydroxy stearamide, hydrogenated castor oil, oxidized synthetic waxes, polyethylene oxide) having a weight average molecular weight above about 1000 and functionalized synthetic waxes, and 0 to 3% by weight antioxidant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A hot melt adhesive composition comprising 10 to 90% by weight of a water sensitive or biodegradeable thermoplastic adhesive polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxybutyrate/hydroxyvalerate polymers, polylactide homo- or copolymers, hydroxypropyl cellulose, cellulose or starch esters having a degree of substitution less than 2.5 and hydroxy functional or aliphatic polyesters; 5 to 80% by weight sucrose benzoate, 0 to 80% by weight of a plasticizing diluent selected from the group consisting of phthalate plasticizers, liquid plasticizers, benzoate plasticizers, phosphate plasticizers, poly(ethylene glycols) methyl esters of hydrogenated rosins having Ring and Ball melting points below about 60° C., vegetable and animal oils and the polymerization products thereof; 0 to 50% by weight of a wax selected from the group consisting of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-12-hydroxy stearamide, hydrogenated castor oil, oxidized synthetic waxes, polyethylene oxide) having a weight average molecular weight above about 1000 and functionalized synthetic waxes, and 0 to 3% by weight antioxidant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the water sensitive or biodegradable polymer is a homo- or copolymer of polylactide containing at least 20 molar percent of the lactide comonomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the water sensitive or biodegradable polymer is a linear polyester of 3-hydroxybutyric and 3-hydroxyvaleric acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the water sensitive or biodegradable polymer is a thermoplastic methylol polyester prepared by the reaction of one or more diglycidyl ethers or diglycidyl esters with one or more diacids or anhydrides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the water sensitive or biodegradable polymer is hydroxypropyl cellulose.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the water sensitive or biodegradable polymer is starch acetate having a degree of substitution less than 2.5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the water sensitive or biodegradable polymer is an aliphatic polyester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the sucrose benzoate is present in an amount of 10 to 40% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein the sucrose benzoate is partially esterified.
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