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Waterborne Vinyl Acetate Adhesive for Bonding Plastic Film to Paper for Packaging

Adhesives Formulation

Applicable Type

Waterborne Adhesives

Applicable Base Polymer

Polyvinyl Acetate Emulsions & Derivatives (PVAc)

Applicable Industrial Sectors

Buildings & constructions , Papers & Packagings

Applicable Base Polymer Properties

Waterborne vinyl acetate adhesives for packaging applications have relatively good flexibility and low temperature properties (by virtue of added plasticizers) and excellent adhesion to paper. These adhesives provide a low to medium performance relatively inexpensive adhesive that dries quickly. A typical formulation consists of VAE latex, filler (if greater viscosity is desired), plasticizer (for improved flexibility), and water.

Typical Formulation Ingredients

Ingredient

Parts by weight

Polyvinyl acetate latex emulsion (Gelva TS-100, Solutia)

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Plasticizer (Hercoflex 900, Hercules)

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Methyl isobutyl ketone

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(Source: Adhesives Formulary Handbook, NIIR Board, Asia Pacific Business Press, Inc., 2010, p. 45.)

Typical Properties

Properties

Total solids content, %

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Brookfield viscosity, cps

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Processing

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Resulting Properties

This formulation has excellent low temperature flexibility and good aging characteristics. It has excellent adhesive properties for some of the more difficult to bond plastic films used in the packaging and converting fields. The formulation also provides excellent film flexibility.

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