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Selecting Tackifiers for Adhesives and Sealants

Tackifiers Applications

The primary application for tackifiers is in pressure sensitive, contact, and assembly adhesives and in sealants. They can be used in water-borne, solvent-borne, hot-melt, or reactive adhesive formulations. The primary adhesive and sealant applications for tackifiers are: tapes and labels, disposables and non-wovens, paper and packaging, and building and construction, & other minor applications of tackifiers include tires, textiles, paper sizing, and road marking.

Overview

Key Applications

There is an extensive line of tackifiers for various systems and applications. Common applications of tackifiers along with suitable polymer combination are listed in the table below.

Applications

Hot-Melt

Solvent

Water

Reactive

PSAs

Tapes and labels

SBC

SBC, Acrylic, EVA

Acrylic, NR

UV acrylic and SBC

Disposables

SBC, APO, EVA

SBC

Acrylic, VAE

Graphic arts

SBC, APO, PE, EVA

SBC, Acrylic

Acrylic

UV acrylic and SBC

General assembly

EVA, SBC

Packaging

EVA, SBC, APO

SBC

PVA, VAE, NR

General Assembly

Heat seal labeling

SBC, EVA, APO

SBC

NR

Non-wovens

Acrylic, VAE

Packaging

EVA, PVAc, SBC, APO, PE

SBC, Acrylic

Acrylic, VAE, PVAc

UV acrylic and SBC

Product Assembly

SBC, EVA, APO

Bookbinding

EVA, SBC

SBC

Sealants

Insulated glass

Butyl, SBC

Urethane

Ceramic tiles and fixtures

Acrylic, VAE

General

SBC, Butyl

SBC, Butyl, Acrylic

Urethane

Contact Adhesives

Shoemaking

Urethane

Urethane, neoprene

Neoprene, urethane

Urethane

Construction / product assembly

SBC

SBC, neoprene, urethane



Suppliers

Brands

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5 Comments on "Selecting Tackifiers for Adhesives and Sealants"
Yidar T Feb 8, 2022
Dear Edward, I am acquiring control stake in a C5/C9 resin producer (300 ktpa) in China. I am contemplating to seek a strategic partner who has interest in this field and willing to invest US$20m for a 25% stake in the transaction. If you know of any such interest, do let me know so that we can work out a referral mandate for your goodself. Thanks!
PAYAL A May 31, 2021
Dear Anil, You can refer to our Material Selector listing here to find the commercial grades of Rosin Ester-based Tackifiers https://adhesives.specialchem.com/selectors/c-additives-tackifiers-rosin-esters and further use facets 'physical form' and 'For which system?' to filter down your options matching your application needs. I hope it helps and all the best for your project. Payal
Anil B May 18, 2021
I am looking for aqueous dispersion of rosin ester based tackifier for the application in pressure sensitive adhesive kindly advise some commercial grade names of same application tackifiers.
Martin B Oct 22, 2019
Looking fot tackifier for copolyamid
Mona k Oct 9, 2017
looking for tackifier most compatible with Polyether based 2K Polyurethane system

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