EVA Hot Melt Adhesive for Bookbinding by ExxonMobil

Typical Formulation Ingredients

Phase

Ingredient

Parts by weight

A

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (Elvax 250, DuPont)

xx

A

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (Elvax 260, DuPont)

xx

A

Hydrocarbon resin (Escorez 2101, ExxonMobil)

xx

A

Hydrocarbon resin (Escorez 5320, ExxonMobil)

xx

A

Plasticizer, dioctyl phthalate

x

A

Microcrystalline wax (Be Square 175, New Phase Technologies)

xx

A

Antioxidant (Irganox 1330, BASF)

xxx

Typical Properties

Properties

Brookfield viscosity at 175°C, cps

xxxxx

Tensile strength, psi

xxx

Elongation, %

xxx

Shear adhesive failure temperature, °C

xx

Brittleness temperature, °C

xx

Processing

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Resulting Properties

Bookbinding applications are a primary market for hot-melt adhesives which are based predominantly on EVA copolymer resins. A tackified EVA is necessary for bonding substrates that have a relatively low surface energy. A starting formulation for a low cost, general purpose EVA hot melt formulation for bookbinding is given in the table above.

More applications include plastic bonding, general purpose bonding.

The source of EVA Hot Melt Adhesive for Bookbinding is ExxonMobil.

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