Typical Formulation Ingredients
Phase
Ingredient
Parts by weight
A
Ethyl cellulose (Standard grade 10 or 20 cps, Ashland)
Typical Properties
• Improved oil and grease resistance
Resulting Properties
Ethyl cellulose adhesives adhere well, forming a tough bond to a variety of materials such as glass, leather, metals, cloth, and some plastics. They provide a relatively strong bond to polar substrates. Ethyl cellulose adhesives age fairly well. The adhesive formulation provided above can be used for manufacturing coatings and heat sealing compounds for food packaging, soap wraps, shelf paper and label coatings..
The source of General Purpose Ethyl Cellulose Hot Melt Adhesive is Adhesives Formulary Handbook, NIIR Board, Asia Pacific Business Press, Inc., 2010, p.244.