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Adhesives Ingredients
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Adhesives Ingredients

Waterborne Acrylic Low Emission Adhesive for Floor Covering

Adhesives Formulation

Applicable Base Polymer
Applicable Industrial Sectors

Applicable Base Polymer Properties

Acrylic emulsions offer a low cost adhesive with moderate performance properties. They are tremendously versatile due to the large number of different monomers and resins available. Acrylic waterborne adhesives can provide bonds ranging from flexible and tough to hard and rigid depending on the formulation. Acrylic adhesives inherently have very good UV and oxidative stability and are generally preferred for outdoor applications. Acrylic emulsion based adhesives exhibit pressure sensitive characteristics without the addition of tackifiers.

Typical Formulation Ingredients

Ingredient
Parts by weight
Acrylic emulsion (Acronal DS2159, BASF) 
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Plasticizer (Plastilit 1431, BASF) 
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Antifoam (Agitan 282, Omya) 
xxx 
Dispersant (Pigment Disperser N, BASF) 
xxx 
Chalk Pigment (Ulmer White XM, Omya) 
xxxx 
Thickener (Latekoll D 2%, BASF) 
xxxx 
Tackifier Resin (Gum resin WW Plastilit 3431, BASF) 
xxxx 
Tackifier Resin (Poli Melt 15, Erbsloeh) 
xxx 
(Source: BASF) 
 

Typical Properties

Properties
Solids content 
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Low emissions 
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Bond strength 
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AFG-01 subfloor testing: 
 
• Moisture resistance 
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• Frozen lumber 
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• Bond failure 
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Processing

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Resulting Properties

The table above provides a typical starting formulation for a general purpose flooring adhesive. It has a mastic consistency and is solvent-free. It is typically used for installing carpet and felt backed vinyl floor coverings of various types. The emissions level will satisfy CRI Green label TVOC requirements. Such an adhesive is not recommended for solid vinyl sheet goods where plasticizer migration is a concern.

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