Hot Melt Adhesive Compositions Comprising Metathesized Unsaturated Polyol Ester Wax

• US 20100047499A1
• Filed: 07/12/2007
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wilmar Trading Pte., Ltd. (Wilmar International Limited)
• Original Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences Incorporated
• Inventors: Braksmayer, Diza Pearl, Bond, Risha, Bunnelle, William L., Quinn, Thomas H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,344,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/40.500
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/0853 Vinylacetate
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2666/02 Organic macromolecular compounds, natural resins, waxes or and bituminous materials
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 91/00 Compositions of oils, fats or waxes; Compositions of derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 91/06 Waxes
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 93/04 Rosin
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 11/08 Macromolecular additives
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 191/06 Waxes
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 193/04 Rosin
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1419 Wax containing

Abstract

Disclosed are hot melt adhesive compositions comprising a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax. Typically, the metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax is derived from renewable starting materials such as vegetable oils or animal fats. The metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax typically replaces a portion or all of a petroleum-derived wax or synthetic wax in various hot melt adhesive compositions. The hot melt adhesives may be conventional hot melt adhesives or hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesives.

Claims

1. A composition of matter comprising a hot melt adhesive comprising a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the hot melt adhesive composition is a conventional hot melt adhesive.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the hot melt adhesive composition is a hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesive.

4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the hot melt adhesive composition is a low application temperature adhesive.

5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the hot melt adhesive is a bottle labeling adhesive.

6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax is partially hydrogenated.

7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax is fully hydrogenated.

8. The composition of claim 6, wherein the partially hydrogenated metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax has an iodine value of about 120 or less.

9. The composition of claim 7, wherein the fully hydrogenated metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax has an iodine value of about 10 or less.

10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax comprises a metathesized natural oil.

11. The composition of claim 10, wherein the metathesized natural oil comprises metathesized vegetable oil or metathesized animal fat.

12. The composition of claim 11, wherein the metathesized vegetable oil is selected from the group consisting of metathesized soybean oil, metathesized canola oil, metathesized rapeseed oil, metathesized coconut oil, metathesized corn oil, metathesized cottonseed oil, metathesized olive oil, metathesized palm oil, metathesized peanut oil, metathesized safflower oil, metathesized sesame oil, metathesized soybean oil, or metathesized sunflower oil.

13. The composition of claim 1, wherein the metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax comprises dimers, trimers, tetramers, and higher order oligomers.

14. The composition of claim 2, wherein the hot melt adhesive comprises:

(a) a wax comprising a hydrogenated metathesized unsaturated polyol ester;

(b) a tackifier;

(c) a synthetic or petroleum-derived wax; and

(d) an ethyl vinyl acetate polymer.

15. The composition of claim 14, wherein the synthetic or petroleum-derived wax comprises paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, polyethylene wax, or Fischer-Tropsch wax.

16. The composition of claim 14, wherein the tackifier comprises one or more of a rosin ester tackifier or a terpene-phenolic tackifier.

17. The composition of claim 3, wherein the hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises:

(a) a wax comprising a hydrogenated metathesized unsaturated polyol ester;

(b) a tackifier; and

(c) a polymer.

18. The composition of claim 17, wherein the polymer comprises a styrene-isoprene block copolymer.

19. An article comprising a substrate having a surface that is at least partially coated with a hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax.

20. The article of claim 19, wherein the article comprises:

(a) a substrate at least partially coated with a layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester wax; and

(b) a release liner comprising uncoated polyester film, wherein an uncoated surface of the release liner is in direct contact with the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive.

21. The article of claim 19, wherein the substrate comprises paper or cardboard.

22. The article of claim 19, wherein the article is a paper label.

23. The article of claim 19, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive is removable.