Liquid Resin Reduces Emissions in Flooring Adhesives
Environmental Update: There has been a lot of interest lately in dispersion adhesives for textile and other floor coverings.
There has been a lot of interest lately in dispersion adhesives for textile and other floor coverings. The functional components of a formulation for such an application are essentially the corresponding polymer dispersion in combination with a tackifier system.
In the past, high concentrations of rosins dissolved in low-boiling solvents or solvent mixtures have mainly been used as tackifiers. For reasons of occupational safety, it has become important to replace, in a first step, the low-boiling solvent either partially or even completely. The functions of the solvent (mix) were as follows: