US4933383A
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Fast setting starch-based corrugating adhesive having fully hydrolyzed cold water insoluble polyvinyl alcohol component
Assignee: HB Fuller Licensing and Financing Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-10
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Granted: 1990-06-12
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Expires: 2009-01-10
Abstract
Abstract Corrugating adhesives free of incompatibility problems with a fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol comprise a major portion of water, starch, strong base, a boric acid compound and a fully hydrolyzed water soluble polyvinyl alcohol composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas O. Murdock
- 👤 Paul L. Krankkala
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:39
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J103/00; C09J103/02; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An aqueous fast setting corrugating adhesive composition that can provide an increase in green strength, which comprises in an aqueous emulsion a major proportion of water, about 5 to 75 parts of starch per 100 parts of adhesive composition, sufficient alkaline metal hydroxide to provide an alkaline pH, about 0.1 to 5 parts of boric acid compound per 100 parts of water and an effective amount of a fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol composition sufficient to increase the strength and rate of formation of the green bond, said polyvinyl alcohol being solubilized in said adhesive composition before application.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
An aqueous fast setting corrugating adhesive composition that can provide an increase in green strength, which comprises in an aqueous emulsion a major proportion of water, about 5 to 75 parts of starch per 100 parts of adhesive composition, sufficient alkaline metal hydroxide to provide an alkaline pH, about 0.1 to 5 parts of boric acid compound per 100 parts of water and an effective amount of a fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol composition sufficient to increase the strength and rate of formation of the green bond, said polyvinyl alcohol being solubilized in said adhesive composition before application.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl alcohol composition is present at a concentration of about 0.01 to 4.0 parts by weight per each 100 parts of the adhesive composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of polyvinyl alcohol composition to boric acid composition is less than 9:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl alcohol composition is a low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol composition has a degree of hydrolysis of about 98.5% or greater.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol composition has a degree of hydrolysis of about 99% or greater.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the particle size of the polyvinyl alcohol is less than 80 mesh.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the starch is present in the form of ungelatinized starch particles suspended in a carrier phase of gelatinized starch in an aqueous emulsion wherein there are about 0.01 to 10 parts of gelatinized starch and about 0.01 to 40 parts of ungelatinized per 100 parts of the aqueous adhesive composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the pH of the aqueous adhesive composition is between 9 and 13.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the pH of the aqueous adhesive composition is between 11 and 12.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alkaline metal hydroxide is sodium hydroxide which is present at a concentration of about 0.02 to 0.75 parts of sodium hydroxide per 100 parts of the aqueous adhesive composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the boric acid compound is H 3 BO 3 -XH 2 O or Na 2 B 4 O 7 -XH 2 O, wherein X is a number from 0 to 10, and is present in the aqueous adhesive composition at a concentration of about 0.1 to about 5 parts or boric acid compound per each 100 parts of the composition.
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