Claims
- 1. An adhesive composition comprising a base polymer, a tackifier and a wax, the improvement comprising utilizing a polymer selected from the group consisting of: i) a non-linear, paraffin-soluble olefin-CO copolymer; ii) a non-linear olefin-CO copolymer derived from non-pure feeds; iii) an olefin-CO—X terpolymer derived from non-pure feeds; and iv) a non-linear olefin-CO—X terpolymer; and mixtures thereof and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of free radically polymerizable vinyl monomers and mixtures thereof and wherein a non-pure feed comprises a first feed comprising olefins and a second feed comprising carbon monoxide and wherein when said polymer is (ii) and (iii) the amount of carbon monoxide and olefin combined in said non-pure feed is less than or equal to 95% and wherein said olefins in said first feed comprising olefins are selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C2 to C30 olefins, diolefins and mixtures thereof.
- 2. An adhesive composition comprising a base polymer, a tackifier and a wax wherein said base polymer is selected from the group consisting of: i) a non-linear, paraffin-soluble olefin-CO copolymer; ii) a non-linear olefin-CO copolymer derived from non-pure feeds; iii) an olefin-CO—X terpolymer derived from non-pure feeds; and iv) a non-linear olefin-CO—X terpolymer; and mixtures thereof and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of free radically polymerizable vinyl monomers and mixtures thereof and wherein a non-pure feed comprises a first feed comprising olefins and a second feed comprising carbon monoxide and wherein when said polymer is (ii) and (iii) the amount of carbon monoxide and olefin combined in said non-pure feed is less than or equal to 95% and wherein said olefins in said first feed comprising olefins are selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C2 to C30 olefins, diolefins and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A method of improving the hot melt adhesive characteristics of a composition comprising blending a tackifier, a wax and a polymer selected from the group consisting of: i) a non-linear, paraffin-soluble olefin-CO copolymer; ii) a non-linear olefin-CO copolymer derived from non-pure feeds; iii) an olefin-CO—X terpolymer derived from non-pure feeds; and iv) a non-linear olefin-CO—X terpolymer; and mixtures thereof and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of free radically polymerizable vinyl monomers and mixtures thereof and wherein a non-pure feed comprises a first feed comprising olefins and a second feed comprising carbon monoxide and wherein when said polymer is (ii) and (iii) the amount of carbon monoxide and olefin combined in said non-pure feed is less than or equal to 95% and wherein said olefins in said first feed comprising olefins are selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C2 to C30 olefins, diolefins and mixtures thereof.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is based on Provisional U.S. Serial No. 60/219,056 filed Jul. 18, 2000. This application is a division of U.S. Ser. No. 09/883,421 filed Jun. 18, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,573,226.
US Referenced Citations (10)
Provisional Applications (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
|
60/219056 |
Jul 2000 |
US |