POLY (STYRENE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE) POLYMERS HAVING A HIGH VINYL CONTENT IN THE BUTADIENE BLOCK AND HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAID POLYMERS

The present invention concerns a poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) polymer having a high vinyl content in the butadiene block comprising in combination a polystyrene content (PSC) within a range of 15-20 % by weight, a coupling efficiency (CE) of 50-80%, a step I molecular weight (MW) between 9,000 an...

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Main Authors SOUTHWICK, JEFFREY, G, VERMUNICHT, GEERT, E., A, VAN DE VLIET, BIRGITTE, M., L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.12.2004
Edition7
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Summary:The present invention concerns a poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) polymer having a high vinyl content in the butadiene block comprising in combination a polystyrene content (PSC) within a range of 15-20 % by weight, a coupling efficiency (CE) of 50-80%, a step I molecular weight (MW) between 9,000 and 10,000 kg/mol, and a vinyl content between 2045%. Hot melt adhesive compositions are also described comprising said SBS polymer together with a tackifying resin, a plasticizer and an anti-oxidant.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030724933