Patent ID: 11926770
Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A water-based adhesive composition, comprising:
at least one interpolymer dispersed within an aqueous medium, the interpolymer consisting of (i) at least one acrylate selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, octyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, decyl acrylate, isodecyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate and cyclohexyl acrylate methacrylates such as methyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, octyl methacrylate, isooctyl methacrylate, decyl methacrylate, isodecyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, pentadecyl methacrylate, stearyl methacrylate, C12 to C18 alkyl methacrylates and cyclohexyl methacrylate, and (ii) optionally acrylic acid, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of at least one conjugated acid, at least one mono-ester of a conjugated acid, and mixtures thereof;
wherein the at least one conjugated acid comprises an unsaturated fatty acid having at least three conjugated double bonds,
wherein the unsaturated fatty acid is an unsaturated fatty acid derivable from tung oil, wherein the at least one conjugated acid is present in the emulsified mixture from 0.01 to 2 weight percent; and
wherein the tung oil comprises a fatty acid including α-eleostearic acid.