Patent ID: 6359076
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: C08G,C08L,C09D,D06N

Abstract:
A crosslinkable carpet back coating composition comprising:a) copolymer, consisting of an aqueous emulsion polymerization product of: (a) from about 4 to about 25 weight percent of ethylene; (b) from about 67 to about 95 weight percent of vinyl acetate; and (c) from about 0.1 to about 8 weight percent of at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy-functional monomer, wherein the weight percents of monomers used to prepare the copolymer are based on the weight of (a)+(b)+(c); and b) from about 0.5 to about 9 weight percent, based on the weight of the copolymer, of a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of multifunctional aziridine, multifunctional isocyanate, and multifunctional epoxide, wherein the crosslinking reaction does not generate volatile organic compounds as by-products.