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# A DCOT E TM 1 2 3

Lami nating A d hesi v e

Des c r i p t io n T w o- c o m pon en t c u r i n g t y pe lam i n a ti ng ad he s i ve d e s i gn ed f o r

l a m i na ti ng c o m b inat io ns of po l y es te r

, m e tall i z e d po l y es t e r

, n y l o n

, po l y v i n y l c h l o r i de , po l y et h y l e n e

, po l y pr op y l e n e, a l um in u m f o il, a n d p a p e r

.

T y p i cal P r o p ert i e s *

T o tal S o l i d s 42. 0 ± 1 %

V i s c os it y 11 00- 1 7 0 0 c p s

, #4 S p i n d l e @ 2 0 R P M @ 2 5 °C

W e i g h t / G all o n 7

. 9 ± 0. 1 lb

Cor e ac ta nt Cor e ac ta nt F ( F or o p t i m u m therm a l an d c h e m ic al r e s i s t anc e M i x Ra ti o 10 0 p b w A d c o t e 12 3

7

. 0 pbw C o r e a c ta nt F

or Cor e ac ta nt Cor e ac ta nt 9 L 1 0 ( F o r o p t i m u m ultr a v io l e t r e s i s t anc e)

M i x Ra ti o 10 0 p b w A d c o t e 12 3

5

. 6 pbw C o r e a c ta nt 9L 10

Di lu en ts Met h y l e t h y l k e to ne, ur et ha ne g r a d e et h y l a c eta t e

, t o l u o l or bl en ds o f s a m e S h elf Lif e 36 0 d a y s ( u no pe ne d c o nt ai ner s )

*T hes e it em s ar e pr o v i d e d f o r

ge ner al i n f o r m atio n on l y . T h e y ar e a ppr ox im ate v a l ues an d ar e n o t

cons i der ed p a r t of a pr o d uc t s pec if ic a t i on.

T y p i cal U s e s A d c o te 12 3 p l us Cor eact a nt F is rec o m m ende d f o r

us e i n l a m i nat io ns r e q u ir i n g hi gh de gre e s of bon d

str e n g th

, ag e s t ab i l i t y

, th er m a l r e s i st anc e an d ch em ic al r e s i s t a n c e

. W her e ultr a v io le t r e s i s t an c e is of pr im e

conc er n, A d cot e 12 3 p l us C o r eac ta n t 9L 10 w o u l d be pr ef er r e d

.

S o m e t y p i c a l l a m i nat io ns us in g Adc o te 1 2 3 ar e:

- Po l y es t e r f i lm /p ol y e s t er f ilm

- P o l y e s te r fil m / m e t a lliz ed poly es t e r fil m

- Po l y es t e r f i lm /tr eat ed p o l y o l ef in f i lm s

- P o l y e s te r fil m / p o l y v in y l c h l o r i de fil m s

- P o l y e s te r fil m / a l u m i nu m fo i l

- Al u m inum f o il /tr e at ed p o l y o l ef in f i lm s

- Al u m inum f o il /p ol y v i n y l c h l o r i d e f i lm

Cau t io n L a m i na ti ons c ont a i n i n g p l as tic i zed PVC f ilm s s h ou ld b e e v a l u a t ed th or o u gh l y t o de ter m ine th e r e s i s t a n c e of

th e a d h e s i v e t o pl as t i c i ze r m i gr ati o n

.

M i xin g f o r Us e A d c o te 12 3 sho u l d be m e c han ic a l l y a g ita t e d in t h e dr um pr io r t o c a ta l yzing or di l u t i n g . Com b in e 10 0 p a r t s o f

A d c o te 1 23 wi th 7. 0 par ts C o r eac ta n t F or 5. 6 p a r t s C o r eac t a n t 9 L 1 0 j u st pr ior to us e. Di l u te as des ir e d wit h

t h e de si r e d u r et ha ne g r a d e so lv en t s a n d m i x t h o r ou ghly

.

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# PACKAG ING AN D

BUILDIN G MATE RIALSAdhesiv e Ap plicat ion

Adcote 123 can be applied by gra v ure, smooth roll, o r reverse roll techniques. The adhesive is generally applied to the less porous, more stable s ubstrate.

Adhesiv e We ight Approxi m ate l y 3

. 2–4.8 grams of dr y ad hesive per sq uar e meter w ill genera l l y p r ovide e x celle nt results in

lamina t ions o f ligh t gauge substrates. Higher adhesiv e weigh t s may be required in lamina t ions of heavy gauge substr ates and /or w here high deg rees of t hermal or chemical resistance ar e required.

Dry i ng Use sufficient temperature and air velocity to assure co mplete solve n t remova l. Oven temper atures in the range of 93-1 21°C (200-250°F) are gene rally suitable

.

Laminat i ng Combin ing

Laminate to the second substrate using heated pressure-n ip rollers at a temperature high enou gh to assure complete wetting of the secondary substrate

. A min imum temper ature of 70°C (150°F) is re commended ; however, te mperatures approaching 176°C (350°F) may be required to obtain op timum adhesive performance in laminations of hea vy gau ge substrat es or where adh esion is o f prime impor tanc e.

Bond immediately o f f the laminator is fa ir. Slitting 4 to 8 hours after lamina tion is acceptable. Maximum thermal and chemical properties will d e velop with in 7-14 days. For high performance applications post curing at ele v ated tempera t ures of 48-66 °C (100-150°F) is recommended.

High mol e cul a r wei ght pol yesters that a r e used in sol u tion adh esiv es like Adcot e 123 have te nden cy to
form a revers ible s t ruc t ure in s o lution wit h time. This stru cturi ng is accele rated whe n the adh esive is exposed to temperature s b e low 5 0 °F. The stru ctu r ing is reversibl e if heat and sh ear is a pplie d to the

adhe sive. We recomme nd placin g the containe r of ad hesive in a steam ca binet, allowin g venting of the

contai ner a n d heating to 11 0-14 0°F. After the adh esi v e reache s the prop er tem peratu r e, mix the

adhe sive in the co ntaine r for 1-3 hou rs unde r mod e rate she a r. Use of a disperser o r “Co w le s” type blad e will sh orten th e time neede d.

Cau t ion must be taken because o f th e flammabilit y of the solv e n ts used in the adhesiv e . Please

rev i e w MSDS for hazard s associa t ed w i th the ad h esiv e

.

Attempting to redispe r se without heat may redu ce the apparent visco s ity, but not result in a homog ene ou s mix. Before using the a d hesive, che c k, to make su re that all resi n has returne d to a true

solutio n and no gel s rem a i n

.

Adcote is a registered tra demark o f Rohm and Haa s Compan y

. These suggestions and data ar e based on inform at ion we believe to be reliable. T h e y a r e offe red i n good faith, but w i thout guarantee , as conditions and method of use of ou r products are b e y ond ou r control. We recommend that the pr ospective user

determine the sui t ability of ou r mat e rials and sugges tions before ado pting them on a c o mmercial scale.

Suggestions for uses of our pro d u cts or the inclusion of descriptive material from pa tents and the citation of specific p a tents in this publication should not be und erst ood as recomme nding the use of our pr o ducts in violation of an y pa t ent or as pe rmission or lic ense to use an y p a tent s of the Rohm an d Haas Compan y.

V i sit us at htt p :/ /w w w .rohmhaa s

. c o m /A dhe siv e sS eal ant s R ohm a n d H a a s C o mpa n y

, Midw e s t T e ch nic a l C ent er, 25 31 T e c h n o lo gy D r i v e, S u ite 30 1, E l g i n, IL 6 0 1 2 4

P hon e: 84 7- 64 9- 380 0 F a x : 847 -6 49- 37 60

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# Rohm and Haas Food and Drug Opinion

Name: COR E ACTA N T ( T M) F



### Regulation Com p lies 

### Opinion

Date Limitations

21CF R 175.1 0 5 Y 02/29/2008



### Legend:

L Yes, this prod uct is cleared w i t h limitatio n s noted

N No, this prod u c t is not cleared

Y Yes, th is p r o d u c t is cleared

. A A f fir m ed as c o mp lian t b ase d o n mig r ation stu d i es.



### Regulations:

21CF R 175.1 0 5 A d h esi v e s



### Disclaimer:

This information rel a te s sp ecifi c ally to this prod uct. We believe this informati on to be accu rate and

reliabl e as of this date.

We re com m end that ou r cu stome r s make thei r o w n dete r min a t ion on the su itability of this produ ct for their pa rticul a r appli c ation.

We can n o t guarante e that the indire ct food addi ti ves/food-co ntact statu s of this produ ct wi ll remain

unchan ged in definitely; therefore we recommen d that you perio dica lly verify its status.

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# Rohm and Haas Food and Drug Opinion

Name: COREACTANT (TM) 9L10



### Regulation Com p lies 

### Opinion

Date Limitations

21CF R 175.1 0 5 Y 05/12/2004

21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 L 08/16/2005 ▪ SOLVENT MUST BE C O MPLET E LY EVAPORAT E D DURING

DRYING AND CURING.

▪ PROVIDED THAT I T IS NO MORE T H AN 14% OF T H E WEIGH T
OF T H E CURED ADHESIVE.

▪ Compos itio na l compli anc e w i th 21 CF R 177. 139 0 req u ires t he use

of anoth e r com pon ent that is li sted in the sam e para g ra ph of 21

CF R 177.1 3 9 0 . In other w o r d s, a compone n t listed in (c)(2) ( v) ma y NOT be used w i t h a comp on ent list ed i n (c)(2)(vi), unless migratio n studies h a ve af firmed the com b in ation to b e i n compl i anc e w i t h the

F D A regul ation s

. T h is require ment for use of compon ents in the

same sectio n o f 21 CF R 177.1 390 a p p lies to the use of this material in comp lia nce w i t h 21 CF R 1 77.13 95 as w e l l

. Paragr aph (c)( 2)(v)(c)

21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 A 02/08/2008 ▪ Adcote 76 X1 59 an d CORE ACT A N T (T M) 9L10, us ed at a ratio of 100:8, at 2.9 lb /ream, and cur ed fo r 8 da ys a t 120F and 3 d a y s at room temper ature, ma y be us ed as an adh e s ive la ye r in

multilam i n a te food p a cka gin g materials w i t h aqu eo us food typ e s

w i t h a food c o n t act la yer of at l east 3 mil cast pol yp rop y l e ne und er all co nditi ons o f use in full co mplia nce w i t h the F eder al F o o d , Drug
and C o smetic Act.

21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 A 02/08/2008 ▪ T he combi nat ion of Adcot e 8 12 an d CORE ACT A N T (T M) 9L10,

w h e n use d at a ratio of 100:7. 3, at 2.74 pou n d s per ream (4. 5 g per meter), and cur ed for five da ys at 115F (46C), ma y b e used as an adh esive l a yer in multil ami nat e food p a ckag i ng materi als w i th

aqu eo us and a c idic foo d t y p e s provid ed that the adh esive l a yer is

separ ated from food b y a 2 mil (50 micron) p o l ypro p y le ne fil m (or

equ ival ent or b e tter barrier pr operti es) in co mplia nce w i t h the

F edera l F ood, Drug, an d Cos m etic Act.

21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 A 02/08/2008 ▪ T he combi nat ion of Adcot e 8 12 an d CORE ACT A N T (T M) 9L10,

used at a rati o of 100:8, at a ma ximum of 4 g/m2 (2.4 lb/re a m),

cured at 49° C (120°F ) for 10 d a y s, a nd h a s a s a food contac t la yer 75 micro n (3 mil) of cast pol yp rop y l ene, ma y be use d w i th n o limitatio ns as to temperatur e or food-t y pes i n compl i anc e w i t h the

Unite d States F edera l F ood, Drug, an d Cos m etic Act. T he

combi natio n of Adcote 81 2 an d COREACT A NT (T M) 9L10, used at

a ratio of 10 0:8

, at a maximu m of 4 g/m2 (2.4 lb/ream), cur ed at 49°C (1 20°F ) for 4 da ys, an d has a 25 micr o n (1 mil) food c ontact

la yer, ma y be used at al l temperatur es w i th aqu eo us and a c idic foo d

t y p e s in comp li ance w i t h the Unite d States F edera l F ood, Drug, an d

Cosmetic Act.

21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 A 02/08/2008 ▪ T he combi nat ion of Adcot e 8 42 an d CORE ACT A N T (T M) 9L10,

w h e n use d in a ratio of 100:8. 0 and cur ed for seven da ys at 115F (46C), ma y be used as a n ad hesiv e la yer i n multilam i n a te food packa gin g mat e rials und er hi gh temper ature

, heat-steriliz ed (e.g.,

over 21 2F (100 C)) and l e ss se vere con d itio ns

, w i th a ll food t y p e s provi ded th at the ad hes ive la yer is se par ate d from food b y a 3 mil (76 micro n ) pol ypr o p y l e n e la yer (or equ ival e n t or better bar rier

prop erties) in c o mpli anc e w i th the F ederal F o od, Drug, an d

Cosmetic Act.

A d cot e 12 3 A ugu st 20 08 P a ge 4 of 521CF R 177.1 3 9 5 L 08/16/2005 ▪ In accorda n c e w i t h the lim itations as d e scr ibe d un der
21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 abov e.



### Legend:

L Yes, this prod uct is cleared w i t h limitatio n s noted

N No, this prod u c t is not cleared

Y Yes, th is p r o d u c t is cleared

. A A f fir m ed as c o mp lian t b ase d o n mig r ation stu d i es.



### Regulations:

21CF R 175.1 0 5 A d h esi v e s 21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es o f 250F an d ab o v e 21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es o f 250F an d ab o v e 21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es o f 250F an d ab o v e 21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es o f 250F an d ab o v e 21CF R 177.1 3 9 0 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es o f 250F an d ab o v e 21CF R 177.1 3 9 5 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es b e t w een 120F an d 250F

Disclaimer:
This information rel a te s sp ecifi c ally to this prod uct. We believe this informati on to be accu rate and

reliabl e as of this date.

We re com m end that ou r cu stome r s make thei r o w n dete r min a t ion on the su itability of this produ ct for their pa rticul a r appli c ation.

We can n o t guarante e that the indire ct food addi ti ves/food-co ntact statu s of this produ ct wi ll remain

unchan ged in definitely; therefore we recommen d that you perio dica lly verify its status.

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