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# A DCOT E TM 7 6 R 4 4

Lami nating A d hesi v e

Des c r i p t io n

A d c o te 7 6 R4 4 is th e m o dif i ed po l y e s t e r c o m p o n en t of a t w o c o m pon e n t, c u r i ng t y p e lam i na ti ng ad hes i v e

d e s i g n e d f o r us e in lam i na ti ons r e q u ir i ng h i g h d egr ee s of optic a l c l ari t y

. Cor eac t ant 9 H 1 H o r Cor eac t a n t

9 L 10 m u s t b e us e d t o ac hi e v e f u ll pr op er t i es an d f u l l l i g h t r e s i s t anc e. It is r e com m ended f o r

b o n d i n g

p o l y es t e r f i lm to vac u um m e ta ll i z e d p o l y es t e r f i lm f o r

s o l a r c o ntr o l f i lm ap p l ic at i ons

.

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

A d co t e 76 R4 4 C o re ac t a n t 9 H 1 H C o re ac t a n t 9 L 10

S o l i ds 40% 50 % 7 5 %

V i s c os it y 25 00 c p s 75 0 c p s 1 3 00 c p s

W e i g h t / G all o n 8

. 1 lb 9

. 0 lb 8

. 9 lb

M i x R a t i o 1 0 0 pa r t s b y w e ig ht 3

. 2 pbw 5 pbw

S o l v e n ts ME K/ to lu en e/ ar c o s o l v e P M A Et h y l ac e t at e E t h y l Ac eta t e

D i l u e n t s M E K

, to lu en e, o r bl en d s o f sa m e

S h elf Lif e 36 0 d a y s 36 0 d a y s 3 6 0 d a y s

( u no pe ne d c o nt a i n e r s )

*T hes e it em s ar e pr o v ide 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 a t e 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.

M i x i ng for U s e

A d c o t e 76 R4 4 s h ou ld b e me ch ani cal l y a g i t a t e d in th e dr u m p r i o r t o c a ta ly z i ng o r di lu ti ng

. C o m b in e

1 0 0 p a r t s of A d c o te 7 6 R 4 4 wit h th e C o r e ac t ant o f c h o i c e j u st pr ior t o use. Di lu te as des ir e d wi th t h e d e s i r e d

u r et ha ne gr ad e s o l v e n ts an d m i x th o r o u g h l y

.

High m o lec u lar w e ig ht p o l y es ter s th at ar e us e d i n s o l u tion ad hes i v es l i k e Adc o te 7 6 R4 4 ha ve ten denc y to

f o r m a r e ver s ibl e s t r u c t u r e i n s o lu tio n with t i m e . T h is str u c t ur ing is ac cel e r a te d w h en th e a dhe s i ve is

e x pos ed t o te m per atur es b e lo w 50 °F. T he s t r u ctur in g is r e ver s i b l e if he at a nd s h e a r is ap pl ied to t he

a dhes iv e. W e r e c o m m e nd plac i ng t he c o nta i ne r of ad hes i v e in a s t eam c abinet, a l l o w i ng ve nti ng of th e

contai ner a n d h eat ing to 11 0- 140°F

. Af ter t he a dhes iv e r e a c hes t he pr oper t e m p e r atur e, m i x the a dhes ive

in t he c o n t ai n e r f o r 1- 3 h o u r s under m oder ate she a r

. Us e o f a dis p er s e r or “ C o w l e s ” t y pe bl ad e w i ll

shor ten t he t i m e neede d

.

Caut ion m u s t be tak en b e c aus e of the f l am m a bilit y of the s o l v e n ts us ed in the ad h e s i v e

. Ple a s e r e vi e w

th e m a ter i al saf e t y d a ta s h eet f o r ha zar d s as s o ci ated with the adh es i v e

.

A ttem p ting to r e dis per s e wi thout he a t m a y r edu c e the appa r e nt vis c o s i t y , but not r e s u lt in a ho m ogene ous

mi x

. Bef o r e us ing t he a d he s i ve, c h e c k to m a k e s u r e th at a ll r e s i n h a s retur n e d to a tr ue s o lut i on an d no

gels r e m a in.

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# PACKAG ING AN D

BUILDIN G MATE RIALS

AD HE SIVE S AND SE ALA N TSAdhesiv e We ight

Approximate l y 2

. 0 - 3

. 5 gra m s of dry adh esive per sq u a re meter (1.2 5-2.0 lb/r eam) will generally provide

excellen t resu lts in lamina t ions of ligh t ga uge substrate s

.

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### Rohm and Haas Foo d 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 03/05/2007

▪ A = A FFIR M ED AS COMPLIANT BA SED UPON MIGRA T ION

ST UDIES. Adcote 81 2 a nd C O REACT A N T (T M) 9L10, u s ed at a

ratio of 100: 8, at a ma xim u m of 4 g/m2 ( 2 .4 lb/ream), cur e d at 49° C

(120°F ) for 10 da ys, a n d has as a fo od c o n t act la yer 75 micron ( 3

mil) of cast p o l ypro p y le ne, m a y be use d w i th no l i mitati o n s as to

temperatur e o r food-t y p e s i n com p li ance w i t h th e U n ite d States

F edera l F ood , Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Adcote 812 a n d

COREACT A NT (T M) 9L10, used at a ratio of 100:8, at a maximum

of 4 g/m2 (2.4 lb/ream), cured at 49°C (120° F ) for 4 day s, and h a s a

25 micro n (1 mil) food c ontac t la ye r, ma y be us ed at a l l

temperatur es w i t h aq ue ous and acid ic foo d t y p e s (T ypes I, II, IVB,

VIB, and VIIB, as d e fin ed in 21 CF R 1 76.17 0(c) T a b l e 1) i n

compli anc e w i th the United St ates F ederal F ood, Dr ug, an d

Cosmetic Act.

▪ A = Affirmed as compl i ant b a sed u p o n mig r ation stud ies

▪ 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.

▪ 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.

21CF 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

A d cot e 76R4 4 J a n u a r y 2008 P a ge 2 of 3Y 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 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



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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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