Adhesives
DuPont Global Specialty Solutions (GSS) METHOCEL™ cellulose ethers and POLYOX™ water-soluble resins offer outstanding adhesive functionality. For a typical application, such as paper converting, our products can be used to deliver the desired result. In other applications, METHOCEL™ and POLYOX™ polymers enhance the functionality of other adhesives. These polymers can also be used as a thickening agent for other adhesive compounds to reach the required viscosity.
GSS supports its customers around the globe to develop, optimize, and manufacture adhesive solutions.
Key Adhesive Applications
A typical application of our METHOCEL™ and POLYOX™ polymers is paper converting. Those are usually first-choice polymers when formulating paper adhesives, especially towel and tissue adhesives (fugitive glues). Our product range, which includes other cellulose ethers, provides:
- Numerous polymer options to adapt adhesives to production equipment and finished product requirements
- Customizable viscosity and wet tack allowing for faster machine speeds
- Robust, proven-to-perform formulations, with improved consumer acceptance
- BfR / FDA food contact compliance
- Global footprint
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POLYOX™ Product Features |
Functional Benefits |
|---|---|
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Water solubility |
Excellent adhesion to paper and other materials Wet tack |
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Customizable viscosity |
Allows to reach viscosity target (large product range) Stable viscosity |
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Strong hydrogen bonding |
Ability to form novel complexes* Novel polymers offer unique properties Excellent adhesion in wood glue formulations |
* Strong affinity with polar compounds such as phenolic polymers, mineral acids, halogens, ureas, lignin sulfonic acids, lignosulfonates and poly (carboxylic) acids
Product Selection Table
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Application |
Recommended Product |
Usage Level % |
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Wood and paper glues |
POLYOX™ METHOCELTM A4M* METHOCELTM K4M |
Grade dependent 2.5 – 5 |
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Paper tail-tie and pick-up adhesives |
POLYOX™ METHOCELTM F4M METHOCELTM K15M |
Grade dependent 1 – 8 |
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Associative complexes |
POLYOXTM WSR-301 |
1 - 1.5 |
Other Adhesive Applications
POLYOX™ water-soluble resins are also used in:
- Wallpaper pastes
- Billboard adhesives
- Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs)
- Label adhesives
- Associative complexes
When blended with other polymers or phenolics, POLYOX™ water-soluble resins create adhesives that bond to glass, steel, painted metal and paper. They have a wide pH tolerance range.
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