In a method for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon resin made of at least one cyclic diolefin component and at least one ethylenically unsaturated aromatic component having 8 to 13 carbon atoms, the monomer mixture is heated to a polymerisation temperature of at least 180° C. at a heating speed of 0.5 to 10° C./second to obtain a hydrocarbon resin with a reduced amount of by-products, wherein the monomer mixture is essentially liquid in a single phase during the heating to at least 180° C. and during polymerisation, and the subsequently hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin has good compatibility with other components of hot-melt adhesives.

Embodiments of this invention relate to methods of adhering in an aqueous environment. More specifically, embodiments of this invention relate to use of a copolymer mimics of mussel adhesive proteins as a high-strength adhesive in aqueous environments.

Embodiments of this invention relate to methods of adhering in an aqueous environment. More specifically, embodiments of this invention relate to use of a copolymer mimics of mussel adhesive proteins as a high-strength adhesive in aqueous environments.

A tackifier (B) according to the present invention comprises a copolymer (C) that comprises a structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene and a structural unit derived from styrene, and the copolymer (C) satisfies the following (i) to (iii): (i) a content of the structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene is in the range of 30 to 70 mol %, (ii) a softening temperature (Tm) measured by the ring-and-ball method according to JIS K 2207 is in the range of 110° C. to 170° C., and (iii) a content of a fraction having molecular weight of not more than 350, as determine by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and calculated from polystyrene standard, is less than 1.5 mass %.

A tackifier (B) according to the present invention comprises a copolymer (C) that comprises a structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene and a structural unit derived from styrene, and the copolymer (C) satisfies the following (i) to (iii): (i) a content of the structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene is in the range of 30 to 70 mol %, (ii) a softening temperature (Tm) measured by the ring-and-ball method according to JIS K 2207 is in the range of 110° C. to 170° C., and (iii) a content of a fraction having molecular weight of not more than 350, as determine by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and calculated from polystyrene standard, is less than 1.5 mass %.

A tackifier (B) according to the present invention comprises a copolymer (C) that comprises a structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene and a structural unit derived from styrene, and the copolymer (C) satisfies the following (i) to (iii): (i) a content of the structural unit derived from α-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene is in the range of 30 to 70 mol %, (ii) a softening temperature (Tm) measured by the ring-and-ball method according to JIS K 2207 is in the range of 110° C. to 170° C., and (iii) a content of a fraction having molecular weight of not more than 350, as determine by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and calculated from polystyrene standard, is less than 1.5 mass %.

The present invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive resin film which does not cause peeling between respective layers, has an excellent adhesive force, and has strong adherability even in severe durability evaluation, to various planar or film-like adherends such as metal, glass, and plastic, and a production method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive resin film including a first adhesive layer, a first intermediate layer, a substrate layer having heat resistance, a second intermediate layer, and a second adhesive layer, which are laminated in this order, in which the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer comprise an acid-modified polyolefin resin, and a production method thereof.

The present invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive resin film which does not cause peeling between respective layers, has an excellent adhesive force, and has strong adherability even in severe durability evaluation, to various planar or film-like adherends such as metal, glass, and plastic, and a production method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive resin film including a first adhesive layer, a first intermediate layer, a substrate layer having heat resistance, a second intermediate layer, and a second adhesive layer, which are laminated in this order, in which the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer comprise an acid-modified polyolefin resin, and a production method thereof.

One aspect of the present invention is a hot melt composition including a modified thermoplastic polymer having an alkoxysilyl group in a molecule; a softener; and a catalyst.

One aspect of the present invention is a hot melt composition including a modified thermoplastic polymer having an alkoxysilyl group in a molecule; a softener; and a catalyst.