The invention relates to an adhesive film which comprises a layer of an adhesive that comprises one or more polymers and at least one peroxide, characterized in that the adhesive comprises at last 50% by weight of thermoplastic polymers that do not have C═C multiple bonds, in that at least one peroxide has the general structural formula R—O—O—R′, wherein R and R′ each represent organyl groups or together represent a cyclic organyl group, and in that the peroxide in solution has a 1-minute half-life temperature of less than 200° C. In a preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic polymer is a polyurethane and the peroxide is a dicumyl peroxide.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a reactive hotmelt adhesive formulation having a low residual content of monomeric diisocyanate. The present invention further provides a reactive hotmelt adhesive composition obtainable by the process of the invention.

The present invention relates to a method in which an adhesive bond is brought into contact with a supercritical fluid, characterized in that the adhesive bond is based on one or more adhesives comprising crosslinked polymers, where the crosslinked polymers have at least one oxygen atom in the polymer chain and have been crosslinked via urethane bridges or —O—CH.sub.2—CH(OH)—CH.sub.2—O— bridges or molecular chains having corresponding bridges, and in that after bringing the adhesive bond into contact with the supercritical fluid, at least one of the parameters pressure, volume, amount of substance or temperature is changed such that the fluid transitions from the supercritical state into a different state, and also to the use of this method as at least a substep in a method for separating adhesive bonds of components.

The invention relates to a method for coating a planar workpiece. In order to provide a planar workpiece, which is produced from a workpiece having lignocellulose fibers and a proportion of more than 50 wt % binding agent and optionally filler, with improved performance characteristics, a method is provided having the following steps: providing the planar workpiece, which has an upper face and a lower face and a lateral surface, applying a coating, applying a decoration, optionally structuring the coating, at least on a portion of an upper face, a lower face, or a lateral surface, in each case, and optionally curing the coating.

A two-pack polyurethane adhesive for semi-structural and structural adhesive bonds which are applied in melt form and have a high handling strength wherein the two-pack polyurethane adhesive includes a first pack A containing at least one polyester A1 which is solid at room temperature and at least one polyol A2 having a hydroxyl group functionality greater than 2.0, and a second pack B containing polyurethane prepolymers having isocyanate groups.

Adhesive compositions comprise a polyester polyol that includes residues of at least one 2, 2, 4, 4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1, 3-diol, including, for example, 2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1, 3-diol (TMCD). Adhesive compositions as described herein exhibit enhanced properties as compared to conventional adhesive compositions, and may be suitable for a wide variety of end use applications, including, flexible packaging, woodworking, automotive uses, and electronics.

The object of the present invention is to provide a moisture-curable hot melt adhesive having high initial adhesive strength, long open time, excellent coating property and reduced stringing property. The present invention relates to a moisture-curable hot melt adhesive comprising (A) a urethane prepolymer having a terminal isocyanate group, (B) a metallocene-based polyolefin having a viscosity of 10,000 mPa.Math.s or less at a temperature of 170° C. and (C) a polyester-polyether copolymer.

The eyewear material is an eyewear material containing thermoplastic polyurethane. The eyewear material has a tan δ peak at both less than 0° C. and 0° C. or more and 70° C. or less observed in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement in tensile mode under the measurement conditions of a temperature increase speed of 5° C./min and a measurement frequency of 10 Hz.

A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ≥35° C. to ≤150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ≥−70° C. to ≤110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ≥100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ≤20 minutes. There are still free NCO groups in the material including the fusible polymer.

The invention relates to a method for covering light aircraft and/or parts thereof with a polyester covering fabric, and to a dispersion hot-melt adhesive and to the use thereof for covering. The invention further relates to a light aircraft or to a part of the same which is covered with a polyester covering fabric by means of the method according to the invention.