The invention relates to a method for covering elongated articles, in particular cable sets using a curable adhesive tape.

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.

A modified ethylene polymer having high fuel barrier property and excellent adhesion and mechanical strength, and also uses thereof are provided. The modified ethylene polymer, in which at least part of the ethylene polymer is graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, has a graft modification of 0.15% by weight to 0.40% by weight, and has an elution amount at 80° C. or lower as determined by cross-fractionation chromatography that is not more than 10% by weight.

Disclosed are powerful adhesive tapes, which rapidly coat rough and/or curved surfaces with different surface energies and thereby build up high adhesion. The adhesive joints formed in this way furthermore have good shear strength, even at elevated temperatures. Finally, enduring mechanical loading on the adhesive joints does not lead to the adhesive tape peeling from the surface. This is achieved with an adhesive tape comprising at least one foamed layer and at least one adhesive compound layer, wherein the adhesive compound layer contains at least one poly(meth)acrylate, and the poly(meth)acrylate is cross-linked with at least one covalent and at least one coordinative cross-linker.

An objective is to provide a surface-protective PSA sheet capable of reducing adherend damage and well maintaining appearance, etc. The surface-protective PSA sheet capable of reducing adherend damage and well maintaining appearance, etc., comprises a surface layer, a resin substrate layer and a PSA layer, and has a multilayer structure with the resin substrate layer placed between the surface layer and the PSA layer, wherein the surface layer is a layer obtainable by curing a heat-curable composition comprising the following components: (a) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylic copolymer having a glass transition temperature of −40° C. to 30° C.; (b) an allophanate polyisocyanate and/or a biuret polyisocyanate; and (c) a polysiloxane comprising a hydroxyl group-containing hydrocarbon group and/or polymer.

A module includes a first member with a first surface, a second member with a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first bonding agent, and a second bonding agent. The first bonding agent is provided in a first region on the second surface, and bonds the second member to the first surface with first bonding strength allowing the second member to be retained on the first surface. The second bonding agent is provided in a second region on the second surface, and bonds the second member to the first surface with second bonding strength allowing the second member to be retained on the first surface. Second curing time taken before the second bonding agent exhibits the second bonding strength by curing in a predetermined atmosphere is shorter than first curing time taken before the first bonding agent exhibits the first bonding strength by curing in the predetermined atmosphere.

The present disclosure relates to a process of manufacturing a pressure sensitive adhesive, comprising the steps of: a) providing a hot melt mixing apparatus comprising a reaction chamber; b) providing a hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising: (1) a (meth)acrylate copolymer component comprising: i. C1-C32 (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units; ii. optionally, ethylenically unsaturated monomer units having functional groups selected from the group consisting of acid, hydroxyl, acid anhydride, epoxide, amine, amide groups, and any combinations thereof; and iii. optionally, further ethylenically unsaturated monomer units which are copolymerizable with monomer units (i) and/or (ii); and (2) a crosslinking system selected from the group consisting of thermal crosslinking systems, actinic radiation crosslinking systems, and any combinations thereof; (3) optionally, at least one expandable microsphere; and (4) optionally, at least one pigment; c) providing a polymeric resin; d) subjecting the polymeric resin to a heating step (thereby at least partly remove low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from the polymeric resin) thereby forming a cleaned polymeric resin; e) incorporating the cleaned polymeric resin and the hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive composition in the reaction chamber of the hot melt mixing apparatus; -57-f) mixing the hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive composition and the cleaned polymeric resin in the hot melt mixing apparatus thereby forming a hot melt blend; g) removing the hot melt blend from the hot melt mixing apparatus; and h) optionally, crosslinking the hot melt blend.

The present invention aims to provide an adhesive capable of exhibiting excellent adhesive force while having a high bio-derived carbon content, an adhesive tape containing the adhesive, and a method for fixing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle component. Provided is an adhesive containing a (meth)acrylic copolymer that contains 48% by weight or more of structural units derived from a monomer A of a formula (1) containing bio-derived carbon and/or a monomer B of a formula (2) containing bio-derived carbon, and that has a glass transition temperature of −20° C. or lower.

This invention relates to a multilayered patch, comprising: a first layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising a mixture of: a styrene-based triblock copolymer, a styrene-based diblock copolymer, and at least one hydrocarbon resin selected from the group of aromatic modified aliphatic hydrocarbon resins, partially hydrogenated resins, and fully hydrogenated resins; wherein the first layer comprises a metal or a metal alloy, or wherein the first layer comprises a polymer and has a strain at break of at least 10%, the strain at break being measured according to ASTM D638 or ASTM D882. The multilayered patch exhibits favourable properties as sealing material for vehicle body holes against ingression of noise, moisture and/or dirt. Also described are methods of sealing and methods of manufacturing the multilayered patch.

A mat material having excellent holding power that is applied to a device or a structure used in a heated environment, and a pollution control device including the mat material. The holding material includes a mat-shaped main body having a first surface and a second surface, and an inorganic adhesive sheet disposed on at least one surface of the first and second surfaces of the main body, and includes an inorganic adhesive that exhibits adhesiveness when heated. The pollution control device includes a casing, a pollution control element disposed within the casing, and the mat material disposed between the casing and the pollution control element.