An adhesive composition that includes: one or more polyester polyether copolymers of formula I: ##STR00001## wherein Nu is a predominately cyclic nucleus and RI is randomly selected from either a C.sub.2-6 alkylene or an amorphous, long-chain polyether subunit including a polyoxyalkylene group; one or more polyisocyanate prepolymers that includes the reaction product of: one or more polyols; and a polyfunctional isocyanate having a functionality of more than about 2; polymeric MDI; and a first aromatic or aromatic-aliphatic polymer tackifying resin having a softening point of equal to or greater than about 100 C.

Water-redispersible polymer powders having a high proportion of base polymer are prepared by spray drying a base polymer dispersion, employing as a spraying aid, a hybrid copolymer prepared by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a water soluble polymer.

Water-redispersible polymer powders having a high proportion of base polymer are prepared by spray drying a base polymer dispersion, employing as a spraying aid, a hybrid copolymer prepared by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a water soluble polymer.

Described is an adhesive coating that can be applied, for example, to a surface of the insulation product. The adhesive coating includes between about 15-40% by weight of the adhesive coating of at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), between about 15 and 50% by weight of the adhesive coating of a polyvinyl alcohol, between about 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of a homogenizer, and between about 20 and 40% by weight of the adhesive coating of a starch paste. The adhesive is activated with the application of liquid water.

Described is an adhesive coating that can be applied, for example, to a surface of the insulation product. The adhesive coating includes between about 15-40% by weight of the adhesive coating of at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), between about 15 and 50% by weight of the adhesive coating of a polyvinyl alcohol, between about 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of a homogenizer, and between about 20 and 40% by weight of the adhesive coating of a starch paste. The adhesive is activated with the application of liquid water.

Described is an adhesive coating that can be applied, for example, to a surface of the insulation product. The adhesive coating includes between about 15-40% by weight of the adhesive coating of at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), between about 15 and 50% by weight of the adhesive coating of a polyvinyl alcohol, between about 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of a homogenizer, and between about 20 and 40% by weight of the adhesive coating of a starch paste. The adhesive is activated with the application of liquid water.

Described is an adhesive coating that can be applied, for example, to a surface of the insulation product. The adhesive coating includes between about 15-40% by weight of the adhesive coating of at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), between about 15 and 50% by weight of the adhesive coating of a polyvinyl alcohol, between about 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of a homogenizer, and between about 20 and 40% by weight of the adhesive coating of a starch paste. The adhesive is activated with the application of liquid water.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hot-melt composition which has excellent workability, hot flow resistance, balance between adhesion and detachability, volatility resistance, and hot creep resistance. The present invention is a hot-melt composition comprising: as thermoplastic elastomers (1), a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (1a) having a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 or more, a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (1b) having a styrene content of no greater than 20% by mass, and an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer (1c) including an ethylene propylene rubber and/or butyl rubber; as tackifiers (2), an aromatic petroleum resin (2a), a terpene phenol resin (2b), and an amorphous polyalphaolefin (2c); a high molecular weight paraffin oil (3a) having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 or more; and a low molecular weight paraffin oil (3b) having a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hot-melt composition which has excellent workability, hot flow resistance, balance between adhesion and detachability, volatility resistance, and hot creep resistance. The present invention is a hot-melt composition comprising: as thermoplastic elastomers (1), a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (1a) having a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 or more, a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (1b) having a styrene content of no greater than 20% by mass, and an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer (1c) including an ethylene propylene rubber and/or butyl rubber; as tackifiers (2), an aromatic petroleum resin (2a), a terpene phenol resin (2b), and an amorphous polyalphaolefin (2c); a high molecular weight paraffin oil (3a) having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 or more; and a low molecular weight paraffin oil (3b) having a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000.