Emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition and process for the production thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10077387-B2
Application number	US-201515321294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2015
Priority date	Jun 26, 2014
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is an emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition and a process for the production thereof. Also provided is an emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition, comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive; (B) 1-30 parts by weight of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of a polyvinylalcohol and a polyether modified MQ resin wherein M is R 3SiO 1/2, and Q is SiO 4/2, wherein R represents C 1-20 alkyl; (C) water; and (D) catalyst.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising:
(A) 100 parts by weight of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive;
(B) 1-30 parts by weight of a polyether modified MQ resin;
(C) water; and
(D) catalyst.

2. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A) comprises:
(A1) an addition type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive comprising;
(i) an organopolysiloxane having one or more of alkenyl unsaturated groups,
(ii) optionally a MQ silicone resin, wherein M is R 3 SiO 1/2 , Q is SiO 4/2 , R represents a C 1-20 alkyl group, and the number ratio of M to Q is in the range of 0.5-1.2, and
(iii) an organohydrogen polysiloxane, wherein the ratio of (ii) to (i) is 0.5-2; or

(A2) a condensation type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive comprising;
(i′) an organopolysiloxane having one or more of hydroxy groups, and
(ii′) optionally a MQ resin, wherein M is R 3 SiO 1/2 , Q is SiO 4/2 , R represents a C 1-20 alkyl group, the number ratio of M to Q is in the range of 0.5-1.2, and the ratio of (ii′) to (i′) is 0.5-2.

3. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 2 , wherein the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A) comprises the addition type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A1).

4. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 2 , wherein the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A) comprises the condensation type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A2).

5. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 4 , wherein the condensation type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A2) comprises the organopolysiloxane (i′) and the MQ resin (ii′).

6. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive (A) further contains greater than 0 to 20 wt % of diluents, based on the total weight of component (A).

7. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 6 , wherein the diluents comprise at least one of toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, ethanol, capric triglycerides, C 12 -C 15 alkyl benzoates, isododecane, isohexadecane, volatile siloxane cyclics, or low viscosity siloxanes.

8. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 7 , wherein the diluents are the volatile siloxane cyclics and the volatile siloxane cyclics comprise octamethyl tetrasiloxane, decamethyl pentasiloxane, or dodecamethyl hexasiloxane.

9. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 7 , wherein the diluents are the low viscosity siloxanes and the low viscosity siloxanes comprise: dimethicone with a viscosity of 2 cSt, 5 cSt, or 50 cSt; phenyl trimethicone; or caprylyl methicone.

10. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 , wherein component (B) further comprises an organic surfactant.

11. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 10 , wherein the organic surfactant comprises a polyethyleneoxide C 1-20 alkyl ether.

12. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 10 , wherein component (B) comprises 20-80 wt % of the organic surfactant, based on the total weight of component (B).

13. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst (D) is a platinum emulsion, an amino silane, or a peroxide.

14. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 , further comprising (E) a thickener.

15. An industrial tape, a healthcare product, or a personal care product comprising the emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 .

16. The emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a polyvinylalcohol.

17. A process for the production of an emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition, said process comprising:
mixing
(A) 100 parts by weight of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, with
(B) 1-30 parts by weight of a polyether modified MQ resin; and

adding
(C) water while shearing to form an emulsion.

18. The process according to claim 17 , further comprising heating and vacuum stripping the emulsion for removal of diluents if present, and adding water to the emulsion to compensate for water which is removed.

19. The process according to claim 17 , wherein a polyvinylalcohol is present while mixing components (A) and (B).

20. A process for the production of an emulsion type silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition, said process comprising:
mixing
(B) 1-30 parts by weight of a polyether modified MQ resin, with
(C) 5-500 parts by weight of water to form a thick phase; and

loading
(A) 100 parts by weight of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive slowly while shearing to form an emulsion;

optionally followed by further dilution with water.

21. The process according to claim 20 , further comprising heating and vacuum stripping the emulsion for removal of diluents if present, and adding water to the emulsion to compensate for water which is removed.

22. The process according to claim 20 , wherein a polyvinylalcohol is present while mixing components (A) and (B).

Assignees

• Dow Corning
• Dow Corning China Holding Co Ltd
• Dow Silicones Corp
• Dow Shanghai Holding Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ding Li
• Huang Fuming
• Kuo Chung Mien
• Liu Zhihua

Classifications

• C09J11/08

  Macromolecular additives · CPC title

• C09J183/04 Primary

  Polysiloxanes · CPC title

• C09J183/12

  containing polyether sequences · CPC title

• C08G77/46

  containing polyether sequences · CPC title

• C08G77/12

  containing silicon bound to hydrogen · CPC title