WO2009071628A2 - Process and apparatus to foam a water-base adhesive - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process to foam a water-base adhesive. Furthermore it relates to an apparatus for the implementation of said process.
- a thickness of layer of about 30 - 60 microns would be sufficient, though, the inaccuracy of the machinery is usually higher by one or two orders of magnitude.
- the machine manufacturers create even more and more precise and, thus, expensive machineries, while producers of adhesives increase the extract content of the adhesives.
- the main adhesive users apply a foaming apparatus to solve the problem described, in case of which compressed gas, usually air, is conducted into the adhesive by a special technique.
- compressed gas usually air
- the quantity of the effective adhesive can be decreased since a significant proportion of the foamed material applied is gas.
- One such method is described in the specification of GB 887078 wherein the foaming is achieved in such a manner that the adhesive is vigorously mixed with gas, e.g. nitrogen or air or freon for 10 - 30 minutes, that is, by means of a "whisking" method, which, on the one hand, necessitates a complicated machinery, and, on the other hand, requires that the conditions of the foaming has to be provided, e.g.
- the aim of the invention is to provide a solution for foaming adhesives which can be profitable also in case of using a smaller quantity of adhesive, that is, which does not require any expensive machinery, which can be implemented in a simple way, and at the same time good results can be achieved by it while reducing the nec- essary amount of adhesive.
- WO 86/06328 discloses methods to foam water borne polymer solutions or dispersions.
- a salt preferably a carbonate
- a gas especially carbon dioxide
- the present invention is different from this process by first dissolving an added or an in-situ generated gas in the polymer solution or emulsion under pressure, so that no or only limited foaming occurs during this step. Foaming occurs only when the pressure is released in a second step in a controlled manner.
- a process to apply a foamed water-based adhesive which is an aqueous polymer solution or dispersion wherein in a first step (a) a substance which is a gas at 20 0 C and a pressure of 101 ,325 kPa (1 atm) (in the following called "gaseous substance"), the solubility of which in water at 20 0 C increases by at least 30 %, preferably by at least 50%, more preferably by at least 75 %, if the gas pressure is increased from 101 ,325 kPa (1 atm) to 202,65 kPa (2 atm), is dissolved in the aqueous polymer solution or dispersion contained in a pressure-tight container in an amount that the gas pressure over the aqueous polymer solution or dispersion at 20 0 C is at least by 20,265 kPa (0,2 atm), preferably by at least 60 kPa (0,59 atm) higher than the ambient pressure, and that in a second step (b) the water-
- ambient pressure is the atmospheric pressure at the place and at the time where and when the water based adhesive is applied. This pressure varies according to the altitude of the application side, and according to weather conditions.
- the principle of this invention consists in dissolving a gas in the water- based adhesive under pressure.
- the pressure is maintained, so that the solution of the gas in the adhesive remains stable, until the adhesive is allowed to leave the pressurized container through a valve. Leaving the valve, the water-based adhesive with the dissolved gas gets under atmospheric pressure.
- the solution of the gas becomes unstable under the reduced pressure, so that it forms gas bubbles within the water- based adhesive, transforming the water-based adhesive into foam.
- the degree of foaming is easily controlled by adjusting the pressure difference between the pressure inside the container and atmospheric pressure, and by controlling the size of the aperture of the valve.
- the foamed adhesive can be applied onto the substrate in a very controlled fashion, and the need to apply more adhesive than necessary for reasons of safety is considerably reduced.
- One way to introduce the gaseous substance into the pressure-tight container holding the water-based adhesive is to connect with this container a pressure cylinder containing the gaseous substance and having a pressure higher than the pressure in the pressure-tight container.
- the pressurized gas in the pressure cylinder is transferred partly into the container with the water-based adhesive, increasing the gas- pressure in this container.
- the enhanced pressure causes the gaseous substance to be partly dissolved in the aqueous phase of the water-based adhesive, until equilibrium conditions are reached.
- This solution process can be accelerated by agitating the aqueous solution or dispersion, e.g. by stirring.
- the gas pressure in the pressure-tight container can be easily controlled, thus controlling also the equilibrium amount of gas dissolved in the aqueous phase.
- the gaseous substance can be transformed under atmospheric pressure into a liquid or a solid by cooling it down, it may be introduced into the pressure-tight container holding the water-based adhesive in this form under ambient pressure. If the pressure-tight container is then closed, pressure will build up inside when the liquefied or solidified gaseous substance is warmed up to the prevailing temperature within the pressure-tight container. The gaseous substance within the pressure-tight container dissolves in the aqueous phase until equilibrium conditions are reached.
- this solution process can be accelerated by agitating the aqueous solution or dispersion, e.g. by stirring.
- the final pressure and hence the amount of gaseous substance dis- solved in the aqueous phase can be controlled by choosing the amount of liquefied or solidified gaseous substance which is introduced into the container. This method works especially well when the gaseous substance can be added as a cold solid, as the transformation from the solid phase to the gas phase needs some time, so that there is time enough to close the pressure-tight container after the addition of the so- lidified gaseous substance.
- carbon dioxide is used as the gaseous substance for practising the present invention. It fulfils the solubility criteria of the present invention, and it can easily be generated directly in the aqueous phase of the water-based adhesive as described below, or it can easily be introduced into the pressure-tight container either from a pressurized cylinder or in solid form, known as "dry-ice". Furthermore, it is cheap and non-toxic. Only sufficient ventilation has to be cared for when the foamed adhesive is applied.
- the set goal can be achieved according to the present invention in a way that reagents are added into the adhesive, which reagents create a chemical reaction during which gas, preferably carbon dioxide gas, is released within the adhesive in case of decrease of pressure.
- gas preferably carbon dioxide gas
- the homogeneity is ensured by mixing, and, with overpressure of the gas contacting with the adhesive it can be ensured that the foam- ing will occur only in the event that the adhesive is conducted to a decreased pressure.
- the adhesive with foaming capability can be stored in a pressure-tight container, as it is also the case for the embodiments described further above.
- the invention is a process for foaming a water-base adhe- sive wherein a first reagent(s) is added into the adhesive, where it is dispersed uni- formly by mixing, the mixture is pressurized, then, a second reagent(s) is added to the mixture, where it is dispersed uniformly by mixing, and the reagents are selected in a manner that, as a result of their reaction, gas, preferably carbon dioxide gas, is released in the form of bubbles when the pressure is decreased.
- gas preferably carbon dioxide gas
- the generation of gas by the chemical reaction between the first and the second reagent corresponds to the first step (a) as described above, the dissolution of the gas in the aqueous phase under pressure.
- the release of gas in the form of bubbles when the pressure is decreased corresponds to the second step (b) mentioned above, when the water-based adhesive is taken out of the pressure- tight container trough a valve and is applied to a substrate under atmospheric pressure.
- the first reagent is preferably a metal carbonate or an ammonium carbonate, or corresponding hydrogen carbonates, or a mixture of different carbonates and/or hydrogen carbonates.
- the acid can be any inorganic or organic acid or an acidic salt like, for example, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, as long as the acid or the acidic salt is soluble enough in water to be able to react with the first reagent.
- a combination of carbonate, advantageously magnesium or calcium carbonate, or a combination of hydrogen carbonate, advantageously sodium hydrogen carbonate is added into the adhesive as a first reagent, preferably in a quantity of 5% - 30% in relation to the total weight.
- an acid advantageously acetic acid or an inorganic acid, especially phosphoric acid or acidic salts thereof like sodium dihydrogen phosphate, is added to it as a second reagent.
- Other preferred inorganic acids are sulphuric acid or acidic salts thereof (hydrogen sulphates), or nitric acid.
- Further preferred organic acids are citric acid, lactic acid or tartaric acid.
- the salt which is formed from the cation of the first reagent and the anion of the acid has a solubility in water of not more than 1 g/l, preferably of not more than 0.1 g/l, most preferably of not more than 0.01 g/l. This prevents the presence of large quantities of water soluble salts in the final adhesive layer which could weaken the adhesion properties. Instead, the reaction product of the first reagent and the acid is essentially solid and acts as a filler in the adhesive.
- the quantity of first reagent may be chosen high enough so that not all of it reacts with the added acid to form a gas, but that part of the first reagent remains as a filler in the adhesive after the reaction with the acid.
- other fillers which do not react with the added acid can be present in the adhesive.
- an overpressure pressure difference to ambient pressure
- the carbon dioxide gas generated as a result of the chemical reaction will be divided entirely between the vapour phase and the liquid phase in a dissolved state essentially or completely without any phase transformation within the liquid, that is, essentially or completely without any formation of bubbles.
- the water-based adhesive preferably is a water-base dispersion containing at least one of the following materials: a homo or co-polymer of vinyl acetate, (e.g. polyvinyl acetate homopolymer or softened homopolymer, polyvinyl acetate ethylene copolymer), a polymer or co-polymer of acrylate or acrylic acid or esters thereof, (e.g. acrylate, acrylate copolymer), and/or the adhesive contains an aqueous solution of least one of the following materials: polyvinyl alcohol, starch or dextrin-based natural polymers.
- a homo or co-polymer of vinyl acetate e.g. polyvinyl acetate homopolymer or softened homopolymer, polyvinyl acetate ethylene copolymer
- a polymer or co-polymer of acrylate or acrylic acid or esters thereof e.g. acrylate, acrylate copolymer
- the adhesive contains
- the adhesive is stored in a (pres- sure-tight) container, and the acid is stored in an acid vessel.
- the outlet of the acid vessel is connected through a first valve with the adhesive container.
- a pressure is provided at the inlet of the acid vessel through a second valve (e.g. by the action of compressed air or nitrogen, or with the aid of a pump) so that the pressure at the outlet of the acid vessel is higher than the pressure of the part of the adhesive container connected to the acid vessel.
- This cor- responds to the first step (a) as previously described.
- utilization i.e. in the course of the second step (b) as previously described
- the added adhesive i.e.
- the adhesive after the formation of gas by the reaction of the acid with the first reagent), which foams at a decrease of the pressure, is conducted from the container under pressure through a drain valve to the outside, to the surfaces to be fixed by the adhesive and being preferably at atmospheric pressure.
- the non-volatile content of the adhesive is 5 - 75 % by weight, referred to the total weight of the water-based adhesive.
- the "non- volatile content” means here the solid remaining after drying the water-based adhesive under ambient pressure at 1 10 0 C, until there is no further weight loss on continued drying.
- the "volatile” here is mainly water.
- the adhesive foamed by the process according to the invention is preferably utilized to fix surfaces (i.e. to bond them together),
- at least one of the surfaces is water-absorbing or at least wettable by water, e.g. for the adhesion of paper to paper, wood to wood, paper to synthetic film, wood to metal, and the like.
- the present invention may also be used to bond hydrophobic surfaces, if the drying conditions for the water-based adhesive are adequately controlled.
- the invention further comprises an apparatus for implementation of the process according to one embodiment of the present invention which comprises a pressure-tight container for the adhesive wherein an overpressure is provided through a first valve, and a drain valve is placed at the outlet of the said container. Furthermore, in the said container a mixer driven by a motor is inserted. Furthermore, for the acid it comprises a pressure-tight acid vessel that is furnished with a second valve at its inlet, the outlet of the said vessel is connected through a third valve to the container.
- the apparatus comprises the acid vessel preferably in such a manner that the acid vessel is also detachable from the apparatus.
- the size of the generated gas bubbles is ideal, the average size is under 200 - 250 microns, and, according to the invention a saving of adhesive of about 20 - 40 % can be reached.
- the following adhesive mixture composition is the starting point: polyvinyl acetate ethylene copolymer (Vinavil EVA 202, Vinavil SpA, IT) with an extract content of 55 % by weight: 65 % by weight; polyvinyl alcohol (Mowiol 30-92, Kuraray, JP), hydrolized at 88 %: 3 % by weight; calcium carbonate in powdered form (Omyacarb, Omya GmbH, AT), with an average grain size of 2 micron: 20 % by weight; water: 12 % by weight.
- the composition can be produced from the components above in a way that 7 parts of water are mixed with 3 parts of polyvinyl alcohol, and it is boiled up to 96 0 C. Further 5 parts of water are mixed with 20 parts of calcium carbonate. After this, the three main components are mixed together in an optional order. Then the mixture can be still diluted with water at a degree depending on the viscosity.
- the calcium carbonate is the filler of the adhesive, and at the same time it is also the first reagent which is to be mixed thoroughly with the other components above.
- the pressure-tight container T1 is filled up with the mixture above, up to a level L1 , at the closed positions of a third valve V3 and a drain valve V4. Then, an overpressure of at least 60 kPa is generated in the container T1 , over the adhesive mixture, and a first valve V1 is closed.
- a mixer K which is inserted through an airtight seal into the container T1 , and which can be rotated by a motor M, starts to rotate.
- acetic acid from a vessel T2 which is filled up to a level L2 with the second reagent, i.e. 20 % by weight of acetic acid, is added in a quantity of 3.5 % by weight, but a quantity of 2.5 - 4.5 % by weight can also be appropriate, in relation to the total weight of the ad- hesive mixture, by means of a pressure through a second valve V2 which ensures that the pressure at the outlet of the acid vessel T2 is higher than the pressure at the part of the adhesive container T1 connecting to the acid vessel T2.
- the third valve V3 is closed, and after adding, the added adhesive is still mixed for 1 - 1.5 minutes.
- the vessel T2 can be detached from the apparatus, if necessary.
- carbon dioxide is generated in the adhesive, and, in case of decrease of pressure, that is, during the adhesion procedure when the adhesive mixture has come to atmospheric pressure through the drain valve V4, the carbon dioxide releases which results in foaming.
- the average size of the generated gas bubbles is under 200 - 250 microns, and the degree of foaming, that is, the ratio of the densities after and before the foaming is 0.66.
- the process and apparatus described above as an example, can be used very well for the adhesion of paper to paper, but also for that of other surfaces where preferably at least one of the surfaces shows water-absorbing feature.
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