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Identification & Functionality
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Product Highlights
- 93% bio-based content
- Light color rosin ester tackifier
- Thermally stable
- Adhesion on a variety of substrates
- Enables low maintenance and minimal downtime in packaging lines for EVA based formulations
- FDA and European Plastics Directive food contact approval
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Adhesive & Sealant Type
- Applications
- Adhesive applications with stringent color and stability requirements
Properties
- Sales Specifications
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Softening Point | 99 - 105 | °C | AQCM 003 |
| Color (1:1 toluene) | max. 1 | Gardner | AQCM 002 |
| Acid Number | max. 8 | mg KOH/g | AQCM 001 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Softening Point | 103.0 | °C | AQCM 003 |
| Color (1:1 toluene) | 0.6 | Gardner | AQCM 002 |
| Acid Number | 6.0 | mg KOH/g | AQCM 001 |
| Glass Transition Temperature | 54.0 | °C | AQCM 218 |
| Viscosity Brookfield at 125°C | 19343.0 | cps | AQCM 004 |
| Viscosity Brookfield at 150°C | 1453.0 | cps | AQCM 004 |
| Viscosity Brookfield at 177°C | 233.0 | cps | AQCM 004 |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Compatibility
SYLVALITE 9000 tackifier is compatible with but not limited to:
- Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
- Ethylene n-Butyl Acrylate (EnBA)
- Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene (SIS)
- Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS)
- SB Rubber
- Natural rubber
- Acrylic polymers
- Solubility
SYLVALITE™ 9000 tackifier is soluble in:
- Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents, like toluene and hexane
- Esters and ketones, such as ethyl acetate and acetone
- Long chain alcohols, such as butanol and pentanol
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
SYLVALITE 9000 tackifier is available in pastille form in 25 kg and 1000 kg bags
Storage & Handling
- Storage Recommendation
To preserve product quality, storage and transit dry and below 30°C / 86°F is recommended. To prevent remassing, keep away from direct sunlight or other sources of heat. Product stored or transported at higher temperatures or product stored for prolonged periods should be evaluated for impact on quality and performance before use.