CONTAINER SEALANT COMPOSITION

摘要

Disclosed is a container sealant composition with improved tensile strength and reduced squeeze-out during seaming. The composition comprises a latex of a carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber, a colloidal silica filler, wherein the colloidal silica is pretreated with an organosilane, and a tackifier. Also disclosed is a method of sealing a can with the aforedescribed container sealant composition.