AQUEOUS VACUUM-FORMING LAMINATING ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYETHER BASED PLASTICIZERS

摘要

An aqueous adhesive composition that includes an aqueous medium and a dispersed resinous phase containing a water dispersible polyurethane, a polymer that includes residues from a vinyl ester monomer, and a polyether containing compound as a plasticizer. The composition may be part of a multi-layer composite that includes a thermoplastic substrate, a thermoplastic cover layer, and an adhesive composition layered over at least a portion of the cover layer in contact with the substrate. The thermoplastic cover layer is adhered to the substrate by applying the adhesive composition to the cover layer, drying the composition forming a dried adhesive layer, heating the cover layer, contacting the dried adhesive layer on the cover layer to the substrate, and applying a vacuum to the substrate for a time and temperature sufficient to adhere the cover layer to the substrate.