Ethylene-vinyl acetate co-polymer

For example, in an investigation of silanes as adhesion promoters for ethylene/ vinyl acetate co-polymer encapsulants reported by Koenig et aL, the organo-silanes (referred to as primers ) were shown to generate primary chemical bonds at the polymer/substrate interface [27]. 

Ethylene-vinyl acetate Co-polymer of ethylene and vinyl... 

Hot-melt adhesives are applied in molten form and a bond forms between the substrates on cooling. These adhesives are used mainly for high-speed operations such as container formation and for some pressure-sensitive labels. The archetypal hot-melt adhesive is sealing wax, but nowadays they are mainly synthetic products such as high molecular weight ethylene-vinyl acetate co-polymers. 

Poomalai, P, Ramaraj, B., and Siddaramaiah. 2007. Thermal and mechanical properties of poly (methyl methacrylate) and ethylene-vinyl acetate co-polymer blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 106 (1) 684-691. 

T. Kuila, P. Khanra, A.K. Mishra, N.H. Kim, and J.H. Lee, Functionalized-graphene/ethylene vinyl acetate co-polymer composites for improved mechanical and thermal properties. Polymer Testing, 31 (2), 282-289,2012. 

Levapren Ethylene/vinyl acetate co-polymer. Manufactured by Bayer, Germany. 

Sedlar and co-workers [27] has described a gas chromatographic procedure, outlined below, for the determination of dilauryl p, P thiodipropionate antioxidant and its primary oxidation products in polyolefins, ethylene-vinyl acetate co-polymers, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins and high impact polystyrene. These workers examined the conditions under which di-lauryl-thiodipropionate and its oxidation products are hydrolysed, by 5 N methanolic potassium hydroxide at 80 °C, quantitatively to lauryl alcohol, thus making gas chromatographic determination possible. The method described next has the advantages of being rapid, accurate and simple. It has been applied successfully to the... 

Alkyl phenol ethoxylates can also react with P4O10 yielding alkyl phenol etherphosphates as a mixture of mono-/diesters or with maleic anhydride to yield maleic acid monoesters, which then react with NaHS03 to yield sulphosuccinate monoesters. Alkylphenolpolyglycolether sulphates, phosphates or sulphosuccinates are mainly used as primary anionic emulsifiers for the manufacturing of acrylic, styrene/acrylic or vinyl acetate co-polymer dispersions. Another type of non-ionic emulsifier is block copolymers of ethylene oxide with propylene oxide. 

By designing the repeat unit into the parent diene (containing either an alkyl branch or functionality), only a single type of repeat unit is formed upon polymerization, giving pure polymer microstructures. To date, perfectly controlled ADMET ethylene copolymers have included ethylene-CO,34 ethylene-vinyl alcohol,35 ethylene-vinyl acetate,36 and ethylene-propylene.20 Figure 8.12... 

The binders vary quite widely—the most common being starch, soy protein and latexes in conjunction with other soluble polymers. Styrene-butadiene latexes have been the most popular but ethylene-vinyl acetate binders are also used. The method of polymer synthesis provides a way of modifying the properties of the latex. For example, adjustment of the ratio of styrene butadiene in the co-polymer gives rise to different degrees of softness or hardness. This property has a profound influence on the quality of the coating. It is also possible to co-polymerise monomers so as to introduce, for example, carboxy groups on to the surface of the latex particle which in turn assist in... 

Other uses of blends include controlled rate of fertilizer release(77) based on ethylene/vinyl acetate/carbon monoxide polymers which is U.V. sensitive, polyolefin blends with any biodegradable polymers,(78) and polyolefins blended with metals and autoxidizable substrates. (79) Doane and co-workers(80) at the U.S.D.A. have used grafted starches in many applications, including soil stabilization. 

Ethylene Copolymers. Ethylene copolymers probably are the most important materials in hot-melt formulations. Ethylene-vinyl acetate and ethylene-ethyl acrylate polymers are very versatile and available in a wide range of grades offering different co-monomer contents and viscosities. The melts are stable and compatible with various modifying resins, waxes, extenders, and fillers. Adhesion to many substrates is good—including the polyolefin plastics, which are difficult to bond with most other types of adhesive unless the surfaces are pre-treated. 

Internal plasticizers are synthesized by copolymerization of suitable monomers. Polymeric non-extractable plasticizers, mostly copolymers having substantially lower glass transition temperatures due to the presence of plasticizing ( soft ) segments such as poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) with approximately 45 % vinylacetate content, ethylene-vinyl acetate-carbon monooxide terpolymer, or chlorinated PE, are available for rather special applications in medicinal articles (Meier, 1990). In this case, the performance of the internally plasticized polymers is the principal advantage. However, copolymerization may account for worse mechanical properties. A combination with external plasticizers may provide an optimal balance of properties. For example, food contact products made from poly(vinylidene chloride) should have at most a citrate or sebacate ester based plasticizers content of 5 % and at most 10 % polymeric plasticizers. 

Which one of the following polymers undergoes homogeneous bulk erosion (a) Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (b) Poly[bis(p-carboxyphenoxy)propane sebacic acid) (c) Poly(ortho esters) and/or (d) Poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate). 

Lee [3] prepared organic anti-reflective polymer coatings consisting of polyvinyl phosphoric acid and poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene). 

Acetic acid, ethylene ester polymer with ethane CoTran-ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer EVA EVA copolymer EVM poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) VA/ethylene copolymer vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer. 

Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)-ethylene-vinyl acetate system, 80 Polyisobutylene, 66, 192 surfactant, 278-279 Polyisobutylene-succinic anhydride copolymer fractions, 279 Polymers... 

Peroxides are vulcanizing agents for elastomers, which contain no sites for attack by other types of vulcanizing agents. They are useful for ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (EAM), certain millable urethane rubbers, and silicone mbbers. They generally are not useful for vulcanizing butyl rubber (poly[isobutylene-co-isoprene]) because of a tendency toward chain scission, rather than crosslinking, when the polymer is subjected to the action of peroxide. 

Dadbin, S., Erounchi, M., Sabet, M., Studies on the properties and structure of electron-beam crosslinked low-density polyethylene/poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl acetate)] blends. Polymer International 2005,54,686-691. 

Radhakrishnan, C., Alex, R., Unnikrishnan, G., Thermal, ozone and gamma ageing of styrene butadiene rubber and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2006,91,902-910. 

Other polymers which have been the subject of thermal degradation studies include ethylene-vinyl acetate [29, 66, 67], ethylene-vinyl alcohol [68], poly(aryl-ether ketone) [69], poly-2-vinyl-naphthalene-co-methyl maleate [34], polyphenylenes based on diethyl-benzophenone [70], polyglycollide [71-73], poly(a-methylstyrene tricarbonyl chromium [74], polytetrahydrofuran [75], polylactide [76-78], poly(vinyl) cyclohexane [79], styrene-vinyl cyclohexane [80], isopropenylacetate-maleic dianhydride [80], polyethylene glycol containing a 1,3-disubstituted phenolic group [81], poly-2-vinyl naphthalene-co-methacrylate [34], collagen biopolymers [82], chitin graft poly (2-methyl-oxazoline - polyvinyl chloride blends [83], cellulose [32, 83-88] and side-chain cholestric elastomers [89, 90]. 

Orientations in elongated mbbers are sometimes regular to the extent that there is local crystallization of individual chain segments (e.g., in natural rubber). X-ray diffraction patterns of such samples are very similar to those obtained from stretched fibers. The following synthetic polymers are of technical relevance as mbbers poly(acrylic ester)s, polybutadienes, polyisoprenes, polychloroprenes, butadiene/styrene copolymers, styrene/butadiene/styrene tri-block-copolymers (also hydrogenated), butadiene/acrylonitrile copolymers (also hydrogenated), ethylene/propylene co- and terpolymers (with non-conjugated dienes (e.g., ethylidene norbomene)), ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, ethyl-ene/methacrylic acid copolymers (ionomers), polyisobutylene (and copolymers with isoprene), chlorinated polyethylenes, chlorosulfonated polyethylenes, polyurethanes, silicones, poly(fluoro alkylene)s, poly(alkylene sulfide)s. 

Kim MN, Lee A, Lee K, Chin I, Yoon J. BiodegradabUity of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blended with poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate. Fur Polym J 1999 35 (6) 1153-1158. 

Three-component polypropylene, 1-99 wt% PP, blends comprised 1. either acidified PP, its mixture with PP, or a mixture of PP with carboxylic acid-modified EPR 2. 99-1 wt% of maleated polymer [e.g., poly(methyl methacrylate-co-styrene-co-MA] and 3. epoxy group-containing copolymer [e.g., 0.1-300 phr of ethylene-methyl methacrylate-glycidyl methacrylate = 65-15-20 or ethylene-vinyl acetate-glycidyl methacrylate = 85-5-10]. The blends were used to mold car bumpers and fenders, with good stiffness and low-temperature impact resistance ... 

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