Green Hot Melt Adhesives

The use agricultural products for green hot melt adhesives has been proposed. In particular, it has been proposed to replace paraffin wax with soybean wax (29). 

In comparison to paraffin wax, soybean wax shows a natural difference in molecular and crystalline structures, but it exhibits some similar or even unique characteristics in its melt temperature and crystallization temperature, onset time of crystallization, hardness, and microstructure. For these reasons, soybean wax is a promising candidate for the formulation of a green hot melt adhesive with an acceptable functionality (29). 

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