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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: Alberta
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Tatogga Lake to Little Klappan River - 113km
One of the best things about riding in remote areas...
...is that the whole world is your rest room.
The rail bed follows along the Klappan River to just past Eaglesnest Creek, where the little Klappan takes its place in the valley.
The surface up to this point was in delightful condition.
The combination of the great road condition, the falling light and my previous experience on the rail bed had my speeds creeping up slowly but steadily as we traveled down the grade. Somehow I didn't see this coming. I hit it at about 110 (km/h.)
I noticed it at the last second and started to brake, but then thought better of it and did what came naturally, pinned it. I'm glad I did. You can't tell to well from the picture, but a very large washout had been "fixed" with several inches (feet?) of loose shale. Then some of that washed out as well.
Beyond the log, you can see my fresh fishtail.
So that woke me up, and smartened me up (for a bit.) I had time to take some pics while I waited to warn Swinada before he hit the loose patch.
But, for the most part, the grade was solid and smooth.
Last year, I had stopped in here, and had talked to some locals (the only people I saw on the rail bed last summer) who had told me to try the fishing in the little Klappan.
It's a Tahltan culture camp for young people, but didn't look like it was used this year yet.
I'm not sure why, but all over the north, Natives (of many tribes) tend to prefer these tarp shacks to cabins.
The camp is down a little road off the southwest side of the rail bed.
They removed a lot of rock here.
Starting to get into the higher ground now.
The grade climbs steadily all the way to our campsite.
At km 112, we arrive at the old Klappan air strip.
I think the air strip is officially closed, but it's in pretty good shape and I'm sure you could touch down a 747 in a pinch. Maybe.
Just past the airstrip is when I ended up camping last year. We ride down off the rail bed to the sheltered location that I pitched my tent almost a year before to the day.
However, unlike last year (when which was much colder, freezing at night) the mosquitoes were out in force. Swinada wisely suggested we camp out on the knoll, where the was a bit of the breeze.
You can't pay for a camp site like this.
Scoping out the best place to set up the tents.
There we go. Turns out Swinada and I have pretty much the same tents. Setting then up, I could feel a storm coming in.
Those horsetail plants (or whatever they are) were everywhere, and with all rain, they were practically glowing neon.
Now to set about catching some supper. I think I caught 3 on my first 5 casts.
With the weather changing, we were in for a visual treat. No photoshop here, just the sunset setting on my point and shoot.
The crimson sky cast it's light on the whole mountain. It was surreal, to say the least. We set about collection some dry wood, as we knew the rain was coming.
Everything glowed red as the sun nestled its way behind the mountain.
This was the life.
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EXCELLENT evening you guy's had...just spectacular....I've had a few myself, and thanx for sharing!
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Hey guys,
No time to post tonight, but to give you an idea, but the end of the next day I will be herding a ptarmigan on the top of a mountain.
I brought it all the way from the far side of the peak (maybe 600 yards) to show Swinada .
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Little Klappan River to km 170
I can't remember if it started raining before of after we decided to call it a night, but rain it did. I was glad that I had brought a proper on my trip last year, as it's a bit of a novelty for me to have a tent that doesn't leak in the rain. Unfortunately, my new knock-off Therm-a-rest mattress leaked, but it was still pretty decent and I slept well.
All of the dry firewood we had collected was now about as wet as could be, but a little bug spray, WD-40 and eventually, gasoline dd the trick. I used to be all about lighting fires with a flint and steel and that sort of thing, but that morning, I was just looking to get some breakfast happening.
Swinada put his skills to work and mixed us up some bannock. Like his hat?
Our first attempts stuck to the the pan, but tasted superb none the less.
But Swinada had brought all sorts of fancy supplies, like margarine, so soon we had it under control.
It was Sunday, so after breakfast we had "church" and then settled on a plain for the day. With all the rain, we had pretty much resigned oursleves to exploring for the day and returning to camp for the evening. Neither of us are fans of putting away tents wet if we don't have to, and without all the gear the riding would be a lot more fun.
Light and fast, we were ready to go.
It was still raining on and off, but it was already 9:30 or something so we hit the road anyways. I'll let Swinada tell you what happened next in his words.
As the sun threatened to peek out, the wildlife started to come out and play.
All the way to the canoeing trail the trail was wet but very passable. I'll be coming back here in a week and a half to canoe the Spatsizi, so part of the reason for the trip was to see whether it was possible to skip the portage and put in at the Spatsizi where it crosses the rail bed (and is just a boulder strewn creek.) More on that to come.
Not far past the portage (about 18 km past our camp, km 131 or so), the road got a little soft.
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Crooked Creek screwed with this post 08-14-2011 at 01:51 PM
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Location: Southern Wisconsin
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So is Bannock a Native American Bread then?
I have been wanting to explore parts of Canada for years. My Grandfather is, as he put it came ". . from a crappy farm North of North Dakota the I NEVER want to see again". I would still like to explore the area he and his 8 siblings came from. Perhaps I should place a few Canada Parks along the route from Wisconsin.
Thanks for sharing your adventure. Your adventure makes me want to go exploring.
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Good RR dude,
Makes it hard to think about Peru when my head is back in Canada and you bring me right back.
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Thanks much for the slick pics of the north land,it was raining so hard when I rode the Alaskan hiway to Palmer we bypassed the Cassiar. Ive felt bad about missing it ever since and will have to go again.
(I agree 100% about the little Super Moto ft fender,I saw people using them and figured they must be ok,15 miles on a muddy gravvely road and the goofy thing was up on ebay very soon) Looks count for 0 in the dirt.
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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: Alberta
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I don't think you'd regret a trip up to Canada (though we are over a 1000 miles from the border on this part of the trip.)
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I have been to Toronto and it was nice, but exploring Canada natural wonders has an appeal. I think your Trip into the Cassiar may be a bit too far for me, around 2500 miles (4000 kilometers) one way. I might start north of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and or Minnesota to start out.
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Little Klappan River to km 170
So when I said it was a little soft, it was pretty much a lot soft. But that wasn't really the issue as much as the greasiness. After a little experimenting, we settled on traveling the deepest ruts as they had the best base. Most of the ruts were silted in bad and the quicksand-like stuff would slow you down in a hurry. The sides were too sloped and slippery to be of much use in forward propulsion.
This the land where the great Spatsizi, Skeena, and Nass Rivers start out as a trickle.
By the time we hit the second long muddy stretch, Swinada is visibly unamused.
The consistency of the mud combined the best of slipperiness and stickiness.
Unfortunately the way the mud built up, it ended up scraping off my tire onto my swingarm and right onto my chain. This proved to be detrimental to chain life . It didn't help that the "mud" was full of emulsified shale bits that acted as thousands of tiny knives that diligently worked on my o-rings.
In between the soft spots though, there was long stretches of great trail.
Swinada's new supermoto front fender wasn't all it was cracked up to be. After the first mud hole, he was regretting changing from stock, and had to keep wiping his face shield as he plugged on. I tried hard not to laugh...especially since I had recommended the fender to him. Turns out with the small windshied, the spray coverage is not so great .
The rail grade began by following the Klappan River, then the Little Klappan, and now the Skeena.
The only tracks on this section of the rail bed were of the four-footed variety.
Swinada's emotions are starting to show.
I don't think the rail bed has been maintained at all past the Didene portage, and there are some cool little spots where creeks flow across the grade.
This next part (around km 160) is the highest in altitude and most stunning part of the whole grade IMO. I'd love to see it in the sunshine. Can't really capture the scale of it with a point and shoot.
I should have taken a panorama.
These were about as fresh as they come .
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Location: Southern Wisconsin
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Do you guys carry bear spray? Just curious if any precautions are needed. I have read that letting bears know where you are (bells, noise) helps them from getting startled. That, and don't make yourself or your camp smell like food.
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The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising (i) one or more styrenic block copolymers, (ii) a tackifier resin, and (iii) one or more plasticizers, wherein the or one of the styrenic block copolymers is of the general formulae
(A-C)n-X, (2)
wherein each A independently is a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, and C is a mixed polymer block (B/I) of butadiene (B) and isoprene (I) in a weight ratio B:I in the range of 30:70 to 70:30, and said polymer block C has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at most −50° C. (determined according to ASTM E-1356-98), n is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and X is the residue of a coupling agent, and wherein the tackifier resin has an aromaticity (in relative percentage of aromatic protons as determined by H-NMR) in the range of from 3 to 18%.
1. An adhesive composition consisting essentially of (i) one or more styrenic block copolymers, (ii) a mixed aliphatic/aromatic hydrocarbon tackifier resin, and (iii) one or more plasticizers, wherein said styrenic block copolymer is of the general formulae
wherein each A independently is a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, and C is a mixed polymer block (B/I) of butadiene (B) and isoprene (I) in a weight ratio B:I in the range of 30:70 to 70:30, and said polymer block C has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at most −50° C. (determined according to ASTM E-1356-98), n is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and X is the residue of a coupling agent,and wherein the tackifier resin has an aromaticity (in relative percentage of aromatic protons as determined by H-NMR) of 4.2%.
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14. An adhesive composition comprising (i) one or more styrenic block copolymers, (ii) a mixed aliphatic/aromatic hydrocarbon tackifier resin, and (iii) one or more plasticizers, wherein said styrenic block copolymer is of the general formulae
wherein each A independently is a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, and C is a mixed polymer block (B/I) of butadiene (B) and isoprene (I) in a weight ratio B:I in the range of 30:70 to 70:30, and said polymer block C has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at most −50° C. (determined according to ASTM E-1356-98), n is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and X is the residue of a coupling agent, and wherein the tackifier resin has an aromaticity (in relative percentage of aromatic protons as determined by H-NMR) of 4.2%.
An adhesive composition comprising (i) one or more styrenic block copolymers, (ii) one or more tackifier resins, and (iii) optionally one or more plasticizers.
Adhesive compositions based on styrenic block copolymers as thermoplastic elastomer components are well known in the art. These compositions are for instance used as PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) for industrial tapes, packaging tapes and labels, and in multipurpose hot-melt adhesive compositions which may be used to bond or construct articles in the manufacture of disposable soft goods, such as diapers, feminine care articles, surgical drapes and the like.
Styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers ('S-I-S') and styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers ('S-B-S') are widely used in these adhesive compositions. Both classes of block copolymers give the adhesive compositions specific properties related to the respective inherent characteristics of these block copolymers. For example, the softness of S-I-S makes this polymer the material of choice for pressure sensitive applications in tapes and labels. Alternatively, the elevated cohesion of S-B-S makes this material attractive for construction adhesives for disposable soft goods.
When compounded into hot melt adhesives S-I-S polymers degrade by a chain scission mechanism; molecular weight is reduced and the cohesive strength of the adhesive is lowered. S-B-S polymers on the other hand tend to degrade by further chemical cross-linking increasing the cohesive strength of the adhesive, but also increasing the elastic modulus, forming a too hard and non-tacky adhesive. The thermal decomposition of both S-I-S and S-B-S based adhesives can ruin the utility of the adhesive product. It would be an advantage to the hot melt adhesive industry if polymers with less tendency to either fall apart (scission) or cross-link would be developed. In EP-669350 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,182, adhesive compositions have been described wherein the styrenic block copolymer is a block copolymer of an S-B-I-S type, an (S-B-I)n-X type or an (S-I-B)n-X type, wherein S represents a polystyrene block, B represents a polybutadiene block and I represents an isoprene block. These copolymers with block copolymer midblocks "B-I" combine some of the characteristics of S-I-S and S-B-S type polymers. However, the process to make blocks of polydienes in the midblock is demanding, more complex and requires long polymerisation times. It has been also demonstrated that because of the blocky structure in the midblock, their heat stability performance is still inadequate and that the hot-melt viscosity of formulated adhesives is too elevated for industrial applications compared to respectively S-I-S or S-B-S based formulations.
In WO00/14170 an adhesive composition is described based on an elastomeric component comprising (I) an SIS block copolymer and (II) an SBS block copolymer, and on a tackifying component comprising (III) a first hydrocarbon resin compatible with said SIS block copolymer and (IV) a second hydrocarbon resin compatible with said SBS block copolymer. However, the necessity to use two block copolymers (SIS and SBS) as well as two hydrocarbon resins is not a cost effective approach for the manufacture of adhesive compositions, as it requires the adhesive manufacturers to invest deeply in expensive feeding and dosing systems on their extruders.
In DE-2942128 an adhesive composition is described based on 100 part of a non hydrogenated block copolymer A-B-A where A is polystyrene and B a block made of a mixture of Butadiene and Isoprene; from 25 to 300 part of a tackifier resin; from 5 to 200 part of a plasticiser, and some additional additives. Actually, the tackifier resin is a mixture of resins, as is illustrated in the example (50 parts of a glycerine rosin ester ("FLORAL" 85, a trademark) and 50 parts of a synthetic polyterpene resin ("WINGTACK" 95, a trademark)). This mixture appears to be required to be reasonably compatible with the base adhesive polymer.
Mixtures of S-B-S and S-I-S type copolymers, as suggested in the art, do not provide an acceptable alternative either. There is therefore still a need for a pressure sensitive adhesive composition that is at least equal to those based on S-I-S, and indeed superior in heat stability to those based on S-I-S, S-B-S and/or S-I-B-S type block copolymers, and may be based on a single hydrocarbon resin as tackifier resin.
Accordingly, an adhesive composition is provided comprising (i) one or more styrenic block copolymers, (ii) a tackifier resin, and (iii) one or more plasticizers, wherein the or one of the styrenic block copolymers is of the general structure
Component (i)
The block copolymers used in the composition of the present invention is a block copolymer having a structure represented by the following general formulae
As an example of the aromatic vinyl compound useful in the practice of the present invention, may be mentioned styrene, alpha-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, o-methylstyrene, p-tert.butylstyrene, dimethylstyrene, and vinyl naphthalene. Of these, styrene is particularly preferred from the viewpoints of easy availability, reactivity, and physical properties of the resulting block copolymers. The A polymer block may contain minor amounts of comonomers other than an aromatic vinyl compound, e.g., up to 5 wt % of a copolymerizable monomer such as butadiene and/or isoprene (based on the weight of the total block). These polymer blocks A preferably have a true molecular weight in the range from 9,500 to 25,000.
The mixed polymer midblock (B) is made of butadiene and isoprene as copolymerizing monomers, although it too may contain minor amounts of comonomers, e.g. up to 5 wt % of a copolymerizable monomer such as styrene (based on the weight of the total block).
In the block copolymers according to the present invention, the proportion of bound aromatic vinyl compound is in the range of 10–50 wt %, preferably 15–45 wt % based on the total block copolymer. The proportion of bound butadiene is 15–65 wt %, preferably 20–60 wt % in total. The proportion of bound isoprene is 15–65 wt %, preferably 20–60 wt %. These amounts of bound monomers (plus copolymerizable monomers, if any) add up to 100 wt %. If the proportion of the bound aromatic vinyl compound is lower than 10 wt %, holding power is lowered when the resulting block copolymer is used as a base polymer for e.g. pressure sensitive adhesives. On the other hand, any proportion exceeding 50 wt % generally results in a pressure sensitive adhesive lowered in tackiness.
The block copolymers according to the present invention each preferably have a weight average molecular weight (Mw, expressed in terms of polystyrene) ranging from 100,000 to 500,000, preferably from 150,000 to 250,000 as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC, using the method described hereinafter).
The block copolymers according to the present invention each preferably contain 1,2-vinyl bonds and/or 3,4-vinyl bonds in a proportion of at most 15 wt %, based on the weight of conjugated diene. The block copolymers according to the present invention preferably each have a storage modulus (G′) of 1 to 300 MPa in a viscoelasticity measurement in a temperature range of from 0 to 50° C., and only one peak on loss tangent (tan δ) attributable to the mixed butadiene/isoprene polymer block at a temperature of −50° C. or below. When a block copolymer having a storage modulus (G′) lower than 1 MPa is used as a base polymer for a pressure sensitive adhesive, then the holding power of the PSA is lowered. On the other hand, any storage modulus exceeding 300 MPa results in a pressure sensitive adhesive lowered in tackiness.
A person skilled in the art will appreciate the difference between polymers having a blocky midblock structure, wherein at least 95 wt % of each monomer is part of a homopolymer block, and polymers having a mixed midblock structure wherein no significant single homopolymer block formation has occurred. For instance, polymers having mixed midblocks may be defined as having average homopolymer block lengths of less than 100 monomer units, preferably less than 50 monomer units, more preferably less than 20 monomer units.
Average homopolymer block length may be determined by various methods. The method used in the present application is based on carbon-13 NMR (this method is described in detail in the experimental section).
The block copolymers according to the present invention can be made e.g. by coupling living diblock copolymer prepared by anionic polymerization with a coupling agent.
As examples of the coupling agent, may be mentioned tin coupling agents such as tin dichloride, monomethyltin dichloride, dimethyltin dichloride, monoethyltin dichloride, diethyltin dichloride, methyltin trichloride, monobutyltin dichloride, dibutyltin dibromide, monohexyltin dichloride and tin tetrachloride; halogenated silicon coupling agents such as dichlorosilane, monomethyldichlorosilane, dimethyldichlorosilane, monoethyldichlorosilane, diethyldichlorosilane, monobutyldichlorosilane, dibutyldichlorosilane, monohexyldichlorosilane, dihexyldichlorosilane, dibromosilane, monomethyldibromosilane, dimethyldibromosilane, silicon tetrachloride and silicon tetrabromide; alkoxysilanes such as tetramethoxysilane; divinyl aromatic compounds such as divinylbenzene and divinylnaphthalene; halogenated alkanes such as dichloroethane, dibromoethane, methylene chloride, dibromomethane, dichloropropane, dibromopropane, chloroform, trichloroethane, trichloropropane and tribromopropane; halogenated aromatic compounds such as dibromobenzene; epoxy compounds such as the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A and the like (e.g., those sold under the trademark "EPON") and other coupling agents such as benzoic esters, CO, 2-chloropropene and 1-chloro-1,3-butadiene. Of these, "EPON" epoxy compounds (e.g. EPON 825), dibromobenzene, tetramethoxysilane and the like are preferred.
Component (i) may hence comprise a mixture of the coupled polymer according to the general formulae (1) or (2) and of the intermediate diblock, e.g. in a weight ratio of 100/0 to 30/70.
The block copolymers according to the general formulae (1) and (2) can be made by mere adaptation of common processes used for the preparation of S-B-S type block copolymers and/or S-I-S type block copolymers, using a mixture of butadiene/Isoprene instead. Of importance in the preparation of the block copolymers according to the present invention is to avoid homopolymer block formation, ensure appropriate B/I ratio, and to produce a polymer block wherein the random midblock has a Tg of −50° C. or less. This generally rules out the use of randomizers, as for instance used by Kuraray in the production of hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymers (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,987,194). It may also be beneficial to adapt the process by adding one or both comonomers during the formation of the mixed midblock.
The composition according to the present invention preferably comprises 100 parts by weight of at least one block copolymer selected from the block copolymers (1) and (2).
Component (ii)
Suitable aromatic hydrocarbon resins as tackifiers are those having a relative percentage of aromaticity (based on aromatic protons relative to the total number of protons in the molecule as determined by H-NMR) in the range of 3 to 18%, preferably in the range of 4 to 14%.
Suitable tackifier resins may be selected from the type generally referred to as mixed aliphatic/aromatic resins or so-called heat reactive hydrocarbon resins. These hydrocarbon resins have a mixed aromatic and aliphatic composition. The streams used to produce these resins contain C-9 components (indene and styrene) and various other C-5 monomers or C-5 dimers.
Examples of suitable mixed aliphatic/aromatic resins and heat reactive hydrocarbons include "EXCOREZ" 2101 (Exxon Chemicals); "Wingtack ET and "Wingtack" 86 (Goodyear Chemicals); "Piccotac" MBG 222, 223 and HERCOTAC" 205 (Eastman) (trademarks).
The preferred tackifier resin is Wingtack ET, in particular as it's color is very light pale.
The composition according to the present invention preferably comprises from 50 to 400 parts by weight, more preferably from 100 to 300 parts by weight of a tackifier.
Component (iii)
Suitable plasticizers include plasticizing oils like low aromatic content hydrocarbon oils that are paraffinic or naphthenic in character (carbon aromatic distribution ≦5%, preferably ≦2%, more preferably 0% as determined according to DIN 51378). Those products are commercially available from the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies, like SHELLFLEX, CATENEX, and ONDINA oils. Other oils include KAYDOL oil from Witco, or TUFFLO oils from Arco. Other plasticizers include compatible liquid tackifying resins like REGALREZ R-1018. (SHELLFLEX, CATENEX, ONDINA, KAYDOL, TUFFLO and REGALREZ are trademarks).
Other plasticizers may also be added, like olefin oligomers; low molecular weight polymers (≦30,000 g/mol) like liquid polybutene, liquid polyisoprene copolymers, liquid styrene/isoprene copolymers or liquid hydrogenated styrene/conjugated diene copolymers; vegetable oils and their derivatives; or paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
The composition according to the present invention may, but need not, contain a plasticizer. If it does, then the composition comprises up to 200 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 150 parts by weight, more preferably 10 to 130 parts by weight of a plasticizer. Indeed, the or each block copolymer (i) may be pre-blended with a small amount of plasticizer by the manufacturer of said copolymer.
Other Components (Non-limitative)
Other rubber components may be incorporated into the adhesive compositions according to the present invention. It is also known in the art that various other components can be added to modify the tack, the odor, the color of the adhesives. Antioxidants and other stabilizing ingredients can also be added to protect the adhesive from degradation induced by heat, light and processing or during storage.
Several types of antioxidants can be used, either primary antioxidants like hindered phenols or secondary antioxidants like phosphite derivatives or blends thereof. Examples of commercially available antioxidants are IRGANOX 565 from Ciba-Geigy (2.4-bis-(n-octylthio)-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tertiary-butyl anilino)-1,3,5-triazine), IRGANOX 1010 from Ciba-Geigy (tetrakis-ethylene-(3,5-di-tertiary-butyl-4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamate)methane) and POLYGARD HR from Uniroyal (tris-(2,4-di-tertiary-butyl-phenyl)phosphite). Other antioxidants developed to protect the gelling of the polybutadiene segments can also be use, like the SUMILIZER GS from Sumitomo (2[1-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-ter-pentylphenyl) ethyl)]-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenylacrylate); SUMILIZER T-PD from Sumitomo (pentaerythrythyltetrakis(3-dodecylthiopropionate)); or mixtures thereof. (IRGANOX, POLYGARD and SUMILIZER are trademarks).
Preparation of the Composition
No particular limitation is imposed on the preparation process of the adhesive composition. Therefore, there may be used any process such as a mechanically mixing process making use of rolls, a Banbury mixer or a Dalton kneader, a hot-melt process characterized in that heating and mixing are conducted by using a melting kettle equipped with a stirrer, like a high shear Z-blade mixer or a single- or twin-screw extruder, or a solvent process in which the compounding components are poured in a suitable solvent and stirred, thereby obtaining an intimate solution of the pressure sensitive adhesive composition.
Use of the Composition
PSA compositions according to the present invention may be applied without using any solvent (e.g., hot-melt) or in the form of their solutions to a base material such as paper or a plastic film by means of a proper coater, thereby producing various kinds of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes or sheets. It may also be used as an adhesive or a sealant without applying to a base material.
Indeed, the block copolymers according to the present invention are excellent in heat stability and hence scarcely undergo a change of melt viscosity with time upon heating and melting them. Therefore, the present adhesion compositions are particularly useful, with good flowability at elevated temperatures, as a hot-melt type pressure sensitive adhesive composition.
During label manufacture, a laminate of a face stock, pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a release liner is passed through an apparatus which converts the laminate into commercially useful labels and label stock. The process involves, amongst others, die-cutting and matrix stripping to leave labels on an a release liner. From U.S. Pat. No. 5,663,228 it is known that good convertibility may be achieved, using blends of S-I-S and S-B or S-B-S block copolymers. The same convertibility may be achieved with the block copolymers of the present invention.
Moreover, the block copolymer with mixed midblock may find additional uses. For example, these mixed polydiene midblock copolymers may be used in Road Marking Paint (RMP) formulations applied on roads as coating, strips and marking signs to improve the traffic safety. RMP's usually consist of a binder (hydrocarbon resins, polymers, plasticisers) and fillers (pigments, mineral fillers and reflective glass beads). The role of the block copolymer in the binder is to provide strength, flexibility, creep resistance but also low temperature properties. The present block copolymers significantly improve the low temperature properties of such RMP's.
In printing plate applications, S-I-S block copolymers give the require flexibility and conformability but have a relatively slow reactivity when exposed to UV light. On the other hand, S-B-S block copolymers are harder, but cross-link faster and more efficiently when irradiated by UV light. Mixed S-B/I-S block copolymers combine nicely in one molecule the advantages of each individual grade.
The present invention will hereinafter be described more specifically by reference to the following examples and comparative examples. However, this invention is not limited to these examples only. Incidentally, all designations of "part" or "parts" and "%" as will be used in the following examples mean part or parts by weight and wt % unless expressly noted. The measurements of physical properties were conducted in accordance with the following methods.
In each spectrum the relevant peaks are designated by a combination of letters and numerals. The capital letters refer to the monomer responsible for the peak: "B" for 1,4-butadiene, "I" for 1,4-isoprene and "S" for styrene. "V" refers to vinyl, this can be either 1,2-butadiene or 3,4-isoprene. If it is not clear from the context, then "VB" and "VI" have been used for 1,2-butadiene and 3,4-isoprene respectively. 1,2-Isoprene is not present in the samples discussed here. The numerals refer to the carbon atom of that specific unit in the following manner:
Cis and trans configurations are given in subscript by "c" and "t" respectively. The small letters "b" and "i" refer to the adjacent monomer, which influences the chemical shift of the monomer under discussion (given in capital letter).
These assignments depend on two assumptions: i) the polymer is 'regular', i.e. all monomers are linked head to tail; and ii) the chemical shift of a specific carbon atom depends only on carbons which are at most 4 carbon bonds away, i.e. because of the 1,4 configuration of butadiene and isoprene (which is relative long in comparison with 1,2 monomers) only diads can be distinguished.
In this section is described how the integral of the peaks at characteristic NMR shifts for a mixed polymer may be used to calculate the average homopolymer block length.
The formulae to calculate the block lengths are as follows:
For instance, using these formulae in respect of the spectra in
Standard peel, tack, cohesion and viscosity tests were carried out on these formulations as described in the Test method manual for Pressure Sensitive Tapes from the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the standard FINAT test method for Pressure sensitive materials, the AFERA test methods for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes and the ASTM related methods. Different testing surfaces have been used in function of the application: chromed stainless steel plates (No. 304)("ss") as recommended by the FINAT, Kraft paper or Polyethylene films ("PE").
Synthesis of the Block Copolymers B–F
Cyclohexane, styrene, butadiene and isoprene were purified by activated aluminumoxide and stored at 4° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. Dibromoethane (EDB) obtained from Aldrich was used as coupling agent. Prior to synthesis, a monomer mixture of butadiene and isoprene (at a weight/weight ratio given in Table 1) was prepared and stored under nitrogen at 4° C. This mixture was used as such.
An autoclave, equipped with a helical stirrer was charged with cyclohexane and the content was heated to 50 to 60° C. As initiator sec-BuLi was dosed immediately followed by styrene monomer, which was allowed to polymerize to completion. The reaction temperature was increased to 70° C., at which temperature a butadiene/isoprene monomer mixture (B/I) was dosed and reacted. The resulting diblock was coupled with an excess of EDB. This excess was optionally scavenged with sec-BuLi and followed by addition of ethanol as terminator. The reaction mixture was cooled to 40° C., transported to a blending vessel and a stabilization package was added (comprising IRGANOX 565 and tris(nonylphenol)phosphite 0.08/0.35 phr as a cyclohexane solution) and stirred at RT. Dry rubber was obtained by steam coagulation finishing, followed by drying in an oven.
The polymers were analyzed by GPC according to the method described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,516,824 and 5,499,409 which are herein incorporated by reference. Table 1 lists the amounts in which the components have been used. The results of the GPC analysis are in Table 2. Table 2 also contains the corresponding properties of a comparative polymer A: an (S-B-I)n X block copolymer containing an B-I block copolymer midblock with an I/B weight ratio of 50/50, prepared as described in EP-0669350.
Further components used in the examples are listed in Table 3.
Table 4 shows the results for various adhesive formulations containing 29% of polymer. Comparative formulation 1 (CF1) is based on polymer A (EP-0669350). Formulation 2 (F2) is based on polymer B. Comparative formulation 3 (CF3) is based on D-1161NS.
Results show that the F2 has better Holding Power values (cohesion) on chromed stainless steel, better Flap test values on Kraft paper, and a lower Hot-melt viscosity than CF1.
Table 5 shows the results for an adhesive formulation containing 45% of polymer as used in packaging tape adhesive application. Polymers in Formulations CF4 and F5 are equivalent to those in formulations CF1 and F2 described in the previous example.
Results show that F5 of the present invention has better Holding Power values (cohesion) on chromed stainless steel, better Flap test value on Kraft paper and better loop tack value than CF4. This shows that Polymer B of the present invention has better adhesive properties than Polymer A (EP-0669350). Polymer B has close adhesive properties to D-1107 (CF6) with a better rolling ball tack value.
The formulation CF1 and Formulation F2 from Example 1 were placed in a Brookfield Thermocell for 24 Hours at 177° C. Afterward, the adhesives were analysed by GPC to evaluate the polymer stability.
The formulations were injected directly in the GPC column to measure the molecular weight of the polymer only. The results, shown in Table 6, are expressed in % area of material having molecular weights greater than that of the original polymer; identical to that of the original polymer, and smaller than the original polymer.
Variations in the areas of these three respective parts of the GPC analysis give an indication of the degradation level of the polymer and by which mechanisms it degrades.
Results shows that CF1, and hence comparative polymer A is much less heat stable than F2, that contains the polymer B of the present invention. Indeed, the increase in high molecular weight (cross-linking of the butadiene chains) and the increase in low molecular weight (degradation of the isoprene chains) of Polymer A are substantially greater than those of the polymer B.
Table 7 shows the adhesive properties of formulations based on styrene-butadiene/isoprene-styrene block copolymers with different B/I weight ratios. Polymers B, C, D and KRATON D-1161NS have been targeted to have the same molecular parameters, namely % polystyrene content, total molecular weight and coupling efficiency.
The increase of butadiene in the mid-block decreases the glass transition temperature Tg of the polymer and this has a marked influence on the adhesive properties. The Rolling ball tack decreases (improves because of lower values); the Holding Power on chromed stainless steel decreases; the hot-melt viscosity increases and the formulation glass temperature Tg decreases when the butadiene level in the midblock increases.
Table 8 shows the adhesive properties of formulations based on styrene-butadiene/isoprene-styrene block copolymers in packaging tape formulations. CF16 is a packaging tape based on a water based acrylic emulsion.
Polymer B and Polymer C of the present invention can be compounded with a multitude of other components, e.g., with one or two hydrocarbon resins, with different types of hydrocarbon resins, with different polymer content. The resulting formulations give a wide range of properties with good packaging tape adhesive properties. They outperform also waterbased acrylic tapes in adhesive properties.
Table 9 shows the adhesive properties obtained in assembly adhesive in disposable diapers, in sanitary napkins care and elastic attachments. Formulations F18 and F19 (based on polymer F of the present invention) have outstanding Tack, Peel and Holding power on PE. Both outperform S-I-S or S-B-S based formulations (CF17, CF20). Polymer F can be compounded with either S-I-S compatible resins, or S-B-S compatible resins or both, offering a large palette of adhesive properties in function of the end use application. Formulations based on polymer F displayed very low formulation hot-melt viscosities indicating that these formulations can be easily applied with the different techniques, like spiral spray coating, roll coating, die-coating.
Table 10 provides a comparison of adhesive performance of S-I-S and a polymer of the present invention with an isoprene compatible hydrocarbon resin (HCR).
The low tack values observed in formulations CF22 and CF24 with P-95 and MBG 212 indicate a strong incompatibility with the mid-block. Those resins are in fact incompatible with the butadiene segments.
Formulation 25 is made with a blend of SIS and SBS block copolymers, similar to the formulations given in WO/00/14170.
To develop the highest performance, this formulation needs two HCR, namely one that is compatible with isoprene (MBG 212) and one that is compatible with the butadiene (MBG 223).
Similarly, block copolymers with a (B/I) midblock can be compounded with a dual HCR system, namely with an isoprene compatible HCR (P-95 and P-212) and a butadiene compatible HCR (MBG 223 and H-205).
Surprisingly, it has been discovered that when block copolymers with a mixed (B/I) midblock are compounded with specific aromatic modified aliphatic HCR, high performance adhesives can be obtained.
Formulations F28 to F31 show that MBG 223, E-2101, W ET and W 86. with a medium level of aromatic structure, are all giving high performance adhesive.
Formulations CF32 and CF33 with E-2303 and W Extra, both containing less aromatic structures, do not show tack. This is an indication of incompatibility.
Finally, Formulation F34 with H-205, that contains an elevated level of aromatics in the molecules, gives lower performance adhesive, although still acceptable.
When the results in Examples 8 are compared to the results in Example 9, it appears that hydrocarbon resins with a % of aromatic H lower than 3% give no tack to the formulation.
Similarly, the hydrocarbon resins with the highest level of aromatic H—13.5%—gives low cohesion to the formulation, although the general performance are still good.
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CIPHER was launched as a two-year research initiative in 2012 with the generous support of an unrestricted grant from ViiV Healthcare's Paediatric Innovation Seed Fund. Over the first two years, a core programme of activities was developed, including a grant programme, a global cohort collaboration and online paediatric HIV cohort database. By the end of 2013, the IAS reaffirmed its commitment to paediatric HIV by making paediatrics a programme priority, with CIPHER as the official branding.
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At the same time, access to timely and reliable early infant diagnosis remains a key challenge in resource-limited settings. In 2012, only 39% of HIV-exposed infants received virological testing for HIV in the first two months of life, when peak mortality occurs. Furthermore, there is an increasing population of children living with HIV who are maturing into adolescence; from 2005 to 2012, this particularly vulnerable group has seen a 50% increase in AIDS-related mortality, compared with a decrease of 30% in the global population of people living with HIV.
There is an urgent need to address outstanding research questions to inform the preparation of guidelines and to improve access to more effective diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care interventions for children and adolescents.
The purpose of the award is to support a post-doctoral fellow, who will undertake research that includes an analysis of the global epidemiology of perinatally HIV-infected adolescents together with the CIPHER Adolescent epidemiology project team.
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