Non-vinyl flooring and method for making same

1. A non-vinyl flooring, comprising:

a flooring substrate having a non-vinyl composition comprising a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid and a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacrylic acid.

2. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , further comprising a pigment.

3. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , further comprising a mottle.

4. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 3 , wherein said mottle comprises a pigment.

5. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 3 , wherein said mottle comprises flakes having the same composition as said flooring substrate.

6. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 3 , wherein said mottle comprises trim.

7. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , further comprising a mottle on a top surface of said flooring substrate.

8. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , wherein said terpolymer comprises approximately 8–30% by weight of said flooring substrate.

9. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , wherein said copolymer comprises approximately 0.1–16% by weight of said flooring substrate.

10. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , further comprising a protective layer on a top surface of said flooring substrate.

11. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , wherein said protective layer comprises urethane.

12. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , wherein said flooring substrate comprises a sheet flooring.

13. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 12 , wherein said flooring substrate further comprises a backing substrate attached to said non-vinyl composition.

14. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 1 , wherein said flooring substrate comprises a floor tile.

15. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 14 , further comprising:

a first mottle; and

a second mottle below said first mottle on a top surface of said floor tile.

16. A non-vinyl flooring, comprising:

a flooring substrate having a non-vinyl composition comprising a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid, a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacrylic acid, and limestone, wherein said terpolymer comprises approximately 8–30% by weight of said body, said copolymer comprises approximately 0.1–16% by weight of said tile body, and said limestone comprises over 50% by weight of said body.

17. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 16 , further comprising a mottle.

18. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 17 , wherein said mottle is on a top surface of said flooring substrate.

19. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 18 , further comprising a second mottle below said mottle on said top surface.

20. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 16 , wherein said flooring substrate comprises a tile body.

21. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 16 , further comprising a protective layer on a top surface of said flooring substrate.

22. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 21 , wherein said protective layer comprises urethane.

23. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 16 , wherein said flooring substrate comprises a sheet flooring.

24. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 23 , wherein said flooring substrate further comprises a backing substrate attached to said non-vinyl composition.

25. A non-vinyl flooring made by a process comprising:

blending a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid, a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacrylic acid, limestone and a tackifier to form a blended mixture;

mixing said blended mixture, thereby forming a heated blended mixture;

forming a first sheet from said heated blended mixture;

separating said first sheet into a plurality of pieces;

forming a second sheet from said plurality of pieces, wherein said second sheet has a predetermined thickness;

reducing said predetermined thickness of said second sheet; and

forming a smooth surface on a top surface of said second sheet.

26. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 25 , wherein said second sheet comprises a sheet flooring.

27. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 26 , further comprising laminating a backing substrate to said second sheet.

28. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 25 , further comprising cutting said second sheet into a plurality of tiles.

29. The non-vinyl tile of claim 25 , further comprising:

adding a plurality of pigmented particles to said plurality of pieces before said forming of said second sheet, wherein said forming of said second sheet thereby creates a mottle in said sheet.

30. The non-vinyl tile of claim 29 , further comprising:

adding a second plurality of pigmented particles to a top surface of said second sheet prior to said reducing, wherein a second mottle is thereby created on said top surface of said second sheet.

31. A non-vinyl sheet flooring made by the process comprising:

blending a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid, a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacrylic acid to form a blended mixture;

applying said blended mixture to a backing substrate;

adhering said blended mixture to said backing substrate;

consolidating said backing substrate and said blended mixture; and

forming a sheet flooring having a predetermined thickness from said backing substrate and said blended mixture.

32. A non-vinyl flooring, consisting essentially of:

a flooring substrate comprising a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid, a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacrylic acid and limestone.

33. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 32 , further consisting essentially of:

pigmented particles that form a mottle.

34. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 32 , wherein said flooring substrate is a tile.

35. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 32 , wherein said flooring substrate is a sheet flooring.

36. A non-vinyl flooring, comprising:

a flooring substrate having a non-vinyl composition comprising a terpolymer comprising ethylene, methyl acrylate and acrylic acid; a copolymer comprising ethylene and methacrylic acid; and a filler consisting of limestone.

37. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 36 , further comprising a mottle.

38. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 37 , wherein said mottle comprises flakes having the same composition as said flooring substrate.

39. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 37 , wherein said mottle comprises trim.

40. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 36 , wherein said terpolymer comprises approximately 8–30% by weight of said flooring substrate.

41. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 36 , wherein said copolymer comprises approximately 0.1–16% by weight of said flooring substrate.

42. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 36 , wherein said flooring substrate comprises a sheet flooring.

43. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 36 , wherein said flooring substrate comprises a floor tile.

44. The non-vinyl flooring of claim 43 , further comprising:

a first mottle; and

a second mottle below said first mottle on a top surface of said floor tile.