Hot melt adhesive compositions and methods for their preparation and use

1. A process for preparing a laminate article comprises:

(i) applying by spraying or fiberizing, onto a first substrate, a hot melt adhesive composition having a viscosity ranging from 5,000 to 30,000 mPa·s at 125° C., where the hot melt adhesive composition comprises:

(1) 55 to 62 parts of a silicone resin having a silicon-bonded hydroxyl group content of less than 0.7 wt % based on the total weight of the silicone resin and comprising monofunctional units represented by R 1 3 SiO 1/2 and tetrafunctional units represented by SiO 4/2 where R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon radical,

(2) 38 to 45 parts of an organopolysiloxane comprised of difunctional units of the formula R 2 R 3 SiO and terminal units of the formula R 4 a X′ 3-a SiG— wherein R 2 is an alkoxy group or a monovalent unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon radical; R 3 is a monovalent unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon radical; R 4 is aminoalkyl or R 1 group, X′ is a hydrolyzable group; G is an oxygen atom or a divalent group linking the silicon atom of the terminal unit with another silicon atom and a is 0 or 1,

(3) 0.1 to 5 parts of a silane crosslinker per hundred per part of silicone resin and organopolysiloxane, and

(4) 0.02 to 2 parts of a titanate catalyst per hundred per part of silicone resin and organopolysiloxane;

with the provisos that the hot melt adhesive composition is free of filler and the hot melt adhesive composition has a nonvolatile content of 97.5% to 100%, thereby forming a film;

(ii) contacting a second substrate with the film; and

(iii) curing the hot melt adhesive composition.

2. The process of claim 1 , where step (i) is performed by heating the hot melt adhesive composition to a temperature ranging from 80° C. to 165° C.

3. The process of claim 1 , where the film has a thickness ranging from 1 to 200 micrometers.

4. The process of claim 1 , where the product of step (i) is an amount ranging from 0.5 to 50 grams per square foot of hot melt adhesive composition on the substrate.

5. The process of claim 4 , where the first substrate and the second substrate are each independently selected from foams, glass, metals, ceramic materials, plastics, and cellulosic substrates.

6. The process of claim 5 , where the first and second substrate are the same.

7. The process of claim 1 , where the first substrate is wood.

8. The process of claim 7 , where the second substrate is foam.

9. The process of claim 1 , further comprising spraying the second substrate with the hot melt adhesive composition before step (ii).

10. The process of claim 1 , where step (iii) is performed before step (ii), during step (ii) or both.

11. The process of claim 1 , where step (iii) is performed by exposing the hot melt adhesive composition to moisture.

12. The process of claim 9 , where the hot melt adhesive composition on the second substrate is fully or partially cured before step (iii).

13. A laminate prepared by the process of claim 1 .

14. A process for preparing a laminate article comprises:

(i) applying, onto a first substrate, a hot melt adhesive composition having a viscosity ranging from 5,000 to 30,000 mPa·s at 125° C., where the hot melt adhesive composition comprises:

(1) 55 to 62 parts of a silicone resin having a silicon-bonded hydroxyl group content of less than 0.7 wt % based upon the total weight of the silicone resin and comprising monofunctional units represented by R 1 3 Si0 1/2 and tetrafunctional units represented by SiO 4/2 where R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon radical,

(2) 38 to 45 parts of a non-functional polyorganosiloxane comprised of difunctional units of the formula R 7 2 SiO and terminal units of the formula R 8 SiG— wherein each R 7 and each R 8 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent hydrocarbon group; and G is an oxygen atom or a divalent group linking the silicon atom of the terminal unit with another silicon atom,

with the proviso that the hot melt adhesive composition has a nonvolatile content of 97.5% to 100%, thereby forming a film;

(ii) contacting a second substrate with the film; and

(iii) cooling the hot melt adhesive composition.

15. The process of claim 14 , where step (i) is performed by spraying, fiberizing, roll coating, or extruding.

16. The process of claim 14 where step (i) is performed by heating the hot melt adhesive composition to a temperature ranging from 80° C. to 165° C.

17. The process of claim 14 where the film has a thickness ranging from 1 to 200 micrometers.

18. The process of claim 14 , where the product of step (i) is an amount ranging from 0.5 to 50 grams per square foot of hot melt adhesive composition on the substrate.

19. The process of claim 18 , where the first substrate and the second substrate are each independently selected from foams, glass, metals, ceramic materials, plastics, and cellulosic substrates.

20. The process of claim 19 , where the first and second substrate are the same.

21. The process of claim 14 , where the first substrate is wood.

22. The process of claim 21 , where the second substrate is foam.

23. The process of claim 1 , further comprising spraying the second substrate with the hot melt adhesive composition before step (ii).

24. The process of claim 14 , where step (iii) is performed before step (ii), during step (ii) or both.

25. A laminate prepared by claim 14 .