Wax replacement specialty formulated corrugating adhesive
View Patent ↗Adhesive compositions have properties that make them particularly well suited for recyclable corrugated boards for use in transporting and storing perishable foods such as fresh and frozen produce, seafood and meats together with ice, or under refrigeration.
1. A repulpable paperboard article prepared using an adhesive comprising:
a) a starch component;
b) a caustic component;
c) a boron containing component;
d) a water resistant resin additive component selected from the group consisting of urea/formaldehyde resin, polyamide-formaldehyde resin, glyoxal, ketone aldehyde resin, polyglycidyl ether, dialdehyde starch and mixtures thereof;
e) a liquid performance additive; and
f) water;
wherein the starch component comprises a high amylose carrier starch and a a raw pearl corn starch.
2. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 1 , wherein the high amylose carrier starch has an amylose content of at least 65%.
3. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 2 , wherein the high amylose carrier starch has an amylose content of at least 70%.
4. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 1 , wherein the liquid performance additive is a polyvinyl alcohol and/or a polyvinyl acetate.
5. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 4 wherein the liquid performance additive is polyvinyl alcohol.
6. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 1 wherein, the adhesive comprises:
a) from about 20 to about 60 wt % of the starch component, wherein the starch comprises a high amylose carrier starch and a raw pearl corn starch;
b) from about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of the caustic component;
c) from about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of the boron containing component;
d) from about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of the water resistant resin additive component selected from glyoxal or ketone aldehyde resin;
e) from about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of a liquid performance component; and
f) from about 50 to about 80 wt % of the water.
7. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 6 wherein the high amylose carrier starch comprises at least 7% of the starch component.
8. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 7 which is a corrugated board comprising at least one corrugated medium and at least one liner board.
9. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 7 wherein at least one said corrugated medium is bonded to at least on liner board using said adhesive.
10. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 2 which is a shipping container, box and/or tray.
11. The repulpable paperboard article of claim 10 , wherein the shipping container is a container for packaging for produce, seafood, meat, poultry, and/or frozen item.
12. A packaged cold storage article comprising a repulpable packaging container, wherein said packaging container is prepared with an adhesive comprising:
a) a high amylose carrier starch and a raw pearl corn starch;
b) a caustic component;
c) a boron containing component;
d) a water resistant resin additive component selected from the group consisting of urea/formaldehyde resin, polyamide-formaldehyde resin, glyoxal, ketone aldehyde resin, polyglycidyl ether, dialdehyde starch or mixtures thereof;
e) a liquid performance additive component; and
f) water;
wherein the starch component comprises a high amylose carrier starch.
13. The repulpable packaging container of claim 12 which is packaged with ice.
14. The repulpable packaging container of claim 12 wherein the water resistant resin additive component is glyoxal or ketone aldehyde resin.