BONDING ADHESIVE AND ADHERED ROOFING SYSTEMS PREPARED USING THE SAME

1 . An adhered roofing system comprising:

i. a roof substrate;

ii. a polymeric membrane; and

iii. an adhesive disposed between the roof substrate and the polymeric membrane, where the adhesive is the cured product of an adhesive composition comprising (a) a polymer having a silicon-containing hydrolyzable terminal group, (b) a tackifier resin, and (c) a low VOC-generating moisture scavenger.

2 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the adhesive composition further includes an adhesion promoter or a catalyst.

3 . (canceled)

4 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the low VOC-generating moisture scavenger is a silane including at least one organo functional group and at least one hydrolyzable group that, upon hydrolysis, generates a non-volatile organic compound or a low vapor volatile organic compound.

5 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the moisture scavenger is defined by the formula:

(X 1 a X 2 b X 3 c SiR 1 ) d Z

wherein each occurrence of R 1 is independently a chemical bond between a silicon atom and a carbon atom of the Z group; a hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; or a heterocarbyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom of nitrogen or oxygen; each occurrence of X 1 is a monovalent alkyl or aryl group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a monovalent heterocarbyl group of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and at least two heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, with the proviso that one heteroatom is bonded to a carbon atom of the heterocarbyl group and to the silicon atom; each occurrence of X 2 is a divalent heterocarbyl group of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and at least two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, with the proviso that two heteroatoms are bonded to two different carbon atoms of the heterocarbyl group and to the same silicon atom; each occurrence of X 3 is a trivalent heterocarbyl group of from about 3 to 8 carbons and at least three heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, with the proviso that three heteroatoms are bonded to three different carbon atoms of the heterocarbyl group and to the same silicon atom; each Z is a monovalent or polyvalent organofunctional group of valence d selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, carbamato, epoxy, ureido and alkenyl groups, provided, where Z does not possess a carbon atom, R 1 cannot be a chemical bond; and, each occurrence of a, b, c and d are integers, wherein a is 0 to 3; b is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; and d is 1 to 4; with the proviso that when c is 0, then a+2b=3 and when b is 1, then a=1 and c=0.

6 . (canceled)

7 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the moisture scavenger is a glycoxysilane defined by the formula:

where R 1 is a monovalent organic group, R 2 is a divalent organic group, and γ is an electron donating group.

8 . The adhered roofing system of claim 7 , where R 1 is a hydrocarbyl group, R 2 is a hydrocarbylene group, and α is a vinyl group.

9 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the polymer having a silicon-containing hydrolyzable terminal group is a silane-terminated polyether.

10 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the substrate includes an insulation board.

11 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the substrate includes an existing membrane.

12 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the existing membrane includes an asphalt-based roofing membrane.

13 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where said step of applying a membrane includes applying an EPDM membrane.

14 . The adhered roofing system of claim 1 , where the membrane is a rubber-based membrane.

15 . (canceled)

16 . A method for forming an adhered membrane roof system, the method comprising:

i. applying a bond adhesive to a substrate on a roof to form an adhesive layer, where the bond adhesive includes (a) a polymer having a silicon-containing hydrolyzable terminal group, (b) a tackifier resin, and (c) a low VOC-generating moisture scavenger; and

ii. applying a membrane directly to the adhesive layer.

17 . The method of claim 16 , where the low VOC-generating moisture scavenger is a silane including at least one organo functional group and at least one hydrolyzable group that, upon hydrolysis, generates a non-volatile organic compound or a low vapor volatile organic compound.

18 . The method of claim 16 , where the moisture scavenger is defined by the formula:

(X 1 a X 2 b X 3 c SiR 1 ) d Z

wherein: each occurrence of R 1 is independently a chemical bond between a silicon atom and a carbon atom of the Z group; a hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; or a heterocarbyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom of nitrogen or oxygen; each occurrence of X 1 is a monovalent alkyl or aryl group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a monovalent heterocarbyl group of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and at least two heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, with the proviso that one heteroatom is bonded to a carbon atom of the heterocarbyl group and to the silicon atom; each occurrence of X 2 is a divalent heterocarbyl group of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and at least two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, with the proviso that two heteroatoms are bonded to two different carbon atoms of the heterocarbyl group and to the same silicon atom; each occurrence of X 3 is a trivalent heterocarbyl group of from about 3 to 8 carbons and at least three heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, with the proviso that three heteroatoms are bonded to three different carbon atoms of the heterocarbyl group and to the same silicon atom; each Z is a monovalent or polyvalent organofunctional group of valence d selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, carbamato, epoxy, ureido and alkenyl groups, provided, where Z does not possess a carbon atom, R 1 cannot be a chemical bond; and, each occurrence of a, b, c and d are integers, wherein a is 0 to 3; b is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; and d is 1 to 4; with the proviso that when c is 0, then a+2b=3 and when b is 1, then a=1 and c=0.

19 . (canceled)

20 . The method of claim 16 , where the glycoxysilane moisture scavenger may be defined by the formula:

where R 1 is a monovalent organic group, R 2 is a divalent organic group, and γ is an electron donating group.

21 . (canceled)

22 . The method of claim 16 , where the adhesive forms a substantially continuous layer between the substrate and the membrane over at least 40% of the entire roof surface.

23 . The method of claim 16 , where the method is devoid of any step of applying the adhesive directly to the rubber membrane.

24 . (canceled)

25 . (canceled)

26 . (canceled)

27 . The method of claim 16 , where the existing membrane is a roofing membrane.

28 . (canceled)

29 . The method of claim 16 , where the polymer having a silicon-containing hydrolyzable terminal group is a silane-terminated polyether.