Polyacrylic adhesive for use in tissue paper laminating

1. A method for manufacturing a multi-ply tissue paper, the method comprising:

applying an aqueous, repulpable adhesive composition comprising an alkali soluble acrylic copolymer to a surface area of a face of a first tissue comprising at least one tissue ply, the acrylic copolymer being a fully or partially saponified acrylic copolymer;

laminating a second tissue comprising at least one tissue ply to the first tissue by contacting the face of the first tissue having the adhesive composition with a face of the second tissue, thereby forming a multi-ply tissue paper having plies adhesively bonded to one another.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper is selected from the group consisting of a toilet tissue, a facial tissue, a tissue wipe and a paper towel.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-ply tissue paper comprises at least three tissue plies.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the total solids content of the adhesive composition ranges from about 10% to about 30% by weight.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive composition is applied to the surface area of one face of the first tissue using anilox roller means.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the total solids content of the adhesive composition ranges from about 1% to about 10% by weight.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive composition is applied to the surface area of one face of the first tissue by spray means.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed by emulsion polymerization.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from at least one further monomer comprising carboxylic acid functionality.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from at least one butyl acrylate monomer and at least one methyl methacrylate monomer.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic copolymer has an acid number ranging from about 60 mg KOH/g polymer to about 160 mg KOH/g polymer.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic copolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from about −20° C. to about 40° C.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic copolymer has an average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from about 10,000 g/mole to about 300,000 g/mole.

15. A multi-ply tissue paper comprising:

a first tissue including at least one tissue ply;

an aqueous, repulpable adhesive composition comprising an alkali soluble acrylic copolymer on a surface area of a face of the first tissue, the acrylic copolymer being a fully or partially saponified acrylic copolymer; and

a second tissue, including at least one tissue ply, laminated to the first tissue through the adhesive composition on the face of the first tissue, the multi-ply tissue paper having the first tissue and second tissue adhesively bonded to one another.

16. The multi-ply tissue paper of claim 15 , wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from at least one butyl acrylate monomer and at least one methyl methacrylate monomer.

17. The multi-ply tissue paper of claim 15 , wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer.

18. The multi-ply tissue paper of claim 17 , the acrylic copolymer is formed from at least one further monomer comprising carboxylic acid functionality.

19. The multi-ply tissue paper of claim 15 , wherein the adhesive composition has a solids content from about one % to about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the emulsion.

20. The multi-ply tissue paper of claim 15 , the acrylic copolymer has an average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from about 10,000 g/mole to about 300,000 g/mole.