Ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer and water-dispersive composition including the same
An ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer has a portion having a melting temperature of 94° C. or higher. A content of the portion having the melting temperature of 94° C. or higher measured by a Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing (SSA) analysis is 1.5% or less. A water-dispersive composition includes the ethylene (meth)acrylic acid copolymer, a neutralizing agent and an aqueous medium.
1. An ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, wherein a content of a portion having a melting temperature of 94° C. or higher measured by a Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing (SSA) analysis is 1.5% or less.
2. The ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer of claim 1 , wherein a melt flow index (MFI) measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg is in a range from 200 g/10 min to 1,500 g/10 min.
3. The ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer of claim 1 , wherein a content of (meth)acrylic acid is in a range from 15 wt % to 30 wt %, and a content of ethylene is in a range from 70 wt % to 85 wt %.
4. The ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer of claim 1 , wherein a crystallization temperature measured by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis is from 50° C. to 60° C.
5. The ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer of claim 1 , wherein a melting temperature measured by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis is from 60° C. to 90° C.
6. A water-dispersive composition, comprising:
an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, wherein a content of a portion having a melting temperature of 94° C. or higher measured by a Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing (SSA) analysis is 1.5% or less;
a neutralizing agent; and
an aqueous dispersion medium.
7. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , wherein a solid content of the composition is in a range from 20% to 50%.
8. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , wherein a transmittance to a light having a wavelength of 600 nm is 50% or more.
9. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , wherein a viscosity of the composition at 25° C. is in a range from 100 cP to 10,000 cP.
10. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , wherein the ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer has a melt flow index (MFI) in a range from 200 g/10 min to 1,500 g/10 min measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg.
11. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , wherein a degree of neutralization of acid groups included in the ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer is in a range from 25% to 50%.
12. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , wherein the neutralizing agent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of NH 4 OH, an organic amine, KOH, NaOH, CsOH or LiOH.
13. The water-dispersive composition of claim 6 , further comprising a polyolefin-based polymer.