CURABLE ADHESIVE BASED ON SILANE FUNCTIONALIZED RESIN

1 . A curable adhesive composition comprising:

a hydroxyl functional polymer, and

a silane functionalized resin,

wherein the hydroxyl functional polymer has a hydroxyl number of 10 mgKOH/g to 200 mgKOH/g and number average molecular weight of 500 g/mol to 10,000 g/mole, and

wherein said silane functional hydrocarbon resin is represented by the structure of:

Resin-[Zk-Xn-R1−(CH2)m-Si(R2)p]q

wherein:

Z is an aromatic group or an aliphatic group;

X is a linker comprising a heteroatom selected from sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, a carbonyl group, or a combination thereof;

R1 comprises one or more of an aliphatic and/ or aromatic C1 to C 18 and/or a linkage group comprising a heteroatom;

each R2 is the same or different and is independently selected from a Cl to C 18 alkoxy, aryloxy, alkyl, aryl, or H, or OH, and is optionally branched, and at least one R2 is C1 to C 18 alkoxy, aryloxy, or H, or OH;

q is an integer from of at least 1;

k is an integer of 0 or 1;

n is an integer from 1 to 10;

m is an integer from 0 to 10;

p is 1, 2, or 3; and

wherein the silane functionalized resin forms a Si—O—C covalent bond with the hydroxyl functional polymer upon curing of said adhesive.

2 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein Z comprises a heteroatom.

3 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein composition:

possesses a peel strength of 5 N/25mm or greater as measured in accordance with ASTM D1876 (T-peel test) or ISO 4587,

possesses a lap shear strength of 1 N/mm2 or greater as measured in accordance with ASTM D1002, or

possesses an offline bond strength of from 100 grams per 25 mm to 1000 grams per 25 mm as measured in accordance with ASTM F904-16, after the curable adhesive composition is fully cured between two substrates.

4 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein:

the hydroxyl functional polymer is present in an amount of 30 weight % to 90 weight % and

the silane functionalized resin is in an amount of 10 weight % to 70 weight %, based on the total weight.

5 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein the hydroxyl functional polymer is one or more of polyester polyol, polyether polyol, and acrylic polyol.

6 . The curable adhesive of claim 1 , further comprising an organic solvent.

7 . The curable adhesive of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a hot melt adhesive.

8 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is cured.

9 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein the hydroxyl functional polymer comprises hydroxyl groups, and wherein the hydroxyl groups are present in the composition in a ratio of 0.7 to 1.3 with respect to silane groups.

10 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 8 , wherein curing comprises hydrolysis of alkoxy groups on silane groups in the silane functionalized resin to yield silanol groups, and condensation reaction with hydroxyl groups on the hydroxyl functional polymer to form Si—O—C covalent bonds or with other silanol groups to form Si—O—Si covalent bonds.

11 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 5 , wherein the hydroxyl functional polymer is the polyester polyol and further comprises at least one diol, at least one diacid, and/or at least one polyol.

12 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one diol is one or more of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD), 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (neopentyl glycol), 1,2 cyclohexane-dimethanol, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4 cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, hydroxypivalyl hydroxypivalate, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-isobutyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediol, 1,10-decanediol, 1,4-benzenedimethanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid (dimethylolpropionic acid).

13 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one diol is one or more of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD), 2,2-dimethyl-1, 3-propanediol (neopentyl glycol), 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, hydroxypivalyl hydroxypivalate, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and 1,6-hexanediol.

14 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one polyol is one or more of 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane (TMP), 1,1,1-trimethylolethane, glycerin, pentaerythritol, erythritol, threitol, dipentaerythritol, and sorbitol.

15 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one diacid is selected from one or more of a dimethyl ester, a dialkyl ester, a diacid halide, or an acid anhydride.

16 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one diacid is one or more of isophthalic acid (or dimethyl isophthalate), terephthalic acid (or dimethyl terephthalate), phthalic acid, phthalic anhydride, 1,4 cyclohexane-dicarboxylic acid, 1,3 cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, tetrachlorophthalic anhydride, dodecanedioic acid, sebacic acid, azelaic acid, maleic acid or anhydride, fumaric acid, succinic anhydride, succinic acid, adipic acid, dimer acid, hydrogenated dimer acid, 2,6 naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, glutaric acid, itaconic acid, and their derivatives, diglycolic acid, 2,5-norbornanedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid; 2,5-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, diphenic acid; 4,4′-oxydibenzoic acid, and 4,4′-sulfonyidibenzoic acid.

17 . The curable adhesive composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one vinyl polymer selected from one or more of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, isobutyl acrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, isoprene, octyl acrylate, octyl methacrylate, iso-octyl acrylate, iso-octyl methacrylate, isobornyl (meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxymethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxylbutyl (meth)acrylate, acetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate, acetoacetoxy ethyl acrylate, methyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate, ethyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate, isopropyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate, n-butyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate, t-butyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate, vinyl ester such as vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl ether, styrene, alkylstyrene, butadiene, and acrylonitrile.

18 . An article comprising the composition of claim 1 , wherein the article is a laminate, a tape, a tag, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, a sealant, a flexible or non-flexible film, a foam, a potting compound, a disposable hygiene article, a fiberglass reinforced plastic, a motor vehicle molded part, a motor vehicle extruded part, a motor vehicle laminated part, a furniture part, a fabric, or a woven textile.