Low application temperature amorphous poly-a-olefin adhesive
It has been discovered that amorphous polybutene copolymers that have a softening point of from about 70 to about 105° C. and viscosity of less than about 1,900 cP at 190° C. possesses desirable properties and may be used to make a low application temperature hot melt adhesive for disposable absorbent articles.
1. A hot melt adhesive comprising at least 45 wt %, based on the adhesive, of an amorphous polybutene copolymer having (a) greater than about 50 wt % of 1-butene monomer; (b) comonomers of ethylene, hexene or octene; (c) a softening point of from about 70 to about 105° C.; (d) a viscosity of less than about 1,900 cP at 190° C., and (e) a tan δ value greater than 30 at 140° C.
wherein the hot melt adhesive has a viscosity of less than about 6,000 cP at 150° C.