Hot-melt (HM) adhesives offer advantages over their contemporary water-based and solvent-based adhesives like low volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 100% solid, fast drying, setting etc. In recent years, to reduce the...Hot-melt (HM) adhesives offer advantages over their contemporary water-based and solvent-based adhesives like low volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 100% solid, fast drying, setting etc. In recent years, to reduce their dependence on dwindling petroleum resources and due to the enormous use of HM adhesives in packaging areas that demand 100% recyclability, efforts have been devoted to making these formulations completely bio-based, sustainable and biodegradable. In this attempt, research and developments have been focused on using starch, modified starch, soy protein, polylactides, polyamides, lignin and vegetable oils as a partial/fully replacement to the petrochemical</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">based polymers. The huge amount of research going on in the field of bio-based polymers has still not reached its complete potential in the field of HM adhesives. In this review paper</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> HM adhesives based on sustainable raw materials namely starch, modified starch, polyamides, poly (lactic acid), soy protein and lignin are discussed.展开更多
文摘Hot-melt (HM) adhesives offer advantages over their contemporary water-based and solvent-based adhesives like low volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 100% solid, fast drying, setting etc. In recent years, to reduce their dependence on dwindling petroleum resources and due to the enormous use of HM adhesives in packaging areas that demand 100% recyclability, efforts have been devoted to making these formulations completely bio-based, sustainable and biodegradable. In this attempt, research and developments have been focused on using starch, modified starch, soy protein, polylactides, polyamides, lignin and vegetable oils as a partial/fully replacement to the petrochemical</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">based polymers. The huge amount of research going on in the field of bio-based polymers has still not reached its complete potential in the field of HM adhesives. In this review paper</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> HM adhesives based on sustainable raw materials namely starch, modified starch, polyamides, poly (lactic acid), soy protein and lignin are discussed.