Starch adhesives
Starch adhesives have a long history in the adhesive industry. In new applications most starch based adhesives are replaced by disperions and hotmelts. Although starch adhesives have their particular beneftis, such as a very high "wettack".
There are different sorts of starch based adhesives:
Type |
Based on |
Application |
Paste adhesives |
Starch from potatoes, maize and wheat |
Bottem seam sacs, bookbinding, wallcovering. |
Vegetable adhesives |
Starch from potatoes, maize and wheat |
Side seam sacs, laminating. |
Dextrines |
Dextrine from modified starchl. |
Glass and can labelling, envelopes, tube winding.. |
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