New Family of Higher Performance REXTA Amorphous Polyaphaolefins, APOAs, 1997 Hot Melt Symposium Proceedings
Commercially available Rextac APAOs are a family of low molecular weight amorphous polyalphaolefins, APAOs, used in several different applications including hot melt adhesives and sealants. These on-purpose products are reactor-synthesized using proprietary technology, and have a range of tightly controlled properties. The traditional envelope of physical properties and performance of Rextac is expanded by the addition of a new family of higher molecular weight, higher crystallinity polyolefins that not only show controllable higher melt viscosities and temperature resistance, but also higher tensile strength and peel adhesion values to selected substrates.