Pressure sensitive tape for forming water-tight field joints in rubber membranes
US5733621A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31667
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An adhesive roofing tape is based on a combination of brominated butyl rubber and EPDM. A non-diene block terpolymer is interspersed in the cross-linked polymer network. A plasticizer and tackifier are included to provide resiliency and permanent tack. An important aspect of the invention is to use a high molecular weight polyisobutylene plasticizer and a peroxide curing system. Rapid crosslinking without concomitant rapid degradation of the brominated butyl rubber occurs and some limited degradation of the plasticizer contributes to surface tack. A method of making the adhesive roofing tape is also provided.
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