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Development of environmentally benign pressure sensitive adhesives.

Adhesives & Sealants Industry,  October, 2002  by Chen, Augustin T.; Guo, Jong S.; Ojunga-Andrew, M.; Trembley, Sharon D.

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There has been a growing concern that the pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) currently used in many products cause the "stickies" problem in the paper-recycling process and, therefore, are not environmentally friendly. Most of the earlier repulpable adhesives were water-soluble PSAs that accumulated in the recycling water stream and exhibited poor moisture resistance and low adhesion performance.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) took the initiative to spearhead a program designed to develop an environmentally friendly PSA for use in the U.S. postage stamp. Extensive ...

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