| sive may be defined as glue like item which will help in | | | | during the manufacturing of paper products and also |
| bonding different items together. A water based | | | | during the manufacturing of food packages, the water |
| adhesive can also be given a similar definition except | | | | based adhesives are made use of. It is also employed |
| for it uses the water as the base. An adhesive | | | | where places of rigid bonding occur such as the |
| primarily has a carrier fluid. In water based adhesives, | | | | furniture manufacturing. |
| water is used as the carrier fluid and the adhesive | | | | Water based adhesives also find their primary |
| particles are found hanging in the water. The presence | | | | application in the manufacturing of pressure sensitive |
| of the adhesive particles in water will reduce the | | | | tapes. Water based adhesives also are used in the |
| viscosity of the adhesive. | | | | field of transportation during the production of |
| This reduction in the viscosity helps it to be applied to | | | | automobiles, boats and buses also. Another interesting |
| various bases which have varying thickness. Water | | | | property of these adhesives is that they work good in |
| based adhesives have come into use from the year | | | | high tension surfaces which makes it superior. They |
| 1970 onwards. They are made out of rubber | | | | are used in longer based runs rather than in batch runs |
| compounds with various additives such as the | | | | because the water based adhesives take some time |
| hydrocarbons which are synthetic in nature. The | | | | to get settled in the material to which it is being applied. |
| addition of these synthetic hydrocarbons in the | | | | These adhesives also have their own limitations. One |
| adhesives makes them resistant at very high | | | | of the primary limitations of a water based adhesive is |
| temperature also. They also make them primly | | | | that it can’t be applied on plastic films and on |
| superior than other adhesives. | | | | thin foils. This is a major drawback of water based |
| Construction and general packaging are the places | | | | adhesives. The peel strength and the sheer strength of |
| where the water based adhesives are vastly being | | | | these adhesives are found to be low at room and high |
| made use of. In the construction sites where activities | | | | temperatures respectively. They also are found to |
| like the installation of flooring, paneling of the plywood, | | | | have less resistance to humidity. This is in detail about |
| installing the ceramic tiles and also during the fixing of | | | | the water based adhesives. |
| the insulation panel these adhesives are used. Also | | | | |