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GB2278360A
GB2278360A GB9310692A GB9310692A GB2278360A GB 2278360 A GB2278360 A GB 2278360A GB 9310692 A GB9310692 A GB 9310692A GB 9310692 A GB9310692 A GB 9310692A GB 2278360 A GB2278360 A GB 2278360A
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Edward Goodbrand
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09JADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J101/00Adhesives based on cellulose, modified cellulose, or cellulose derivatives
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    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09JADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J103/00Adhesives based on starch, amylose or amylopectin or on their derivatives or degradation products
    • C09J103/02Starch; Degradation products thereof, e.g. dextrin
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09JADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J11/00Features of adhesives not provided for in group C09J9/00, e.g. additives
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    • C09J11/06Non-macromolecular additives organic
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    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08LCOMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L2666/00Composition of polymers characterized by a further compound in the blend, being organic macromolecular compounds, natural resins, waxes or and bituminous materials, non-macromolecular organic substances, inorganic substances or characterized by their function in the composition
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Abstract

A wallpaper adhesive contains, as a colouring agent, an indicator which changes from coloured to colourless below a given pH value, and an acid or base in an amount sufficient to adjust the duration of the coloured phase to a defined time.

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Wallpaper Adhesive This invention relates to a wallpaper adhesive.
A problem with conventional wallpaper adhesive is that it is colourless or substantially white. This makes it difficult to see where adhesive has already been applied. This often results in areas of paper not having adhesive applied, which can result in "bulging' of the wallpaper after it has bonded to the wall or ceiling. Another problem is that time, effort and adhesive are wasted by re-applying adhesive to areas that have already been covered.
GB-A-2 216 131 addresses these problems by providing a coloured wallpaper adhesive, in which the adhesive is substantially colourless when it is dry.
As used herein, the term "coloured" means sufficiently coloured to allow the user to easily see where the adhesive has been applied. The term "colourless" means sufficiently clear or pale that the colour of the wallpaper is not affected.
The coloured wallpaper adhesive of GB-A-2 216 131 enables the user to see where adhesive has, or has not, been applied.
This results in improved quality, improved productivity, reduced wastage and reduced eye strain. As a result of drying colourless, the adhesive does not affect the colour of the wallpaper,, however pale the latter may be.
A problem found with the wallpaper adhesive of GB-A-2 216 131 is that it provides no means for adjusting the time during which the adhesive remains coloured. The present invention solves this problem by providing a wallpaper adhesive containing, as a colouring agent, an indicator which changes from coloured to colourless below a given pH value, and an acid or base in an amount sufficient to adjust the duration of the coloured phase to a defined time.
The wallpaper adhesive is preferably provided in granular or powdered form. When it is required for use, it is mixed with water to form a paste. Alternatively, the wallpaper adhesive can be provided in the form of a ready-to-use paste.
The wallpaper adhesive used in the present invention can be entirely conventional, apart from the addition of the colouring agent and the acid or base. The adhesion-providing ingredients of wallpaper adhesives have been known for many years, and are commercially available from many different suppliers. The active ingredient is a naturally occurring polymeric carbohydrate, which has optionally been modified either chemically or physically. The long carbohydrate molecule provides many hydroxyl groups, and the adhesive nature of the composition is believed to be caused by hydrogen bonding through such hydroxyl groups. The carbohydrate can be selected from starch, dextrin and cellulose, but is preferably starch. The starch can be derived, for example, from corn, wheat, potatoes or rice.Wallpaper adhesives can be prepared not only from starch itself, but also from vegetable extracts which have a high starch content. One example of such an extract which can be used to prepare a wallpaper adhesive is plain wheaten flour. An embodiment of such a preparation is given in the Examples below.
The proportion by weight of adhesive composition (on a dry basis) to colouring agent is generally from 50:1 to 1000:1, preferably from 400:1 to 800:1. For reasons of economy, the lowest proportion of colouring agent which gives a desired colour is used.
The colouring agent is one which causes the adhesive paste to be coloured when in use, but become colourless when it has dried. This effect is achieved by using as the colouring agent an indicator which has a certain colour at the ambient pH of the adhesive paste, but which becomes colourless at a lower pH. As the paste dries, a slight reduction in the pH occurs. This may be due to absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, although this has not been proved. The indicators which can be used in the present invention preferably change from coloured to colourless when the pH falls to a value in the range of from 4 to 10, preferably from 6 to 9. Suitable indicators are 2,5-dinitrophenol, 4nitrophenol, 3-nitrophenol, o-cresolphthalein, phenolphthalein and alizarin yellow GG.For example, if the pH of the paste before being exposed to drying is 9 or above and, as the paste dries, the pH falls to a value below 8.0, then phenolphthalein is suitable. As another example, if the pH of the paste before being exposed to drying is 11 or above and, as the paste dries, the pH falls to below 10, then alizarin yellow GG is suitable.
Examples of bases which may be added to the wallpaper adhesive to increase the duration of the coloured phase are alkali and alkaline earth metal oxides, hydroxides and carbonates. Suitable compounds include sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate.
Examples of acidic compounds which may be added to the wallpaper adhesive to decrease the duration of the coloured phase are organic and mineral acids and acidic salts, such as acetic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, sodium bisulphate, sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid.
The amount of the basic or acidic substance to be added to the wallpaper adhesive can be determined by preliminary tests depending on the extent to which it is desired to change the duration of the coloured phase. Suitable proportions are generally in the range of from 100 to 1000, preferably 200 to 800, parts by weight of adhesive per part by weight of basic or acidic substance.
The invention is illustrated by the following Examples.
Example 1 A basic wallpaper paste is prepared as follows. 1 kilogram of plain wheaten flour is placed in a clean pail, and tepid or lukewarm water is gradually added with vigorous stirring until a smooth creamy batter is obtained. 5 litres of water are boiled and, while still boiling, poured rapidly but steadily into the pail, with constant stirring. Stirring is continued until the paste has thickened. This is allowed to stand for a few minutes, and then a layer of cold water is poured over the paste to prevent a skin from forming. The paste is allowed to cool before use.
This paste is suitable for mixing with an indicator so that it changes to colourless on drying. It is first necessary to adjust the pH to a value appropriate for the selected indicator. For example, if phenolphthalein is used as the indicator, the pH is adjusted to 9 by adding sodium carbonate. The amount of sodium carbonate added determines the duration of the coloured phase of the paste.
Example 2 A cold water soluble starch adhesive is prepared as follows. Starch is mixed with water to form a liquid paste, and this is then dried on steam heated rolls. The drying rolls may either be single or double nip or doctor type, and the knife arrangement may be varied according to the design of the drums. The dried flakes are ground to the required particle size for final packing. It is preferable to produce a coarse particle and to remove dust before packaging.
Failure to do this results in lump formation when the product is dissolved in water.
In order to prepare a coloured wallpaper adhesive, the granular product prepared above is mixed with a suitable indicator. When the product is mixed with water to produce wallpaper paste, the paste has a colour which is determined by the particular indicator chosen, as shown below.
Colourings Anent Weiqht Ratio of Adhesive Colour to Colouring Aqent Alizarin Yellow GG 120:1 yellow o-Cresolphthalein 180:1 pink Phenolphthalein 250:1 pink The above adhesive compostions become colourless when dry. As in Example 1, when an indicator is used the pH must be adjusted to a suitable value. When the indicator is phenolphthalein, sufficient sodium carbonate is added to provide an initial pH of about 9. The duration of the coloured phase is determined by the proportion of acid or basic substance used.
Example 3 All purpose wallpaper adhesive sold under the name "Homecare" (available from Robert McBride Homecare Ltd., Riversdale Mill, Hacken Lane, Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL3 1SJ, United Kingdom) in the form of dry powder was mixed with phenolphthalein (powder form, available from BDH Reagents, Dorset, United Kingdom). The ratio of adhesive to indicator was 250 to 1 by weight. After the powders had been mixed in their dry state, the adhesive paste was prepared by mixing with water according to the manufacturer's instructions.
It was found that the pink colour started to fade shortly after being applied to the paper. The speed of this depended on the quantity and viscosity of the paste applied, as well as the paper used. Absorbent paper caused quicker fading.
Typically it was a few minutes before the colour had faded to an almost colourless state, and it was long before the paste was dry.
The phenolphthalein can be used in a proportion as low as 1000:1, when the initial colour is a pale pink.
Example 4 The following commercial wallpaper pastes can be used in the present invention: Homecare All-purpose Wallpaper Adhesive.
Supplier: Robert McBride Homecare Ltd., Riversdale Mill, Hacken Lane, Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL3 lSJ, United Kingdom.
Solvite All-purpose Wallpaper Adhesive, instant mix.
Supplier: Henkel Chemicals Ltd. Henkel House, 292 - 308 Southbury Rd, Enfield, EN1 lTS, United Kingdom.
Polycell All-purpose Wallpaper Adhesive.
Supplier: Polycell Products Ltd, Broadwater Rd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3AZ, United Kingdom.
All of the above wallpaper adhesives are provided in dry powder form, and are formed into wallpaper pastes by mixing with water. In each case, in order to provide a coloured wallpaper adhesive, the powder is mixed with any of the following colouring agents in the proportions indicated: Phenolphthalein 10:1 to 1000:1 o-Cresolphthalein 10:1 to 100:1 Alizarin yellow GC 10:1 to 100:1 All supplied in powder form by BDH Ltd, Broom Rd, Poole, BH12 4NN, United Kingdom.
Example 5 A wallpaper paste is made by using Solvite All-Purpose Wallpaper Paste with ratios of adhesive flakes to calcium hydroxide and adhesive flakes to phenolphthalein both 500:1.
When the paste is mixed with water, the coloured phase has a duration of about 5 minutes. In comparison, if the paste is made with both ratios of 250:1, the duration of the coloured phase is about 40 minutes. A particularly suitable mix has a ratio of 250:1 adhesive flakes to calcium hydroxide, and 500:1 adhesive flakes to phenolphthalein. In this case, the coloured phase is about 10 minutes.
For a specific mix of adhesive, calcium hydroxide and phenolphthalein, the duration of the coloured phase varies depending on the thickness of the paste, i.e. the quantity of water added to the flakes, the temperature and the paper or material upon which the adhesive is applied.
The addition of calcium hydroxide also has the benefit of cost saving, as less phenolphthalein is required to obtain the equivalent colour strength and duration as when no calcium hydroxide is present.
If it is desired for a different wallpaper adhesive to shorten the duration of the colour phase, an acidic chemical is used instead of the alkali.

Claims (11)

1. A wallpaper adhesive containing, as a colouring agent, an indicator which changes from coloured to colourless below a given pH value, and an acid or base in an amount sufficient to adjust the duration of the coloured phase to a defined time.
2. A wallpaper adhesive according to Claim 1, which is in granular or powdered form and is capable of being converted into a wallpaper paste by mixing with water.
3. A wallpaper adhesive according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the proportion by weight of adhesive composition (on a dry basis) to colouring agent is from 50:1 to 1000:1.
4. A wallpaper adhesive according to Claim 3, in which the proportion by weight of adhesive composition to colouring agent is from 400:1 to 800:1.
5. A wallpaper adhesive according to any of Claims 1 to 4, in which the colouring agent is 2,5dinitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, 3-nitrophenol, o- cresolphthalein, phenolphthalein or alizarin yellow GG.
6. A wallpaper adhesive according to any of Claims 1 to 5, in which the base is an oxide, hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali or alkaline earth metal.
7. A wallpaper adhesive according to any of Claims 1 to 5, in which the acid is acetic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, sodium bisulphate, sulphuric acid or hydrochloric acid.
8. A wallpaper adhesive according to any of Claims 1 to 7, in which the proportion by weight of adhesive composition (on a dry basis) to acid or base is from 100:1 to 1000:1.
9. A wallpaper adhesive according to Claim 8, in which the proportion by weight of adhesive composition to acid or base is from 200:1 to 800:1.
10. A wallpaper adhesive according to any of Claims 1 to 9, in which the colouring agent is phenolphthalein and the base is calcium hydroxide.
11. A wallpaper adhesive according to Claim 1, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any of the examples.
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EP1382653A1 (en) * 2002-07-17 2004-01-21 Roman Decorating Products, Inc Color-changing wallpaper adhesive and primer composition
WO2007007135A3 (en) * 2005-07-13 2007-10-18 Eamonn Patton Coloured paste and adhesive

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