Method of producing adhered substrates

A method of producing adhered substrates comprising:

• providing an adhesive composition in the form of a liquid dispersion, the liquid dispersion comprising solid particles of a first component comprising a polymeric adhesive material that is a solid at room temperature and solid particles of a second component that is a different material than the first component and is a solid at room temperature dispersed in a third component that is a liquid at room temperature;
• heating and mixing the liquid dispersion at a temperature above about 300° F. to form a molten blend;
• disposing the molten blend between the substrates to be adhered to each other;
• and
• retaining the molten blend between the substrates to be adhered to each other for a set time during which the molten blend cools to form a solid adhesive that adheres the substrates to each other, wherein the second component substantially minimizes exuding of the liquid from the solid adhesive.

A method of producing adhered substrates comprising:

• providing a non-PVC adhesive composition that is a liquid dispersion when stored at temperatures from about room temperature up to about 140° F., becomes a molten solution when heated to a temperature above about 300° F. and mixed, and then becomes a non-exuding thermoplastic solid adhesive upon cooling below a temperature of about 140° F.;
• heating and mixing the liquid dispersion at a temperature above about 300° F. to form the molten blend;
• disposing the molten blend between the substrates to be adhered to each other;
• and
• retaining the molten blend between the substrates to be adhered to each other for a set time during which the molten blend cools to form the solid adhesive that adheres the substrates to each other.

A method of producing adhered substrates comprising:

• providing an adhesive composition comprising
• a first component comprising a polymeric material that is a solid at room temperature,
• a second component that is a different material than the first component and is a solid at room temperature, and
• a third component that is a liquid at room temperature,
• wherein the adhesive composition is in the form of:
• a liquid dispersion when stored at temperatures from room temperature up to about 140° F., the liquid dispersion comprising discrete solid particles of the first component and discrete solid particles of the second component dispersed in the third component,
• a molten blend when heated above about 300° F. and mixed, and
• a solid adhesive when the molten blend cools to a temperature below about 140° F., the solid adhesive being characterized by the first component being at least partially incompatible with the third component, and the second component being compatible with the third component;
• heating and mixing the liquid dispersion at a temperature above about 300° F. to form the molten blend;
• disposing the molten blend between the substrates to be adhered to each other;
• and
• retaining the molten blend between the substrates to be adhered to each other for a set time during which the molten blend cools to form the solid adhesive that adheres the substrates to each other.