Water-based adhesive

A composition having no organic solvents contained therein, said composition useful as an adhesive and comprising by weight percent based on total weight of said composition:

• about 35.0 to 50.0% of an elastomer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber and mixtures thereof;
• about 40.0 to 60.0% water;
• about 0.02 to 0.60% pH adjusters selected from the from the group consisting of potassium hydroxide, aqueous ammonia and mixtures thereof;
• about 0.10 to 1.8% surfactant/stabilizer selected from the group consisting of sodium lignosulfate, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol, polyoxyethylene sorbitrol fatty acid ester, sulfated fatty acid and mixtures thereof;
• about 0.5 to 5.0% carbon black selected from the group consisting of N-300 and N-200 series and mixtures thereof;
• about 0.02 to 0.75% zinc oxide;
• about 0.01 to 0.40% sulfur;
• and
• about 0.005 to 0.20% accelerator selected from the group consisting of dibenzothiazyl disulfide, tetraethyl thiuram disulfide, tetramethyl thiuram disulfide, tetramethyl thiuram monosulfide, n-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide, diphenyl guanidine and mixtures thereof.