Process for the continuous, solvent- and mastication-free production of pressure-sensitive self-adhesive compositions based on non-thermoplastic elastomers and coating thereof to produce self-adhesive articles

Abstract

Process for the continuous solvent-free and mastication-free production of self-adhesive compositions based on non-thermoplastic elastomers in a continuously operating apparatus having a filling section and a compounding section, comprising a) feeding the solid components of the self-adhesive composition, such as elastomers and resins, into the filling section of the apparatus, optionally feeding of fillers, colorants and/or crosslinkers, b) transferring the solid components of the self-adhesive composition from the filling section to the compounding section, c) adding the liquid components of the self-adhesive composition, such as plasticizers, crosslinkers and/or further tackifier resins to the compounding section, d) preparing a homogeneous self-adhesive composition in the compounding section, and e) discharging the self-adhesive composition, f) coating the self-adhesive composition on a web-form material, where the coating of the web-form material is carried out using a multi-roll applicator unit, preferably using a 2- to 5-roll applicator unit, particularly preferably using a 4-roll applicator unit, so that the self-adhesive composition is shaped to the desired thickness as it passes through one or more roll nips, and where the rolls of the applicator unit can be individually set to temperatures from 20° C. to 150° C.

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