Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a base polymer and a tackifier resin. The base polymer is a block copolymer of a mono-vinyl-substituted aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound. The tackifier resin comprises a low softening point resin having a softening point below 120° C. and a high softening point resin having a softening point of 120° C. or above. The high softening point resin comprises a terpene-phenol resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a layer formed from the said composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises, as a base polymer, a block copolymer of a mono-vinyl-substituted aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition further comprises a tackifier resin (TH) having a hydroxyl value of 80 mgKOH/g or higher.

Abstract: The present invention provides a double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a foam substrate, pressure-sensitive adhesive layers provided on a first face and a second face of the foam substrate, and having an overall thickness t of 400 ?m or smaller. At least one of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers is constituted with a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising, as a base polymer, a block copolymer of a mono-vinyl-substituted aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water-dispersed acrylic PSA composition suitable for forming a PSA sheet. The PSA composition contains 100 parts by weight of an acrylic copolymer with a Tg of ?70° C. to ?50° C. obtained by polymerization of a monomer starting material containing 60 wt % or more of an alkyl (meth)acrylate with a C8-12 alkyl group and 5 wt % or less of a radical polymerizable monomer with a carboxyl group. When an adhesive sheet is formed therefrom, it exhibits an average SUS adhesive strength of 11 N/20 mm or greater, PP adhesive strength of 8.5 N/20 mm or greater, 80° C. hold time of 1 hour or longer, and gap height of 10 mm or less in a curved surface adhesion test.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water-dispersed acrylic PSA composition suitable for forming a PSA sheet. The PSA composition contains 100 parts by weight of an acrylic copolymer with a Tg of ?70° C. to ?50° C. obtained by polymerization of a monomer starting material containing 60 wt % or more of an alkyl (meth)acrylate with a C8-12 alkyl group and 5 wt % or less of a radical polymerizable monomer with a carboxyl group. When an adhesive sheet is formed therefrom, it exhibits an average SUS adhesive strength of 11 N/20 mm or greater, PP adhesive strength of 8.5 N/20 mm or greater, 80° C. hold time of 1 hour or longer, and gap height of 10 mm or less in a curved surface adhesion test.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet is provided in which properties that cause corrosion of a non-contacting metal are inhibited. The adhesive sheet is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from an aqueous dispersion type adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains an aqueous dispersion type acrylic polymer synthesized using a chain transfer agent that does not have sulfur as a composite element thereof. The amount of sulfur-containing gas (as SO42?) released from the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet in the case of heating for 1 hour at 85° C. is 0.043 ?g/1 cm2 or less, adhesive strength on an ABS sheet is 10 N/20 mm or more, and holding time as determined in an 80° C. cohesive strength test is 1 hour or more.

Abstract: The double-faced adhesive tape has a substrate, an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a first release liner that is formed on an external side of the rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a second release liner that is formed on an external side of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The first release liner each has a polymer layer and a paper substrate layer. Further, the second release liner each has a polymer layer and a paper substrate layer. Dynamic friction coefficient on the surface of each polymer layer is less than 1.0, when the coefficient is measured according to JIS K7125.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet, in which offending odors from viable microorganisms have been suppressed to a level that cannot be detected by the senses, is provided. This PSA sheet has a PSA layer which contains as a base polymer an acrylic polymer. When PCR amplification of DNA extracted from the PSA layer is carried out with 16S rDNA as the target, and the fluorescence intensity is measured after, first, isolating the amplified 16S rDNA region by gel electrophoresis, then staining with SYBR Gold and irradiating with excitation light having a wavelength of 302 nm and an intensity of 500 ?W/cm2, the fluorescence intensity at a wavelength range of 548 nm to 630 nm measured for a band containing the 16S rDNA region is less than 5.5×105 per gram of a PSA sample used in measurement.

Abstract: A water-dispersed pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition having a low perishability is provided. This PSA composition includes as a base polymer an acrylic polymer and, when held in a 30° C. atmosphere for 5 days, the number of viable microorganisms present per milliliter of the composition following such storage is less than 106 cells. Such a composition may be produced by employing viable cell-free water containing essentially no viable microorganisms as, of the water used in the course of production, at least the water used in a step subsequent to a final step in which the composition is held continuously at a temperature of at least 60° C. for at least 30 minutes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet which is formed using a non-toluene solvent-based acrylic PSA composition, and which minimizes corrosion of metals not in contact with the PSA sheet. PSA sheet 1 has PSA layers 21, 22 formed from a solvent-based PSA composition. The PSA composition includes, within an organic solvent that is substantially free of toluene substances, an acrylic polymer synthesized in presence of a sulfur-containing chain transfer agent. Moreover, in a gas generation test whereby PSA sheet 1 is heated at 85° C. for one hour, the emission of sulfur-containing gas is 0.043 ?g or less per 1 cm2 surface area of PSA sheet 1, when converted to SO42?.

Abstract: A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet 11 has, on each side of a plastic film substrate 1, a PSA layer 3 provided through an undercoat layer 2 containing a compound having an oxazoline group. The PSA layer 3 is formed from a water-dispersed PSA composition. This PSA composition contains an acrylic polymer synthesized by emulsion polymerization of a monomer raw material containing an alkyl(meth)acrylate and a carboxyl group-containing monomer, and a water-dispersed tackifier at a mass ratio of 100:5 to 100 based on solid content. The toluene emission when this PSA sheet is kept at 80° C. for 30 minutes is 20 ?g or less per gram of the sheet.

Abstract: A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet having a plastic film as a substrate is provided, with the property of corroding a metal not in contact therewith being suppressed. This PSA sheet has a PSA layer that uses a water-dispersed acrylic PSA composition on each side of the plastic film substrate. The PSA composition contains a water-dispersed acrylic polymer synthesized using a sulfur-containing chain transfer agent. The PSA sheet has the emission of sulfur-containing gas of 0.043 ?g or less per 1 cm2 surface area of the PSA sheet, when converted to SO42?, in a gas generation test under which the PSA sheet is heated at 85° C. for one hour.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet is provided in which properties that cause corrosion of a non-contacting metal are inhibited. The adhesive sheet is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from an aqueous dispersion type adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains an aqueous dispersion type acrylic polymer synthesized using a chain transfer agent that does not have sulfur as a composite element thereof. The amount of sulfur-containing gas (as SO42?) released from the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet in the case of heating for 1 hour at 85° C. is 0.043 ?g/1 cm2 or less, adhesive strength on an ABS sheet is 10 N/20 mm or more, and holding time as determined in an 80° C. cohesive strength test is 1 hour or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet minimizing the corrosion of metals not in contact with the PSA sheet. PSA sheet 54 has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from an aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising an adhesive ingredient and a preservative in an aqueous medium. In a metal corrosion test carried out by placing 1 g of the PSA sheet 54 and a silver plate 56 so as not to be in mutual contact in a 50 mL vessel 52 and then closing and holding the vessel 52 at 85° C. for one week, the PSA sheet 54 does not corrode the silver plate 56.

Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet with the property of corroding a metal not in contact therewith suppressed. This PSA sheet is provided with a PSA layer formed from a water-dispersed PSA composition. The PSA composition contains a water-dispersed acrylic polymer synthesized using a sulfur-containing chain transfer agent. Moreover, in a gas generation test whereby the PSA sheet is heated at 85° C. for one hour, the emission of sulfur-containing gas is 0.043 ?g or less per 1 cm2 surface area of the sheet, when converted to SO42?.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water-dispersed acrylic PSA composition suitable for forming a PSA sheet. The PSA composition contains 100 parts by weight of an acrylic copolymer with a Tg of ?70° C. to ?50° C. obtained by polymerization of a monomer starting material containing 60 wt % or more of an alkyl (meth)acrylate with a C8-12 alkyl group and 5 wt % or less of a radical polymerizable monomer with a carboxyl group. When an adhesive sheet is formed therefrom, it exhibits an average SUS adhesive strength of 11 N/20 mm or greater, PP adhesive strength of 8.5 N/20 mm or greater, 80° C. hold time of 1 hour or longer, and gap height of 10 mm or less in a curved surface adhesion test.