US20030008092A1 - Moisture repellent air duct products - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates in general to building materials products and, in particular, to moisture-resistant fibrous air duct products and methods for making same.
- Ducts and conduits are used to convey air in building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- HVAC building heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- the ducts are lined with flexible thermal and sound insulating material.
- the lining enhances the thermal efficiency of the duct work and reduces noise associated with movement of air therethrough.
- Duct liner may comprise any suitable organic material or inorganic material, e.g., mineral fibers such as fiber glass insulation or the like.
- Typical fiber glass duct liners for example, are constructed as fiber glass mats having densities of about 1.5 to 3 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) and thicknesses of about 0.5 to 2 inches.
- the insulation may include a coating of on its inner or “air stream” surface.
- the air stream surface of the insulation is the surface that conveys air through the duct and is opposite the surface that contacts the duct sheet metal in the final duct assembly.
- the coating also serves to protect the insulation during brush and/or vacuum cleaning of the interior of the duct. Examples of duct liners having coatings on their inner surfaces are provided in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,861,425 and 4,101,700. Several coated insulation duct liners are marketed under the trade designations ToughGard® by CertainTeed Corp. of Valley Forge, Pa., Aeroflex® and Aeromat® by Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. of Toledo, Ohio., Permacote®, and PolycousticTM by Johns Manville Corp. of Denver, Colo.
- Duct boards are rigid members formed from resin-bonded mineral fibers and whose air stream surfaces may also be provided with protective coatings. Duct boards typically have densities of about 3 to 6 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) and thicknesses of between about 0.5 to 2 inches. Coated and uncoated duct boards are marketed under a variety of trade designations from the aforementioned manufacturers of duct liners. Whether provided on duct liners or duct boards, dedicated water-resistant coatings add to the cost and complexity of manufacturing these products.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,314,719; 5,37 9,806; 5,487,412 and 5,783,268 disclose providing antimicrobial agents on or in the air-conveying surfaces of impermeable duct liners and/or duct boards.
- these patents offer no insight into effective ways of preventing water that enters duct work from collecting and stagnating in the duct insulation material and causing microbe formation therein.
- antimicrobial agents have very limited zones of effectiveness. That is, they tend to prevent microbe formation only in their immediate vicinity.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,314,719 describes a zone of antifungal inhibition of about one millimeter.
- Typical duct liners and duct boards have insulation thicknesses ranging from about one-half to two inches. In these products, such a limited zone of inhibition would be essentially useless in preventing microorganism formation caused by duct insulation that becomes saturated by water entering through the exterior walls and seams of the duct.
- Moisture impermeable coatings if applied to the airstream surface of air duct insulation products, inhibit ingress of water into the insulation and attendant microorganism formation therein.
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,861,425 discusses the notion of providing HVAC ducts either composed of or lined with fibrous glass insulation media such as batts, mats, boards or the like with such coatings. While certain coatings may provide the benefits of fiber erosion protection and moisture resistance, they add to the cost and complexity of the products and their methods of manufacture. Coatings applied to the air stream surface of fibrous insulation products may be applied to those products after their formation. This requires application of the coating to the previously formed insulation product by brush, roller, sprayer or by some other means or method and thereafter allowing the coating to cure or dry. This post-formation coating step may prolong the time required to manufacture the insulation product and, whether performed manually or automatically, must be carefully monitored in order to assure uniformity in application of the coating.
- At least CertainTeed Corp. and Knauf Fiber Glass GmbH offer duct liners or duct boards having glass fiber insulation covered with a layer of non-woven facing material which defines the air stream surface of those products.
- the facing material produces a durable surface that protects the air duct from fiber erosion.
- HVAC systems do not expose their insulation air ducts to significant fiber erosion because they operate at low air velocities. Hence, they do not need insulation products having protective coatings or facing material coverings. Indeed, the aforementioned manufacturers of insulation products offer several uncoated duct liners and duct boards for these sorts of HVAC duct work installations. However, both uncoated fibrous insulation HVAC duct products and similar products that are covered with facing material possess limited inherent moisture resistance. Consequently, they are susceptible to microorganism formation in the event they become wet.
- the present invention provides water-resistant fibrous air duct insulation products and methods for making such products.
- the principles of the invention may be adapted to unfaced duct liners, duct boards and duct tubes
- the invention provides a duct board or tube comprising a first layer of resin-bonded glass fiber mat having a second layer of durable, preferably non-woven, facing material adhered thereto, wherein the facing material defines the air stream surface for the board or tube.
- the duct board or tube is preferably rendered water-repellent by incorporating a hydrophobic agent into the adhesive used to adhere the second layer to the first layer. In this way, liquid water in the interior of the duct will be repelled from entering the insulation, thereby reducing the likelihood of microbial growth in the insulation.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an insulated air duct product constructed according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an apparatus for manufacturing a duct board in accordance with the present invention.
- Product 10 may be a rigid duct board or tube comprising a first layer 12 of mineral fibers such as glass fibers, refractory fibers or mineral wool fibers bonded by a suitable resin and a second layer 14 of durable, preferably non-woven, organic or inorganic facing material adhered thereto by adhesive 16 , wherein the facing material defines the air stream surface for the board or tube.
- Binders that may be used to bind the fibers of layer 12 may include, without limitation, the phenolic binders disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,300,562 and 5,473,012, the disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- Product 10 may have a density of about 3 to 6 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) and a thickness of between about 0.5 to 2 inches.
- the thickness and density of insulation layer 12 will be dictated by the levels of acoustic and/or thermal insulation that are desired or necessary for a particular building installation.
- the duct board or tube is preferably rendered water-repellent by incorporating a hydrophobic agent into adhesive 16 . In this way, liquid water or other aqueous liquids in the interior of the duct will be repelled from entering the insulation layer 12 , thereby reducing the likelihood of microbial growth in the insulation.
- a foil/scrim/paper or other suitable vapor retarder layer 18 is adhered or otherwise affixed to the face of insulation layer 12 opposite the facing layer 14 to prevent moisture from entering the insulation from the ambient environment.
- insulation layer 12 may be made in a forming station 20 by melt spinning molten material, such as glass, into fine fibers, and spraying a binder, such as a phenolic resin binder in an aqueous carrier, onto the fibers, and collecting the fibers as a web on a conveyor.
- a binder such as a phenolic resin binder in an aqueous carrier
- the web is then passed through a conventional curing oven or other means for curing and compressing the web to a desired thickness after the web exits the forming station.
- a continuous web of facing layer 14 is dispensed from a roll 22 and is applied to one surface of insulation layer 12 prior to curing of the binder in the insulation.
- an adhesive Prior to adhering the facing layer 14 to the insulation layer 12 , an adhesive is applied to either or both of the facing layer 14 and the insulation layer 12 .
- adhesive is continuously applied to the underside of facing layer 14 via an applicator roll 24 rotatably supported in a pan 26 or similar receptacle which contains adhesive appropriate for securely adhering layers 12 , 14 to one another following curing. It will be understood that adhesive may be applied to either or both of layers 12 , 14 by other means such as spraying or brushing.
- a preferred adhesive is a phenolic resin having generally the same or similar composition as the binder that is used to bind the fibers in insulation layer 12 .
- phenolic resin adhesives have limited hydrophobicity. As a consequence, if an unmodified phenolic resin adhesive were used to adhere the first and second layers 12 and 14 , the resultant product 10 would be susceptible to absorbing water and serving as a host for microorganism formation if the facing layer were to become exposed to moisture.
- the adhesive used to attach layer 14 to layer 12 preferably includes at least one hydrophobic agent such as silicone, oil, fluorocarbon, waxes or the like in an effective amount sufficient to render the product essentially impermeable to water and resistant to aqueous solutions containing moderate quantities of solvent.
- effective amounts of hydrophobic agent may range in a ratio of about 1:20 to 1:200, and more preferably about 1:40, hydrophobic agent to binder.
- a commercially available hydrophobic agent suitable for these purposes is DC 347 silicone emulsion manufactured by Dow Corning Corporation of Midland, Mich.
- the layers 12 , 14 may travel at any desired synchronous speed and the applicator roll 24 may be rotated at any speed sufficient to thoroughly apply the adhesive to the underside of the moving facing layer web 14 . Acceptable results have been demonstrated at a moving layer speeds of about 80 feet per minute coupled with applicator roll 24 rotation speeds of about 3-20 rpm.
- a placement means 28 such as an idler roller or the like may be used to facilitate placement of the layer 14 on layer 12 .
- Product 10 is then passed by an unillustrated conveyor to a curing oven 30 . While in the oven, layers 12 , 14 are simultaneously heated in order to cure the binder and adhesive 16 .
- layers 12 , 14 are held together by unillustrated heated platens or the like under sufficient pressure to compress the facing layer 14 against the insulation layer 12 . Heating the two layers under compression securely bonds the facing layer 14 to the thermal insulation layer 12 .
- Vapor retarder layer 18 (not shown in FIG. 2) may be applied to the surface of insulation layer 12 opposite facing layer 14 after the insulation board exits the curing oven.
- product 10 may also be formed into a tubular shape by any suitable techniques known in the art whereby the product may alternatively be constructed and function as an insulated duct tube or tubular duct liner.
- TABLE 1 depicts the liquid holdout characteristics of product 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention versus those of a control specimen of unmodified ToughGard® duct board from CertainTeed Corp.
- the products were evaluated using a test similar to the International Nonwoven & Disposables Association (INDA) standard test for alcohol repellency number IST 80.6-92 whose purpose is to measure the resistance of nonwoven fabrics to wetting and penetration by alcohol and alcohol/water solutions.
- Alcohol repellency serves as a rough estimate of the surface energy or repellency of the test material surface.
- the water and isopropanol solution holdout times are for 2 ml samples of deionized water or deionized water in a mixture with isopropanol in the indicated quantities.
- both the control and product 10 exhibit water holdout times of greater than 2 hours. Although not shown in TABLE 1, for aqueous isopropanol solutions having solvent concentrations of 30% by volume of solvent and higher, the liquid holdout times of both products are negligible. However, the liquid holdout times of product 10 are considerably greater than those of the control with respect to the 10% and 20% isopropanol solutions.
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Water-resistant fibrous air duct insulation products and methods for making such products. The products may include a duct board or a duct tube including a first layer of resin-bonded fibrous mat having a second layer of durable, preferably non-woven, facing material adhered thereto, wherein the facing material defines the air stream surface for the board or tube. The duct board or tube is preferably rendered water-repellent at the air stream surface by incorporating a hydrophobic agent into the adhesive used to adhere the second layer to the first layer.
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- The present invention relates in general to building materials products and, in particular, to moisture-resistant fibrous air duct products and methods for making same.
- Ducts and conduits are used to convey air in building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In many applications, especially in commercial and industrial construction, the ducts are lined with flexible thermal and sound insulating material. The lining enhances the thermal efficiency of the duct work and reduces noise associated with movement of air therethrough. Duct liner may comprise any suitable organic material or inorganic material, e.g., mineral fibers such as fiber glass insulation or the like. Typical fiber glass duct liners, for example, are constructed as fiber glass mats having densities of about 1.5 to 3 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) and thicknesses of about 0.5 to 2 inches. To prevent fiber erosion due to air flow, the insulation may include a coating of on its inner or “air stream” surface. The air stream surface of the insulation is the surface that conveys air through the duct and is opposite the surface that contacts the duct sheet metal in the final duct assembly. The coating also serves to protect the insulation during brush and/or vacuum cleaning of the interior of the duct. Examples of duct liners having coatings on their inner surfaces are provided in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,861,425 and 4,101,700. Several coated insulation duct liners are marketed under the trade designations ToughGard® by CertainTeed Corp. of Valley Forge, Pa., Aeroflex® and Aeromat® by Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. of Toledo, Ohio., Permacote®, and Polycoustic™ by Johns Manville Corp. of Denver, Colo.
- Other insulated HVAC systems use ducts either fabricated from or lined with rigid duct boards or tubes. Duct boards are rigid members formed from resin-bonded mineral fibers and whose air stream surfaces may also be provided with protective coatings. Duct boards typically have densities of about 3 to 6 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) and thicknesses of between about 0.5 to 2 inches. Coated and uncoated duct boards are marketed under a variety of trade designations from the aforementioned manufacturers of duct liners. Whether provided on duct liners or duct boards, dedicated water-resistant coatings add to the cost and complexity of manufacturing these products.
- It is well known that microorganisms will grow in an environment where moisture and nutrients are present and that many species of microorganisms have a negative impact on indoor air quality (IAQ). If liquid water leaks into air duct insulation, the water may collect and stagnate in the insulation and support the growth of microorganisms.
- To address the problem of microorganism growth in HVAC systems, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,314,719; 5,37 9,806; 5,487,412 and 5,783,268 disclose providing antimicrobial agents on or in the air-conveying surfaces of impermeable duct liners and/or duct boards. However, these patents offer no insight into effective ways of preventing water that enters duct work from collecting and stagnating in the duct insulation material and causing microbe formation therein. Additionally, antimicrobial agents have very limited zones of effectiveness. That is, they tend to prevent microbe formation only in their immediate vicinity. U.S. Pat. No. 5,314,719, for example, describes a zone of antifungal inhibition of about one millimeter. Typical duct liners and duct boards have insulation thicknesses ranging from about one-half to two inches. In these products, such a limited zone of inhibition would be essentially useless in preventing microorganism formation caused by duct insulation that becomes saturated by water entering through the exterior walls and seams of the duct.
- Moisture impermeable coatings, if applied to the airstream surface of air duct insulation products, inhibit ingress of water into the insulation and attendant microorganism formation therein. U.S. Pat. No. 3,861,425 discusses the notion of providing HVAC ducts either composed of or lined with fibrous glass insulation media such as batts, mats, boards or the like with such coatings. While certain coatings may provide the benefits of fiber erosion protection and moisture resistance, they add to the cost and complexity of the products and their methods of manufacture. Coatings applied to the air stream surface of fibrous insulation products may be applied to those products after their formation. This requires application of the coating to the previously formed insulation product by brush, roller, sprayer or by some other means or method and thereafter allowing the coating to cure or dry. This post-formation coating step may prolong the time required to manufacture the insulation product and, whether performed manually or automatically, must be carefully monitored in order to assure uniformity in application of the coating.
- As an alternative to coated duct liners and duct boards, at least CertainTeed Corp. and Knauf Fiber Glass GmbH offer duct liners or duct boards having glass fiber insulation covered with a layer of non-woven facing material which defines the air stream surface of those products. The facing material produces a durable surface that protects the air duct from fiber erosion.
- Many HVAC systems do not expose their insulation air ducts to significant fiber erosion because they operate at low air velocities. Hence, they do not need insulation products having protective coatings or facing material coverings. Indeed, the aforementioned manufacturers of insulation products offer several uncoated duct liners and duct boards for these sorts of HVAC duct work installations. However, both uncoated fibrous insulation HVAC duct products and similar products that are covered with facing material possess limited inherent moisture resistance. Consequently, they are susceptible to microorganism formation in the event they become wet.
- An advantage exists, therefore, for water- resistant fibrous air duct insulation products, as well as simple and economical methods for making such products.
- The present invention provides water-resistant fibrous air duct insulation products and methods for making such products. Although the principles of the invention may be adapted to unfaced duct liners, duct boards and duct tubes, according to a presently preferred embodiment the invention provides a duct board or tube comprising a first layer of resin-bonded glass fiber mat having a second layer of durable, preferably non-woven, facing material adhered thereto, wherein the facing material defines the air stream surface for the board or tube. The duct board or tube is preferably rendered water-repellent by incorporating a hydrophobic agent into the adhesive used to adhere the second layer to the first layer. In this way, liquid water in the interior of the duct will be repelled from entering the insulation, thereby reducing the likelihood of microbial growth in the insulation.
- Other details, objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the following description of the presently preferred embodiments and presently preferred methods of practicing the invention proceeds.
- The invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments thereof shown, by way of example only, in the accompanying drawings wherein:
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an insulated air duct product constructed according to the present invention; and
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an apparatus for manufacturing a duct board in accordance with the present invention.
- Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a segment of an insulated
air duct product 10 in accordance with the present invention.Product 10 may be a rigid duct board or tube comprising afirst layer 12 of mineral fibers such as glass fibers, refractory fibers or mineral wool fibers bonded by a suitable resin and asecond layer 14 of durable, preferably non-woven, organic or inorganic facing material adhered thereto by adhesive 16, wherein the facing material defines the air stream surface for the board or tube. Binders that may be used to bind the fibers oflayer 12 may include, without limitation, the phenolic binders disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,300,562 and 5,473,012, the disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference.Product 10 may have a density of about 3 to 6 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) and a thickness of between about 0.5 to 2 inches. The thickness and density ofinsulation layer 12 will be dictated by the levels of acoustic and/or thermal insulation that are desired or necessary for a particular building installation. The duct board or tube is preferably rendered water-repellent by incorporating a hydrophobic agent into adhesive 16. In this way, liquid water or other aqueous liquids in the interior of the duct will be repelled from entering theinsulation layer 12, thereby reducing the likelihood of microbial growth in the insulation. Preferably, a foil/scrim/paper or other suitablevapor retarder layer 18 is adhered or otherwise affixed to the face ofinsulation layer 12 opposite the facinglayer 14 to prevent moisture from entering the insulation from the ambient environment. - Referring to FIG. 2, as is conventional,
insulation layer 12 may be made in a formingstation 20 by melt spinning molten material, such as glass, into fine fibers, and spraying a binder, such as a phenolic resin binder in an aqueous carrier, onto the fibers, and collecting the fibers as a web on a conveyor. The web is then passed through a conventional curing oven or other means for curing and compressing the web to a desired thickness after the web exits the forming station. - In the process of the present invention, a continuous web of facing
layer 14 is dispensed from aroll 22 and is applied to one surface ofinsulation layer 12 prior to curing of the binder in the insulation. Prior to adhering the facinglayer 14 to theinsulation layer 12, an adhesive is applied to either or both of the facinglayer 14 and theinsulation layer 12. According to a presently preferred arrangement, adhesive is continuously applied to the underside of facinglayer 14 via anapplicator roll 24 rotatably supported in apan 26 or similar receptacle which contains adhesive appropriate for securely adheringlayers layers insulation layer 12. However, phenolic resin adhesives have limited hydrophobicity. As a consequence, if an unmodified phenolic resin adhesive were used to adhere the first andsecond layers resultant product 10 would be susceptible to absorbing water and serving as a host for microorganism formation if the facing layer were to become exposed to moisture. - Accordingly, the adhesive used to attach
layer 14 to layer 12 preferably includes at least one hydrophobic agent such as silicone, oil, fluorocarbon, waxes or the like in an effective amount sufficient to render the product essentially impermeable to water and resistant to aqueous solutions containing moderate quantities of solvent. Effective amounts of hydrophobic agent may range in a ratio of about 1:20 to 1:200, and more preferably about 1:40, hydrophobic agent to binder. A commercially available hydrophobic agent suitable for these purposes is DC 347 silicone emulsion manufactured by Dow Corning Corporation of Midland, Mich. - The
layers applicator roll 24 may be rotated at any speed sufficient to thoroughly apply the adhesive to the underside of the moving facinglayer web 14. Acceptable results have been demonstrated at a moving layer speeds of about 80 feet per minute coupled withapplicator roll 24 rotation speeds of about 3-20 rpm. A placement means 28 such as an idler roller or the like may be used to facilitate placement of thelayer 14 onlayer 12.Product 10 is then passed by an unillustrated conveyor to a curingoven 30. While in the oven, layers 12,14 are simultaneously heated in order to cure the binder and adhesive 16. Preferably, layers 12,14 are held together by unillustrated heated platens or the like under sufficient pressure to compress the facinglayer 14 against theinsulation layer 12. Heating the two layers under compression securely bonds the facinglayer 14 to thethermal insulation layer 12. Vapor retarder layer 18 (not shown in FIG. 2) may be applied to the surface ofinsulation layer 12 opposite facinglayer 14 after the insulation board exits the curing oven. - Moreover, although illustrated herein as it would appear when manufactured as a planar duct board,
product 10 may also be formed into a tubular shape by any suitable techniques known in the art whereby the product may alternatively be constructed and function as an insulated duct tube or tubular duct liner. - TABLE 1 depicts the liquid holdout characteristics of
product 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention versus those of a control specimen of unmodified ToughGard® duct board from CertainTeed Corp. The products were evaluated using a test similar to the International Nonwoven & Disposables Association (INDA) standard test for alcohol repellency number IST 80.6-92 whose purpose is to measure the resistance of nonwoven fabrics to wetting and penetration by alcohol and alcohol/water solutions. Alcohol repellency serves as a rough estimate of the surface energy or repellency of the test material surface. The water and isopropanol solution holdout times are for 2 ml samples of deionized water or deionized water in a mixture with isopropanol in the indicated quantities.TABLE 1 Isopropanol Solution Holdout Times Water Holdout (hrs/mins) Sample Identification Time (hrs) 10% 20% ToughGard ® Control 2+ <1 hr ≦1 min Duct Board Modified Product 10 2+ >1 hr 5-30 min ToughGard ® Duct Board (with Dow Corning ® DC 347 silicone) - As TABLE 1 reveals, both the control and
product 10 exhibit water holdout times of greater than 2 hours. Although not shown in TABLE 1, for aqueous isopropanol solutions having solvent concentrations of 30% by volume of solvent and higher, the liquid holdout times of both products are negligible. However, the liquid holdout times ofproduct 10 are considerably greater than those of the control with respect to the 10% and 20% isopropanol solutions. - Although the invention has been described in detail for the purpose of illustration, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for the purpose and that variations can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention except as it may be limited by the claims.
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1. An insulated air duct product comprising:
a first layer formed from fibrous material bound with a resin binder; and
a facing layer adhered to a surface of said first layer by an adhesive containing an effective amount of hydrophobic agent to render the product essentially impermeable to water and resistant to aqueous solutions not exceeding about 20% by volume of isopropyl alcohol.
2. The product of claim 1 wherein said adhesive comprises said binder and said hydrophobic agent.
3. The product of claim 2 wherein said effective amount of hydrophobic agent is present in said adhesive in a ratio of about 1:20 to 1:200 hydrophobic agent to binder.
4. The product of claim 1 wherein said hydrophobic agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone, oil, fluorocarbon and waxes.
5. The product of claim 1 wherein said first layer is rigid.
6. The product of claim 1 wherein the product is a duct board.
7. The product of claim 1 wherein the product is a duct tube.
8. A method for making an insulated air duct product, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a first layer formed from fibrous material bound with a resin binder; and
(b) adhering a facing layer to a surface of said first layer by an adhesive containing an effective amount of hydrophobic agent to render the product essentially impermeable to water and resistant to aqueous solvent solutions not exceeding about 20% by volume of solvent.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said adhesive comprises said binder and said hydrophobic agent.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said effective amount of hydrophobic agent is present in said adhesive in a ratio of about 1:20 to 1:200 hydrophobic agent to binder.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein said hydrophobic agent is silicone, oil, fluorocarbon and waxes.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein said first layer is rigid.
13. The method of claim 8 wherein the product is a duct board.
14. The method of claim 8 wherein the product is a duct tube.
15. A water-repellent adhesive comprising:
a curable resin; and
a hydrophobic agent.
16. The adhesive of claim 15 wherein said effective amount of hydrophobic agent is present in said adhesive in a ratio of about 1:20 to 1:200 hydrophobic agent to resin.
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