Research Article

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyesteramide Hot Melt Adhesive from Low Purity Dimer Acid, Ethylenediamine, and Ethanolamine

Table 1

Molecular weight of the reactants used in preparing PEA HMA.

Serial numberReactantMolecular weight (g/mol)

1.Trimer acid840
2.Dimer acid560
3.Linoleic acid280
4.Ethylenediamine60
5.Ethanolamine61