This invention relates to aqueous dispersions of
polymer particles obtained by
emulsion polymerization of a
monomer mixture comprising: -a) 50% to 90% by weight of C4-C8
alkyl acrylates, -b) 2% to 15% by weight of vinyl aromatic monomers selected from
styrene, o-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, α-methylstyrene, o-ethylstyrene, m-ethylstyrene, p-ethylstyrene, p-tert-butylstyrene, o-methyl-p-isopropylstyrene, p-chlorostyrene, p-bromostyrene, o-,p-dichlorostyrene, o-,p-dibromostyrene, o-methoxystyrene, m-methoxystyrene, p-methoxystyrene, optionally substituted
ethylene. The
aqueous dispersion comprises:
naphthalene, 2-vinylanthracene, and mixtures thereof; -c) 2% to 20% by weight of (
meth)
acrylate C1-C2
alkyl esters; -d) 1% to 15% by weight of (
meth)
acrylate hydroxy C2-C8
alkyl esters; -e) 1% to 5% by weight of olefinically unsaturated polycarboxylic acids and / or their salts; and -f) optionally up to 30% by weight of olefinically unsaturated monomers different from those defined above (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), wherein the
aqueous dispersion further comprises a surfactant mixture comprising sulfosuccinate monoester salts, sulfosuccinate diester salts, and ethoxylated and / or propoxylated nonionic surfactants, the weight percentages being relative to the total weight of the
monomer mixture. The invention also relates to processes for preparing aqueous dispersions according to the invention,
adhesive compositions comprising said aqueous dispersions and their uses, and articles or multilayer systems comprising said
adhesive compositions. The invention further relates to self-
adhesive products obtainable from multilayer systems according to the invention. Finally, the invention relates to processes for recycling articles comprising adhesive compositions according to the invention.