JP3589332B2 - Colorant composition for polypropylene - Google Patents

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JP3589332B2
JP3589332B2 JP15391596A JP15391596A JP3589332B2 JP 3589332 B2 JP3589332 B2 JP 3589332B2 JP 15391596 A JP15391596 A JP 15391596A JP 15391596 A JP15391596 A JP 15391596A JP 3589332 B2 JP3589332 B2 JP 3589332B2
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信裕 白岩
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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は、ポリプロピレン及びその複合体の成形加工に際し、着色成分として配合された顔料が容易に成形品に分配され、かつ成形品の機械的物性低下を著しく少なくすることができる着色剤組成物に関するものであり、その生産において溶融混練物の冷却裁断において切り屑が発生しない、取り扱い易い組成物に関するものである。
【0002】
本発明の着色剤組成物は射出、押出、中空等いずれの成形法においても使用できる。
【0003】
【従来の技術】
ポリプロピレンは近年触媒や重合法改良により成形性や物性改善が進みかつリサイクルがし易いという点から、幅広い用途に使用されている。
【0004】
主に用いられているポリプロピレンはアイソタクチックポリプロピレンのホモポリマーやエチレンやαオレフィンとの共重合体であり、アタクチックポリプロピレンも使用されることがある。特に立体規則性でアイソチックペンタッド指数が98%を超えるような高結晶性アイソタクチックポリプロピレンのような高剛性、高耐熱性を有するポリプロピレンが使用されてきている。そしてこれらは他のポリオレフィンや無機フィラーやゴム質の添加による改質、例えばエチレンプロピレンゴムやタルクなどと共に押出溶融混練され、特に自動車分野、家電分野で幅広く使用されている。
【0005】
一般的にプラスチックの着色は、装飾性等諸性質の向上を成形品に与える目的で行なわれ、射出成形や押出成形の段階で粉末状、粒状あるいは液状の着色剤が使用される。着色剤は顔料や染料に分散助剤を加えた着色成分か、あるいは樹脂を加え、単に混合したり、溶融混練したりして、得られるものであるが、プラスチックの材質や用途によってその着色成分は種々変化する。
【0006】
ポリプロピレンを着色するためには専ら顔料が用いられるが、顔料もしくは分散助剤を加えた粉末状着色剤は、その取り扱いで環境汚染があり、自動計量機における計量精度が悪い。その為取り扱い易い着色剤の一つとして粒状着色剤、通称マスターバッチカラーが多く使用されている。ところが、往々にして粒状着色剤の生産で、特に押出機による溶融混練押出物を引き出し冷却後、回転刃式裁断機で粒状に裁断すると粒状物の切断不良による切り屑が発生し、これが自動計量機の汚染を逆に招いてしまうことがあった。
【0007】
この問題の解決の為、従来は押出物を押出直後に裁断したり、裁断機の回転刃の形状に工夫を施したり、或いは切り屑を選り分け取り除いたりしていた。
マスターバッチカラーはプラスチック成形品を着色する際に、必要とする顔料濃度を濃縮して最大60重量%ぐらいまでに濃縮して、適当な担体樹脂(ビヒクル樹脂ともいう)へ良分散で練り込んだ物である。従って射出・押出・中空成形の段階では濃縮比に応じて希釈して使用される。
【0008】
マスターバッチカラーをポリプロピレンへ希釈使用する際に問題となるのが、成形品へのマスターバッチカラーの分配性(解膠性)と着色樹脂の物性保持である。ポリプロピレンへのマスターバッチカラーの担体樹脂はポリエチレンやポリプロピレンが用いられるのが通常であるが、経済性を考慮してマスターバッチカラーの顔料濃度を上げ、使用時に希釈比を大きくする(被着色樹脂に対し配合率を小さくする)と、マスターバッチカラーは顔料濃度の関係で溶融粘度が高くなるので成形機による混練不足が生じ、分配性不良現象である色むらや色筋が発生する。
【0009】
この様な場合、色むら、色筋解消策として従来はマスターバッチカラーの顔料濃度を減じ希釈比を低下させる方法、または成形機のスクリュデザインの変更やスタチックミキサーの装着により混練条件を高める方法、マスターバッチカラーの担体樹脂の低融点化や低粘度化が採用されてきている。しかしながらマスターバッチカラーの希釈比の低減や、成形機の混練条件を高める方法は材料単価の上昇や設備投資額の増加により着色コストが高くなり、目的とする経済性は達せられない。同様にマスターバッチカラーの担体樹脂を低融点や低粘度化する意図で、ポリプロピレン以外の樹脂を用いるとその影響で成形品の機械的強度等の着色樹脂物性が損なわれる問題があった。
【0010】
一方、マスターバッチカラーの担体樹脂であるポリオレフィンの改善による分配性向上や着色樹脂物性保持は種々提案されている。例えば特開平1−261440号公報には、顔料と二元系及び三元系非晶性ポリオレフィンとで作られたマスターバッチカラーがポリエチレンやポリプロピレンなどのオレフィン系樹脂、アクリロニトリルスチレンブタジエン共重合体、ポリ塩化ビニルなどの樹脂に色むらを改善する技術として開示されている。また特開平5−202234号公報には、マスターバッチカラーのビヒクルとしてα、β不飽和二重結合を有するモノマーと不飽和二重結合を有する二塩基酸ないしその無水物との共重合体を含有するものが、機械的物性や耐熱性等の物性が特に重要視されるポリオレフィンの着色に対し極めて有効であることが示されている。更に、特公平6−21201号公報には顔料とエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体とポリオレフィンワックスからなるマスターバッチカラーが、顔料含有率が高くても、オレフィン系樹脂やスチレン系樹脂のような汎用樹脂のみならずポリアミド、ポリアセタールのような加工温度の高い即ちエンジニアリングプラスチックに対しても、顔料分散が良好でかつ成形時に容易に分配する着色剤組成物として開示されている。
【0011】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ポリプロピレンは近時その機械的物性が向上し、その用途が機械的物性の要求度の高い分野に広がったため、その素材本来の物性を損なわない着色剤が希求されている。それ故その要求性能は一層厳しいものとなり、従来の前記汎用型着色剤では必ずしも満足されなくなりつつある。
【0012】
本発明はこれら担体樹脂とは異なるオレフィン系樹脂を用い、着色剤の製造工程で粒状化し易く、顔料を高濃度に含有可能で、かつポリプロピレン及びその複合材を着色する場合において成形品の引張強さ、曲げ強さ、曲げモジュラス、衝撃強さ等の着色樹脂物性を低下させず、またその成形加工段階で色むら、色筋を起こさず分配性が良い粒状着色剤を提供することを目的とする。
【0013】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者らは、このような状況の下、粒状着色剤の分配性改善と着色樹脂物性の低下防止を鋭意研究した結果、アイソタクチックポリプロピレンに使用する粒状着色剤の担体樹脂をアイソタクチックポリプロピレンにシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンを加えると、ポリプロピレンの射出、押出或いは中空等の着色成形時に分配性が優れ、色むらや色筋を発生させないことと、着色樹脂物性が損なわれ難いことを見出した。又顔料とこれら担体樹脂とを溶融混練し、加工機から引き出し冷却裁断すると、切り屑の発生が著しく少ないことを見出した。
【0014】
即ち本発明は、顔料および担体樹脂たるポリプロピレンを主成分とする着色剤組成物において、該ポリプロピレンとしてアイソタクチックポリプロピレンとシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンとの重量比で19:1〜1:1の混合物を用いることを特徴とするポリプロピレン用の着色剤組成物に関わり、特にアイソタクチックポリプロピレンがMFR(ASTM D 1238Lによるメルトフローレート)が10gr/10min以上のものを用い、かつ顔料を5〜80重量%含有する粒状着色剤(マスターバッチカラー)に関する。
【0015】
また本発明は、状況により、また所望により上記担体樹脂にその改質剤として各種ポリオレフィンまたはその誘導体を副成分として添加することによって、より良くその目的を達することができる。
【0016】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の実施形態の典型的なもの及び最良の状態は後記実施例に具体的に示されるが、本発明を実施する上で選択可能な各構成要件等について以下に詳細に説明する。
【0017】
本発明で使用する、シンジオタクチックポリプロピレンはJ.A.EWENらにより発見されたシンジオタクチックペンタッド分率が0.7を超えるポリプロピレンであり、特開平2ー41303、特開平2ー41305にて開示されたメタロセン系触媒で重合されるポリプロピレンである。本発明ではホモポリマーでもエチレンやα−オレフィンとの共重合体何れでも良く、粉状、粒状等の形状は問わない。MFRは0.1以上であれば良く、分子量分布の広いものの方が流動性を高める上で有効である。又分子量は3000〜1000000までが好適である。このような物としては三井東圧(株)のチアロ(商品名)をあげることができる。このものは軟化溶融温度が140℃程であり、アイソタクチックポリプロピレンよりは低く、アタクチックポリプロピレンや低密度ポリエチレン(LDPE)よりは高く、粒状着色剤の担体樹脂にも使用される高密度ポリエチレン(HDPE)や直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(LLDPE)とほぼ同等である。
【0018】
従来、ポリプロピレン以外の担体樹脂を用いた粒状着色剤をポリプロピレンやその共重合体或いは無機フィラーやゴム質等で改質したポリプロピレン(コンパウンドと称す)へ着色使用すると、着色樹脂物性の低下が生じ、添加率が少ないと色筋や色むらが増加し、逆に添加率が多く成形条件によっては着色成形品の表面に担体樹脂の剥離現象を起こしていた。
【0019】
従って粒状着色剤の担体樹脂にはアイソタクチックポリプロピレンやアタクチックを主成分とし、粘度調整したものを用い分配改良と物性保持を図ることが種々試みられてきており、高MFRである低粘度アイソタクチックポリプロピレンを用いる方法が特願平7−131695号(5月30日出願)の特許出願で提案されている。
【0020】
このような状況にあって、本発明者はアイソタクチックポリプロピレンとシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンを粒状着色剤の担体樹脂とすると、ポロプロピレン以外の樹脂を使用するよりは分配性と樹脂物性のバランスが良いことを認めた。特に併用するアイソタクチックポリプロピレンは高流動性(MFRの大きい)のものが顔料を高濃度で含有する粒状着色剤の流動性を高める上で有効である。
【0021】
本来シンジオタクチックポリプロピレンはアイソタクチックポリプロピレンと比較すると溶融状態での粘度がせん断速度の影響を受けにくく高せん断速度では粘度が高いが、高流動性アイソタクチックポリプロピレンとの併用で低速から高速せん断までの粘度バランスが良くなる、と共にアイソタクチックポリプロピレンの靭性改善にも寄与し、これを担体樹脂とした粒状着色剤による被着色ポリプロピレンは分配性も物性も良くなる。
【0022】
担体樹脂のこのような好ましい組み合わせ比率は、アイソタクチックポリプロピレンとシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンが重量比で19:1〜1:1であり、シンジオタクチックポリプロピレンが少なすぎると靭性等の樹脂物性が改善されず、多すぎると剛性が失われるので望ましくない。
【0023】
本発明で用いられるアイソタクチックポリプロピレンはチーグラーナッタ系触媒やメタロセン系触媒その他触媒によって合成される樹脂であり、エチレンやαオレフィンとの共重合体であっても良い。望ましくは立体規則性がアイソタクチックペンタッド分率で96%以上でMFRは10以上であれば良いが、好適にはシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンの倍以上であると良く、流動性を高める為に100以上のものを加えるのは更に良い。
【0024】
また前記担体樹脂は、それに改質剤を添加して性能改善を図ることも有効であり、その改質剤として、ポリオレフィンまたはその誘導体がある。これは不飽和結合を含むオレフィン類をチーグラーナッタ系やメタロセン系触媒で合成される単重合体や共重合体が上げられ、共重合体には複数の単量体単位を含む多元共重合体を含む。そしてこれらの使用はアイソタクチックポリプロピレンおよびその複合材と相溶するような方法をとりさえすれば、何ら制限を加えられるものではない。例えばポリエチレン、アタクチックポリプロピレン、エチレン/プロピレン共重合体、エチレン/ブテン−1共重合体、プロピレン/ブテン−1共重合体、エチレン/プロピレン/エチリデンノルボ−ネン三元共重合体、ポリ4メチルペンテン1、スチレン/エチレン/ブテン/スチレン共重合体(SEBS)、水添スチレン/ブテンゴム(HSBR)等のオレフィン/スチレン系共重合体、EEA、EVA等のエチレン/α,β−不飽和カルボン酸共重合体等を挙げることができる。
【0025】
本発明ではこれら改質剤としてのポリオレフィンまたはその誘導体の分子量は、構成される単量体の種類により異なるが、通常500〜1000000で、粉状、粒状等の形状や共重合比には一切制限なく用いることができる。又これら樹脂に後処理により分子中にアクリル酸、メタクリル酸、エタクリル酸、マレイン酸、フマル酸、イタコン酸等のα,β−不飽和カルボン酸又はその無水物の酸基を導入させても本発明では何等さしつかえがない。
【0026】
この様なものとしては三洋化成(株)のサンワックス(商品名)、日本合成ゴム(株)のJSR EP(商品名)、TR(商品名)、ダイナロン(商品名)、三井石油化学(株)のハイワックス(商品名)、タフマー(商品名)、ルーカント(商品名)、三井EPT(商品名)、TPX(商品名)、三井デュポンのエバフレックス(商品名)、(株)トクヤマのP.E.R.(商品名)、旭化成のタフテック(商品名)、住友化学(株)のエスプレン(商品名)、ダウケミカルのエンゲージ(商品名)、シェル化学のクレイトンG(商品名)等を挙げることができる。
【0027】
本発明では顔料が必須成分であり、粒状着色剤中には5〜80重量%が含まれるが、分散を良くして使用する事が望ましい。
本発明で用いる顔料はプラスチック加工分野で公知のものであり、例えば酸化チタン、酸化亜鉛、弁柄、チタニウムオキサイド系焼成顔料、群青、アルミン酸コバルト、カーボンブラックなどの無機顔料とアゾ系、キナクリドン系、アンスラキノン系、ペリレン系、イソインドリノン系、フタロシアニン系、キノフタロン系、スレン系、ジケトピロロピロール系などの有機顔料と硫酸バリウム、炭酸カルシウムなどの体質顔料がある。
【0028】
又本発明では脂肪酸、脂肪酸金属塩、脂肪酸エステル、脂肪酸アマイド、界面活性剤等の公知の顔料分散剤、熱安定剤、光安定剤、難燃剤、可塑剤、帯電防止剤、滑剤、核剤或いは充填剤を必要に応じて加えることができる。
【0029】
本発明の着色剤組成物は顔料を除いた成分の構成比が95〜20重量%であるが、この除いた成分の中で特定ポリプロピレンの混合物が40〜100重量%、改質剤やその他成分が60〜0重量%となるように構成すればよい。
【0030】
本発明の粒状着色剤は着色剤組成物必須成分とその他成分を混合し、よく溶融混練して得られる。混練物の形状は混練機からの取り出し方によりホットカットで粒状物としたり、シート或いはストランドのコールドカットによる粒状物とすることでなされるが、本発明者の予期せぬことであったが、粒状着色剤をコールドカットにより生産すると、回転刃を有する裁断機(カッター)での裁断が著しく改善され、粒状物の切り落とし不良による切り屑の発生が低減される。
【0031】
通常、顔料を高濃度に含めば含む程、コールドカットによる裁断機での切り屑は発生し易く、混練押出機吐出口にホットカット装置を装着したり、エアー吸引、吹き出しによる切り屑除去装置を設置したりしているが、本発明の着色剤ではこれら装置は必要とせず、経済的である。
【0032】
粒状の着色剤は次のような工程で生産される。例えば顔料を公知の顔料分散剤と高速ミキサー、粉砕機で混合し微粉砕した上で、或いは予め低分子量オレフィン系樹脂と高速ミキサー等で混合し、バンバリ−ミキサーやニーダで混練した後、加熱2本ロールや加熱3本ロールにて微細に磨砕処理された上で、単軸スクリュや2軸スクリュ押出機等の混練機でシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンとアイソタクチックポリプロピレンとその他成分と共に混練する。またはこれら成分全てを一度に混合し、バンバリーミキサー、ニーダー、高速回転インテンシブミキサー、単軸スクリュや2軸スクリュ押出機等で溶融混練する。
【0033】
本発明の粒状着色剤はアイソタクチックポリプロピレン、シンジオタクチックポリプロピレン、コモノマーで変性されたポリプロピレン、他のポリオレフィンとのポリマーアロイ及び前出の充填剤等で複合されたポリプロピレンを着色対象とする。特に高物性を要求される高結晶性ポリプロピレンやそれを用い各種改質剤や充填剤で複合されたポリプロピレンには好適である。着色剤は所望の顔料濃度となるように希釈配合されるが、被着色樹脂100重量部に対し通常10重量部以下で配合される。
【0034】
【実施例】
次に本発明を実施例、比較例を挙げて具体的に説明するが、本発明はこれら実施例に限定されず幅広い応用範囲を持つものである。なお、実施例、比較例における部及び%表示はすべて重量基準である。
【0035】
実施例1、2と比較例1〜4
表1記載の赤色酸化鉄(C.I.P.R.101)、黒色酸化鉄(C.I.P.R.101)、チタンイエロ−(Sb−Ni−Tioxide、C.I.P.Y.53)及び酸化チタン(ルチル型C.I.P.W.6)顔料と低分子量ポリエチレン及びステアリン酸亜鉛をそれぞれ表1記載の配合比(部)で高速ミキサーで混合した後、加圧ニ−ダ−にて加熱溶融混練し、続いて3本ロールにて微細に磨砕処理した混練物をクラッシャーで粉砕することによって顔料分散の良い不定型粒状物にした。この粒状物を表1記載の特定のポリプロピレン組成物或いは従来のポリプロピレン或いはエチレン系樹脂とそれぞれ表1記載の配合比にて混合し、単軸スクリュ押出機(L/D=27)にて溶融混練し、ストランド状に押し出しし水温20℃の水槽で冷却した後、回転刃切断型ペレタイザ−にて長さ2〜3mmの円筒形マスタ−バッチカラ−ペレット100重量部に加工した。得られたマスターバッチカラーは粉状の切り屑の混入を調査すると共に、射出成形色むら評価試験及び物性試験に供した。
【0036】
結果は表2に記載したが、本発明組成のマスターバッチカラーは切り粉がなく色むらも殆どなく、かつ諸物性値の保持率は95%以上であった。
【0037】
なお射出成形色むら評価方法及び物性試験方法は次の通りである。
射出成形色むら評価試験:マスターバッチカラーを表に記載のポリプロピレン又はポリプロピレン組成物へ表に記載の希釈率(%)で加え混合した後、混合物をフルフライトスクリュ(L/D=20)装着の型締圧60トンの射出成形機で成形温度230℃、金型温度40℃、背圧5Kg/cmにてダイレクトゲート円板金型(直径100、厚さ2mm)に成形する。
【0038】
色むらの評価は円板上に認められる色筋の大小で行い評価基準は5段階とする。

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射出成形物性試験:マスターバッチカラーを表に記載のポリプロピレン又はポリプロピレン組成物へ表に記載の希釈率(%)で加え混合した後、混合物をフルフライトスクリュ(L/D=20)装着の型締圧60トンの射出成形機で成形温度210 ℃、金型温度40℃、背圧20Kg/cmにて物性ピース金型で成形する。成形ピースは引張試験、曲げ試験、IZOD衝撃試験、熱変形試験(HDT)に供した。
【0039】
評価基準:未着色樹脂の物性値を100として、着色樹脂物性値の保持率を以下の基準で表示する。
○:物性値の保持率が95%以上である
△:物性値の保持率が90%以上〜95%未満である
×:物性値の保持率が90%未満である
【0040】
【表1】
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【0041】
【表2】
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【0042】
表1中の配合原料の詳細は以下の通り。
低分子量ポリエチレン:分子量(Mn)=5000、粘度(CPS:140℃)=3000、軟化点=111℃
ステアリン酸亜鉛:ステアリン酸塩(55%) 、パルミチン酸塩、ミリスチン酸塩の混合品、 融点(示差熱量分析)=127℃
アイソタクチックPP−A:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=10gr/10min
アイソタクチックPP−B:エチレンプロピレンブロック共重合体
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=60gr/10min
アイソタクチックPP−C:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=350gr/10min
シンジオタクチックPP−A:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=8.9gr/10min
エチレン系樹脂−A:低密度ポリエチレン
MFR(190℃荷重2.16Kg)=50gr/10min
エチレン系樹脂−B:直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン
MFR(190℃荷重2.16Kg)=40gr/10min
【0043】
表2中の着色試験用樹脂の詳細は以下の通り。
アイソタクチックPP−D:
エチレンプロピレンブロック共重合体
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=25gr/10min、引張強度=29.0MPa、引張破断点伸度=20%、曲げ弾性率=1300MPa、IZOD衝撃値(1/4”)=50J/m、HDT=62℃
【0044】
実施例3、4と比較例5〜7
表3記載のファーネスカーボンブラック(粒径19mμ、PH=9)、黒色酸化鉄(C.I.P.R.101)、Cuフタロシアニンブルー(C.I.P.B.15:1)、キナクリドンレッド(C.I.P.R.122)及び酸化チタン(ルチル型C.I.P.W.6)顔料と低分子量ポリエチレンをそれぞれ表3記載の配合比(部)で高速ミキサーで混合した後、加圧ニ−ダ−にて加熱溶融混練し、続いて3本ロールにて微細に磨砕処理した混練物をクラッシャーで粉砕することによって顔料分散の良い不定型粒状物にした。この粒状物を表1記載の特定のポリプロピレン組成物或いは従来のポリプロピレン或いはエチレン系樹脂とそれぞれ表3記載の配合比にて混合し、単軸スクリュ押出機(L/D=27)にて溶融混練し、ストランド状に押し出しし水温20℃の水槽で冷却した後、回転刃切断型ペレタイザ−にて長さ2〜3mmの円筒形マスタ−バッチカラ−ペレット100重量部に加工した。得られたマスターバッチカラーは粉状の切り屑の混入を調査すると共に、射出成形色むら評価試験及び物性試験に供した。使用したこれら試験法は実施例1、2と比較例1〜4で用いた方法と着色樹脂が異なるが他は同一条件にて行った。
【0045】
結果は表4に記載したが、本発明組成のマスターバッチカラーは切り粉がなく色むらもなく、かつ諸物性値の保持率は95%以上であった。
【0046】
【表3】
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【0047】
【表4】
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【0048】
表3中の配合原料の詳細は以下の通り。
低分子量ポリエチレン:分子量(Mn)=5000、粘度(CPS:140℃)=3000、
軟化点=111℃
アイソタクチックPP−A:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=10gr/10min
アイソタクチックPP−E:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=820gr/10min
シンジオタクチックPP−A:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=8.9gr/10min
エチレン系樹脂−B:直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン
MFR(190℃荷重2.16Kg)=40gr/10min
【0049】
表4中の着色試験用樹脂の詳細は以下の通り。
フィラー入りPP−A:エチレンブロック共重合ポリプロピレン[MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=50gr/10min]65部、エチレン−αオレフィン共重合体[MFR(190℃荷重2.16Kg)=3.6gr/10min、比重=0.88]7.5部、エチレン−αオレフィン共重合体[MFR(190℃荷重2.16Kg)=0.4gr/10min、比重=0.88]7.5部、白色タルク(350mesh篩い下品、比表面積4.3m/gr、PH=9)20部、高分子量ヒンダードフェノール酸化防止剤[IRGANOX 1010(CIBA GEIGY社)]0.1部及び燐系酸化防止剤[IRGAFOS 168(CIBA GEIGY社)]0.1部の構成で高速ミキサーで混合した物を2軸スクリュ押出機(同方向回転、L/D=32)で220℃にて混練押出し、長さ2〜3mmの円筒形ペレットに加工して得た物。
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=20gr/10min、引張強度=22.7MPa、引張破断点伸度=100%、曲げ弾性率=995MPa、IZOD衝撃値(1/4”)=100J/m、HDT=56℃
【0050】
実施例5と比較例8
ファーネスカーボンブラック( 粒径16mμ、PH=8)30部を、アイソタクチックポリプロピレン[ホモポリプロピレン、MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=100gr/10min]40部とシンジオタクチックポリプロピレン[ホモポリプロピレン、MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=8.9gr/10min]30部又はエチレン共重合ポリプロピレン[MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=20gr/10min]70部とで小型高速ミキサーで混合した後、小型加圧ニーダにて常温から160℃まで加熱溶融混練し、カーボンブラックを微細に分散させた溶融物を得た。次に取り出したこれら溶融物をシート状に賦型し数ミリ角のペレットに切断しカーボンブラック混練物A、Bとし、それぞれを表5記載のアイソタクチックポリプロピレン、群青(C.I.P.B.29)と赤色酸化鉄(C.I.P.R.109)顔料、低分子量ポリエチレン、ステアリン酸マグネシウム、ステアリン酸亜鉛とで同表記載の配合比(部)で円筒式タンブルミキサーで混合した後、2軸スクリュ押出機(同方向回転型、L/D=32)にて溶融混練し、ストランド状に押し出しし水温20℃の水槽で冷却した後、回転刃切断型ペレタイザ−にて長さ2〜3mmの円筒形マスタ−バッチカラ−ペレット100重量部に加工した。得られたマスターバッチカラーは粉状の切り屑の混入を調査すると共に、射出成形色むら評価試験及び物性試験に供した。使用したこれら試験法は実施例1、2と比較例1〜4で用いた方法と着色樹脂が異なるが他は同一条件にて行った。
【0051】
結果は表6に記載したが、本発明組成のマスターバッチカラーは切り粉がなく色むらもなく、かつ諸物性値の保持率は95%以上であった。
【0052】
【表5】
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【0053】
【表6】
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【0054】
表5中の配合原料の詳細は以下の通り。
低分子量ポリエチレン:分子量(Mn)=5000、粘度(CPS:140℃)=3000、軟化点=111℃
ステアリン酸マグネシウム:ステアリン酸塩(55%)、パルミチン酸塩、ミリスチン酸塩の混合品、 融点(示差熱量分析)=118℃
ステアリン酸亜鉛:ステアリン酸塩(55%)、パルミチン酸塩、ミリスチン酸塩の混合品、 融点(示差熱量分析)=127℃
アイソタクチックPP−F:ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=400gr/10min
【0055】
表4中の着色試験用樹脂の詳細は以下の通り。
高結晶性PP:アイソタクチックペンタッド97%以上、ホモポリプロピレン
MFR(230℃荷重2.16Kg)=10gr/10min、引張強度=38.1MPa、引張破断点伸度=600%、曲げ弾性率=2040MPa、IZOD衝撃値(1/4”)=21J/m、HDT=74℃
【0056】
【発明の効果】
本発明の特定のポリプロピレンをマスターバッチカラーの担体樹脂として使用すると、着色剤の製造工程で粉状切り屑もなく粒状化し易く、顔料を高濃度に含有可能で、かつポリプロピレン及びその複合材を着色する場合において成形品の引張強度、引張伸度、曲げ弾性率、衝撃強度及び熱変形温度等の機械的物性値を低下させず、またその成形加工段階で色むら、色筋を起こさず、分配性が良い粒状着色剤を提供できる。
【0057】
その結果着色剤から切り屑の除去が不要となり、顔料が高濃度な着色剤の使用が可能となるので、これにより着色剤の使用量が少なくなり、着色経費の削減更に成形性の向上による成形経費の大幅な削減が図れる。[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a colorant composition capable of easily distributing a pigment compounded as a coloring component to a molded article during molding of polypropylene and its composite, and capable of significantly reducing a decrease in mechanical properties of the molded article. The present invention relates to a composition that is easy to handle and that does not generate chips in cooling and cutting of the melt-kneaded product in the production thereof.
[0002]
The colorant composition of the present invention can be used in any molding method such as injection, extrusion, and hollow.
[0003]
[Prior art]
In recent years, polypropylene has been used in a wide range of applications because the moldability and physical properties have been improved by the improvement of the catalyst and the polymerization method, and recycling is easy.
[0004]
Mainly used polypropylene is a homopolymer of isotactic polypropylene or a copolymer with ethylene or α-olefin, and atactic polypropylene may also be used. Particularly, polypropylene having high rigidity and high heat resistance such as highly crystalline isotactic polypropylene having stereoregularity and an isotic pentad index exceeding 98% has been used. These are modified by addition of other polyolefins, inorganic fillers or rubbers, for example, extruded and melt-kneaded with ethylene propylene rubber, talc, etc., and are widely used particularly in the fields of automobiles and home appliances.
[0005]
Generally, coloring of plastics is performed for the purpose of giving a molded article an improvement in various properties such as decorativeness, and a powdery, granular, or liquid coloring agent is used at the stage of injection molding or extrusion molding. The coloring agent is a coloring component obtained by adding a dispersing aid to a pigment or a dye, or a resin obtained by simply adding or melting and kneading a resin. Varies.
[0006]
Pigments are exclusively used to color polypropylene, but powdery colorants to which pigments or dispersing aids have been added cause environmental pollution due to handling, and the accuracy of measurement by an automatic weighing machine is poor. Therefore, granular colorants, commonly known as masterbatch colors, are often used as one of the colorants that are easy to handle. However, in the production of granular colorants, in particular, when the melt-kneaded extrudate is drawn out by an extruder and cooled, and then cut into granules by a rotary blade type cutting machine, chips due to poor cutting of the granules are generated, and this is automatically measured. In some cases, this could lead to contamination of the machine.
[0007]
In order to solve this problem, conventionally, the extrudate was cut immediately after extrusion, the shape of the rotary blade of the cutting machine was devised, or chips were selectively removed.
When coloring a plastic molded product, the masterbatch color concentrates the required pigment concentration to a maximum of about 60% by weight and kneads it into a suitable carrier resin (also called a vehicle resin) with good dispersion. Things. Therefore, at the stage of injection, extrusion, and blow molding, it is used after being diluted according to the concentration ratio.
[0008]
Problems that arise when diluting the masterbatch color into polypropylene are the distribution (defloccability) of the masterbatch color to the molded article and the retention of the physical properties of the colored resin. As the carrier resin for the masterbatch color for polypropylene, polyethylene or polypropylene is usually used. However, in consideration of economy, the pigment concentration of the masterbatch color should be increased, and the dilution ratio should be increased when used (for the resin to be colored). On the other hand, when the mixing ratio is reduced), the melt viscosity of the masterbatch color becomes high due to the pigment concentration, so that kneading by a molding machine is insufficient, and uneven color and color streaks, which are poor distribution properties, occur.
[0009]
In such a case, as a measure to eliminate color unevenness and color streaks, a method of reducing the pigment ratio of the master batch color and decreasing the dilution ratio conventionally, or a method of increasing the kneading conditions by changing the screw design of the molding machine or installing a static mixer A low melting point and low viscosity of the carrier resin of the master batch color have been adopted. However, in the method of reducing the dilution ratio of the master batch color and increasing the kneading conditions of the molding machine, the coloring cost increases due to the increase in the unit price of the material and the amount of capital investment, and the desired economic efficiency cannot be achieved. Similarly, if a resin other than polypropylene is used in order to lower the melting point and viscosity of the carrier resin of the master batch color, there is a problem that the properties of the colored resin such as the mechanical strength of the molded product are impaired due to the influence of the resin.
[0010]
On the other hand, various proposals have been made for improving the distribution property and maintaining the properties of the colored resin by improving the polyolefin which is the carrier resin of the master batch color. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-261440 discloses that a masterbatch color made of a pigment and a binary or ternary amorphous polyolefin is an olefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, an acrylonitrile styrene butadiene copolymer, It is disclosed as a technique for improving color unevenness in resins such as vinyl chloride. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-202234 discloses a master batch color vehicle containing a copolymer of a monomer having an α, β unsaturated double bond and a dibasic acid having an unsaturated double bond or an anhydride thereof. However, it has been shown that such a material is extremely effective for coloring a polyolefin in which physical properties such as mechanical properties and heat resistance are particularly important. Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-21201 discloses a masterbatch color comprising a pigment, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a polyolefin wax, which is a general-purpose resin such as an olefin resin or a styrene resin even if the pigment content is high. In addition, it is disclosed as a colorant composition having good pigment dispersion and easily distributing at the time of molding even for high processing temperatures such as polyamide and polyacetal, that is, for engineering plastics.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Recently, the mechanical properties of polypropylene have been improved, and its use has been expanded to fields requiring high mechanical properties. Therefore, there is a need for a colorant that does not impair the original physical properties of the material. Therefore, the required performance becomes more severe, and the conventional general-purpose colorant is not always satisfied.
[0012]
The present invention uses an olefin-based resin different from these carrier resins, is easy to be granulated in the colorant manufacturing process, can contain a high concentration of pigment, and has a tensile strength of a molded article when coloring polypropylene and its composite material. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a granular colorant which does not reduce the physical properties of colored resin such as flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength, etc., and has good dispersibility without causing color unevenness and color streaks in its molding process. I do.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Under these circumstances, the present inventors have conducted intensive studies on improving the dispersibility of the particulate colorant and preventing the deterioration of the physical properties of the colored resin, and as a result, the carrier resin of the particulate colorant used in the isotactic polypropylene was isotactic. It has been found that when syndiotactic polypropylene is added to polypropylene, distribution properties are excellent at the time of injection molding, extrusion or coloring molding of hollow, etc., color unevenness and color streaks are not generated, and physical properties of the colored resin are hardly impaired. Further, they have found that when the pigment and these carrier resins are melt-kneaded, drawn out from a processing machine and cooled and cut, the generation of chips is extremely small.
[0014]
That is, in the present invention, in a colorant composition containing pigment and carrier resin as main components, polypropylene, a mixture of isotactic polypropylene and syndiotactic polypropylene in a weight ratio of 19: 1 to 1: 1 is used. In particular, the present invention relates to a colorant composition for polypropylene, wherein the isotactic polypropylene has an MFR (melt flow rate according to ASTM D1238L) of 10 gr / 10 min or more, and contains 5 to 80% by weight of a pigment. And a particulate colorant (master batch color).
[0015]
In addition, the present invention can achieve its object better depending on the situation and, if desired, by adding various polyolefins or their derivatives as subcomponents as modifiers to the carrier resin.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The typical and best states of the embodiments of the present invention will be specifically shown in the examples described later. Each of the constituent elements that can be selected in carrying out the present invention will be described in detail below.
[0017]
Syndiotactic polypropylene used in the present invention is described in J. Org. A. A polypropylene having a syndiotactic pentad fraction of more than 0.7 discovered by EWEN et al., Which is a polypropylene polymerized with a metallocene catalyst disclosed in JP-A-2-41303 and JP-A-2-41305. In the present invention, either a homopolymer or a copolymer with ethylene or α-olefin may be used, and the shape such as powder or granule is not limited. The MFR may be 0.1 or more, and those having a wider molecular weight distribution are more effective in increasing fluidity. The molecular weight is preferably from 3000 to 1,000,000. Examples of such a product include Tiaro (trade name) of Mitsui Toatsu Co., Ltd. It has a softening and melting temperature of about 140 ° C., which is lower than isotactic polypropylene, higher than atactic polypropylene and low density polyethylene (LDPE), and is also used as a carrier resin for granular colorants. HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE).
[0018]
Conventionally, when a granular colorant using a carrier resin other than polypropylene is used for coloring polypropylene or a copolymer modified with a copolymer or an inorganic filler or rubber (referred to as a compound), the properties of the colored resin deteriorate, If the addition rate is low, the color streak and the color unevenness increase, and conversely, the addition rate is high, and depending on the molding conditions, the carrier resin peels off on the surface of the colored molded article.
[0019]
Therefore, various attempts have been made to improve distribution and maintain physical properties by using a viscosity-adjusted material containing isotactic polypropylene or atactic as the main component of the carrier resin for the particulate colorant, and to achieve a low viscosity isotactic material having a high MFR. A method using tic polypropylene has been proposed in a patent application filed in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-131695 (filed on May 30).
[0020]
In such a situation, the present inventor, when isotactic polypropylene and syndiotactic polypropylene are used as the carrier resin of the particulate colorant, the distribution property and the resin properties are better than using a resin other than polypropylene. Admitted that. In particular, isotactic polypropylene used in combination has high fluidity (large MFR) and is effective in increasing the fluidity of a particulate colorant containing a pigment at a high concentration.
[0021]
Compared to isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene is less affected by the shear rate in the melted state and has a higher viscosity at high shear rates. In addition to improving the viscosity balance, it also contributes to the improvement of the toughness of isotactic polypropylene, and the polypropylene to be colored with a granular colorant using this as a carrier resin has improved distribution properties and physical properties.
[0022]
Such a preferred combination ratio of the carrier resin is such that the weight ratio of isotactic polypropylene to syndiotactic polypropylene is 19: 1 to 1: 1. If the syndiotactic polypropylene is too small, the resin properties such as toughness are improved. If too large, rigidity is lost, which is not desirable.
[0023]
The isotactic polypropylene used in the present invention is a resin synthesized using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a metallocene catalyst, or another catalyst, and may be a copolymer with ethylene or α-olefin. Desirably, the stereoregularity is 96% or more in isotactic pentad fraction and the MFR is 10 or more. Preferably, the MFR is at least twice that of syndiotactic polypropylene. It is even better to add the above.
[0024]
It is also effective to improve the performance of the carrier resin by adding a modifier thereto, and examples of the modifier include a polyolefin or a derivative thereof. This includes homopolymers and copolymers made by synthesizing olefins containing unsaturated bonds with Ziegler-Natta or metallocene catalysts, and copolymers include multi-component copolymers containing multiple monomer units. Including. And their use is not subject to any restrictions, provided that they are compatible with isotactic polypropylene and its composites. For example, polyethylene, atactic polypropylene, ethylene / propylene copolymer, ethylene / butene-1 copolymer, propylene / butene-1 copolymer, ethylene / propylene / ethylidene norbornene-terpolymer, poly-4-methylpentene 1 Olefin / styrene copolymers such as styrene / ethylene / butene / styrene copolymer (SEBS), hydrogenated styrene / butene rubber (HSBR), and ethylene / α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymers such as EEA and EVA Coalescence and the like.
[0025]
In the present invention, the molecular weight of the polyolefin or a derivative thereof as the modifier varies depending on the type of the monomer to be constituted, but is generally 500 to 1,000,000, and is not limited to powdery or granular shapes or copolymerization ratios. It can be used without. Alternatively, the acid group of an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, or an anhydride thereof may be introduced into the molecule of these resins by post-treatment. There is nothing in the invention.
[0026]
Such products include Sunwax (trade name) of Sanyo Kasei Co., Ltd., JSREP (trade name), TR (trade name), Dynarone (trade name) of Nippon Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd., Mitsui Petrochemical Co., Ltd. ) High wax (trade name), Tuffmer (trade name), Lucant (trade name), Mitsui EPT (trade name), TPX (trade name), Mitsui Dupont's Evaflex (trade name), Tokuyama P . E. FIG. R. (Trade name), ToughTech (trade name) of Asahi Kasei, Esplen (trade name) of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Engage (trade name) of Dow Chemical, Clayton G (trade name) of Shell Chemical, and the like.
[0027]
In the present invention, the pigment is an essential component, and the granular colorant contains 5 to 80% by weight.
Pigments used in the present invention are known in the plastics processing field, for example, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, red iron oxide, titanium oxide-based baked pigments, ultramarine, cobalt aluminate, inorganic pigments such as carbon black and azo-based, quinacridone-based pigments Organic pigments such as anthraquinone-based, perylene-based, isoindolinone-based, phthalocyanine-based, quinophthalone-based, selen-based, and diketopyrrolopyrrole-based pigments; and extender pigments such as barium sulfate and calcium carbonate.
[0028]
Also, in the present invention, known pigment dispersants such as fatty acids, fatty acid metal salts, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amides, surfactants, heat stabilizers, light stabilizers, flame retardants, plasticizers, antistatic agents, lubricants, nucleating agents or Fillers can be added as needed.
[0029]
In the colorant composition of the present invention, the composition ratio of the components excluding the pigment is 95 to 20% by weight, and among these components, the mixture of the specific polypropylene is 40 to 100% by weight, and the modifier and other components are included. Should be 60 to 0% by weight.
[0030]
The granular colorant of the present invention is obtained by mixing essential components of the colorant composition and other components, and melt-kneading the mixture. The shape of the kneaded material can be made into a granular material by hot cutting depending on how to be taken out from the kneading machine, or by making a granular material by cold cutting of a sheet or a strand, which was unexpected by the present inventors, When the granular colorant is produced by cold cutting, cutting by a cutting machine (cutter) having a rotary blade is remarkably improved, and generation of chips due to defective cutting of the granular material is reduced.
[0031]
In general, as the pigment is included in a higher concentration, chips in the cutting machine by cold cutting are more likely to be generated, and a hot cutting device is installed at the discharge port of the kneading extruder, and a chip removing device by air suction and blowing is used. Although they are installed, the coloring agent of the present invention does not require these devices, and is economical.
[0032]
The granular colorant is produced in the following steps. For example, the pigment is mixed with a known pigment dispersant with a high-speed mixer or pulverizer and finely pulverized, or mixed with a low-molecular-weight olefin resin in advance with a high-speed mixer and kneaded with a Banbury mixer or kneader, and then heated. After being finely ground by a roll or a heated triple roll, the mixture is kneaded with a syndiotactic polypropylene, an isotactic polypropylene and other components by a kneader such as a single-screw screw or a twin-screw extruder. Alternatively, all of these components are mixed at once and melt-kneaded using a Banbury mixer, a kneader, a high-speed rotating intensive mixer, a single screw or twin screw extruder, or the like.
[0033]
The particulate colorant of the present invention is intended to be colored with isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, polypropylene modified with a comonomer, a polymer alloy with another polyolefin, and a polypropylene compounded with the filler described above. In particular, it is suitable for a highly crystalline polypropylene which requires high physical properties and a polypropylene which is composited with various modifiers and fillers using the same. The coloring agent is diluted and blended so as to have a desired pigment concentration, and is usually blended in an amount of 10 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the resin to be colored.
[0034]
【Example】
Next, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples and comparative examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples and has a wide range of application. In the Examples and Comparative Examples, all parts and percentages are based on weight.
[0035]
Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1-4
Red iron oxide (CIPR101), black iron oxide (CIPR101), and titanium yellow (Sb-Ni-Tioxide, CIPRP) described in Table 1 are used. Y.53) and titanium oxide (rutile type CIPW.6) pigment, low molecular weight polyethylene and zinc stearate in a mixing ratio (parts) shown in Table 1 by a high-speed mixer, and then pressurized. The mixture was heated and melted and kneaded by a kneader, and then the kneaded product finely ground by a three-roll mill was crushed by a crusher to obtain irregular shaped granules having good pigment dispersion. The granules are mixed with a specific polypropylene composition shown in Table 1 or a conventional polypropylene or an ethylene-based resin at the compounding ratio shown in Table 1, respectively, and melt-kneaded with a single screw extruder (L / D = 27). The mixture was extruded into a strand and cooled in a water bath at a water temperature of 20 ° C., and then processed into a cylindrical master batch color pellet having a length of 2 to 3 mm by a rotary blade cutting type pelletizer to 100 parts by weight. The obtained masterbatch color was used for investigating mixing of powdery chips, and was also subjected to an injection molding color unevenness evaluation test and a physical property test.
[0036]
The results are shown in Table 2. The masterbatch color of the composition of the present invention had no chips and hardly any color unevenness, and the retention of various physical property values was 95% or more.
[0037]
The method for evaluating color unevenness in injection molding and the method for testing physical properties are as follows.
Injection molding color unevenness evaluation test: After adding the master batch color to the polypropylene or the polypropylene composition shown in the table at the dilution rate (%) shown in the table and mixing, the mixture was fitted with a full flight screw (L / D = 20). Molding temperature 230 ° C, mold temperature 40 ° C, back pressure 5Kg / cm using an injection molding machine with a mold clamping pressure of 60 tons. 2 To form a direct gate disk mold (diameter 100, thickness 2 mm).
[0038]
The evaluation of the color unevenness is made based on the size of the color streak observed on the disk, and the evaluation standard is set to five levels.
Figure 0003589332
Injection molding property test: After adding the masterbatch color to the polypropylene or polypropylene composition shown in the table at the dilution ratio (%) shown in the table and mixing, the mixture was clamped with a full flight screw (L / D = 20). Molding temperature 210 ° C, mold temperature 40 ° C, back pressure 20Kg / cm using an injection molding machine with a pressure of 60 tons. 2 And molded with a physical piece mold. The molded piece was subjected to a tensile test, a bending test, an IZOD impact test, and a thermal deformation test (HDT).
[0039]
Evaluation criteria: The retention rate of the physical properties of the colored resin is represented by the following criteria, with the physical properties of the uncolored resin taken as 100.
:: Retention rate of physical property value is 95% or more
Δ: Retention of physical property value is 90% or more and less than 95%.
×: Retention of physical property value is less than 90%
[0040]
[Table 1]
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[0041]
[Table 2]
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[0042]
The details of the ingredients in Table 1 are as follows.
Low molecular weight polyethylene: molecular weight (Mn) = 5000, viscosity (CPS: 140 ° C.) = 3000, softening point = 111 ° C.
Zinc stearate: a mixture of stearate (55%), palmitate and myristate, melting point (differential calorimetry) = 127 ° C
Isotactic PP-A: homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 Kg) = 10 gr / 10 min
Isotactic PP-B: ethylene propylene block copolymer
MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 Kg) = 60 gr / 10 min
Isotactic PP-C: Homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 350 gr / 10 min
Syndiotactic PP-A: Homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C. load: 2.16 kg) = 8.9 gr / 10 min
Ethylene resin-A: Low density polyethylene
MFR (190 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 50 gr / 10 min
Ethylene resin-B: linear low density polyethylene
MFR (190 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 40 gr / 10 min
[0043]
Details of the coloring test resin in Table 2 are as follows.
Isotactic PP-D:
Ethylene propylene block copolymer
MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 kg) = 25 gr / 10 min, tensile strength = 29.0 MPa, tensile elongation at break = 20%, flexural modulus = 1300 MPa, IZOD impact value (1 / ″) = 50 J / m, HDT = 62 ° C
[0044]
Examples 3 and 4 and Comparative Examples 5 to 7
Furnace carbon black described in Table 3 (particle size: 19 μm, PH = 9), black iron oxide (CIPR101), Cu phthalocyanine blue (CIPPB: 15: 1), quinacridone Red (CIPR122), titanium oxide (rutile type CIWP6) pigment and low molecular weight polyethylene were mixed by a high-speed mixer at the mixing ratio (parts) shown in Table 3 respectively. Thereafter, the mixture was heated and melted and kneaded by a pressure kneader, and then the kneaded product finely ground by a three-roll mill was crushed by a crusher to obtain irregular shaped particles having good pigment dispersion. The granules are mixed with a specific polypropylene composition shown in Table 1 or a conventional polypropylene or an ethylene resin at a compounding ratio shown in Table 3, respectively, and melt-kneaded with a single screw extruder (L / D = 27). Then, the mixture was extruded into a strand and cooled in a water bath at a water temperature of 20 ° C., and then processed into 100 parts by weight of a cylindrical master batch batch pellet having a length of 2 to 3 mm using a rotary blade cutting type pelletizer. The obtained masterbatch color was used for investigating mixing of powdery chips, and also subjected to an injection molding color unevenness evaluation test and a physical property test. These test methods used were different from those used in Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 in the colored resin, but were performed under the same conditions except for the above.
[0045]
The results are shown in Table 4. As a result, the master batch color of the composition of the present invention had no chips and no color unevenness, and the retention of various physical property values was 95% or more.
[0046]
[Table 3]
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[0047]
[Table 4]
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[0048]
The details of the ingredients in Table 3 are as follows.
Low molecular weight polyethylene: molecular weight (Mn) = 5000, viscosity (CPS: 140 ° C.) = 3000,
Softening point = 111 ° C
Isotactic PP-A: homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 Kg) = 10 gr / 10 min
Isotactic PP-E: Homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 820 gr / 10 min
Syndiotactic PP-A: Homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C. load: 2.16 kg) = 8.9 gr / 10 min
Ethylene resin-B: linear low density polyethylene
MFR (190 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 40 gr / 10 min
[0049]
Details of the coloring test resin in Table 4 are as follows.
Filler-containing PP-A: 65 parts of ethylene block copolymerized polypropylene [MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 kg) = 50 gr / 10 min], ethylene-α olefin copolymer [MFR (190 ° C. load 2.16 kg) = 3.6 gr] / 10 min, specific gravity = 0.88] 7.5 parts, ethylene-α-olefin copolymer [MFR (190 ° C. load 2.16 Kg) = 0.4 gr / 10 min, specific gravity = 0.88] 7.5 parts, white Talc (350 mesh under sieve, specific surface area 4.3m 2 / Gr, PH = 9) 20 parts, 0.1 part of high molecular weight hindered phenol antioxidant [IRGANOX 1010 (CIBA GEIGY)] and 0.1 part of phosphorus antioxidant [IRGAFOS 168 (CIBA GEIGY)] And kneaded and extruded at 220 ° C. with a twin-screw extruder (rotating in the same direction, L / D = 32) using a high-speed mixer, and processing the mixture into cylindrical pellets having a length of 2 to 3 mm. .
MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 Kg) = 20 gr / 10 min, tensile strength = 22.7 MPa, tensile elongation at break = 100%, flexural modulus = 995 MPa, IZOD impact value (1 / ″) = 100 J / m, HDT = 56 ° C
[0050]
Example 5 and Comparative Example 8
30 parts of furnace carbon black (particle size: 16 mμ, PH = 8), 40 parts of isotactic polypropylene [homopolypropylene, MFR (230 ° C. load: 2.16 Kg) = 100 gr / 10 min] and syndiotactic polypropylene [homopolypropylene, MFR] (230 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 8.9 gr / 10 min] 30 parts or ethylene copolymerized polypropylene [MFR (230 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 20 gr / 10 min] 70 parts and mixed with a small high-speed mixer. The mixture was heated and melted and kneaded from room temperature to 160 ° C. in a pressure kneader to obtain a melt in which carbon black was finely dispersed. Next, these melts taken out were shaped into a sheet and cut into pellets of several millimeters square to obtain carbon black kneaded materials A and B, each of which was made of isotactic polypropylene and ultramarine blue (CIP. B.29) and red iron oxide (CIPR109) pigment, low molecular weight polyethylene, magnesium stearate, and zinc stearate in a mixing ratio (parts) shown in the table with a cylindrical tumble mixer. After that, the mixture was melted and kneaded by a twin screw extruder (rotating in the same direction, L / D = 32), extruded into strands, cooled in a water bath at a water temperature of 20 ° C., and then lengthened by a rotary blade cutting type pelletizer. It was processed into 100 parts by weight of a cylindrical master batch color pellet having a thickness of 2 to 3 mm. The obtained masterbatch color was used for investigating mixing of powdery chips, and was also subjected to an injection molding color unevenness evaluation test and a physical property test. These test methods used were different from those used in Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 in the colored resin, but were performed under the same conditions except for the above.
[0051]
The results are shown in Table 6. The master batch color of the composition of the present invention had no chips and no color unevenness, and the retention of various physical property values was 95% or more.
[0052]
[Table 5]
Figure 0003589332
[0053]
[Table 6]
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[0054]
The details of the ingredients in Table 5 are as follows.
Low molecular weight polyethylene: molecular weight (Mn) = 5000, viscosity (CPS: 140 ° C.) = 3000, softening point = 111 ° C.
Magnesium stearate: a mixture of stearate (55%), palmitate and myristate, melting point (differential calorimetry) = 118 ° C
Zinc stearate: a mixture of stearate (55%), palmitate and myristate, melting point (differential calorimetry) = 127 ° C
Isotactic PP-F: Homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C load 2.16 Kg) = 400 gr / 10 min
[0055]
Details of the coloring test resin in Table 4 are as follows.
High crystalline PP: 97% or more of isotactic pentad, homopolypropylene
MFR (230 ° C. load 2.16 kg) = 10 gr / 10 min, tensile strength = 38.1 MPa, tensile elongation at break = 600%, flexural modulus = 2040 MPa, IZOD impact value (1 / ″) = 21 J / m, HDT = 74 ° C
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
When the specific polypropylene of the present invention is used as a carrier resin for a masterbatch color, it can be easily granulated without powder chips in the colorant manufacturing process, can contain a pigment at a high concentration, and can color polypropylene and its composite material. In the case of molding, it does not decrease the mechanical properties such as tensile strength, tensile elongation, flexural modulus, impact strength and heat deformation temperature of the molded product, and does not cause color unevenness or color streaks in the molding process A granular colorant having good properties can be provided.
[0057]
As a result, it is not necessary to remove chips from the colorant, and it is possible to use a colorant having a high concentration of pigment, thereby reducing the amount of the colorant used, reducing coloring costs, and forming by improving moldability. Expenses can be significantly reduced.

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顔料及び担体樹脂たるポリプロピレンを主成分とする着色剤組成物において、該ポリプロピレンがアイソタクチックポリプロピレンとシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンの混合物であり、該混合物中のアイソタクチックポリプロピレンとシンジオタクチックポリプロピレンとの組成比が、重量比で19:1〜1:1で構成されるポリプロピレン用着色剤組成物。In a colorant composition mainly composed of polypropylene as a pigment and a carrier resin, the polypropylene is a mixture of isotactic polypropylene and syndiotactic polypropylene, and the composition of isotactic polypropylene and syndiotactic polypropylene in the mixture. A colorant composition for polypropylene comprising a weight ratio of 19: 1 to 1: 1. 請求項1記載のアイソタクチックポリプロピレンのMFR(230 ℃荷重 2.16Kg)が10gr/10min以上であるポリプロピレン用着色剤組成物。A colorant composition for polypropylene, wherein the isotactic polypropylene according to claim 1 has an MFR ( load at 230 ° C of 2.16 kg) of 10 gr / 10 min or more. 副成分として、担体樹脂の改質剤としてポリオレフィン又はその誘導体を含有する請求項1、2記載の着色剤組成物。 3. The colorant composition according to claim 1, further comprising a polyolefin or a derivative thereof as a modifier of the carrier resin as an auxiliary component. 前記ポリオレフィン又はその誘導体ポリエチレン、アタクチックポリプロピレン、エチレン/プロピレン共重合体、エチレン/ブテン−1共重合体、プロピレン/ブテン−1共重合体、エチレン/プロピレン/エチリデンノルボ−ネン三元共重合体、ポリ4メチルペンテン1、オレフィン/スチレン系共重合体及びエチレン/α,β−不飽和カルボン酸共重合体からなる群から選ばれる請求項3記載の着色剤組成物。 The polyolefin or a derivative thereof is polyethylene, atactic polypropylene, ethylene / propylene copolymer, ethylene / butene-1 copolymer, propylene / butene-1 copolymer, ethylene / propylene / ethylidene norbornene-terpolymer; The colorant composition according to claim 3, wherein the colorant composition is selected from the group consisting of poly (4-methylpentene) 1, an olefin / styrene-based copolymer, and an ethylene / α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer . 顔料を5〜80重量%含有する粒状着色剤(マスターバッチカラー)である請求項1、2、3、4のいずれか1つに記載の着色剤組成物。The colorant composition according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, and 4, which is a granular colorant (master batch color) containing 5 to 80% by weight of a pigment.
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