WO1993025490A2 - Glass fiber binding compositions, process of binding glass fibers, and glass fiber compositions - Google Patents
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- This application relates to aqueous compatible furan binder compositions for glass fibers, a process for binding glass fibers, and also to glass fiber compositions utilizing the binders.
- Fiber glass comes in many shapes and sizes and can be used for a variety of applications.
- a general discussion of fiber glass technology is provided in "Fiber Glass” by J. Gilbert Mohr and William P. Rowe, Van Nostran Reinhold Co., New York 1978 which is herein incorporated by reference.
- glass fibers are generally mass produced in two types: bulk or blown fiber for insulation and allied applications, and continuous-filament, or reinforcing fibers.
- raw fiber glass In either form raw fiber glass is abrasive and easily fragmentized. Damage to the individual glass fibers can occur as a result of the self-abrasive motion of one fiber passing over or interacting with another fiber. The resulting surface defects cause reductions in overall mechanical strength.
- a typical binder may prevent the destructive effects of self-abrasion without in hibiting the overall flexibility of the finished glass fiber product. Extremely good resistance and
- Cured glass fiber/binder compositions are normally very bulky and voluminous. Batts and rolls used as insulation in buildings have densities ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 pound per cubic foot (pcf) and generally require binder contents of 3 to 7% by weight. Since it is
- the batts and rolls are bundled and compressed in packages to 8 to 25% of their manufactured thickness. During the shipping process these packages are normally subjected to conditions of elevated temperature and humidity. Once the compressed batt or roll reaches the consumer and is removed from its packaging, it should recover between 40% to 100% of its original volume. Insulation materials not achieving such recovery values normally have difficulty meeting advertised thermal resistivity (R) values. In general, the better the recovery value of the glass fiber/binder composition, the better
- composition will possess.
- Fiber glass products denser than 0.7 pcf generally have load bearing requirements, either in the form of compressive or flexural strength, as well as thermal and sound attenuation restrictions.
- the amount of binder present in a fiber glass product is dependent on several factors
- Binder content is determined by the loss on ignition test, described below, and is given as % L.O.I. In general, binder contents may range from 1 to 25% L.O.I., depending on the specific end use application. Applications include sound control batts with low binder content; industrial-grade thermal insulation for driers, ovens, boilers, furnaces, and other heat generators; low-to-intermediate L.O.I. duct liners and fiber glass flexible ducts and high-L.O.I. rigid ducts; and pipe insulation with intermediate to high binder levels.
- Molded fiber glass parts are generally thin pieces of high density (15-22 pounds per cubic foot at 1/8 to 3/8 inches thick, for example) and require binders to provide excellent flexural strength. Fiber glass products used for filtration have wide ranges of fiber diameter and binder levels.
- VOC volatile organic compounds
- Phenol formaldehyde resins also require careful handling procedures. Since the cooked resin must be refrigerated until use, refrigerated trucks and holding tanks are required. Even with
- the storage life of a phenolic resin is typically 15 days.
- Finished binders based on such resins must used within 2 to 12 hours of their initial formulation.
- phenol formaldehyde resins are petroleum based, they are particularly vulnerable to fluctuations in price and availability.
- the present invention solves the problems caused by the use of phenol formaldehyde resins in binders for fiber glass by providing binders based on aqueous compatible furan resins.
- the furan binders of the instant invention provide many of the advantages of phenolic binders while resulting in substantially reduced VOC emissions. What is particularly desirable about the furan binders disclosed herein is the use of water as a significant component.
- the furan binders of the present invention have several advantages.
- Formaldehyde is not a sig- nificant curing or decomposition product and the furan resins form very rigid thermosets. Since furan resins are derived from vegetable cellulose, a renewable resource, they are inexpensive and readily available.
- an object of the present invention to provide a binder for fiber glass which will provide substantially all of the advantages of phenol formaldehyde binders while simultaneously resulting in significantly reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds, particularly formaldehyde.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide methods of applying the novel furan binder to raw or bare glass fibers so as to provide the required performance characteristics.
- Another object of the invention is to provide glass fiber compositions employing the novel binders which are suitable for incorporation into a variety of end use applications.
- the present invention relates to a glass fiber binding composition
- a glass fiber binding composition comprising an effective binding amount of an aqueous soluble furan resin and 15 to 99 percent by weight water.
- the invention further pertains to a process of binding glass fibers at junctions of the fibers, comprising the steps of providing newly formed glass fibers, applying an effective binding amount of an aqueous compatible furan resin to the junctions of the glass fibers, and curing the resin at the junctions of the glass fibers.
- the invention also discloses a glass fiber composition
- a glass fiber composition comprising a plurality of glass fibers having a plurality of junctions where two or more fibers meet, and an effective binding amount of an aqueous compatible furan resin applied to the
- Figure 1 illustrates a desired distribution of a 66% N.V. bis(hyd(oxmethyl) furan resin based binder applied to glass fibers;
- Figure 2 illustrates a desired distribution of a 40% N.V. bis(hydroxmethyl) furan resin based binder applied to glass fibers.
- aqueous mixture comprised of water and a polymeric component forming either a true solution, an emulsion or a sol.
- furan resins greatly reduces the emissions of particular VOCs such as formaldehyde during the curing cycle.
- the present invention also provides a process of binding glass fibers and further provides for glass fiber compositions having applicability for use in a wide variety of end products.
- Furan is traditionally defined as a heterocyclic ring compound with two carbon double bonds linking an oxygen atom on one side with a single carbon-carbon bond on the other.
- furan resin is defined to include resinous products which are comprised of polymer molecules which contain the traditional furan ring structure as described above as well as the saturated analogs thereof. Such analogs will consist of five membered rings having four carbons and one oxygen and 0 to 1 carbon-carbon double bonds.
- the structures encompassed by this definition are illustrated below:
- R may be methylene; methylidyne;
- R is (-CH 2 -(OCH 2 ) n- ) and n may be from 1 to 10; ethylene methyl carbonyl; ethylene methyl ester; methylene oxy; ethyl oxy; and hydroxy methyl. Of these, it is most preferred that R be methylene. methylene ether, or polymeric methylene ether wherein n is 1 to 5.
- R may also be characterized as the residue resulting from the polymerization of at least one reactant selected from the group consisting of: furan, furfural, furfuryl alcohol,
- composition of R will vary greatly as it is dependent upon the identity of the starting reactants and the mechanism of polymerization; "n" may be any value greater than 1 but will most preferably be no greater than 25.
- furan-based binders stems from the fact that they are derived from vegetable cellulose. Suitable sources of vegetable cellulose are corn cobs, sugar cane bagasse, oat hulls, paper mill byproducts, biomass refinery eluents, cotton seed hulls, rice hulls, and food stuffs such as saccharides and starch.
- Furfural is the chief reagent used to produce
- furfuryl alcohol 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxyaldehyde (HMF), 2,5-dicarboxyaldehyde- furan, and bis (hydroxymethyl) furan (BHMF).
- HMF 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxyaldehyde
- BHMF bis (hydroxymethyl) furan
- furan resins may be identified via the names of the starting reactants (i.e., furfural-phenol resin or furfuryl alcohol resin) the term furan resin as used herein is intended to describe resins derived from a variety of starting reactants.
- furan resin is further defined as a mixture comprised of oligomers resulting from the polymerization reaction wherein at least one of the reactants is selected from the group consisting of the furan containing molecule having the general formula:
- Suitable X and Y groups are those comprised of molecular species comprising one or more functional moieties selected from the group consisting of:
- esters ; ethers; amines; imines; alkynes; alkyl
- halides aromatic halides; olefinic halides; ethers; thiols; sulfides; nitriles; nitro groups; sulfones; and sulfonic acids. It will be appreciated that combinations of these various functional groups can be employed to form either X or Y. Examples of specific compounds containing suitable X and Y groups include: furan, furfural, furfuryl alcohol,
- X and Y be comprised of molecular species containing one or more functional moieties selected from the group consisting of
- At least one of X and Y be comprised of a molecular species comprising an oxygen containing functional moiety such as a ketone, hydroxyl, aldehyde,
- X and Y be comprised of methylol (-CH 2 OH) terminated groups.
- the most preferred furan resin for use in the glass fiber binding compositions described herein are those resins resulting from the polymerization of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl) furan.
- Such resins may be further defined as 'BHMF' resins.
- furan containing monomers can polymerize through two well known mechanisms. The first involves chain or polyaddition polymerization which is initiated by well known free radical,
- the second method is typically known as condensation polymerization.
- Polymers and copolymers resulting from acid catalyzed condensation reactions result in macromolecules with furan rings in the main chain.
- the furan resins formed by polycondensation reactions have stiffer chains and higher glass transition temperatures. These reactions may involve self condensation of the furan monomers described above, as well as condensation reactions of such monomers with aminoplast resins, organic
- binder compositions described herein will contain furan resins produced by acid catalyzed condensation reactions.
- the most preferred furan resin for use herein is FarezTM M, a commercially available composition from QOTM Chemicals, a division of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, located in West Lafayette, Indiana.
- the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for FarezTM M indicates that it is a furfuryl alcohol-urea formaldehyde resin containing about 6% free furfuryl alcohol and 0.4 to 1.1% by weight free formaldehyde.
- This resin is believed to be based on the most preferred furan monomer wherein X and Y are terminal methylol groups; i.e. bis (hydroxymethyl) furan ("BHMF").
- QuacorrTM 1300 is a commercially available resin believed to result from the acid catalyzed self condensation of furfuryl alcohol. QuacorrTM 1300 is received with a viscosity of about 2000 to 17,000 cPs at 25°C. It contains between 2 to 18% free furfuryl alcohol and is believed to have a substantial fraction of higher molecular weight oligomers. It has a percent nonvolatile between 72 to 98%. FarezTM M, as received from QOTM Chemicals,
- FarezTM M normally has a percent nonvolatile (% N.V.) of approximately 75%-90% and is received at a viscosity of between 250 cPs to 2,000 cPs at 25°C. A hydroxyl number of 17 to 21% has been measured for different batches of this material. Lower viscosities are strongly preferred.
- the hydroxyl number or percent hydroxyl was determined using the following testing procedure.
- binder Approximately 1.2 grams of binder was dissolved in 25 milliliters of pyridine in a volumetric flask.
- Co-solvent is defined herein as any material which upon addition to the composition allows for the addition of greater amounts of water. These co-solvents are generally added in an amount equal to 2 to 10% by weight. Examples of suitable organic mono-, di-, and polyacids are
- methacrylic acid propionic acid, levulinic acid.
- maleic acid citric acid and succinic acid. Of these maleic acid is most preferred in an amount from 4 to 8% by weight.
- a preferred binder composition will have a %NV from 50-65% resulting from the addition of 35-45% by weight of water, 5-6% by weight maleic acid and a final viscosity between 70-150% CPS at 25oC.
- Acid catalysts for curing furan resins are well known in the art. Selection of a particular catalyst ultimately depends upon the desired rate of cure and desired end properties. A feature of the present invention is the choice of particular combinations of catalysts to minimize the release of VOCs originating from
- Materials known to be suitable for curing furan resins include inorganic and organic acids.
- Suitable organic acids include aliphatic saturated monocarboxylic acids, aliphatic unsaturated
- monocarboxylic acids saturated and unsaturated dicarboxcylic acids, hydroxy acids, aromatic acids and diacids, and alicyclic acids.
- suitable acids include hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, benzene sulfonic acid, toluene sulfonic acid, xylene sulfonic acid, napthalene sulfonic acid, oleic acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, phthalic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, citric acid and levulinic acid.
- succinic acid glutaric acid, adipic acid
- citric acid and levulinic acid Of these toluene sulfonic acid and maleic acid are most
- Friedel-Crafts type catalysts such as aluminum chloride, zinc chloride, aluminum bromide, and boron fluoride are also suitable.
- Salts of both inorganic and organic acids may also be used.
- suitable inorganic acid salts are ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate,
- ammonium hydrogen sulfate ammonium nitrate, aluminum chloride, aluminum nitrate, aluminum sulfate, copper chloride, copper nitrate, copper sulfate. Of these, ammonium sulfate is most preferred.
- Salts of organic acids are likewise expected to be suitable. Suitable salts are the urea salt of toluene sulfonic acid and the diammonium salts of citric acid.
- Acid anhydrides are also suitable for use as catalysts in the present invention.
- cyclic anhydrides resulting from the dehydration of dicarboxylic acids are suitable for use in the present invention.
- Suitable acid anhydrides include acetic anhydride, maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride and phthalic anhydride. Of these maleic anhydride is most preferred.
- polyether co-polymers are formed between the anhydride and the free hydroxylated species present in the resin.
- the most preferred materials are those which may be defined as latent catalysts which become active at approximately 110 - 150°C. As discussed above, preferred materials are ammonium sulfate, the urea salt of toluene sulfonic acid, maleic acid. and
- ammonium sulfate has been observed to preferentially reduce free
- maleic acid in addition to functioning as a co-solvent, also promotes the polymerization reaction. Furthermore, it is believed that maleic acid may preferentially reduce the emission of BHMF monomer during the curing
- the most preferred 'catalyst' combination will be comprised of maleic acid and ammonium sulfate.
- maleic acid may modify the molecular structure of the most desirable BHMF resin via the following reaction:
- X may be either (-CH 2 OH) or a polymer chain.
- the remaining free acid group may act to 'catalyze' the reaction at conditions of elevated temperatures.
- reaction may reverse it- self under normal curing conditions to release free maleic acid.
- a catalyst has been traditionally defined as a substance whose presence changes the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing
- catalyst as used herein is further defined to include materials such as maleic acid and maleic anhydride whose molecular structure may be altered via reaction with the
- the catalyst or catalyst combination should be present in the binder in an amount equal to 1 - 15% by weight. Preferably, however the amount will be from 5 to 12% and most preferably 8 - 10% by weight. In particular, ammonium sulfate should be present in an amount of 8% by weight. Maleic acid should be present in the amount as previously described above.
- the aqueous compatible furan binder composition may further comprise compounds such as ammonia or urea in an amount equal to 0 to 5% by weight. Most preferred is the incorporation of urea in amounts from 0 to 2% by weight. It has been found that the incorporation of urea to the disclosed binder compositions can cause further reductions in the emission of free formaldehyde. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other formaldehyde scavengers may be
- silanes may be incorporated to improve the overall characteristics of the cured glass fiber/binder composition. Silanes appear to have the ability to improve recovery properties by facilitating an adhesive bond between the glass fiber surface and the furan resin.
- Suitable silane coupling agents are Union Carbide A1100TM, Union CarbideTM A1160, Union CarbideTM A-187, AlphaTM 41B, Dow-CorningTM Z6026 and WackerTM B.S.-20. WackerTM B.S.-20 is siloxane based.
- silanes with reactive groups such as primary amines and -uriedo are most preferred.
- the aqueous compatible furan binder compositions of the invention contain reactive silanes in an amount from 0.05 - 0.50% by weight and most preferably
- coupling agents such an organotitanates and organozirconates are suitable for use in the present invention.
- the amounts of such coupling agents to be incorporated will depend upon the agent's particular chemistry. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that additional materials such as extenders to reduce cost and coloring agents may also be incorporated without departing from the spirit of the coupling agents
- Examples of suitable extenders are silica, alumina, and calcium carbonate.
- Examples of suitable coloring agents are red dye 42 and similar such materials.
- Surfactants may also be added to the furan binder compositions of the instant invention. It has been found that sodium dodecyl sulfonate is a suitable surfactant. It may be added in an amount equal to 0.05 to 1.0% by weight.
- the most preferred glass fiber binding compositions are illustrated in Table 1 below.
- the invention further comprises glass fiber compositions made according to the present invention.
- the amount of binder present on the glass fiber composition depends in large part on the performance requirements of the finished product.
- the amount of resin on a cured glass fiber mat is typically determined by the loss on ignition test (L.O.I.). After ignition of a weighed, cured glass fiber/binder sample at 950°F, the total percent weight loss is determined. This value represents the amount of thermoset binder originally
- compositions of this invention should contain 1 to 25% by weight cured resin or % L.O.I.
- such systems will contain 2 to 18% L.O.I. It is most preferred that L.O.I. values for the compositions of the instant invention range from 4 to 12%.
- fiber/binder compositions of the instant invention will be darker in color than glass fiber batts
- glass fiber/binder compositions One of the most desirable properties required of glass fiber/binder compositions is a high compressibility ratio of between 4-12:1 and recovery values of between 40 to 100%. This is especially true of glass fiber products with densities of approximately 1/2 pound to 1 pound per cubic foot. As previously discussed, such materials have great applicability for use in insulation.
- composition is generally tested via the following method known as the "Recovery test”.
- Cured glass fiber/binder compositions having densities of between 0.5 to 1.0 pound per cubic foot are compressed to densities of approximately 2.0 to 4.0 pounds per cubic foot.
- the compressed materials are inserted into humidity cabinets and are subjected to temperatures of between 25 to 70oC at 95% R.H. After 2 to 500 hours, the samples are uncompressed and left to recover for a period of 1.0 hour. Their resultant "recovered” thicknesses are measured and the percent recovery calculated as a percentage of the initial thickness.
- the glass fiber compositions disclosed herein will recover between 60 to 100% of their initial thickness and most preferably between 70-100%.
- the ability of the glass fiber compositions to recover is substantially influenced by the modulus of the glass fibers themselves.
- the distribution of the binder on the glass fibers affects not only the movement of the individual glass fibers but also the collective overall movement and hence the recovery characteristics.
- the aqueous compatible furan resins of the instant invention be present mainly at the glass fibers junctions.
- the number and size of the binder-junction furan resin particles appears to have a direct effect on recovery properties. It is also believed that some sheathing of the glass fibers by the binder may contribute to the recovery properties of the fiber glass batt. However, it will be
- compositions of the instant invention the binder does not completely fill the interstitial space surrounding the individual glass fibers.
- Figures 1 and 2 illustrate acceptable distributions of binder on glass fibers.
- Figures 1 and 2 illustrate acceptable distributions of
- the binder of Figure 1 has ammonium sulfate as catalyst.
- the binder of Figure 2 contains a combination of maleic acid and ammonium sulfate. Compositions of the binders used to produce the illustrated distributions are given in Table 2.
- Figures 1 and 2 also represent different methods of binder application. Figure 1 illustrates binder distribution derived from applying the binder through a fiberglass column expander whereas Figure 2 shows distribution resulting from application through an air assisted spray nozzle.
- the invention further comprises a process for binding glass fiber compositions with the aqueous compatible furan resin compositions described herein. Glass fiber compositions made according to this process have recovery properties sufficient to allow them to be used in a wide variety of end use applications including insulation and or filtration and or separation applications.
- furan binder compositions disclosed herein and intended to be used in the process of the invention have a viscosity from 2-200 cPs at a % N.V. from 2 to 70%. It is desirable that such compositions be homogeneous one phase mixtures. However, mixtures having a two phase
- composition can provide the desired performance properties.
- furan binder compositions will be to newly formed glass fibers using known prior art fiber manufacturing methods. Most preferably, the binder will be applied to the newly formed glass fibers in mid air prior to their collection as described below. Suitable manufacturing processes are the well known rotary proce ⁇ or pot and marble process. The rotary process is described on pages 12-14 of "Fiber Glass" by Mohr & Rowe previously referenced above. Delivery of the binder in such processes may be achieved via the use of standard (air- less) spray systems, column expanders or conventional air assisted spray equipment. It is most preferred that
- the newly formed glass fibers with a binder sprayed thereon are collected on a moving chain as a loose blanket.
- This chain is pulled into an oven wherein the blanket is partially compressed as it is going through the oven to achieve desired blanket thickness.
- hot air is pumped through the blanket via a series of internal plenums or air ducts.
- cure may be a variable effecting reduced V.O.C. emissions.
- a desirable cure for VOC purposes is a cure cycle wherein the temperature is increased from ambient of a rate of between 10o-20°C per minute up to as low as a final a temperature as possible, preferably 150°C. This type of cure cycle is defined herein as a 'ramp cure'.
- this acid causes the furan resin to cure almost instantly on the glass fiber.
- a cure rate is acceptable because the glass fiber/binder composition does not need to undergo any forming process in the oven. In many cases this type of fiber glass will be reduced in size prior to its end use application. In another application, the fiber glass and binder will be collected and packaged prior to cure.
- This material is known as uncured wool and is cured via a molding process. It may be molded in-house or packaged and transported to an outside molding
- Suitable catalysts for this application are the latent catalysts discussed above. Most preferably the catalyst will be a 5:3 wt:wt, maleic acid and ammonium sulfate mixture, present in an amount equal to 7% by weight.
- Such molded glass fiber compositions normally have 5 to 25% by weight cured resin or % L.O.I. It is preferred that they have 5 to 20% by weight catalyst.
- This uncured wool is typically molded in a 300-500°F flat press at 45 second or less intervals.
- the resulting materials may be utilized in various automotive applications such as headliners. Although compressed, it should be noted that the resulting glass fiber compositions are air permeable. Although, the individual glass fibers may be coated, the furan binder does not fill the interstitial space in the finished article.
- Example 1 Formaldehyde emissions were initially studied with tube furnace tests.
- compositions of the various samples tested are illustrated below in Table 4.
- “Farez MTM” denotes the resin previously described and supplied by QO Chemicals, while '1300' denotes the use of QuacorrTM 1300 as received from QO Chemicals. Any catalysts used or other materials added are identified to the right of the resin. Preparation of the samples consisted of mixing the various components together under a typical laboratory mixing apparatus.
- the tube furnace is used to heat samples in a controlled environment designed to simulate a fiber glass binder curing process. It consists of a glass tube, about one foot long and with a one inch inside diameter, wrapped with a nickel-chromium wire heater and surrounded with a vacuum jacket. The temperature inside the furnace can be monitored by a thermocouple in the thermocouple well placed between the heater wire and the wall of the inside tube.
- Sample support consisted of a glass microfiber filter (Whatman 5.5 cm GF/B) inside a carrier consisting of a 1.5 inch long piece of 0.75 inch diameter PyrexTM glass tubing. Between 0.15 and 0.90 gram of the final binder solution was placed and weighed to the nearest 0.1 mg on the filter.
- the sample support and sample were placed near the outlet end of the tube furnace and the cap replaced. Dry air or an inert gas was used to sweep the inside of the tube. Volatile formaldehyde, released by the curing sample, was trapped and measured using two impingers connected in series downstream from the exit of the tube furnace. Into each of impingers was placed 20 ml of a trapping solution comprised of 2.50 gm of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine in 1000 ml of
- micrograms ( ⁇ g) of material per gram of sample solids ⁇ g
- VOC emissions can be controlled by catalyst selection and choice of cure cycle.
- the FarezTM M resin in these samples consisted of an aqueous extract "stripped" from FarezTMM resin as received from QO Chemicals. Equal parts water and FarezTM M were stirred vigorously for one hour and then allowed to stand without stirring for one hour. The aqueous portion was decanted off and used as the base resin.
- Binderless fiber glass batts were prepared by subjecting commercial insulation batts from
- Furan binders consisting of 100 grams FarezTM M resin, 6 grams ammonium sulfate, 20 grams water, and a quantity of silane based on its
- A1100 and A1160 are tradenames of Union Carbide.
- 3 Z-6026 is a tradename of Dow-Corning.
- 4 BS-20 is a tradename of Wacker Silicones. thicknesses were again measured. The samples were then reheated to 950°F for binder determination. (% L.O.I.)
- AOS Witconate AOS (Witco Inc.) olefin
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