JP2000248145A - Flame retardant resin composition - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a flame-retardant resin composition excellent in flame retardancy and fluidity, and excellent in heat resistance and impact resistance in balance of physical properties. SOLUTION: This resin composition contains (A) a rubber-modified styrene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin, and an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer as essential components. 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin composition in which 50% by weight is an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer,
0.1 to 2 parts by weight of (B) 1 to 50 parts by weight of a phosphorus compound, (C) at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone graft copolymer and a graft copolymer of a silicone-containing composite rubber.
A flame-retardant resin composition containing 0 parts by weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a flame-retardant resin composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to a flame-retardant resin composition having good flame retardancy and fluidity without using a halogen-based flame retardant such as a bromine-based flame retardant, and also having an excellent balance between heat resistance and impact resistance. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, impact-resistant styrene (hereinafter referred to as H
Abbreviated as iPS. ) And rubber-modified styrene resins such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (hereinafter abbreviated as ABS resin) are used in a wide range of applications due to their excellent balance of physical properties and good moldability. However, in some applications, it is necessary to have flame retardancy. For example, it is used as an electric / electronic device part, an OA device, a household product, or a building material. As a method of imparting flame retardancy to rubber-modified styrenic resin,
Generally, a halogen-based flame retardant, for example, a bromine-based flame retardant is added, but a part of the bromine-based flame retardant is decomposed during kneading and molding to generate free bromine gas and a bromine compound, and the kneading machine and the injection molding are used. It corrodes the surfaces of machine cylinders, screws and dies, and in the field of electrical and electronic equipment, corrodes metal parts, causing poor contact and poor conduction.
Furthermore, it has been pointed out that bromine-based flame retardants contain extremely toxic brominated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans, etc., in a very small amount at the time of molding and burning, which only deteriorates the working environment of the workplace. In addition, when incinerating a resin product containing such a brominated flame retardant, there is a considerable possibility that the natural environment will be significantly contaminated.

[0003] As a method for removing such a defect, a phosphorus compound or the like is used instead of a brominated flame retardant.
/ PPE (polyphenylene ether resin) alloy and P
It has been proposed to add C (polycarbonate resin) / ABS alloy (JP-A-2-32154,
JP-A-6-116559, JP-A-57-1530
No. 35). However, these HiPS / PP
A resin composition in which a phosphorus compound is blended with an E alloy or a PC / ABS alloy is obtained by adding a brominated flame retardant to HiPS or ABS.
The fluidity is low (the fluidity worsens) compared to that, so when molding a large molded product, appearance defects such as unfilled, sink mark, silver, etc. tend to occur, and a higher molding temperature is required, Problems such as a prolonged molding cycle and an increase in energy consumption during molding remain.

[0004] A resin composition in which a polyorganosiloxane having a specific viscosity is added to a mixture of HiPS or a HiPS / PPE alloy and a phosphorus-based flame retardant is disclosed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 10-110076 and Hei 9). -286
No. 893). However, in these flame-retardant resin compositions, although easy-drop type flame retardancy is improved and ignition drop-type flame retardancy is obtained, improvement of non-dropping flame retardancy remains as a problem. In addition, it is described in the HiPS / PPE alloy that a graft copolymer of a silicone-containing composite rubber can greatly improve impact resistance without impairing flame retardancy (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-151315). There is a need for improved flammability.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has no risk of generating harmful substances at the time of molding and burning. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flame-retardant resin composition having excellent heat resistance and an excellent balance of heat resistance and impact resistance.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have conducted intensive studies in order to achieve the above object, and as a result, a resin containing a rubber-modified styrene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin and a phosphorus compound as essential components. In the composition, by using a specific silicon-containing polymer and a specific unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer in combination, flame retardancy is improved, and as a result, a phosphorus compound or a polyphenylene ether-based resin is required. According to the present invention, it has been found that the amount of engineering plastics such as polycarbonate resin to be used can be reduced accordingly and the fluidity can be greatly improved.

That is, the present invention provides a resin composition comprising (A) a rubber-modified styrene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin, and an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer as essential components, and Thermoplastic resin composition 1 in which 0.3 to 50% by weight of is an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer
00 parts by weight, (B) 1 to 50 parts by weight of a phosphorus compound, (C) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone graft copolymer and a graft copolymer of a silicone-containing composite rubber. Is a flame-retardant resin composition containing

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail. First, (A) a thermoplastic resin composition containing a rubber-modified styrene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin, and an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer as essential components, and a method for producing the same will be described. The rubber-modified styrenic resin, which is an essential component of the component (A), comprises a rubber-like polymer dispersed in a matrix (resin component) composed of a (co) polymer containing an aromatic vinyl monomer as an essential component. A polymer mixture obtained by adding an aromatic vinyl monomer and, if necessary, a vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith in the presence of a rubbery polymer, to a known bulk polymerization. , Bulk polymerization, emulsion polymerization and solution polymerization. Examples of such resins include HiPS, ABS resin, AAS resin (acrylonitrile-acryl rubber-styrene copolymer), AES
Resins (acrylonitrile-ethylene propylene rubber-styrene copolymer) and the like. The weight ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer to the copolymerizable vinyl monomer in the matrix containing the aromatic vinyl monomer as an essential component is 50 to 1
00 / 0-50, preferably 60-100 / 0-4
0, particularly preferably 70-100 / 0-30.
When the proportion of the aromatic vinyl monomer is less than 50% by weight, at least one property of moldability, heat resistance and elastic modulus is impaired.

The aromatic vinyl monomer which is an essential component used in the process for producing the rubber-modified styrene resin which is an essential component of the component (A) includes styrene, α-methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, t-butylstyrene, Examples include halostyrene, sodium styrenesulfonate, indene, acenaphthylene and the like, preferably styrene and α-methylstyrene. In the rubber-modified styrene resin, copolymerizable vinyl monomers that can be used as needed include acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile, vinyl cyanide monomers such as α-chloroacrylonitrile, and methyl acrylate. Acrylate monomers such as esters, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate,
Methacrylic acid ester monomers such as ethyl methacrylic acid ester and cyclohexyl methacrylic acid ester, unsaturated carboxylic acid amide monomers such as acrylamide and methacrylic acid amide, maleimide, N-methylmaleimide, N
-Ethylmaleimide, N-propylmaleimide, N-hexylmaleimide, N-cyclohexylmaleimide, N
-Unsaturated dicarboxylic acid imide monomers such as -phenylmaleimide, N- (4-hydroxyphenyl) maleimide, N- (alkyl-substituted phenyl) maleimide, and glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, vinyl glycidyl ether, allyl glycidyl ether, glycidyl sina Mate, methallyl glycidyl ether, N
-{4- (2,3-epoxypropoxy) -3,5-dimethylbenzyl} acrylamide, N- {4- (2,3
-Epoxypropoxy) -3,5-dimethylbenzyl methacrylamide and other vinyl monomers containing an epoxy group, and the like, preferably acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, N-phenylmaleimide, maleimide, glycidyl methacrylate, and the like. Is a vinyl monomer. Of course, two or more of these vinyl monomers may be used in combination.

The rubbery polymer used for the rubber-modified styrenic resin which is an essential component of the component (A) must have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less.
When the temperature exceeds ℃, impact resistance decreases. Examples of the rubbery polymer include polybutadiene, butadiene-styrene copolymer, butadiene-styrene block copolymer, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer, polyisoprene, isoprene-styrene copolymer, diene rubber such as chloroprene rubber, and the like. Examples of the rubber include (partially) hydrogenated diene rubber, isobutylene-isoprene copolymer, acrylic rubber, ethylene-propylene (diene component) copolymer, and the like. Particularly preferred is a diene rubber.

The content of the rubbery polymer in the rubber-modified styrene resin is 2 to 70% by weight, preferably 3 to 65% by weight, particularly preferably 4 to 60% by weight. If the content of the rubbery polymer is less than 2% by weight, the impact resistance decreases,
On the other hand, if it exceeds 70% by weight, at least one property of heat resistance, flame retardancy and fluidity tends to be impaired. The weight average particle diameter of the rubbery polymer is 0.1 to 5.0 μm.
m, preferably 0.2 to 3.0 μm, particularly preferably 0.3 to 2.0 μm. When the weight average particle diameter is in the above range, particularly good impact resistance is obtained.

The weight-average molecular weight of the rubber-modified styrene resin matrix (resin component) is 80,000 to 250,000. If it is less than 80,000, the impact resistance tends to decrease,
If it exceeds 250,000, the fluidity decreases. The weight average molecular weight can be controlled by the type and amount of the polymerization initiator, the polymerization temperature, the type and amount of the chain transfer agent, and the like.

The rubber-unmodified styrenic resin which can be used in combination with the rubber-modified styrenic resin, if necessary, contains an aromatic vinyl monomer and, if necessary, a vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith. It can be obtained by subjecting the monomer mixture to known bulk polymerization, bulk suspension polymerization, emulsion polymerization and solution polymerization. The weight ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer and the copolymerizable vinyl monomer is 30 to 100/70 to 0, preferably,
40-100 / 60-0, particularly preferably 50-10
0/50 to 0. When the ratio of the vinyl aromatic monomer is 3
If it is less than 0% by weight, at least one property of moldability, heat resistance and impact resistance is impaired. Aromatic vinyl monomers and copolymerizable vinyl monomers include aromatic vinyl monomers, vinyl cyanide monomers, acrylate monomers, and methacrylate esters exemplified in the rubber-modified styrene resin. Monomer, unsaturated carboxylic acid amide monomer, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid imide monomer, or a vinyl monomer containing an epoxy group, and any of these monomers may be used alone or in combination of two or more. it can. Specific examples of the rubber-unmodified styrene resin include polystyrene, α-methylstyrene / acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene / acrylonitrile / methyl methacrylate copolymer, and styrene / N-phenylmaleimide copolymer. Coalesce, styrene / N-phenylmaleimide /
Acrylonitrile copolymer and the like. The composition of the rubber-unmodified styrene-based resin may be the same as the matrix component of the rubber-modified styrene-based resin, but does not necessarily have to be the same. The weight average molecular weight of the rubber-unmodified styrene resin is 50,000 to 1,000,000. If it is less than 50,000, the impact resistance is greatly reduced, while if it exceeds 1,000,000, the fluidity is reduced and the appearance of the molded product is impaired.

[0014] One of the components (A) used in the present invention
Examples of the polyphenylene ether-based resin, which is one essential component, include poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether), poly (2,6-diethyl-1,4-phenylene ether), and poly (2-methyl- 6-ethyl-1,4
-Phenylene ether), poly (2,6-di-n-propyl-1,4-phenylene ether), poly (2,6-
Diphenyl-1,4-phenylene ether), 2,6-
A dimethyl-1,4-phenyl / 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4-phenol copolymer, a graft copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing styrene onto each of these copolymers, and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (anhydride) or the like. Modified ones may be mentioned. Reduced viscosity ηs of polyphenylene ether resin
The p / c (concentration: 0.5 g / dl, chloroform solution, measured at a temperature of 30 ° C.) is preferably in the range of 0.20 to 0.70 dl / g, and in the range of 0.35 to 0.60 dl / g. Is more preferable.

The unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer, which is one of the essential components of the component (A), is used in the presence or absence of a rubber-like polymer to form an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer. It is a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture containing a monomer as an essential component. The ratio of the rubber-like polymer and the monomer mixture containing the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid monomer as an essential component is from 0 to 70: 100 to 30, particularly preferably from 0 to 5, in weight ratio.
0: 100 to 50. Examples of unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid monomers include unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, monomethyl itaconate and monomethyl fumarate, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, aconitic acid And unsaturated dicarboxylic acids such as maleic anhydride and its anhydride monomers. Monomers that can be copolymerized with the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid monomer include aromatic vinyl monomers, vinyl cyanide monomers, and acrylate monomers exemplified for the rubber-modified styrenic resin. Body, methacrylic acid ester monomer, unsaturated carboxylic acid amide monomer, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid imide monomer and the like. Specific examples of the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer include styrene-methacrylic acid copolymer and styrene-N-
Phenylmaleimide-maleic anhydride copolymer, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, methyl methacrylic acid ester-styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, polybutadiene-styrene-methacrylic acid copolymer, and polybutadiene-styrene-N Monophenyl maleimide-maleic anhydride copolymer and the like. These copolymers can be obtained by known bulk polymerization, suspension polymerization, bulk-suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, emulsion polymerization and the like.

The thermoplastic resin composition in the component (A) of the present invention comprises a rubber-modified styrene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin, an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer, and a rubber-unmodified styrene resin in a ratio. , 5-9 respectively
It is preferably from 8: 1 to 80: 0.3 to 50: 0 to 93% by weight. More preferably, 8 to 95: 2 in the order described above.
70 to 0.5 to 45: 0 to 88% by weight, particularly preferably 10 to 90: 3 to 60: 1.0 to 40: 0 to 80% by weight. 5% by weight of rubber-modified styrene resin
If the amount is less than 100%, the disadvantages of impact resistance and fluidity decrease, and if it exceeds 98% by weight, the flame retardancy and heat resistance decrease. Further, the ratio of the polyphenylene ether-based resin is 80%.
If the content is more than 1% by weight, the fluidity is impaired, and if it is less than 1% by weight, the disadvantage of insufficient flame retardancy becomes significant. Further, when the proportion of the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer is less than 0.3% by weight, the effect of improving the flame retardancy is poor, and when it exceeds 50% by weight, the impact resistance and the fluidity are reduced. Appears. On the other hand, when the proportion of the rubber-unmodified styrene resin exceeds 93% by weight, the impact resistance is reduced.

The phosphorus compound (B) used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has a phosphorus atom. Phosphoric acid ester, triphenylphosphine oxide, tricresylphosphine oxide, diphenyl methanephosphonate, phenylphosphonic acid Diethyl, phosphazene compounds, red phosphorus, melamine phosphate, melamine polyphosphate, ammonium polyphosphate, resin coatings of ammonium polyphosphate and the like can be mentioned. Preferably, an organic phosphorus compound represented by the general formula (1) is used.

[0018]

Embedded image (Wherein, R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, except when R1 = R2 = R3 = H. X represents a divalent or higher valent organic group, and Y represents oxygen An atom or a sulfur atom, Z represents an alkoxy group or a mercapto group.
n is 0 or 1, p is 0 or 1, q is 1-3
It is an integer of 0, and r represents 0 or an integer of 1 or more. However, it is not limited to these. )

In the above formula, examples of the organic group include an alkyl group which may or may not be substituted, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group and the like. When substituted, examples of the substituent include an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group and the like, and a group obtained by combining these substituents (eg, an arylalkoxyalkyl group) or these substituents are A group (for example, an arylsulfonylaryl group) combined by bonding with an atom, a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or the like may be used as a substituent. In addition, the divalent or higher valent organic group is, from the above-mentioned organic group,
A divalent or higher valent group formed by removing one or more hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, for example, an alkylene group, and preferably a (substituted) phenylene group, and polynuclear phenols such as those derived from bisphenols. 2
The relative positions of the above free valences are arbitrary. Particularly preferred are hydroquinone, resorcinol, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) methane, 2,2-bis (4
-Hydroxyphenyl) propane [bisphenol A], dihydroxydiphenyl, p, p'-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone, dihydroxynaphthalene, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) sulfide, bis (4-
(Hydroxyphenyl) sulfone, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) ketone and the like.

Illustrative examples of these phosphorus compounds include phosphate esters such as trimethyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, tri (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate, trioleyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate and tricresyl phosphate. , Trixylenyl phosphate, tris (isopropylphenyl) phosphate, tris (o-phenylphenyl) phosphate, tris (p-phenylphenyl) phosphate, trinaphthylphosphate, cresyldiphenylphosphate, xyenyldiphenylphosphate, diphenyl (2- Ethylhexyl) phosphate, di (isopropylphenyl) phenylphosphate, o-phenylphenyldicresylphosphate Eto, dibutyl phosphate,
Monobutyl phosphate, di-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, monoisodecyl phosphate, 2-acryloyloxyethyl acid phosphate, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl acid phosphate, diphenyl-2-acryloyloxyethyl phosphate, diphenyl-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate, etc. And condensates thereof such as resorcinol bis (diphenyl phosphate), resorcinol bis (dicresyl phosphate), resorcinol bis (dicylenyl phosphate), hydroquinone bis (diphenyl phosphate), hydroquinone bis (dicresyl phosphate), and hydroquinone bis (dicylide) (Silenyl phosphate), biphenol bis (dixylenyl phosphate), bisphenol Bis (diphenyl phosphate), bisphosphate and polyphosphate oligomers such as bisphenol A bis (dicresyl phosphate), and the like.

Hydroxy group-containing aromatic phosphates containing one or two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups in triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate or their condensed phosphates can also be used as the phosphorus compound. . Examples of the hydroxyl group-containing aromatic phosphate include diphenyl resorcinol phosphate, phenyl diresorcinol phosphate, dicresyl resorcinol phosphate, and the like.

In the present invention, phosphoric acid esters are preferably used as the organic phosphorus compound, and among them, particularly preferred are triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, trixylenyl phosphate, tris (isopropylphenyl) phosphate, cresyl diphenyl phosphate, and xylide. Monophosphates such as nildiphenyl phosphate and di (isopropylphenyl) phenyl phosphate, and bisphosphates such as resorcinol bis (diphenyl phosphate), resorcinol bis (dicylenyl phosphate), and bisphenol A bis (dicresyl phosphate) are exemplified. These phosphorus compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The component (C) used in the present invention is a silicon-containing polymer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone graft copolymer and a graft copolymer of a silicone-containing composite rubber.

The silicone graft copolymer used in the present invention is, as described in JP-A-6-248153, a) an organic group having a radical reactive group and / or an SH group in one molecule. (B) an aromatic vinyl monomer, a vinyl cyanide monomer, a methacrylic acid ester monomer, and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid imide monomer exemplified in the rubber modified styrene resin; And a copolymer obtained by graft copolymerizing a monomer mixture containing at least one of the monomers in a weight ratio of 5 to 95/95 to 5, or a) and a thermoplastic resin, for example, Polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-ethyl methacrylate copolymer Copolymer obtained by kneading a polymethyl methacrylate or the like in the presence or absence of peroxides. The organic group having a radical reactive group is preferably a vinyl group, an allyl group, a γ- (meth) acryloxypropyl group, and the organic group having an SH group is preferably a γ-mercaptopropyl group. Is exemplified.

The graft copolymer of the silicone-containing composite rubber used in the present invention is a polyorganosiloxane rubber component, a polybutadiene rubber and / or an acrylic rubber component as described in JP-A-64-79257. And a composite rubber having a structure in which composites are integrally entangled with each other, an aromatic vinyl monomer exemplified in the rubber-modified styrene resin, a vinyl cyanide monomer,
It is obtained by graft copolymerizing a monomer mixture containing at least one of a methacrylic acid ester monomer and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid imide monomer in a weight ratio of 30 to 95/70 to 5. It is a copolymer. The weight ratio of the polyorganosiloxane component in the silicone-containing composite rubber to the polybutadiene rubber and / or acrylic rubber component is:
It is preferably from 3 to 97/97 to 3, and the weight average particle diameter of the composite rubber is from 0.08 to 1.0 μm, preferably
0.1 to 0.9 μm, particularly preferably 0.15 to 0.5 μm.
8 μm.

The flame-retardant resin composition of the present invention comprises (A) a rubber-modified styrene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin,
And 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin composition containing an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer as an essential component, and (B) a phosphorus compound 1
50 parts by weight and (C) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a silicone graft copolymer and / or a silicone-containing composite rubber graft copolymer. Preferably, (B) component 2 is used per 100 parts by weight of component (A).
To 40 parts by weight, 0.2 to 15 parts by weight of component (C), particularly preferably 3 to 30 parts by weight of component (B), and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of component (C) per 100 parts by weight of component (A). Department. When the conditions of component (B) are not less than 1 part by weight and component (C) is not more than 0.1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (A), flame retardancy is insufficient, so that polyphenylene ether resin is used. Has to be increased, resulting in a disadvantage that the fluidity is reduced. On the other hand, when the component (B) exceeds 50 parts by weight, heat resistance and impact resistance are reduced, and adverse effects such as juicing are likely to occur. (C)
When the amount of the component exceeds 20 parts by weight, heat resistance, coloring property and coating property are reduced, and the resin is liable to slip during extrusion or injection molding, so that the workability is reduced.

If necessary, the resin composition of the present invention may further comprise, in addition to the above components (A) to (C), component (D), melamine borate, ammonium borate, metaboric acid, boric acid, borax, boric anhydride, Zinc borate, zinc metaborate, barium metaborate,
Boron compounds such as magnesium borate, cadmium borate, lead borate, and barium orthoborate; zinc compounds such as zinc borate, zinc stannate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, zinc carboxylate; and zinc stannate, zinc hydroxystannate, and tin oxide And at least one flame retardant aid selected from the group of tin compounds. Preferred are zinc borate and zinc stannate.
When a boron compound, a zinc compound and a tin compound are used, the weight average particle diameter is preferably 10 μm or less, particularly preferably 8 μm or less, and an organic surfactant, a silane coupling agent, a titanium coupling agent and an aluminum cup A surface treatment with a ring agent may be used.

It is preferable that at least one flame retardant aid selected from the group consisting of a boron compound, a zinc compound and a tin compound be contained in an amount of 10 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the component (A). If added in excess of 10 parts by weight, no improvement in flame retardancy can be expected for the added amount, and disadvantages such as reduced impact resistance and fluidity appear.

If necessary, in addition to the components (A) to (C) or the components (A) to (D), the resin composition of the present invention may further contain a triazine skeleton-containing compound, a fluororesin, or a hydroxystyrene-based compound. Resin, phenolic resin, silica, boron
Metal compounds other than zinc and tin, processing aids, and the like can be added.

Specific examples of the triazine skeleton-containing compound include melamine, melamine cyanurate, melem, melon, melamine oxalate, melamine sulfate, melamine phthalate, succinoguanamine, adipoguanamine, methylglutalogamine, melamine resin, BT resin And the like. Melamine cyanurate and melamine sulfate are particularly preferred from the viewpoint of low volatility and improvement in flame retardancy.

The fluororesin that can be used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it contains a fluorine atom. Examples of the fluorine-based resin used in the present invention include polytetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene-propylene hexafluoride copolymer, ethylene tetrafluoride-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene. Copolymers, poly (chlorotrifluoroethylene), polyvinylidene fluoride and the like can be mentioned. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The form of the fluororesin may be any form such as emulsion form, suspension form, microfibril form, powder form, granular form and the like.
In the present invention, polytetrafluoroethylene is preferably used.

The hydroxystyrene resin which can be used in the present invention includes a (co) polymer of a monomer represented by the general formula (2).

Embedded image (However, R4 to R7 in the formula are a hydrogen atom and carbon number 1 to 16
Represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aralkyl group, m is an integer of 1 to 5, n is 0 or 1 to 4
Represents an integer. )

The vinyl monomers copolymerizable with the hydroxystyrene resin include the aromatic vinyl monomers and vinyl monomers described in the component (A). Specific examples of the hydroxystyrene resin include poly p-vinylphenol, p-vinylphenol / styrene copolymer, p-vinylphenol / methyl methacrylate copolymer, and the like. Weight average molecular weight is 500 ~
50,000, preferably 800 to 40,000, particularly preferably 1,000 to 30,000.

The phenolic resin is obtained by reacting phenols with aldehydes and / or ketones under an acidic or alkaline catalyst. Examples of phenols include phenol, cresol, xylenol, ethylphenol, propylphenol, butylphenol, amylphenol, nonylphenol, phenylphenol, phenoxyphenol, hydroquinone, resorcinol, dihydroxydiphenyl, bis (hydroxyphenyl) pentane, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) ) Methane, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) butane, bis (4
-Hydroxyphenyl) sulfone, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) ketone, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)
Sulfide, dihydroxynaphthalene, bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, and the like, and mixtures thereof.

The aldehydes include formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, acetaldehyde, glyoxal and the like. An aromatic monoaldehyde having at least one phenolic hydroxyl group in one molecule can also be used. Examples of such an aromatic monoaldehyde include o-hydroxybenzaldehyde, m-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, β-resorsilaldehyde, vanillin and the like.

Examples of ketones include acetone. These aldehydes and / or ketones may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

As the phenolic resin, either a resol type or a novolak type can be used. Preferably, a novolak type phenol resin is used. The novolak-type phenol resin used in the present invention is obtained by reacting the above-mentioned phenols with the above-mentioned aldehydes and / or ketones by a known method under an acid catalyst. In the present invention, a novolak-type phenol resin obtained by substituting a part or all of the aldehydes and / or ketones with a dicyclopentadiene or terpene compound and reacting the phenols with the phenols can also be used.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the aldehydes and / or
Alternatively, a novolak-type phenol resin obtained by reacting a part or all of ketones with an aralkyl halide derivative and / or an aralkyl alcohol derivative and reacting with the above-mentioned phenols can also be used. As the aralkyl halide derivative and / or aralkyl alcohol derivative in the present invention, a compound represented by the general formula (3) is used.

[0039]

Embedded image (In the formula, R8 and R9 are compounds which are a halogen atom such as chlorine or bromine, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group. The alkoxy group is preferably a lower alkoxy group having 4 or less carbon atoms.)

The aralkyl halide derivatives preferably used include α, α′-dichloro-p-xylene,
α, α′-Dibromo-p-xylene, α, α′-diiodo-p-xylene and the like are mentioned, and preferably used aralkyl alcohol derivatives are α, α′-dihydroxy-p-xylene, α, α α'-dimethoxy-p
-Xylene, α, α'-diethoxy-p-xylene,
α, α′-dipropoxy-p-xylene, α, α′-di-n-butoxy-p-xylene, α, α′-di-sec
-Butoxy-p-xylene, α, α′-di-isobutoxy-p-xylene and the like.

The silica may be crystalline silicon dioxide or amorphous silicon dioxide. The shape may be either crushed or spherical, but preferably the weight average particle diameter is 10 μm or less, particularly preferably 1 μm or less. These silicas are more preferably treated with various coupling agents in order to improve the dispersibility in the resin.

As a metal compound other than boron, zinc and tin,
Iron, titanium, manganese, magnesium, zirconium,
Hydroxide, oxide, nitrate, sulfonate and carboxylate of metals such as molybdenum, cobalt, bismuth, chromium, antimony, nickel, copper, tungsten and aluminum, aluminum hydroxide treated with oxalate anion, and nickel compound treated Of magnesium hydroxide, ferrocene and the like.

Examples of processing aids include liquid paraffin, natural paraffin, microwax, polyolefin wax, synthetic paraffin, terpene resin and their partial oxides, higher fatty acids and their metal salts, higher fatty acid esters, higher fatty acid amides, higher fatty acid amides and higher fatty acid amides. And aliphatic alcohols.

In the present invention, if necessary, a thermoplastic resin other than the component (A) may be contained as long as physical properties such as flame retardancy and impact resistance are not impaired. Typical examples thereof include polyesters such as polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate, 6-nylon, 6,6-nylon, and aromatic nylon of meta-xylylenediamine / adipic acid. Such as polyamide resin, polyarylate, (modified) polyethylene, (modified) polypropylene, (modified) ethylene-propylene copolymer resin, polymethylpentene, polyphenylene sulfide, polyacetal, polyetheresteramide, polyetherimide, polyetheretherketone And polymethyl methacrylate. These resins can be used in combination of two or more.

The flame-retardant resin composition of the present invention can be obtained without using a compound containing bromine or chlorine as a flame-retardant component.
Although it exhibits an excellent flame retardant effect, a commonly used flame retardant additive such as a chlorine- or bromine-containing compound which is commonly used can be used.

The method of mixing the resin and the flame retardant is not particularly limited, and any means can be employed as long as they can be uniformly mixed. For example, mixing, kneading, and the like by various mixing machines such as a single-screw extruder, a twin-screw extruder, a Henschel mixer, a Banbury mixer, a kneader, and a heating roll can be appropriately employed. In kneading, each component may be kneaded at once, or after kneading any components, the remaining components may be added and kneaded. A preferred kneading method is
This is a method using an extruder, and a twin-screw extruder is particularly preferable as the extruder.

At this time, if necessary, various fillers, additives and the like can be blended in such an amount that the effect is exhibited as long as the flame retardancy is not impaired. Examples thereof include glass fiber, asbestos, carbon fiber, potassium titanate whisker fiber, metal fiber, ceramic fiber, boron whisker fiber, aramid fiber, polyacrylonitrile fiber and other fibrous fillers, mica, talc, clay, calcium carbonate, Fillers such as glass beads, glass balloons, glass flakes, and heat-expandable graphite, mold release agents, plasticizers, dispersants, ultraviolet absorbers, light stabilizers, antioxidants, heat stabilizers, antioxidants, dyes (Face) additives and the like. Furthermore, an impact strength improver for improving the properties of the resin composition,
Compatibilizing components and the like can also be blended.

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The following examples are provided to further illustrate the present invention, but they are not intended to limit the invention in any way. All parts and ratios described in this specification are based on weight unless otherwise specified.

The resins, phosphorus compounds, silicon-containing polymers, flame-retardant auxiliaries and the like used in the examples and comparative examples are shown below. (A) Component (1) Production of Rubber-Modified Styrenic Resin Using a continuous polymerization apparatus in which one stirring tank of 3 liters each, three tower reactors and a degassing tank are connected in series, the following method is used. Manufactured. A solution of 10 parts of butadiene rubber (Nipol 1220 manufactured by Zeon Corporation) dissolved in 90 parts of styrene is supplied to a stirring tank, and a mixed solution of 30 parts of styrene and 30 parts of ethylbenzene is supplied to the entrance of the second-stage column reactor. Supply. The reaction temperature of the stirring tank is 127 ° C, and the outlet temperatures of the three tower reactors are 140 ° C, 145 ° C, and 160 ° C, respectively. The polymerization liquid flowing out of the third tower reactor has a degree of vacuum of 20
After being led to a degassing tank operated at an internal temperature of 250 ° C. at a pressure of 250 mmHg, the mixture was pelletized by an extruder. Hereinafter, this pellet is abbreviated as AHiPS. As a result of analyzing the obtained rubber-modified stellene resin, the rubber content was 7.6%, the weight average particle diameter of the rubber was 1.6 μm, and the weight average molecular weight of the matrix (resin component) was 181,000.

(2) Production of rubber-unmodified stellene-based resin In a 30 liter reactor equipped with a stirring blade, styrene 20 k
g, 5 kg of ethylbenzene and 10 g of di-t-butylperoxyhexahydrophthalate.
C. for 3 hours, and further for 3 hours at 130.degree. Thereafter, the remaining volatile components are removed under reduced pressure in a deaeration tank at a temperature of 200 ° C., and pellets are formed by an extruder. The weight average molecular weight was 271,000.

The amount of the rubbery polymer in the rubber-modified styrenic resin was determined by infrared absorption spectroscopy using a model FTS-575C manufactured by Japan Bio-Rad Laboratories. The average diameter of the dispersed particles of the rubber-like polymer was measured by dissolving 0.5 g of the rubber-modified styrene resin in 100 g of dimethylformamide and measuring the weight using a Coulter counter (LS-230 manufactured by Nikkaki Co., Ltd.). The average particle size was shown. Further, the weight average molecular weights of the above-mentioned (1) rubber-modified styrene resin and (2) rubber-unmodified styrene resin are measured using SYSTEM-21 (RI) as an apparatus.
(Manufactured by Tosoh Corporation) using a calibration curve prepared by using standard polystyrene with tetrahydrofuran as an eluent, and measuring by GPC.

(3) Production of Polyphenylene Ether Resin A reactor equipped with a stirring blade and having an oxygen injection port at the bottom was placed in a mixed solvent of 20 kg of toluene, 15 kg of n-butanol and 4 kg of methanol, and 8.75 k of 2,6-xylenol.
g, and after dissolving, 55 g of cupric bromide and 1100 g of di-n-butylamine were further charged.
The temperature was controlled at 00 ° C., and oxygen was blown in for 2 hours to carry out polymerization. The precipitated polymer was separated by filtration, the remaining catalyst was decomposed with a mixed solution of methanol / hydrochloric acid, washed with methanol and dried to obtain a powdery polyphenylene ether. The reduced viscosity is 0.
46. This is hereinafter abbreviated as APPE. The reduced viscosity is a value measured at a concentration of 0.5 g / d1 in a chloroform solution at a temperature of 30 ° C. (4) Unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer As an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer, styrene: methacrylic acid = 95: 5 (weight ratio) and weight average molecular weight 1270,000 Using a copolymer of styrene: N-phenylmaleimide: maleic anhydride = 66: 33: 1 (weight ratio) and a weight-average molecular weight of 118,000, and ASMAA and ASim, respectively. Abbreviate.

(B) Component As the phosphorus compound, triphenyl phosphate and resorcinol bis (dixylenyl phosphate) manufactured by Daihachi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. are used, and are abbreviated as BTPP and BPX, respectively.

(C) Component The following materials were used as the silicone graft copolymer and the graft copolymer of the silicone-containing composite rubber. (1) Method for producing graft copolymer of silicone-grafted copolymer and silicone-containing composite rubber 1500 parts of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, 1.2 parts of methacryloxypropylmethylsiloxane and 1500 parts of pure water are mixed. Sodium laurate 15
And 10 parts of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, and then passed through a homogenizer to produce a stable emulsion. The emulsion was heated at 70 ° C. for 12 hours, cooled to 25 ° C., aged for 24 hours, and adjusted to pH 7 with sodium carbonate. Remove volatile siloxane by steam distillation,
Pure water was added to adjust the solid content to 45%. The obtained emulsion was an organosiloxane emulsion containing 0.03 mol% of methacrylic groups. 793 parts of this emulsion and 1206 parts of pure water were charged, and the emulsion was prepared under a nitrogen atmosphere.
After adjusting the temperature to 30 ° C., 1.0 part of t-butyl hydroperoxide, 0.5 part of L-ascorbic acid, and 0.002 part of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate were added, and methacrylic acid meter 3 was added.
A mixture of 48 parts, 7 parts of 2-hydroxyether methacrylate, and 2 parts of 1,4-butanediol diacrylate was added dropwise over 3 hours. After completion of the addition, the mixture was further reacted for 3 hours to obtain an emulsion having a solid content of 30%. Was done. An aqueous solution of sodium sulfate was added to this emulsion, and after precipitation, filtration and drying, a powdery silicone-containing graft copolymer CSiG1 was obtained.

Further, 2 parts of tetraethoxysilane, 0.5 part of γ-methacryloyloxypropyldimethoxymethylsilane and 9 parts of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane 9
To 7.5 parts of the mixed solution, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid were added for 0.67 each.
200 parts of partially dissolved distilled water was added and emulsified by a homogenizer. While stirring and mixing this emulsion, a temperature of 8
After heating at 0 ° C. for 5 hours and standing at room temperature for 48 hours, the mixture was neutralized to pH 6.9 with an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. The polymerization rate of the polyorganosiloxane was 90.3%. A mixture of 34.2 parts of this polymerization liquid, 195 parts of distilled water, 2.0 parts of potassium oleate and 0.2 parts of dextrose was added, and after nitrogen replacement, the pressure was reduced, and 90 parts of butadiene and 0.1 part of cumene hydroperoxide were added. A mixture of 24 parts and 0.6 part of t-dodecyl mercaptan was charged and heated to 55 ° C.
When the temperature reaches 50 ° C, ferrous sulfate 0.0036
Parts, 0.3 parts of sodium pyrophosphate and 5 parts of distilled water were added to the reactor to initiate polymerization. The mixture was further reacted at a temperature of 55 ° C. for 10 hours to obtain a silicone-containing composite rubber. The conversion of butadiene was 96%. This latex was subjected to a process of enlarging the rubber particles of Manton-Gaulin to obtain a composite rubber latex having a weight average particle diameter of 0.38 μm. A mixture of ferrous sulfate (0.002 parts), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (0.006 parts), Rongalite (0.26 parts) and distilled water (5 parts) was added to the enlarged composite rubber, and the internal temperature was reduced to 70%.
After the temperature was raised to 0 ° C, a mixed solution of 30 parts of styrene and 0.12 parts of t-butyl hydroperoxide was added dropwise to perform graft polymerization. An aqueous calcium chloride solution was added to the graft polymerization solution, and the mixture was precipitated, filtered and dried to obtain a silicone-containing composite rubber graft copolymer CSFG1. In addition, the polymerization rate of styrene was 91.6%. Instead of 30 parts of styrene, 2 parts each of styrene and acrylonitrile
Except for changing to 5 parts and 5 parts, the polymerization rate of each monomer was 94.3% and 98.1 in the same manner as CSFG1.
% Silicone-containing composite rubber graft copolymer CSF
G2 was obtained.

(D) Component As a boron compound and a zinc compound, manufactured by Mizusawa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Using ALCANEX FR-100 (zinc borate)
Hereinafter, it is abbreviated as DBZn. As an example of a zinc compound and a tin compound, ZS (zinc stannate) of Morisawa Shoji Co., Ltd. is used,
Hereinafter, it is abbreviated as DSnZn. (E) Other components Iupilon H3000FN manufactured by Mitsubishi Engineering was used as a polycarbonate resin.
Abbreviated. Kao wax EB-P (ethylene bisstearyl amide) manufactured by Kao Corporation is used as a lubricant, and is hereinafter abbreviated as EEBP. Polytetrafluoroethylene Teflon 6J manufactured by Du Pont-Mitsui Fluorochemicals Co., Ltd. was used as the fluororesin. Hereinafter, it is abbreviated as EPTFE. Granular phenol novolak having a softening point of 92 ° C. was used as the phenolic resin. Hereinafter, it is abbreviated as ENOV.

Examples 1 to 15 and Comparative Examples 1 to 7 The mixing of parts by weight shown in Tables 1 to 3 was carried out by mixing and stirring with a Henschel mixer, and a twin screw extruder (ZSK-L / D = 35) was used.
Using 25), the mixture was melt-kneaded and extruded at a barrel set temperature of 320 ° C. at a fixed feed rate of 15 kg / hr, and pelletized by a pelletizer. After sufficiently drying the pellet thus obtained, a test piece was prepared by injection molding, and evaluated and measured by the following methods. (1) Impact strength (Izod impact strength): ASTM D
The measurement was performed using a notched test piece having a thickness of １ ／ inch at a temperature of 23 ° C. in accordance with 256. (2) Heat resistance (heat deformation temperature): Measured under a load of 18.6 kg / cm ² according to ASTM D648. (3) Melt flow rate (MFR): ASTM D1
The measurement was carried out under the conditions of a load of 5 kg and a temperature of 200 ° C. according to 238. (4) Flame retardancy: 2.2 mm according to UL-94 test method
The evaluation was performed using a test piece having a thickness, and the judgment was also in accordance with UL-94. The results are shown in Tables 1 to 3.

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

From the comparison between Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Example 1, it was found that if the resin composition does not contain an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer, a phosphorus compound and a silicone graft copolymer and / or a silicone-containing composite rubber are used. Does not exhibit excellent flame retardancy even when the graft copolymer of the present invention is present. In addition, from comparison with Comparative Example 2, it was found that even when the resin component was the same and the phosphorus compound was contained in the same amount, it was excellent when the silicone graft copolymer and / or the graft copolymer of the silicone-containing composite rubber were not contained. Does not exhibit flame retardancy. Further, as compared with Comparative Example 3, when the amount of the silicone graft copolymer and / or the graft copolymer of the silicone-containing composite rubber exceeds the specified amount, the impact strength is poor.

Further, as shown in Comparative Example 4, when the content of the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer exceeds a specified amount, the impact strength is reduced.

When the specific silicone graft copolymer and / or the graft copolymer of the silicone-containing composite rubber and the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer in the present invention were not used in combination, the same as in Comparative Example 5, In order to ensure flame retardancy, it is necessary to increase the blending ratio of the polyphenylene ether-based resin, and the fluidity decreases.

Examples 5 and 6 are examples in which the heat resistance is increased while the flame retardancy and impact strength are maintained by changing the type of the phosphorus compound. Further, as compared with Comparative Example 6, it shows excellent flame retardancy.

Example 7 is an example in which a rubber-unmodified styrene resin is contained, and shows excellent flame retardancy. Example 8 is an example containing a polycarbonate-based resin, and an improvement in impact strength is recognized.

In Example 9, the flowability can be further improved by using a lubricant and an anti-dripping agent in combination without impairing the flame retardancy.

In Examples 10 to 12, the amounts of the phosphorus compound, the silicone graft copolymer and / or the graft copolymer of the silicone-containing composite rubber, and the amount of the unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer were changed. It has good flame retardancy, which is an example containing a base resin.

Example 13 uses zinc borate and Example 14
Is an example containing zinc stannate, and has good flame retardancy.

As apparent from comparison with Comparative Example 7, Example 15 contains an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer, but is not V-0, but is excellent in flame retardancy. In addition, the flowability can be improved without impairing the flame retardancy by using a lubricant in combination.

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The resin composition of the present invention is a flame-retardant resin composition excellent in flame retardancy, fluidity, heat resistance, and impact resistance, and is used for electronic / electric products, OA equipment, etc. It can be suitably used as various component materials.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A resin composition comprising (A) a rubber-modified styrene-based resin, a polyphenylene ether-based resin, and an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer as essential components, and 0.3% in the resin composition. 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin composition in which about 50% by weight is an unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer;
0.1 to 2 parts by weight of (B) 1 to 50 parts by weight of a phosphorus compound, (C) at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone graft copolymer and a graft copolymer of a silicone-containing composite rubber.
A flame retardant resin composition containing 0 parts by weight. 2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the component (A) is a rubber-modified styrenic resin 5
To 98% by weight, polyphenylene ether resin 1 to 80
Wt%, unsaturated (di) carboxylic acid copolymer 0.3 to 50
% By weight, and 0 to 93% by weight of a rubber-unmodified styrene resin
The flame-retardant resin composition according to claim 1, which is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising: 3. The flame-retardant resin composition according to claim 1, further comprising, as component (D), at least one selected from the group consisting of a boron compound, a zinc compound and a tin compound per 100 parts by weight of component (A). A flame-retardant resin composition comprising 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of one kind of flame-retardant aid.