WO2015080103A1 - パージング剤およびこれを用いたパージング方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a purging agent used in an apparatus for melt-molding a thermoplastic resin, and more particularly to a purging agent suitable for an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified resin and a purging method using the same. It is.
- EVOH resin ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified resin
- PVA resin polyvinyl alcohol resin
- PA resin polyamide resin
- High-polarity thermoplastic resins such as sometimes referred to, are excellent in gas barrier properties, and are generally used by being molded into packaging films or containers for foods, etc. by a melt molding method.
- thermoplastic resin when the thermoplastic resin is melt-molded for a long time, a part of the thermoplastic resin stays in the resin flow path of a melt-molding machine such as an extruder for a long time, causing gelation, thermal deterioration, decomposition, etc. As a result, there are problems that streaks are generated in the product, and gel is mixed into the product to cause a product defect.
- thermoplastic resin that is stuck in the resin flow path of the melt molding machine using a purging agent is stuck. It is effective to wash and remove.
- a purging agent using a hydrocarbon-based resin composition containing a relatively large amount of at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts is known.
- This purging agent has an action of transferring a metal salt to the purged resin and decomposing the purged resin, thereby obtaining an excellent cleaning effect.
- Patent Document 1 has an insufficient cleaning effect in a severe environment with a narrow flow path and a high temperature, such as a die portion of a melt molding machine.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a purging agent having a better cleaning effect.
- the present inventor includes a hydrocarbon resin and at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt and an alkaline earth metal salt.
- a purging agent in which the content of the metal salt is more than 1% by weight and not more than 20% by weight in terms of metal and the shear viscosity ratio obtained from the following formula is 12 to 16, particularly ethylene-vinyl ester-based co-agents. It has been noted that it is effective for purging a purged resin containing a polymer saponified resin.
- Shear viscosity ratio ⁇ (X) / ⁇ (Y) [Here, eta (X) is a temperature 230 ° C., a shear viscosity of the shear rate 12.2sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S), ⁇ (Y) is a temperature 230 ° C., the shear viscosity of the shear rate 1824sec -1 (Pa -S). ]
- the present invention uses a hydrocarbon resin composition containing a relatively large amount of at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts as a purging agent.
- a purging agent having a large shear viscosity ratio between a high shear rate and a low shear rate is used.
- thermoplastic resin resin to be purged
- a melt-molding machine such as an extruder
- shear viscosity at a low shear rate the longer the residence in the resin flow path. It is considered that the purge performance for washing and removing the thermoplastic resin is good.
- the purging agent of the present invention preferably has a melt flow rate of 0.2 to 20 g / 10 min at 230 ° C. and a load of 2160 g.
- the present invention also relates to a method for purging a purged resin existing in a melt molding machine using the above-described purging agent.
- the present invention includes filling the above-mentioned purging agent, stopping the screw in a state in which the inside of the melt molding machine is filled with the purging agent, leaving it for 5 minutes to 5 hours, and discharging the purging agent.
- the present invention relates to a purging method for a resin to be purged existing in a melt molding machine.
- the purging agent when a hydrocarbon-based resin composition containing a relatively large amount of at least one of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts is used as a purging agent, the purging agent has a specific range.
- the resin to be purged in the melt molding machine particularly the purged resin including the saponified resin of ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, is excellent in cleaning and removing effect, like the die part of the melt molding machine.
- an excellent cleaning effect is exhibited even in a severe environment with a narrow flow path and a high temperature.
- the purging agent of the present invention cleans the thermoplastic resin staying in the resin flow path in the melt molding machine when melt molding the thermoplastic resin (resin to be purged) using a melt molding machine such as an extruder. Used for removal.
- the barrel temperature of the extruder means the surface temperature of the barrel of the extruder.
- the highest temperature is set as the barrel temperature.
- the purging agent of the present invention is a composition containing a relatively large amount of at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts based on a hydrocarbon resin.
- the content of the hydrocarbon resin in the purging agent composition of the present invention is usually 80% by weight or more, preferably 85% by weight or more.
- the hydrocarbon resin used as the base of the purging agent of the present invention is a polymer having a hydrocarbon monomer as a main monomer of usually 80 mol% or more and a molecular weight of usually 10,000 or more, and the main chain is composed of only carbon bonds. It is a polymer composed of Such a hydrocarbon resin has a property that it is difficult to adhere to the metal constituting the melt molding machine because the polarity of the resin is low. From the viewpoint of discharging properties of the purging agent, the content of the copolymerizable monomer other than the hydrocarbon-based monomer is preferably less than 20 mol%.
- hydrocarbon resins examples include polyolefin resins mainly composed of aliphatic hydrocarbon monomers and polystyrene resins mainly composed of aromatic hydrocarbon monomers.
- the polyolefin resin mainly composed of aliphatic hydrocarbon monomers will be described.
- Specific examples of the aliphatic hydrocarbon monomer include ethylene, propylene, and butene.
- the polyolefin resin refers to a homopolymer composed of these aliphatic hydrocarbon monomers, a random copolymer of two or more olefin monomers, and a block copolymer.
- ultra-low density polyethylene for example, ultra-low density polyethylene, (linear) low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-octene copolymer, ethylene- ⁇ olefin copolymer such as ethylene-hexene copolymer, Polyethylene resins such as polypropylene; propylene- ⁇ olefin copolymers such as polypropylene, propylene-ethylene copolymer and propylene-butene copolymer; polypropylene resins such as polybutene and polymethylpentene.
- the polystyrene resin mainly composed of aromatic hydrocarbon monomers will be described.
- aromatic hydrocarbon monomer include styrene and methylstyrene.
- polystyrene resin include homopolymers composed of these aromatic hydrocarbon monomers, random copolymers of two or more monomers, and block copolymers.
- the hydrocarbon resin is preferably a polyethylene resin or a polypropylene resin, particularly preferably a polyethylene resin, particularly preferably a low density polyethylene, and even a linear resin. Low density polyethylene.
- a purging agent having a large shear viscosity ratio at a specific shear rate (sec ⁇ 1 ) is used.
- the shear viscosity: ⁇ (x) of the above hydrocarbon-based resin at a temperature of 230 ° C. and a shear rate of 12.2 sec ⁇ 1 is usually 1500 to 4500 Pa ⁇ S, preferably 2000 to 4000 Pa ⁇ S, particularly preferably 2500. ⁇ 3500 Pa ⁇ S.
- the above-mentioned hydrocarbon resin having a temperature of 230 ° C. and a shear rate of 1824 sec ⁇ 1 usually has a shear viscosity ⁇ (y) of 80 to 350 Pa ⁇ S, preferably 120 to 300 Pa ⁇ S, particularly preferably 160 to 250 Pa. -S.
- the shear viscosity ratio of such a hydrocarbon resin is determined from the following formula, and is usually 13.0 to 17.0, preferably 13.5 to 16.5, and particularly preferably 14.0 to 15.5 Pa ⁇ S.
- Shear viscosity ratio ⁇ (x) / ⁇ (y) [Here, ⁇ (x) is the temperature 230 ° C., a shear viscosity of the shear rate 12.2sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S), ⁇ (y) is a temperature 230 ° C., the shear viscosity of the shear rate 1824sec -1 (Pa -S). ]
- the shear viscosity ratio of the hydrocarbon resin can be calculated from the results obtained by measuring the shear viscosity at 230 ° C. and each shear rate using a capillary rheometer (flow characteristic measuring device).
- the density of the hydrocarbon-based resin is a value measured according to JIS K7112 (1999), and is usually 0.85 to 0.98 g / cm 3 , and further 0.90 to 0.95 g / cm 3. Preferably, it is 0.91 to 0.94 g / cm 3 , and more preferably 0.92 to 0.93 g / cm 3 . When this value is in the above range, the purging effect tends to be obtained more remarkably.
- the melt flow rate (MFR) of the hydrocarbon resin is usually 0.1 to 50 g / 10 minutes, preferably 0.2 to 10 g / 10 minutes under the conditions of 190 ° C. and a load of 2160 g. More preferably, it is 0.5 to 5 g / 10 minutes. When this value is in the above range, the purging effect tends to be obtained more remarkably.
- the number average molecular weight of the hydrocarbon resin is usually 1 ⁇ 10 4 to 5 ⁇ 10 4 , and preferably 2 ⁇ 10 4 to 4 ⁇ as measured by GPC (gel permeation chromatography) using polystyrene as a standard. 10 4 , more preferably 3 ⁇ 10 4 to 3.8 ⁇ 10 4 , and particularly preferably 3 ⁇ 10 4 to 3.5 ⁇ 10 4 . When this value is in the above range, the purging effect tends to be obtained more remarkably.
- the molecular weight dispersity (weight average molecular weight / number average molecular weight) of the hydrocarbon resin is usually 3 to 6, preferably 3.2 to 5, particularly preferably 3.5 to 4.5. . When this value is in the above range, the purging effect tends to be obtained more remarkably.
- the purging agent of the present invention is a composition based on a hydrocarbon resin and containing a relatively large amount of at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts. Therefore, the content of the metal salt with respect to the hydrocarbon resin of the purging agent of the present invention is more than 1 wt% and not more than 20 wt%, particularly preferably 1.2 to 10 wt% in terms of metal. %, Particularly preferably 1.5 to 3% by weight. If the amount is too large, the productivity and economy tend to decrease, and if it is too small, the cleaning effect tends to be insufficient.
- the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal in at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal salt and alkaline earth metal salt has a function of decomposing the purged resin.
- the alkali metal include lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium
- examples of the alkaline earth metal include beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium.
- alkaline earth metals are preferred, and magnesium and calcium are particularly preferred from the viewpoints of easy availability, economy, and purging performance.
- Examples of the metal salts of the alkali metal salt and alkaline earth metal salt include organic salts and inorganic salts. Such a salt is preferably a low molecular compound from the viewpoint of dispersibility in the resin composition.
- the organic salt means a carboxylate, such as acetate, oxalate, laurate, myristate, palmitate, stearate, alginate, heptadecylate, behenate, olein Acid salts, elaidate salts, elicitate salts, linoleate salts, linolenate salts, ricinoleate salts, hydroxy stearates, montanates, isostearates, epoxy stearates and the like.
- a long-chain aliphatic carboxylate having a relatively large number of carbon atoms is preferable from the viewpoint of having surface activity.
- a carboxylate having 10 to 25 carbon atoms is preferable, a carboxylate having 12 to 22 carbon atoms is more preferable, and a carboxylate having 14 to 20 carbon atoms is particularly preferable.
- the organic salt is preferably a Group 2 metal salt of a carboxylic acid having 14 to 20 carbon atoms, and most preferably a magnesium carboxylate having 14 to 20 carbon atoms.
- the melting point of the organic salt is usually 100 to 220 ° C., preferably 110 to 180 ° C., particularly preferably 120 to 160 ° C.
- the surface activity is exhibited.
- the said inorganic salt means the salt which has an anion derived from an inorganic compound, For example, borate, a phosphate, carbonate, a sulfate, etc. are mentioned.
- basic inorganic salts are preferable and carbonates are particularly preferable from the viewpoint that the effect of decomposing the EVOH resin is high and the cleaning effect is high.
- magnesium carbonate is preferable because it is stable in the state of basic magnesium carbonate and is commercially available in this state.
- the inorganic salt does not melt in the resin flow path, it is considered to have an effect of physically scavenging the purged resin stuck in the resin flow path.
- the particle size of the metal salt used for producing the purging agent of the present invention is preferably small in view of formability and suppressing retention in the apparatus.
- the average particle size of the metal salt is usually 20 microns or less.
- the metal salt used to produce the purging agent of the present invention is preferably a combination of the organic salt and the inorganic salt.
- the weight ratio of inorganic salt / organic salt is generally 0.05 to 10, preferably 0.1 to 8, particularly preferably 0.2 to 5, particularly preferably 1 to 1.5.
- the metal species of the inorganic salt and the organic salt may be the same or different. From the point of discharge of the purging agent, the same species is preferred.
- carbonate as an inorganic salt and long-chain aliphatic carboxylate as an organic salt from the point of economical efficiency and productivity of a raw material, and a cleaning effect.
- magnesium carbonate is used as the inorganic salt
- magnesium carboxylate having 14 to 20 carbon atoms is used as the organic salt.
- the cleaning effect by decomposition of the purged resin by the metal salt is enhanced.
- the inorganic salt has a melting point of usually 500 ° C. or higher and is much higher than the melt molding temperature of a general thermoplastic resin, it does not melt in the resin flow path and remains on the resin flow path wall. It is thought that it plays a role of scrubbing off by friction.
- organic salts such as a higher fatty acid salt, are 1 type of surfactant, it is estimated that it has the effect which the to-be-purged resin adhering to the inside of a resin flow path floats from a metal surface, and peels off.
- the heat stabilizer such as hindered phenol or hindered amines, usually less than 3% by weight, preferably less than 1% by weight with respect to the total amount of the purging agent, silicon-based or Fluorine fatty acid ester, amide lubricant, foaming agent, filler (metal oxide, hydroxide, etc.) and the like may be contained.
- Shear viscosity ratio of purging agent The purging agent of the present invention is characterized in that the shear viscosity ratio obtained from the following formula is in a specific range.
- Shear viscosity ratio ⁇ (X) / ⁇ (Y) [Here, eta (X) is a temperature 230 ° C., the shear viscosity of the shear rate 12.2sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S), ⁇ (Y) is a temperature 230 ° C., the shear viscosity of the shear rate 1824sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S ). ]
- the shear viscosity ratio is usually 12.0 to 16.0, preferably 12.5 to 15.0, and particularly preferably 13.0 to 14.5. If the shear viscosity ratio is too low, the effect of cleaning and removing the resin to be purged tends to be insufficient, while if too high, the purging agent itself tends to be difficult to be discharged.
- the shear viscosity ratio of the purging agent can be calculated from the results obtained by measuring the shear viscosity at 230 ° C. and each shear rate using a capillary rheometer (flow characteristic measuring device).
- the above-mentioned purging agent having a temperature of 230 ° C. and a shear rate of 12.2 sec ⁇ 1 has a shear viscosity: ⁇ (X) of usually 1000 to 4000 Pa ⁇ S, preferably 1500 to 3500 Pa ⁇ S, particularly preferably 2000 to 3000 Pa. -S.
- the purging agent having a temperature of 230 ° C. and a shear rate of 1824 sec ⁇ 1 has a shear viscosity ⁇ (Y) of usually 60 to 340 Pa ⁇ S, preferably 100 to 280 Pa ⁇ S, and particularly preferably 130 to 240 Pa ⁇ S. It is.
- the melt flow rate (MFR) of the purging agent of the present invention is preferably 0.2 to 20 g / 10 minutes at 230 ° C. and a load of 2160 g, more preferably 0.5 to 15 g / 10 minutes, particularly Preferably, it is 1 to 10 g / 10 minutes. When this value is too large, the purging effect tends not to be sufficiently exhibited.
- the purging agent of the present invention is prepared by compounding the above-described metal salt and a base hydrocarbon resin.
- a known method can be used for such a compound.
- the use of an extruder is preferable from the viewpoint of processability and economy.
- the type of the extruder is not particularly limited, and a general extruder such as a single-screw extruder, a twin-screw extruder, or a multi-screw extruder can be employed.
- the barrel temperature of the extruder when compounding in the extruder is usually 150 to 300 ° C., preferably 160 to 280 ° C., particularly preferably 170 to 250 ° C.
- the metal salt in the purging agent is uniformly dispersed in the base hydrocarbon resin.
- the purging agent of the present invention is preferably formed into pellets after compounding as described above.
- a known method can be adopted as a method of forming pellets.
- Such pellets are usually spherical, cylindrical, cubic, rectangular parallelepiped, etc., and are preferably cylindrical pellets having a diameter of usually 1 to 5 mm and a length of usually 1 to 5 mm.
- thermoplastic resin that is, the purged resin
- the thermoplastic resin that is, the purged resin
- EVOH resin is a high-polarity thermoplastic resin that has a characteristic that it easily adheres to the metal of a melt molding machine and is difficult to remove.
- Polar group-containing thermoplastic resins are often used as an intermediate layer for packaging materials such as foods because of their gas barrier performance. Among them, EVOH resins are widely used because of their excellent gas barrier properties and good safety.
- the purging agent of the present invention can be effectively used for purging of the purged resin containing such EVOH resin.
- the EVOH resin used in the present invention is usually a resin obtained by copolymerization of ethylene and a vinyl ester monomer and then saponification, and is a water-insoluble thermoplastic resin.
- the polymerization method any known polymerization method such as solution polymerization, suspension polymerization, and emulsion polymerization can be used. In general, solution polymerization using methanol as a solvent is used. Saponification of the obtained ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer can also be performed by a known method. That is, the EVOH resin mainly contains a vinyl alcohol structural unit and a vinyl alcohol structural unit, and contains a slight amount of vinyl ester structural unit remaining without being saponified.
- vinyl ester monomer vinyl acetate is typically used from the viewpoint of market availability and good impurity treatment efficiency during production.
- aliphatic vinyl esters such as vinyl formate, vinyl propionate, vinyl valerate, vinyl butyrate, vinyl isobutyrate, vinyl pivalate, vinyl caprate, vinyl laurate, vinyl stearate, vinyl versatate, benzoic acid, etc.
- aromatic vinyl esters such as vinyl, and are usually aliphatic vinyl esters having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably 4 to 7 carbon atoms. These are usually used alone, but a plurality of them may be used simultaneously as necessary.
- the content of the ethylene structural unit in the EVOH resin is a value measured based on ISO 14663, and is usually 20 to 60 mol%, preferably 25 to 50 mol%, particularly preferably 25 to 35 mol%. If the content is too low, gas barrier properties and melt moldability under high humidity conditions tend to be reduced, and conversely if too high, gas barrier properties tend to be insufficient.
- the saponification degree of the vinyl ester component in the EVOH resin is a value measured based on JIS K6726 (however, the EVOH resin is a solution uniformly dissolved in water / methanol solvent), and is usually 90 to 100 mol%, preferably 95. -100 mol%, particularly preferably 99-99.9 mol%.
- degree of saponification is too low, gas barrier properties, thermal stability, moisture resistance and the like tend to decrease.
- melt flow rate (MFR) (210 ° C., load 2,160 g) of the EVOH resin measured using a melt indexer (extrusion type plastometer) is usually 0.5 to 100 g / 10 min, preferably Is 1 to 50 g / 10 min, particularly preferably 3 to 35 g / 10 min.
- MFR melt flow rate
- the film forming property tends to be unstable, and when it is too small, the viscosity becomes too high and melt extrusion tends to be difficult.
- the EVOH resin in the present invention may further contain structural units derived from the comonomer shown below within a range not inhibiting the effects of the present invention (for example, 10 mol% or less).
- the comonomer includes olefins such as propylene, 1-butene and isobutene, 3-buten-1-ol, 3-butene-1,2-diol, 4-penten-1-ol, 5-hexene-1,2- Hydroxyl group-containing ⁇ -olefins such as diols, derivatives thereof such as esterified products and acylated products, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, (anhydrous) phthalic acid, (anhydrous) maleic acid, (anhydrous) itaconic acid, etc.
- olefins such as propylene, 1-butene and isobutene, 3-buten-1-ol, 3-butene-1,2-diol, 4-penten-1-ol,
- post-modified EVOH-based resins such as urethanization, acetalization, cyanoethylation, oxyalkyleneation and the like can also be used.
- an EVOH resin copolymerized with a hydroxy group-containing ⁇ -olefin is preferable in terms of good secondary moldability, and among them, an EVOH resin having 1,2-diol in the side chain is preferable.
- Such EVOH resin having a 1,2-diol in the side chain contains a 1,2-diol structural unit in the side chain.
- the 1,2-diol structural unit is specifically a structural unit represented by the following structural unit (1).
- R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group
- X represents a single bond or a bonded chain
- R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 represent Each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.
- the organic group in the 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the general formula (1) is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, and an isobutyl group.
- saturated hydrocarbon groups such as tert-butyl group, aromatic hydrocarbon groups such as phenyl group and benzyl group, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, acyloxy group, alkoxycarbonyl group, carboxyl group and sulfonic acid group.
- R 1 to R 3 are usually a saturated hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, particularly 1 to 15 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and most preferably a hydrogen atom.
- R 4 to R 6 are preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, particularly 1 to 15 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and most preferably a hydrogen atom. In particular, it is most preferable that R 1 to R 6 are all hydrogen.
- X in the structural unit represented by the general formula (1) is typically a single bond.
- a bond chain may be used as long as the effect of the present invention is not inhibited.
- the bonding chain is not particularly limited, but is a hydrocarbon chain such as alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, phenylene, naphthylene or the like (these hydrocarbons may be substituted with a halogen atom such as a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a bromine atom).
- R is independently an arbitrary substituent, preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and m is a natural number, usually 1 to 30, preferably 1 to 15, and more preferably 1 to 10.
- —CH 2 OCH 2 — and a hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 10 carbon atoms are preferable from the viewpoint of stability during production or use, and further a hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, particularly 1 carbon atom. It is preferable that
- the most preferred structure in the 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the general formula (1) is one in which R 1 to R 6 are all hydrogen atoms and X is a single bond. That is, the structural unit represented by the following structural formula (1a) is most preferable.
- the content thereof is usually 0.1 to 20 mol%, further 0.1 to 15 mol%, and particularly preferably 0.1. 1 to 10 mol% is preferable.
- the EVOH resin used in the present invention may be a mixture with other different EVOH resins.
- Examples of such other EVOH resins include 1,2-diol structural units represented by the general formula (1). Examples include those having different contents, those having different ethylene contents, those having different saponification degrees, those having different polymerization degrees, those having different MFRs, and those having different other copolymerization components.
- a compounding agent generally blended with the EVOH resin for example, a heat stabilizer, an antioxidant, an antistatic agent, a colorant, an ultraviolet absorber, within a range not inhibiting the effects of the present invention.
- Lubricant, plasticizer, light stabilizer, surfactant, antibacterial agent, drying agent, antiblocking agent, flame retardant, crosslinking agent, curing agent, foaming agent, crystal nucleating agent, antifogging agent, biodegradation additive, silane A coupling agent, an oxygen absorbent, etc. may be contained.
- the heat stabilizer is an organic acid such as acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, lauric acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, behenic acid, or an alkali thereof for the purpose of improving various physical properties such as heat stability during melt molding.
- Metal salts sodium, potassium, etc.
- alkaline earth metal salts calcium, magnesium, etc.
- salts such as zinc salts
- inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, carbonic acid, phosphoric acid, boric acid, or alkali metals thereof
- Additives such as salts such as salts (sodium, potassium, etc.), alkaline earth metal salts (calcium, magnesium, etc.), zinc salts, etc. may be added in small amounts in advance.
- the EVOH resin content is preferably 1% by weight or more, and 1 to 99% by weight of the purged resin is allowed.
- the purged resin may be composed of only EVOH resin.
- thermoplastic resins tend to lower gas barrier properties due to moisture, they are usually bonded as a surface layer with a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin (eg, polyolefin resin, polystyrene resin, polyester resin, etc.) and sometimes between each layer.
- a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin eg, polyolefin resin, polystyrene resin, polyester resin, etc.
- a functional resin for example, an unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefin resin.
- scraps generated in the manufacturing process are often recovered, and the recovered material is melt-molded again by an extruder and recycled as at least one layer of a new multilayer structure.
- a recycling operation involves melting and mixing a resin composition containing a polar group-containing thermoplastic resin, a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin or an adhesive resin constituting the multilayer structure in an extruder, and the present invention.
- This purging agent is also effective when used for purging, that is, washing and removing, a resin composition containing such a highly polar resin from an extruder.
- the purging agent of the present invention can be optimally used for purging the EVOH resin in the melt molding machine, but can also be used in the same manner for known thermoplastic resins.
- a thermoplastic resin include thermoplastic resins having a melting point (or flow initiation temperature in the case of an amorphous resin) of usually 100 to 270 ° C., preferably 120 to 250 ° C., particularly preferably 150 to 230 ° C.
- thermoplastic resins include vinyl alcohol resins (PVA resins, etc.) other than EVOH resins, PA resins, polyolefin resins (linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene).
- vinyl alcohol resins such as PVA resin, which is a
- the purging agent of the present invention contains a relatively large amount of metal salt, and when applied to a vinyl alcohol resin such as EVOH resin or PVA resin, the metal salt migrates into the vinyl alcohol resin polymer, and the resin In particular, it is effective for cleaning vinyl alcohol resin, particularly EVOH resin, adhering to a narrow and high temperature portion such as a melt molding machine die.
- a vinyl alcohol resin such as EVOH resin or PVA resin
- the purged resin of the present invention may contain a known general lubricant, metal oxide (for example, silicon oxide or titanium oxide used as a pigment), antioxidant, desiccant, filler, oxygen absorber.
- metal oxide for example, silicon oxide or titanium oxide used as a pigment
- antioxidant for example, sodium oxide or titanium oxide used as a pigment
- desiccant for example, sodium bicarbonate
- filler for example, sodium bicarbonate
- oxygen absorber oxygen absorber.
- the melt molding machine used at the time of melt molding of the resin to be purged is not particularly limited, and a general extruder can be used.
- a single-screw extruder, a twin-screw extruder, a multi-screw extruder, etc. can be raised, but any of them may be used.
- single layer cast extruder, single layer inflation extruder, single layer blow extruder, injection molding machine, multilayer cast extruder, multilayer inflation extruder, multilayer blow extruder, co-injection molding machine etc. are also used .
- the purging agent of the present invention contains a relatively large amount of at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts, so that the metal salt in the purging agent is contained in the purged resin. Since this metal salt decomposes the resin to be purged, the purge performance is excellent even in the die portion of a melt molding machine having a narrow flow path and a severe environment with high temperature, and the cleaning effect is excellent.
- the purging agent of the present invention is supplied, filled in the melt molding machine, and then discharged.
- the temperature of the melt molding machine (for example, the barrel temperature of the extruder in an extruder) at the time of melt molding of the thermoplastic resin (resin to be purged) is usually 150 to 260 ° C.
- the temperature of the melt molding machine (in the extruder, the barrel temperature of the extruder) when filling the inside of the melt molding machine with the purging agent of the present invention is usually 180 to 280 ° C., preferably 200 to 260 ° C., more
- the temperature is preferably 210 to 260 ° C, particularly preferably 230 to 260 ° C.
- the temperature is too high, the viscosity of the purging agent tends to decrease, and the cleaning effect of the purged resin tends to decrease.
- the temperature is too low, the discharge performance of the purging agent itself tends to decrease.
- the temperature of the melt molding machine at the time of melt molding of the thermoplastic resin or filling with the purging agent means, for example, in the extruder, the barrel temperature of the extruder, that is, the surface temperature of the barrel of the extruder.
- the barrel temperature of the extruder that is, the surface temperature of the barrel of the extruder.
- the amount of the purging agent of the present invention is usually determined based on the size of the melt molding machine and the degree of contamination of the purged resin.
- the volume that can be filled with the resin excluding the screw volume from the volume) is 5 to 100 times, preferably 8 to 50 times, and particularly preferably 10 to 30 times.
- the inside of the melt molding machine is filled with the purging agent. It is preferable to stop the screw in a full state and leave it for a certain period of time.
- the standing time is usually 5 minutes to 5 hours, more preferably 0.2 to 3 hours, and particularly preferably 0.5 to 2 hours. If the time is too long, the cleaning effect tends to decrease due to a decrease in productivity or the deterioration of the purging agent itself, and if too short, the purging effect tends to decrease.
- the screw is stopped and left for a certain period of time, and then the purging agent is filled again and left for a certain period of time.
- the sum of the residence times of the purging agent in the melt molding machine is within the above range.
- the screw speed of the extruder during purging may be the same as that for molding the resin to be purged from the viewpoint of convenience. From the viewpoint of practicality, it is usually 5 to 300 rpm, preferably 10 to 250 rpm, and particularly preferably 10 to 100 rpm. Note that it is expected that the extrusion effect of the purged resin is improved by periodically increasing and decreasing the screw rotation speed during purging.
- the purging agent of the present invention and the purging method using the same contain a relatively large amount of metal salt and a large shear viscosity ratio due to a specific shear rate.
- linear low density polyethylene (GS650” manufactured by NUC Corporation, MFR 0.6 g / 10 min (190 ° C., load 2160 g), density 0.92 g / cm 3 , temperature 230 ° C., shear rate 12.2 sec.
- SM -PG magnesium stearate as a metal salt
- 5 parts of basic magnesium carbonate manufactured by Kyowa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., light
- the content of the metal salt in the purging agent is 10% by weight
- the content of the metal salt with respect to the hydrocarbon resin is 1.5% by weight in terms of metal
- the temperature of the purging agent is 230%.
- shear viscosity ° C. ⁇ shear rate 12.2sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S) is 2360
- shear rate 1824Sec -1 shear viscosity ratio
- the shear viscosity at a shear rate of 12.2 sec ⁇ 1 (Pa ⁇ S) / the temperature was 230 ° C.
- the shear viscosity at a shear rate of 1824 sec ⁇ 1 (Pa ⁇ S) was 13.5.
- the shear viscosity ratio was calculated from the results obtained by measuring the shear viscosity at 230 ° C. and each shear rate with a capillary rheometer “Capillograph 1D” manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd.
- the dry blend was melt kneaded and pelletized using a twin screw extruder under the following conditions.
- Screw diameter 30mm ⁇
- Discharge rate 25kg / h
- Rotation speed 250rpm
- the MFR of the obtained pellet was 1.3 g / 10 min under the conditions of 230 ° C. and a load of 2160 g.
- NUCG7641 linear low density polyethylene
- linear low density polyethylene (“Novatech LLUF230” manufactured by Nippon Polyethylene Co., Ltd., MFR 1.0 g / 10 min (190 ° C., load 2160 g), density 0.921 g / cm 3 , shear viscosity of the temperature 230 ° C. ⁇ shear rate 12.2sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S
- a purging agent was prepared and evaluated in the same manner. Incidentally, the shear viscosity of the temperature 230 ° C. ⁇ shear rate 12.2Sec -1 purging agent (Pa ⁇ S) is 2620, the shear viscosity of the temperature 230 ° C.
- shear viscosity ratio (shear viscosity shear viscosity temperature 230 ° C. ⁇ shear rate 12.2sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S) / temperature 230 ° C. ⁇ shear rate 1824sec -1 (Pa ⁇ S)) was 11.0.
- a metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (Sumikasen E FV104” manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., MFR 1.0 g / 10 min (190 ° C., load 2160 g), density 0.913 g / cm 3
- Example 1 The purging effect was similarly evaluated using the purging agent produced in Example 1 and using linear low density polyethylene (“GS650” manufactured by NUC Co., Ltd.) as the purged resin.
- GS650 linear low density polyethylene
- Table 1 shows the results of Examples 1 and 2, Comparative Examples 1 to 4 and Reference Examples 1 and 2.
- Examples 1 and 2 using a purging agent having a large shear viscosity ratio at a specific shear rate have a better purging effect than Comparative Examples 1 to 4.
- Comparative Example 3 and Reference Examples 1 and 2 the purging agent produced in Comparative Example 3 exhibited a purging effect on polyethylene resin (Reference Example 2), but EVOH. It was found that the purging agent of the present invention can effectively obtain the purging effect for the EVOH resin, whereas the effect was not obtained for the resin.
- the purging agent having a specific shear viscosity ratio of the present invention has a good purging effect, and is particularly useful industrially because of its excellent purging effect for EVOH resins widely used as packaging materials.
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このパージング剤は、被パージ樹脂に金属塩が移行し、被パージ樹脂を分解する作用を有することで、優れた洗浄効果が得られるというものである。
せん断粘度比 = η(X)/η(Y)
[ここで、η(X)は温度230℃、せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)であり、η(Y)は温度230℃、せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)である。]
本発明のパージング剤は炭化水素系樹脂をベースとし、アルカリ金属塩およびアルカリ土類金属塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属塩を比較的多量に含有する組成物である。
本発明のパージング剤組成物に対する炭化水素系樹脂の含有量は、通常80重量%以上であり、好ましくは85重量%以上である。
本発明のパージング剤のベースとなる炭化水素系樹脂とは、炭化水素系モノマーを通常80モル%以上の主モノマーとする、分子量が通常1万以上の高分子であり、主鎖が炭素結合のみで構成されるポリマーである。
かかる炭化水素系樹脂は、樹脂の極性が低い為、溶融成形機を構成する金属に付着しにくいという性質を有する。
パージング剤の排出性の点から、炭化水素系モノマー以外の共重合可能なモノマーの含有量は、20モル%未満であることが好ましい。
ポリオレフィン系樹脂は、これらの脂肪族炭化水素系モノマーからなるホモポリマー、2種以上のオレフィンモノマーのランダムコポリマー、ブロックコポリマーをいう。
例えば、超低密度ポリエチレン、(直鎖状)低密度ポリエチレン、高密度ポリエチレン、エチレン-プロピレン共重合体、エチレン-オクテン共重合体、エチレン-ヘキセン共重合体等のエチレン-αオレフィン共重合体、等のポリエチレン系樹脂;ポリプロピレン、プロピレン-エチレン共重合体、プロピレン-ブテン共重合体等のプロピレン-αオレフィン共重合体、等のポリプロピレン系樹脂;ポリブテン、ポリメチルペンテン等が挙げられる。
せん断粘度比 = η(x)/η(y)
[ここで、η(x)は温度230℃、せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)であり、η(y)は温度230℃、せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)である。]
なお、上記の炭化水素系樹脂のせん断粘度比は、キャピラリーレオメーター(流動特性測定装置)を用いて230℃・各せん断速度のせん断粘度を測定し、その結果から算出することができる。
本願発明のパージング剤は炭化水素系樹脂をベースとし、アルカリ金属塩およびアルカリ土類金属塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属塩を、比較的多量に含有する組成物である。
従って、本願発明のパージング剤の炭化水素系樹脂に対する該金属塩の含有量は、金属に換算した値にて1重量%を超えて20重量%以下であり、特に好ましくは1.2~10重量%であり、殊に好ましくは1.5~3重量%である。かかる量が多すぎる場合、生産性や経済性が低下する傾向があり、少なすぎる場合、洗浄効果が不十分になるという傾向がある。
中でも、界面活性能を有する点で、炭素数が比較的多い長鎖脂肪族カルボン酸塩が好ましい。好ましくは炭素数10~25のカルボン酸塩であり、より好ましくは炭素数12~22のカルボン酸塩であり、特に好ましくは炭素数14~20のカルボン酸塩である。炭素数が多すぎる場合、汎用性に欠ける傾向があり、炭素数が少なすぎる場合、溶融時の界面活性不足によってパージング性能が不足する傾向がある。
すなわち、有機塩として好ましくは炭素数14~20のカルボン酸の第2族金属塩であり、最も好ましくは炭素数14~20のカルボン酸マグネシウム塩である。
なお、中でも炭酸マグネシウムは、塩基性炭酸マグネシウムの状態で安定であり、この状態で市販されているので、好ましい。
無機塩と有機塩の金属種は同一であっても異なるものであってもよい。パージング剤の排出性の点から、好ましくは同一種である。
そして、原料の経済性や生産性、洗浄効果の点から、無機塩として炭酸塩を用い、有機塩として長鎖脂肪族カルボン酸塩を用いることが好ましい。
最も好ましくは、無機塩として炭酸マグネシウムを用い、有機塩として炭素数14~20のカルボン酸マグネシウム塩を用いるものである。
本発明のパージング剤には、必要に応じて、パージング剤全量に対して通常3重量%未満、好ましくは1重量%未満にて、ヒンダードフェノール、あるいはヒンダードアミン類等の熱安定剤、シリコン系またはフッ素系脂肪酸エステル、アミド系滑剤、発泡剤、フィラー(金属酸化物、水酸化物等)などを含有していてもよい。
本発明のパージング剤は、下記式より求められるせん断粘度比が特定範囲であることを最大の特徴とする。
せん断粘度比 = η(X)/η(Y)
[ここで、η(X)は温度230℃、せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)、η(Y)は温度230℃、せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)である。]
本発明のパージング剤は、上記した金属塩と、ベースとなる炭化水素系樹脂とをコンパウンドして作製するものである。
かかるコンパウンドには公知の手法を用いることが可能である。なかでも、押出機を用いることが加工性、経済性の点で好ましい。押出機の種類は特に限定されず、単軸押出機、二軸押出機、多軸押出機等の一般的押出機が採用可能である。
押出機にてコンパウンドする際の押出機のバレル温度は通常150~300℃、好ましくは160~280℃、特に好ましくは170~250℃である。
本発明のパージング剤の対象となる熱可塑性樹脂(すなわち被パージ樹脂)は、エチレン-ビニルエステル系共重合体ケン化物樹脂(EVOH樹脂)を含む。EVOH樹脂は、溶融成形機の金属に付着しやすく、かつ除去しにくい特性を有する高極性熱可塑性樹脂である。極性基含有熱可塑性樹脂は、そのガスバリア性能から食品等の包装材の中間層として使用されることが多く、中でもEVOH樹脂はガスバリア性に優れ、安全性も良好であるため、汎用されている。本発明のパージング剤は、このようなEVOH樹脂を含む被パージ樹脂のパージに効果的に用いることができる。
本発明で用いるEVOH樹脂は、通常、エチレンとビニルエステル系モノマーを共重合させた後にケン化させることにより得られる樹脂であり、非水溶性の熱可塑性樹脂である。重合法も公知の任意の重合法、例えば、溶液重合、懸濁重合、エマルジョン重合を用いることができるが、一般的にはメタノールを溶媒とする溶液重合が用いられる。得られたエチレン-ビニルエステル共重合体のケン化も公知の方法で行い得る。
すなわち、EVOH樹脂は、ビニルアルコール構造単位とビニルアルコール構造単位を主とし、ケン化されずに残存した若干量のビニルエステル構造単位を含むものである。
前記コモノマーは、プロピレン、1-ブテン、イソブテン等のオレフィン類、3-ブテン-1-オール、3-ブテン-1,2-ジオール、4-ペンテン-1-オール、5-ヘキセン-1,2-ジオール等のヒドロキシ基含有α-オレフィン類やそのエステル化物、アシル化物などの誘導体、アクリル酸、メタクリル酸、クロトン酸、(無水)フタル酸、(無水)マレイン酸、(無水)イタコン酸等の不飽和酸類あるいはその塩あるいは炭素数1~18のモノまたはジアルキルエステル類、アクリルアミド、炭素数1~18のN-アルキルアクリルアミド、N,N-ジメチルアクリルアミド、2-アクリルアミドプロパンスルホン酸あるいはその塩、アクリルアミドプロピルジメチルアミンあるいはその酸塩あるいはその4級塩等のアクリルアミド類、メタアクリルアミド、炭素数1~18のN-アルキルメタクリルアミド、N,N-ジメチルメタクリルアミド、2-メタクリルアミドプロパンスルホン酸あるいはその塩、メタクリルアミドプロピルジメチルアミンあるいはその酸塩あるいはその4級塩等のメタクリルアミド類、N-ビニルピロリドン、N-ビニルホルムアミド、N-ビニルアセトアミド等のN-ビニルアミド類、アクリルニトリル、メタクリルニトリル等のシアン化ビニル類、炭素数1~18のアルキルビニルエーテル、ヒドロキシアルキルビニルエーテル、アルコキシアルキルビニルエーテル等のビニルエーテル類、塩化ビニル、塩化ビニリデン、フッ化ビニル、フッ化ビニリデン、臭化ビニル等のハロゲン化ビニル化合物類、トリメトキシビニルシラン等のビニルシラン類、酢酸アリル、塩化アリル等のハロゲン化アリル化合物類、アリルアルコール、ジメトキシアリルアルコール等のアリルアルコール類、トリメチル-(3-アクリルアミド-3-ジメチルプロピル)-アンモニウムクロリド、アクリルアミド-2-メチルプロパンスルホン酸等のコモノマー挙げられる。
かかる1,2-ジオールを側鎖に有するEVOH樹脂は、側鎖に1,2-ジオール構造単位を含むものである。かかる1,2-ジオール構造単位とは、具体的には下記構造単位(1)で示される構造単位である。
R1~R3は通常炭素数1~30、特には炭素数1~15、さらには炭素数1~4の飽和炭化水素基または水素原子が好ましく、水素原子が最も好ましい。R4~R6は通常炭素数1~30、特には炭素数1~15、さらには炭素数1~4のアルキル基または水素原子が好ましく、水素原子が最も好ましい。特に、R1~R6がすべて水素であるものが最も好ましい。
なお、本発明の効果を阻害しない範囲であれば結合鎖であってもよい。かかる結合鎖としては特に限定されないが、アルキレン、アルケニレン、アルキニレン、フェニレン、ナフチレン等の炭化水素鎖(これらの炭化水素はフッ素原子、塩素原子、臭素原子等のハロゲン原子等で置換されていてもよい)の他、-O-、-(CH2O)m-、-(OCH2)m-、-(CH2O)mCH2-等のエーテル結合部位を含む構造、-CO-、-COCO-、-CO(CH2)mCO-、-CO(C6H4)CO-等のカルボニル基を含む構造、-S-、-CS-、-SO-、-SO2-等の硫黄原子を含む構造、-NR-、-CONR-、-NRCO-、-CSNR-、-NRCS-、-NRNR-等の窒素原子を含む構造、-HPO4-等のリン原子を含む構造などのヘテロ原子を含む構造、-Si(OR)2-、-OSi(OR)2-、-OSi(OR)2O-等の珪素原子を含む構造、-Ti(OR)2-、-OTi(OR)2-、-OTi(OR)2O-等のチタン原子を含む構造、-Al(OR)-、-OAl(OR)-、-OAl(OR)O-等のアルミニウム原子を含む構造などの金属原子を含む構造等が挙げられる。なお、Rは各々独立して任意の置換基であり、水素原子、アルキル基が好ましく、またmは自然数であり、通常1~30、好ましくは1~15、さらに好ましくは1~10である。その中でも製造時あるいは使用時の安定性の点で-CH2OCH2-、および炭素数1~10の炭化水素鎖が好ましく、さらには炭素数1~6の炭化水素鎖、特には炭素数1であることが好ましい。
かかるリサイクル操作は、多層構造体を構成する極性基含有熱可塑性樹脂、疎水性熱可塑性樹脂や接着性樹脂を含む樹脂組成物を押出機にて溶融混合し、成形するものであるが、本発明のパージング剤は、このような極性の高い樹脂を含有する樹脂組成物を押出機からパージ、すなわち、洗浄して除去する為に用いる場合においても有効である。
なかでも、上記したように、高極性熱可塑性樹脂であるPVA樹脂等のビニルアルコール系樹脂、PA樹脂は、EVOH樹脂と同様に、効果的に洗浄できる。
上記被パージ樹脂の溶融成形時に用いられる溶融成形機としては特に限定されず一般的な押出機を用いることが可能である。例えば単軸押出機、二軸押出機、多軸押出機等が上げられるが、いずれでもよい。詳細には、単層キャスト押出機、単層インフレ押出機、単層ブロー押出機、射出成形機、多層キャスト押出機、多層インフレ押出機、多層ブロー押出機、共射出成形機なども使用される。
本発明のパージング剤は、アルカリ金属塩およびアルカリ土類金属塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属塩を比較的多量に含有することにより、被パージ樹脂中にパージング剤内の金属塩が移行し、かかる金属塩が被パージ樹脂を分解するため、流路が狭く高温の苛酷な環境である溶融成形機のダイ部分等においても優れたパージ性能となり、洗浄効果に優れるものである。
ここで、熱可塑性樹脂の溶融成形時、またはパージング剤を充填する際の溶融成形機の温度は、例えば押出機においては、押出機のバレル温度、すなわち押出機のバレルの表面温度を意味する。押出機のバレルが複数のセクションを有しており、個々のセクションが異なる温度に設定されている場合は、そのうちの最高温度をバレル温度とする。
なお、パージング剤が押出機内に充満された後、スクリューを止めて一定時間放置し、その後、再びパージング剤を充填して一定時間放置するなど、パージング剤の溶融成形機内での滞留とさらなるパージング剤供給の工程を繰り返す場合、パージング剤の溶融成形機内での滞留時間の和が上記範囲内にあることが好ましい。
尚、例中「部」とあるのは、断りのない限り重量基準を意味する。
尚、かかるパージング剤中の金属塩の含有量は、10重量%であり、炭化水素系樹脂に対する金属塩の含有量は、金属に換算して1.5重量%であり、パージング剤の温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は2360、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は175であり、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))は13.5であった。なお、せん断粘度比は、東洋精機株式会社製キャピラリーレオメーター「キャピログラフ1D」により、230℃・各せん断速度のせん断粘度を測定し、その結果から算出した。
かかるドライブレンド物を、二軸押出機を用いて以下の条件で溶融混練してペレット化した。
スクリュー径:30mmφ
押出機温度:C2/C3/C4/C5/C6・・・・・C16/D=80/120/180/210/220・・・・・220/230℃
吐出量:25kg/h
回転数:250rpm
得られたペレットのMFRは、230℃、荷重2160g条件下で1.3g/10分であった。
下記の単軸押出機を用い、押出機およびダイ温度を下記のように設定し、エチレン-酢酸ビニル系共重合体ケン化物(エチレン含有量29モル%、ケン化度99.8モル%、MFR3.4g/10分(210℃、荷重2160g))を30分間供給しながら排出し、加熱したまま2時間放置してEVOH樹脂成形物の長時間製造後の状態を再現した。
スクリュータイプ:フルフライト
スクリュー径:40mmφ
L/D:28
スクリュー圧縮比:2.5
ダイ:コートハンガーダイ
押出機温度:C1/C2/C3/C4/H/D=220/250/260/260/260/240℃
回転数:40rpm
その後、上記の押出機温度のまま、上記パージング剤を20分間供給した。このとき、最初の10分間はスクリュー回転数を20rpmにし、次の10分間は40rpmとした。その後、上記の押出機温度にて、上記パージング剤を押出機内に充填したまま、1時間放置した。
その後、EVOH樹脂を再び押出機に供給し、製膜を開始した。製膜を2時間行った後、押出機内のパージング剤を少量のポリエチレンで置換してから押出機を解体し、ダイの汚れ状況を観察し、下記評価基準により評価した。
◎:ダイには被パージ樹脂の付着物は全くなかった。
○:ダイに薄膜状でわずかに付着物が存在するが、付着物の粘度が十分低下しており、清掃が容易である。
△:ダイにやや厚めの樹脂層が付着しており、○の状態よりも清掃に時間を要する。
×:ダイに厚い樹脂層が付着しており、かつ付着物の粘度があまり低下していないので、△の状態よりも清掃に時間を要する。
実施例1において、炭化水素系樹脂として、直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(株式会社NUC製“NUCG7641“、MFR0.6g/10分(190℃、荷重2160g)、密度0.922g/cm3、温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=2710、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=192、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))=14.1)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にパージング剤を作製し、同様に評価した。
なお、パージング剤の温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は2390、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は171であり、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))は14.0であった。
実施例1において、炭化水素系樹脂として、直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(日本ポリエチレン株式会社製“ノバテックLLUF230“、MFR1.0g/10分(190℃、荷重2160g)、密度0.921g/cm3、温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=3490、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=274、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))=12.8)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にパージング剤を作製し、同様に評価した。
なお、パージング剤の温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は2620、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は238であり、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))は11.0であった。
実施例1において、炭化水素系樹脂として、メタロセン直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(株式会社プライムポリマー製“SP1510“、MFR1.0g/10分(190℃、荷重2160g)、密度0.913g/cm3、温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=3470、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=312、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))=11.1)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にパージング剤を作製し、同様に評価した。
なお、パージング剤の温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は2840、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は261であり、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))は10.9であった。
実施例1において、炭化水素系樹脂として、メタロセン直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(株式会社プライムポリマー製“SP2510“、MFR1.5g/10分(190℃、荷重2160g)、密度0.923g/cm3、温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=2250、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=264、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))=8.5)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にパージング剤を作製し、同様に評価した。
なお、パージング剤の温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は2480、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は220であり、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))は11.3であった。
実施例1において、炭化水素系樹脂として、メタロセン系直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(住友化学株式会社製“スミカセンE FV104“、MFR1.0g/10分(190℃、荷重2160g)、密度0.913g/cm3、温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=3920、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)=332、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))=11.8)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にパージング剤を作製し、同様に評価した。
なお、パージング剤の温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は3310、温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)は283であり、せん断粘度比(温度230℃・せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)/温度230℃・せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S))は11.7であった。
実施例1で作製したパージング剤を用い、被パージ樹脂として直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(株式会社NUC製“GS650“)を用いて、同様にパージング効果を評価した。
比較例3で作製したパージング剤を用い、被パージ樹脂として直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(株式会社プライムポリマー製“SP2510“)を用いて、同様にパージング効果を評価した。
また、実施例1、比較例3および参考例1,2からわかるように、比較例3で作製したパージング剤はポリエチレン樹脂に対してパージング効果を奏したにもかかわらず(参考例2)、EVOH樹脂に対しては効果が得られなかったのに対し、本発明のパージング剤はEVOH樹脂に対して効果的にパージング効果を得ることができることがわかった。
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- エチレン-ビニルエステル系共重合体ケン化物樹脂を含む被パージ樹脂のパージに用いるパージング剤であって、
炭化水素系樹脂と、アルカリ金属塩およびアルカリ土類金属塩からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属塩とを含み、該炭化水素系樹脂に対する該金属塩の含有量が金属に換算して1重量%を超えて20重量%以下であり、下記式より求められるせん断粘度比が12~16であるパージング剤。
せん断粘度比 = η(X)/η(Y)
[ここで、η(X)は温度230℃、せん断速度12.2sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)であり、η(Y)は温度230℃、せん断速度1824sec-1のせん断粘度(Pa・S)である。] - 230℃、荷重2160gにおけるメルトフローレートが、0.2~20g/10分である、請求項1記載のパージング剤。
- 請求項1又は請求項2に記載のパージング剤を用いる、溶融成形機内に存在する被パージ樹脂のパージング方法。
- 溶融成形機に請求項1又は請求項2に記載のパージング剤を充填すること、溶融成形機内部をパージング剤で満たした状態でスクリューを停止し、5分~5時間放置すること、およびパージング剤を排出することを含む、溶融成形機内に存在する被パージ樹脂のパージング方法。
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