Embodiment
The invention provides polypropylene resin composite, the gross weight meter based on composition, it comprises:
Polypropylene, 35%-55%;
Barium sulfate, 35%-55%;
Glass sphere, 2%-9%;
Coupling agent, 0.5%-1.5%;
Dispersion agent, 0.5%-1.5%;
Lubricant, 0.5%-0.8%;
Gloss-imparting agent, 0%-0.5%;
Strengthening agent, 5%-8%; With
Anti-soil additive, 0.3% to 0.6%.
Have no particular limits for the polypropylene using in the present invention.Multipolymer or the homopolymer of any PP for the production of polypropylene (PP) tableware may be used in the present invention.
The PPH1500 resin that polyacrylic example includes, but not limited to derive from Korea S's Plastics Company maybe can derive from the PP1080 resin of a Taiwan resin company.
Have no particular limits for the barium sulfate that used in the present invention.Preferably there is particle diameter and be greater than 2000 orders, for example, from 2000 order~4000 object barium sulfate.
The glass sphere that used in the present invention can be solid or hollow.According to some preferred embodiments, glass sphere can be the glass sphere of hollow or the other types with same characteristic features.
Glass sphere can have the particle diameter of 30-50 micron, and can have the density of approximately 0.60 gram/cc.Preferably, glass sphere has the compressive strength that is not less than 120 MPas (MPa).The example of glass sphere includes but not limited to the 2500GP of PQ (U.S.) or the SH60S of 3M (USA).In polypropylene resin composite, the scope of the amount of glass sphere can be 2wt% to 12wt%, and is preferably 3% to 8%.
Do not limit for the coupling agent using in composition of the present invention.The example of coupling agent includes, but are not limited to Aluminate, for example, and aluminium distearate.The scope of the amount of the coupling agent in this composition can be 0.5wt% to 1.5wt%.
Do not limit for the dispersion agent using in this composition.The example of dispersion agent includes but not limited to silicone oil, that is, and and white mineral oil.The scope of the amount of dispersion agent can be 0.5wt% to 1.5wt%.
Be not particularly limited for the lubricant using in this composition.The example of lubricant includes but not limited to Poly Propylene Wax or polyethylene wax.Poly Propylene Wax or polyethylene wax that molecular weight (Mw) is 3000-5000 can be preferred in embodiments more of the present invention.The amount of the lubricant in this composition can be 0.5wt% to 1wt%.
Optionally, composition of the present invention contains at least one gloss-imparting agent.The example of gloss-imparting agent includes but not limited to ethene-bis--stearylamide.If while existence, the amount of the gloss-imparting agent in this composition is not higher than 0.5wt%.
Do not limit for the strengthening agent using in the present composition.The example of strengthening agent includes but not limited to linear low density polyethylene, for example, density be 0.918 to 0.940 and fusing point be 122~124 degree LLDPE.
Do not limit for anti-soil additive.The example of anti-soil additive includes but not limited to methylsiloxane, for example, and dimethyl polysiloxane.Preferably, this dimethyl polysiloxane is 500-1000cs the viscosity of 25 DEG C.The scope of the amount of anti-soil additive can be 0.3wt% to 1wt%.According to some embodiments, can contain other additives according to polypropylene resin composite of the present invention, for example, antiseptic-germicide, glass-loaded silver ion antimicrobial agent etc.
According to some embodiments, be 1.2 to 4.5 grams of every cubic centimetre of (g/cm according to the density of polypropylene resin composite of the present invention
3).
According to some embodiments, polypropylene resin composite according to the present invention has the hardness (RockwellR) that is greater than 3.0.
According to some embodiments, polypropylene resin composite of the present invention has the heat-drawn wire of 80 DEG C to 130 DEG C.
The invention still further relates to the tableware plastics of being made by polypropylene resin composite of the present invention.
According to embodiments more of the present invention, tableware plastics according to the present invention comprise:
(1) resin layer that polypropylene resin composite according to the present invention is made;
(2) optional skin, it is arranged on the outside of this resin layer; With
(3) optional internal layer, it is arranged on the inner side of this resin layer.
Optional skin is non-Food Contact layer.Have no particular limits for skin.Anyly be suitable for forming the outer field material of plastic tableware and all can be used for the present invention.But according to embodiments more of the present invention, this skin can be made up of polymer composition, for example, be selected from the resin combination of polypropylene, polystyrene or other thermoplastic resin.In addition,, according to some embodiments, the density of this polymer composition can be 0.9g/cm
3to 4.5g/cm
3, may exceed 80GU and/or heat-drawn wire can be 80 DEG C to 130 DEG C in the glossiness of 60 degree.Have no particular limits for outer field thickness.But outer field weight can be the 10wt% to 60wt% of tableware plastics weight.
If while not providing internal layer thereon, resin layer is used as Food Contact layer, or in the time that internal layer and skin are provided, resin layer is as middle layer.According to some preferred embodiments, the density that is used to form the polypropylene resin composite of resin layer can be 1.2g/cm
3to 4.5g/cm
3, thereby relatively heavier goods are provided, it has and is greater than the suitable hardness of 3.0 (RockwellR) and the heat-drawn wire of 80 DEG C to 130 DEG C.Thickness for resin layer has no particular limits.But the weight of resin layer can be the 40wt% to 90wt% of tableware plastics weight.
Optional internal layer can be used as Food Contact layer.Have no particular limits for internal layer.Any material that is suitable for the internal layer that this plastic tableware is provided all can be used for the present invention.For example, internal layer can be glass sphere layer or coating.Preferably, thermoplastic resin composition can be used for forming internal layer.Thickness for internal layer has no particular limits.But the weight of internal layer can be the 1wt% to 10wt% of the gross weight of tableware plastics.
According to embodiments more of the present invention, the thermal conductivity of this polypropylene resin composite is less than 0.1K-w/ (m.k).
According to embodiments more of the present invention, specific wear rate (wear resistance) scope of the polypropene composition of described Food Contact layer can be 5.5 × 10
-6mm
3n
-1m
-1to 7.5 × 10
-6mm
3n
-1m
-1.
According to embodiments more of the present invention, the skin of described non-food product contact layer can be decorated by follow-up operation.Subsequent operations includes, but not limited to hot stamping, flexography (cubic printing), bat printing (pad printing), metallization, at in-mold labels (in-mold label) etc.
The present invention for the type of dinner set product without any restriction.All plastics that are suitable for storing food or controlling food all can be used for the present invention.According to the present invention, the example of dinner set product includes, but not limited to dish, tray, tableware, vessel, bowl, cup, flat glass cylinder and analogue.
Tableware plastics of the present invention can be manufactured by common injection moulding process or thermoforming process.Preferably, in the present invention used common injection moulding process to produce plastics.Injection molding method or a step injection molding method or multistep injection molding method altogether.The order that forms resin layer (Food Contact layer or middle layer) and outer (non-food product contact layer) can be simultaneously; Or be first that resin layer is outer with next or vice versa.
Material pref of the present invention is to be different from common polypropylene is mixed with filler or barium sulfate on market.In the prior art, there have been some about improving mechanical property, as the article of flexural strength, acidity and alkaline characteristic, density etc.Be different from common polypropylene resin composite, polypropylene resin composite of the present invention can have following new features:
(1) hardness: exceed 70 (hardness, RockwellR), and polyacrylic durometer level is 53-90 (hardness, RockwellR).
(2) thermal conductivity: be less than 0.1K-w/ (m.k), and polyacrylic thermal conductivity scope is 0.1 to 0.22K-w/ (m.k).Thermal conductivity is lower, and we can obtain the plastics that heat-insulating property is better.This can significantly increase the value of plastic cup in hot drink application.
(3) density: 1.25g/cm
3to 1.60g/cm
3, and polyacrylic density range is 0.92g/cm
3to 0.94g/cm
3.
Compare with common modified polypropylene material with available plain polypropylene on market, tableware plastics according to the present invention have following improvement characteristic:
(1) specific wear rate: 5.5 × 10
-6mm
3n
-1m
-1to 7.5 × 10
-6mm
3n
-1m
-1, and the wear rate of the plastics of being made up of plain polypropylene may be greater than 7.5 × 10
-6mm
3n
-1m
-1.
(2) heat retaining property: for example, the temperature of the hot water (pouring at 80 DEG C) in the cup that polypropylene resin composite of the present invention is made and bowl is after half an hour, higher 3 DEG C to 9 DEG C than the hot water temperature in the product of the formed objects of being made up of plain polypropylene resin and size.
(3) pollution resistance: polypropylene resin composite of the present invention and the goods of being made up of it have " easy to clean " characteristic.This means, coffee spot or other spots will be not easy to be adhered to or be retained in (Food Contact side) on product surface.By using the testing method in [0047], the plastics 2-5 that the antifouling property of the plastics of being made up of material of the present invention is better than being made up of plain polypropylene doubly.
The tableware plastics of being made up of this polypropylene resin composite have and high value added product, as very approaching performances such as U.S.'s sanitary equipment of resistance to ware, healthy and free from worry tablewares.In addition, goods of the present invention have solid sensation.These plastics are suitable for microwave oven and are safe as the food product containers in food applications and dinnerware article.
The following examples are explanations of the present invention.But should be appreciated that embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, in the situation that not changing essential characteristic of the present invention and key concept, those skilled in the art can do various variations.Except as otherwise noted, otherwise all umbers, percentage ratio or ratio all based on weight.
Testing method:
Hardness: ASTM D785
Thermal conductivity: ASTM D5930-09
Density: ASTM D792
Specific wear rate: ASTMD1044-08
Heat retaining property:
(1) in the cup of formed objects and product weight, pour hot water (80 DEG C) into.A cup is to be made up of polypropylene material (PP H1500 resin).Another glass is to be made up of the polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 1;
(2) thermometer is put into water, then in the time of 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 9 minutes, 13 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, 30 minutes and 35 minutes, measure temperature; With
(3) temperature variation in two cups of record.
Pollution resistance:
(1) quadra of 50mm × 50mm is placed on two onesize plates.A plate is to be made up of polypropylene material (H1500 of Formosa Chemical Company).Another plate is to be made up of the polypropylene resin composite of the present invention in embodiment 1;
(2) 15 grams of curry sauces are evenly distributed in quadra;
(3) two plates put into the thermostat container of 60 DEG C and keep 24 hours;
(4) with water rinse plate and remove sauce;
(5) transparent paper with mesh lines of 50mm × 50mm is put on plate, to measure the area percentage being polluted by sauce.
(6) the pollution resistance area percentage being polluted by curry that is equal to nothing.
Embodiment 1-10: the preparation of polypropylene resin composite of the present invention
Show to have listed in 1-10 component and consumption below.In embodiment 1-10, polypropylene has 80,000-200, and 000 Mw uses aluminium distearate as coupling agent, and silicone oil (slab oil) is used as dispersion agent, and POE is used as strengthening agent
1, LLDPE is used as strengthening agent
2, dimethyl polysiloxane is used as anti-soil additive, and polyethylene wax is used as lubricant
1, Poly Propylene Wax is used as lubricant
2, and the antiseptic-germicide based on silver ions of load on glass is used as antiseptic-germicide.In embodiment 4,6 and 7, the particle diameter of barium sulfate is greater than 5000 orders, and in other embodiments, the particle diameter of barium sulfate is 2000-3000 order.In embodiment 1-4 and 9-10, glass sphere is that particle diameter is 1250 object solid glass balls.In other embodiments, glass sphere is that particle diameter is 1250 object hollow glass balls.The method that polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 1-10 is made up of following steps is produced:
1), by PP H1500 resin and dispersant, under 900rpm, in 62 DEG C of stirrings 2 minutes, produce mixture 1;
2) glass sphere and barium sulfate are under agitation mixed, in the time of 110 DEG C-120 DEG C, add coupling agent, and under 600rpm stirring at low speed 2 minutes, then high-speed stirring 5 minutes under 1,000rpm, is then cooled to 55 DEG C by this system, produces mixture 2;
3) in mixture 2, add lubricant and under 600rpm in this system of 50 DEG C of low speed mixing 2 minutes, in the time of 52 DEG C, add other additives and under 600rpm low speed mixing 3 minutes, produce mixture 3;
4) mixture 3 is joined in mixture 1 and under 1,000rpm to high-speed mixing 5 minutes, keeping temperature is 50 DEG C, produces final mixture; With
5) final mixture is extruded, cooling and granulation, with the pellet of the polypropylene resin composite of the present invention in production example 1-10.
Embodiment 1
The component of composition and consumption in table 1 embodiment 1
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
35% |
Barium sulfate |
45%; |
Glass sphere |
8% |
Coupling agent |
0.50% |
Dispersion agent |
0.50% |
Strengthening agent
1 |
5% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.30% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.50% |
Pigment |
4.70% |
Antiseptic-germicide |
0.50% |
Measure the polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 1 according to previously described testing method.Result is as follows.
Pollution resistance: 83%;
Coefficient of wear (wear resistance): u=0.23;
Antibiotic rate: 99.5%;
Hardness: be greater than 100 (hardness, Rockwell R);
Heat-drawn wire (HDT): 130 DEG C;
Heat conduction efficiency Cp (J/g/k): 0.42;
Density: 1.6g/cm
3
Embodiment 2
The component of composition and consumption in table 2 embodiment 2
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
45% |
Barium sulfate |
36.8%; |
Glass sphere |
3% |
Coupling agent |
0.8% |
Dispersion agent |
0.6% |
Strengthening agent
1 |
8% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.3% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.50% |
Pigment |
5% |
Embodiment 3
The component of composition and consumption in table 3 embodiment 3
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
45% |
Barium sulfate |
35%; |
Glass sphere |
7% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.5% |
Strengthening agent
2 |
8% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.7% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
2% |
[0118]embodiment 4
The component of composition and consumption in table 4 embodiment 4
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
42% |
Barium sulfate |
35%; |
Glass sphere |
7% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.5% |
Strengthening agent
1 |
8% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.7% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
5% |
Embodiment 5
The component of composition and consumption in table 5 embodiment 5
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
40% |
Barium sulfate |
38%; |
Glass sphere |
7% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.5% |
Strengthening agent
2 |
10% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.7% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
2% |
[0124]embodiment 6
The component of composition and consumption in table 6 embodiment 6
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
47% |
Barium sulfate |
33%; |
Glass sphere |
5% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.50% |
Strengthening agent
2 |
7% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.7% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
5% |
Embodiment 7
The component of composition and consumption in table 7 embodiment 7
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
45% |
Barium sulfate |
35%; |
Glass sphere |
5% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.50% |
Strengthening agent
1 |
8% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.7% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
4% |
[0130]embodiment 8
The component of composition and consumption in table 8 embodiment 8
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
45% |
Barium sulfate |
37%; |
Glass sphere |
7% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.50% |
Strengthening agent
1 |
6% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.7% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
2% |
Embodiment 9
The component of composition and consumption in table 9 embodiment 9
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
40% |
Barium sulfate |
38%; |
Glass sphere |
7% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.50% |
Strengthening agent
1 |
10% |
Anti-soil additive |
0.70% |
Lubricant
1 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
2% |
[0136]embodiment 10
The component of composition and consumption in table 10 embodiment 10
Raw material |
Weight percent |
Polypropylene |
43% |
Barium sulfate |
34%; |
Glass sphere |
7% |
Coupling agent |
1% |
Dispersion agent |
0.50% |
Strengthening agent
2 |
8% |
Anti-soil additive |
1% |
Lubricant
2 |
0.80% |
Pigment |
4.70% |
Except antibiotic rate, for the test of polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 2 to 10 demonstrate with embodiment 1 in test class like result.
Embodiment 11: the preparation of tableware plastics (cup)
The polypropylene resin composite obtaining in embodiment 1 is used to produce cup of the present invention (Sabert cup), and PP H1500 resin is used to the cup (polypropylene cup) of production prior art.
Produce cup according to the method comprising the following steps:
(1) injection molded for the first time: by the polypropylene resin composite obtaining in embodiment 1 or PP H1500 resin 85 DEG C dry 2 hours; Injection molded; Be cooled to room temperature; The demoulding; The raw material cup product obtaining is taken out, as the internal layer of the finished product.
(2) injection molded for the second time: polypropylene is carried out to injection molded for the second time on the raw material cup product obtaining; Be cooled to room temperature; The demoulding; The product cup that taking-up obtains.
Sabert cup and polypropylene cup have identical size and dimension, and produce according to same procedure as above.Fig. 1 shows the cross section of Sabert cup.In Fig. 1, resin layer 1 is made up of the polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 1, and outer 2 are made up of polypropylene, and optional internal layer 3 is made up of the glass sphere that has mixed thermoplastic material.In cup, outer 2 account for the approximately 11wt% of glass weight, and internal layer 3 accounts for the approximately 1wt% of glass weight.
The weight of Sabert cup is significantly higher than polypropylene cup.
According to above-mentioned testing method, the cup obtaining is carried out to heat retaining property, specific wear rate and pollution resistance experimental test.
Table 11 below shows the Sabert cup (cup of the present invention) that obtains in embodiment 11 and the heat retaining property test result of polypropylene cup (prior art cup).As can be seen from Table 11, compared with the polypropylene cup of being made by PP H1500 resin, the heat-insulating property that the Sabert cup of being made up of the polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 1 is significantly improved.
Table 11 heat-insulating property
Table 12 below shows specific wear rate and the pollution resistance result of testing according to the testing method of describing in paragraph [0047].
Table 12: specific wear rate (wear resistance) and pollution resistance
Cup |
Specific wear rate |
Pollution resistance |
Polypropylene cup |
7.52x10
-6mm
3N
-1m
-1 |
16% |
Sabert cup |
6.63x10
-6mm
3N
-1m
-1 |
89% |
Can find out from above-described embodiment 1-10, polypropylene resin composite according to the present invention has outstanding balance aspect hardness (wear rate or wear resistance), density and thermal conductivity.As shown in Example 11, polypropylene resin composite also has excellent antifouling property.
From above-described embodiment 11, can find out, the goods of being made up of polypropylene resin composite of the present invention have heat retaining property, wear resistance and the pollution resistance of raising.Fig. 3 shows the heat-insulating property curve of the cup (polypropylene cup) of being made up of plain polypropylene resin and the cup (Sabert cup) of being made up of neoteric resin combination.From Fig. 3 and table, can find out, after 30 minutes, heat retaining property can improve approximately 7.2 degrees Celsius.
According to the similar approach shown in embodiment 11, except omitting for the second time injection molded, the polypropylene resin composite in embodiment 2 is made to plate, as shown in Figure 2.In Fig. 2, resin layer 1 is used as skin and internal layer 2 is made by comprising polyacrylic glass sphere.Resin layer 1 accounts for the approximately 90wt% of plate and internal layer 2 and accounts for the approximately 10wt% of plate.Also made the similar plate with the resin layer that PP H1500 resin makes.Test-results shows, the plate of being made up of the polypropylene resin composite of the present invention in embodiment 2-10 has improved wear resistance, heat retaining property and antifouling property.