Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
  • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
  • B65D1/0207—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C49/0005—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor characterised by the material
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
  • C08G64/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carbonic ester link in the main chain of the macromolecule
  • C08G64/04—Aromatic polycarbonates
  • C08G64/06—Aromatic polycarbonates not containing aliphatic unsaturation
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
  • B29C2049/023—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison using inherent heat of the preform, i.e. 1 step blow moulding
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C2949/00—Indexing scheme relating to blow-moulding
  • B29C2949/07—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration
  • B29C2949/0715—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration the preform having one end closed
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
  • B29C49/04—Extrusion blow-moulding
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
  • B29C49/06—Injection blow-moulding
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C49/20—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor of articles having inserts or reinforcements ; Handling of inserts or reinforcements
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
  • B29K2069/00—Use of PC, i.e. polycarbonates or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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  • B29L2031/712—Containers; Packaging elements or accessories, Packages
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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  • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
  • B29L2031/712—Containers; Packaging elements or accessories, Packages
  • B29L2031/7158—Bottles

Definitions

• the present invention relates to plastic containers with a homogeneous wall thickness.
• the present invention further relates to the manufacture of these
• containers made of plastic, in particular polycarbonate are known. These containers are made, for example, from compositions (also called compounds) which are a polymer, in particular polycarbonate, and conventional ones
• compositions of the polymer (polycarbonate) and the additives are also referred to as plastic.
• the additives which are also called additives, are, for example, stabilizers, processing aids and others.
• the plastic containers can also include other components, such as rubber seals or
• Containers made of plastic can include, for example, the named and / or other components.
• container made of plastic means containers containing plastic.
• Plastic containers have numerous advantageous properties such as high transparency, good mechanical properties, high resistance to environmental influences and long life, as well as low weight and easy, inexpensive to manufacture.
• the plastic containers can be produced, for example, by the extrusion blow molding process or by the injection stretch blow molding process.
• the extrusion blow molding process is usually carried out with a single-shaft extruder
• the injection stretch blow molding process is a combination of injection molding and blow molding.
• the injection stretch blow molding process is carried out in three stages:
• the injection stretch blow molding process is disclosed, for example, in Anders, S., Kaminski, A., Kappenstein, R., "Polycarbonate” in Becker, / Braun, Kunststoff-Handbuch, Volume 3/1, Polycarbonate, Polyacetale, Polyester, Celluloseester, Carl Hanser Verlag Kunststoff, Vienna 1996, pages 213 to 216.
• the plastic containers known from the prior art have the disadvantage that they do not meet certain requirements which are important for the practical use of the containers.
• the present invention is therefore based on the object of providing containers made of plastic which have high mechanical strengths with the least possible material expenditure.
• the non-uniform wall thickness of the containers which are known from the prior art, results from their manufacture, since the plastic melt gives uneven wall thicknesses during processing by the extrusion blow molding process or by the injection stretch blow molding process.
• the object of the present invention is achieved by a container containing plastic, the regular container wall at its thickest point being at most three times as thick as at its thinnest point.
• the regular container wall at its thickest point is preferably at most 2.6 times as thick as at its thinnest point.
• the regular container wall at its thickest point is particularly preferably at most 2.2 times as thick as at its thinnest point.
• the container is preferably a bottle.
• the container is particularly preferably a water bottle.
• the container preferably contains the plastic polycarbonate.
• the object of the present invention is achieved by a method for producing the container according to the invention by extrusion blow molding or by injection stretch blow molding.
• Rotationally symmetrical containers are preferred. Containers with only one opening are preferred.
• a regular container wall means the container wall at all those places where thicker or thinner places are not intentionally provided. 4 such deliberately thicker places can be seen in the area of the bottle neck.
• the regular container wall would be the same thickness everywhere under ideal production conditions.
• the containers according to the invention were produced, for example, from a polycarbonate with certain theological properties. Therefore, the uniaxial stretch test with which these theological properties can be measured will be described below.
• the uniaxial stretch test of polymer melts and its implementation are known to the person skilled in the art.
• the uniaxial stretch test can be carried out with Münstedt-type devices. These are described in H. Münstedt, J. Rheol., Volume 23, pages 421 to 436 (1979). These are also described in common textbooks such as in Ch. W. Macosko: Rheology, Verlag WileyNCH,
• the determination of the shear viscosity as a function of time is preferably carried out in a rotary rheometer at low shear rates.
• the shear viscosity can also be determined in a rotary rheometer under oscillating deformation and converted to a time-dependent viscosity using common methods.
• the structure and use of rotational rheometers are described in common textbooks. For example, in M. Pahl, W. Gleissle, H.-M. Laun: Practical Rheology of Plastics and Elastomers, NDI Verlag, 1995.
• the expansion viscosity as a function of time is preferably determined using a Münstedt expansion rheometer.
• the uniaxial stretching test can also be carried out with a number of other rheometers, for example with the commercially available stretching rheometer from Meissner. This is described in J.
• the Hencky strain ⁇ is a dimensionless quantity.
• the expansion viscosity r ⁇ _ has the unit Pascal multiplied by seconds.
• the shear viscosity ⁇ also has the
• the quotient S serves as a measure of the relative increase in the expansion viscosity ⁇ e.
• the quotient S is dimensionless.
• S is the quotient of the expansion viscosity T
• the total strain ⁇ (unit: dimensionless) is with the sample length L o (unit: meter) and the current sample length L (unit: meter) as well as the strain rate ⁇ (unit: 1 divided by second) and the time t (unit: second) linked via:
• a plastic in particular polycarbonate, is particularly preferred in which the ratio S at a temperature of 200 ° C. is greater than 1 with a Hencky strain ⁇ of 2.0 and a strain rate range ⁇ between 0.1 and 0.01 3, and that with a Hencky strain ⁇ of 2.5 and a strain rate range ⁇ between 0.1 and 0.01 it is greater than 1.5.
• the present invention relates to a container containing plastic. What is meant here is a container that contains the plastic, for example, as wall material. What is not meant is a container made of completely different materials that only contains the plastic as a filling.
• the present invention furthermore relates to a process for producing this container by extrusion blow molding or by the injection stretch blow molding process.
• plastics in particular polycarbonates
• the person skilled in the art can set various parameters of the plastics, in particular polycarbonates, in a targeted manner. For example, it can influence the molecular weight and the degree of branching.
• the choice of monomers and comonomers or of the end groups also has an influence on the expansion rheological
• the present invention is not limited to containers containing plastics in which the plastics have the theological properties mentioned. These are only preferred because they allow the containers to be manufactured using simple and known processes (extrusion blow molding or injection stretch blow molding). In general, it is only important to achieve the homogeneity of the wall thickness mentioned. This can also be done with other methods and other plastics (eg injection molding or pressing).
• the containers according to the invention have the advantage that they have a high mechanical strength for a given amount of plastic per container.
• the containers according to the invention have numerous other advantages. They are resistant to mechanical loads, i. H. unbreakable and also have an advantageous range of other mechanical properties. They have good optical properties, in particular they have high transparency. They have a high heat resistance. Because of the high heat resistance, the containers according to the invention can be cleaned with hot water or sterilized with superheated steam. They have a high resistance to the usual cleaning agents that are used, for example, for cleaning water bottles for reusable use, an area of application for the containers according to the invention. They are easy and inexpensive to produce by known methods. The good processing properties of the plastic, in particular polycarbonate, are advantageously expressed here. They have a low one
• the material ages in use and therefore has a long service life. For a reusable use that may occur, this means many usage cycles.
• Containers in the sense of the present invention can be used for packaging, storage or transport of liquids, solids or gases.
• Containers for packaging, storing or transporting liquids are preferred, containers for packaging, storing or transporting water (water bottles) are particularly preferred.
• Containers in the sense of the invention are preferably hollow bodies with a volume of
• 0.1 1 to 50 1 preferably 0.5 1 to 50 1, very particularly preferred are volumes of 1 1, 51, 121 and 20 1.
• the containers preferably have an empty weight of preferably 0.1 g to 3000 g, preferably 50 g to 2000 g and particularly preferably 650 g to 900 g.
• the wall thicknesses of the containers are preferably 0.5 mm to 5 mm, preferably 0.8 mm to 4 mm.
• Containers in the sense of the present invention preferably have a length of preferably 5 mm to 2000 mm, particularly preferably 100 mm to 1000 mm.
• the containers preferably have a maximum circumference of preferably 10 mm to 250 mm, preferably 50 mm to 150 mm and very particularly preferably 70 to 90 mm.
• Containers in the sense of the invention preferably have a bottle neck with a length of preferably 1 mm to 500 mm, preferably from 10 mm to 250 mm, particularly preferably from 50 mm to 100 mm and very particularly preferably from 70 to 80 mm.
• the wall thickness of the bottle neck of the container preferably varies between 0.5 mm and 10 mm, particularly preferably from 1 mm to 10 mm and very particularly preferably from 1 mm to 3 mm.
• the diameter of the bottle neck preferably varies between 5 mm and 200 mm. 10 mm to 100 mm are particularly preferred and 45 mm to 75 mm are very particularly preferred.
• the bottle bottom of the containers according to the invention has a diameter of preferably 10 mm to 250 mm, preferably 50 mm to 150 mm, and very particularly preferably 70 to 90 mm.
• Containers in the sense of the present invention can have any geometric shape, for example they can be round, oval or polygonal or angular with for example 3 to 12 sides. Round, oval and hexagonal shapes are preferred.
• the design of the containers can be based on any surface structure.
• Surface structures are preferably smooth or ribbed.
• the containers according to the invention can also have several different surface structures. Ribs or beads can run around the circumference of the container. They can have any distance or several different distances.
• the surface structures of the containers according to the invention can have roughened or integrated structures, symbols, ornaments, coats of arms, company logos, trademarks, names, manufacturer information, material identification and or volume information.
• the containers according to the invention can have any number of handles, which can be located on the side, above or below.
• the handles can be on the outside and integrated in the container contour.
• the handles can be foldable or fixed.
• the handles can have any contour, e.g. B. oval, round or polygonal.
• the handles preferably have a length of 0.1 mm to 180 mm, preferably of 20 mm to 120 mm.
• the containers according to the invention can contain other substances in addition to the plastics according to the invention, for. B. rubber seals or handles made of other materials.
• the containers according to the invention are preferably produced by the extrusion blow molding process or by the injection stretch blow molding process.
• the plastics according to the invention are processed on extruders with a smooth or grooved, preferably a smooth, feed zone.
• the drive power of the extruder is selected according to the screw diameter. An example is that with a screw diameter of 60 mm the drive power of the extruder is approx. 30 to 40 kW, with a screw diameter of 90 mm approx. 60 to 70 kW.
• a screw diameter of 50 to 60 mm is preferred for the production of containers of volume 1 1.
• a screw diameter of 70 to 100 mm is preferred for the production of containers of volume 20 1.
• the length of the screws is preferably 20 to 25 times the diameter of the screw.
• the blow molding tool is preferably set to 50 to
• the bottom area and the jacket area can be temperature controlled separately from one another.
• the blow molding tool is preferably closed with a pinch force of 1000 to 1500 N per cm of pinch seam length.
• the plastic Before processing, the plastic is preferably dried so that the optical quality of the containers is not impaired by streaks or bubbles and it is not hydrolytically degraded during processing.
• the residual moisture content after drying is preferably less than 0.01% by weight.
• a drying temperature of 120 ° C. is preferred. Lower temperatures do not ensure adequate drying, at higher temperatures there is a risk that the Stick the granules of the plastics together and then they can no longer be processed. Dry air dryers are preferred.
• the preferred melt temperature when processing plastics based on polycarbonate is 230 ° to 300 ° C.
• the containers according to the invention can be used for packaging, storage or transport of liquids, solids or gases.
• the preferred embodiment is as a container, which is used, for example, for packaging, storage or transport of liquids.
• the embodiment as a water bottle is particularly preferred, which can be used, for example, for packaging, storage or transport of water.
• polycarbonates are preferably thermoplastically processable aromatic polycarbonates. Both homopolycarbonates and copolycarbonates can be used.
• Particularly preferred polycarbonates are the homopolycarbonate based on bisphenol A, the homopolycarbonate based on l, l-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane and the copolycarbonates based on the two monomers
• Polycarbonates in which up to 80 mol%, in particular from 20 mol% to 50 mol%, of the carbonate groups have been replaced by aromatic dicarboxylic acid ester groups also belong to the polycarbonates according to the invention.
• Such polycarbonates, which contain both acid residues of carbonic acid and acid residues of aromatic dicarboxylic acids built into the molecular chain, are also referred to as aromatic polyester carbonates.
• the polycarbonates can be prepared in a known manner from diphenols,
• Carbonic acid derivatives optionally chain terminators and optionally Branching.
• aromatic dicarboxylic acids or derivatives of dicarboxylic acids This takes place in accordance with the carbonate structural units to be replaced in the aromatic polycarbonates by aromatic dicarboxylic acid ester structural units.
• the polycarbonates including the polyester carbonates, preferably have average molecular weights Mw of 12,000 to 120,000 g / mol (determined by measuring the relative viscosity at 25 ° C. in methylene chloride at a concentration of 0.5 g
• Polycarbonate per 100 ml methylene chloride 15,000 to 80,000 g / mol are preferred, and 15,000 to 60,000 g / mol are particularly preferred.
• Diphenols suitable for the preparation of the polycarbonates are, for example, hydroquinone, resorcinol, dihydroxydiphenyl, bis (hydroxyphenyl) alkanes,
• Bis (hydroxyphenyl) cycloalkanes bis (hydroxyphenyl) sulfides, bis (hydroxy) phenyl) ethers, bis (hydroxyphenyl) ketones, bis (hydroxyphenyl) sulfones, bis (hydroxyphenyl) sulfoxides, ( ⁇ , ⁇ '-bis (hydroxyphenyl) diisopropylbenzenes, and also their ring-alkylated and ring-halogenated compounds.
• Preferred diphenols are 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl, 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -l-phenyl-propane, 1,1-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -phenyl-ethane, 2,2-bis- (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, 2,4-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-methylbutane, 1,1-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -mp diisopropylbenzene, 2,2-bis- (3rd -methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, bis (3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) methane, 2,2-bis (3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, bis (3 , 5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) sulfone, 2,4-bis (3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-methylbutane, 1,1-bis (3,5-dimethyl-4 -hydroxyphenyl) -m / p-diisopropy
• diphenols are 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl, l, l-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) phenylethane, 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, 2,2-bis (3rd , 5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, 1,1-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) cyclohexane, 1,1-bis (4-hydroxy-phenyl) -m / p diisopropylbenzene and 1,1-bis - (4-hydroxyphenyl) -3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane.
• Copolycarbonates are used several diphenols, of course the diphenols used (also called bisphenols), as well as all other chemicals and auxiliaries added to the synthesis with those from their own Synthetic impurities may be contaminated, although it is desirable to work with raw materials that are as clean as possible.
• diphenols used also called bisphenols
• auxiliaries added to the synthesis with those from their own Synthetic impurities may be contaminated, although it is desirable to work with raw materials that are as clean as possible.
• Suitable chain terminators which can be used in the production of the polycarbonates are both monophenols and monocarboxylic acids.
• Suitable monophenols are, for example, phenol, alkylphenols such as cresols, p-tert-butylphenol, pn-octylphenol, p-iso-octylphenol, pn-nonylphenol and p-iso-nonylphenol, halophenols such as p-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, p- Bromophenol and 2,4,6-tribromophenol, or their mixtures.
• alkylphenols such as cresols, p-tert-butylphenol, pn-octylphenol, p-iso-octylphenol, pn-nonylphenol and p-iso-nonylphenol
• halophenols such as p-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, p- Bromophenol and 2,4,6-tribromophenol, or their mixtures.
• Suitable monocarboxylic acids are, for example, benzoic acid, alkylbenzoic acids and halobenzoic acids.
• Preferred chain terminators are the phenols of the formula (I)
• R 6 is H or a branched or unbranched d- C] 8 alkyl radical.
• the amount of chain terminator to be used is preferably 0.5 mol% to 10 mol%, based on moles of diphenols used in each case.
• the chain terminators can be added before, during or after phosgenation.
• the polycarbonates can be branched.
• Suitable branching agents which can be used for branching the polycarbonates are the trifunctional or more than trifunctional compounds known in polycarbonate chemistry, in particular those with three or more than three phenolic OH groups.
• Suitable branching agents are, for example, phloroglucin, 4,6-dimethyl-2,4,6-tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -hepten-2,4,6-dimethyl-2,4,6-tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) - heptane, 1,3,5- Tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzene, 1,1,1-tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) phenylmethane, 2,2-bis- [4,4-bis - (4-hydroxyphenyl) cyclohexyl] propane, 2,4-bis (4-hydroxyphenylisopropyl) phenol, 2,6-bis (2-hydroxy-5'-methylbenzyl) -4-methylphenol , 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -2- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) propane, hexa- (4- (4-hydroxyphenyl-isopropyl) phenyl) orthoterephthalic acid ester,
• the amount of branching agents which may be used is preferably 0.05 mol% to 2.5 mol%, based on moles of diphenols used in each case.
• the branching agents can either be introduced with the diphenols and the chain terminators in the aqueous alkaline phase, or added dissolved in an organic solvent before the phosgenation.
• Aromatic dicarboxylic acids suitable for the production of the polyester carbonates are, for example, phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, tert-butylisophthalic acid, 3,3'-diphenyldicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-diphenyldicarboxylic acid, 4,4-benzophenone dicarboxylic acid, 3,4'- Benzophenone dicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-diphenyl ether dicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-diphenyl sulfone dicarboxylic acid, 2,2-bis (4-carboxyphenyl) propane, trimethyl-3-phenyl indane-4,5'-dicarboxylic acid.
• terephthalic acid and / or isophthalic acid are particularly preferably used.
• Derivatives of the dicarboxylic acids are, for example, the dicarboxylic acid dihalides and the dicarboxylic acid dialkyl esters, in particular the dicarboxylic acid dichlorides and the dicarboxylic acid dimethyl esters.
• the carbonate groups are replaced by the aromatic dicarboxylic acid ester groups essentially stoichiometrically and also quantitatively, so that the molar ratio of the reactants is also found in the finished polyester carbonate.
• the aromatic dicarboxylic acid ester groups can be incorporated either statistically or in blocks.
• the polycarbonates are preferably produced by the phase interface process or the known melt transesterification process.
• phosgene is preferably used as the carbonic acid derivative, in the latter case preferably diphenyl carbonate.
• phosgene is preferably used as the carbonic acid derivative, in the latter case preferably diphenyl carbonate.
• melt transesterification process is described in particular in H. Schnell, "Chemistry and Physis of Polycarbonates", Polymer Reviews, Volume 9, pp. 44 to 51, Interscience Publishers, New York, London, Sidney, 1964 and in DE-A 1 031 512, in US-A 3,022,272, in US-A 5,340,905 and in US-A 5,399,659.
• the polycarbonates can also contain the usual additives, for example pigments, UV stabilizers, thermal stabilizers, antioxidants and mold release agents, in the amounts customary for polycarbonates.
• additives for example pigments, UV stabilizers, thermal stabilizers, antioxidants and mold release agents, in the amounts customary for polycarbonates.
• the compositions of polycarbonate and additives or additives are also called polycarbonate molding compositions.
• raw materials and auxiliary materials with a low level of impurities are preferred.
• the bisphenols and carbonic acid derivatives used should be as free as possible from alkali ions and alkaline earth ions.
• Such pure raw materials can be obtained, for example, by recrystallizing, washing or distilling the carbonic acid derivatives, for example carbonic acid esters, and the bisphenols.
• the reaction of the bisphenol and the carbonic acid diester can be carried out continuously or batchwise, for example in stirred tanks, thin-film evaporators, falling film evaporators, stirred tank cascades, extruders, kneaders, simple disk reactors and high-viscosity disk reactors.
• Carbonic acid diesters which can be used for the production of polycarbonates are, for example, diarylesters of carbonic acid, the two aryl radicals preferably each having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.
• the diesters of carbonic acid are preferably based on phenol or alkyl-substituted phenols, that is to say
• Example diphenyl carbonate or dicresyl carbonate used Based on 1 mol of bisphenol, the carbonic acid diesters are preferably used in an amount of 1.01 to 1.30 mol, particularly preferably in an amount of 1.02 to 1.15 mol.
• Arylphenols are used, they have the effect of chain terminators. The it means limit the maximum achievable average molar mass. They can either be added together with the monomers required for the preparation of the polycarbonate or in a later phase of the polycarbonate synthesis. They act as monofunctional compounds in the sense of polycarbonate synthesis and therefore act as chain terminators.
• the phenol, alkylphenols and / or arylphenols optionally used in the production of the polycarbonate are preferably used in an amount of 0.25 to 10 mol%, based on the sum of the bisphenols used in each case.
• alkylphenols and / or arylphenols optionally used in the production of the polycarbonate lead to alkylphenyl end groups or to arylphenyl end groups.
• other end groups can occur in the resulting polycarbonate, such as. B. phenolic OH Endgmppen or chlorocarbonic acid end groups.
• Arylphenols are used without the addition of other substances that can act as chain terminators.
• Suitable other substances which can act as chain terminators are both monophenols and monocarboxylic acids.
• Suitable monophenols are e.g.
• Phenol, p-chlorophenol or 2,4,6-tribromophenol Suitable monocarboxylic acids are benzoic acid, alkylbenzoic acids and halobenzoic acids.
• the preferred further substances which can act as chain terminators are phenol, p-tert. Butylphenol, cumylphenol and isooctylphenol.
• the amount of other substances which can act as chain terminators is preferably between 0.25 and 10 mol%, based on the sum of the bisphenols used in each case.
• a cylindrical plastic sample (effective dimensions: diameter approximately between 4 and 5 mm, length approximately between 20 and 25 mm) is fixed at the ends using clamping jaws and clamped in an expansion rheometer.
• the sample is then tempered using an oil bath, which has approximately the same density as the plastic at the measuring temperature of 200 ° C.
• the deformation is specified via the trigger rod, which is connected to the clamping jaws at one end of the sample.
• a constant Hencky strain rate ⁇ is specified. This means that the withdrawal speed u increases exponentially with time.
• the tensile force is a function of time or
• the uniaxial expansion viscosity can be determined by referring the determined tensile stress to the time-dependent cross-sectional area.
• the uniaxial stretching test is evaluated as follows. The logarithm of the single elongation viscosity value and the triple shear viscosity value are shown together in a diagram as a function of time. It was found that the plastics are particularly suitable for the production of containers in which the expansion viscosities are three times higher
• Shear viscosity increases sharply (see Fig. 1).
• the plastics in which the expansion viscosities do not increase significantly compared to three times the shear viscosity (see FIG. 2) are less or not suitable for the production of water bottles.
• melts of the polycarbonates which are not advantageous for the production of water bottles, can sometimes not be deformed to high total strains ( ⁇ > 2.5) because the samples constrict and / or fail.
• Fig. 1 shows the uniaxial expansion viscosity ⁇ e (t, ⁇ ) and three times the shear viscosity
• 3 ⁇ (t) for a polycarbonate, which is advantageous for the production of water bottles by the blow molding process (produced according to the example according to the invention).
• the triple shear viscosity 3 ⁇ (t) is shown as a solid line.
• the uniaxial expansion viscosities ⁇ (t. ⁇ ) for three different expansion rates ⁇ of 0.1 and 0.03 and 0.01 (unit: 1 divided by second) are as Lines represented with symbols. It can be seen that for all strain rates, the strain viscosities increase sharply with time and come to be above three times the shear viscosity.
• the triple shear viscosity 3 ⁇ (t) is shown as a solid line.
• the uniaxial expansion viscosities ⁇ E (t, ⁇ ) for three different expansion rates ⁇ of 0.2, 0.1 and 0.05 (unit: 1 divided by second) are shown as lines with symbols. It can be seen that for all strain rates the strain viscosities do not increase very sharply with time and come to be in the triple shear viscosity range.
• Hencky strain ⁇ Hencky strain rate ⁇ multiplied by time t
• FIG. 5 shows the course of the wall thickness shown in Table 2 in graphic form.
• the wall thickness in mm is plotted over the measuring points 1 to 46.
• the bottle made of polycarbonate according to the example shows a regular course (square symbols).
• the bottle made of polycarbonate according to the comparative example shows an irregular course (triangular symbols). Examples
• a polycarbonate was produced with the rheological properties according to the example. Water bottles with a volume of 5 gallons were then made from the plastic granulate and the wall thickness distribution was measured. The same procedure was followed with a comparative product which has the stretching rheological properties according to the comparative example.
• the alkaline phase was separated from the organic phase.
• the organic phase was adjusted to pH 1 with dilute phosphoric acid or hydrochloric acid. It was then washed with deionized water until it was free of electrolytes.
• the polycarbonate was isolated in a known manner using an evaporation extruder.
• the polycarbonate thus obtained had a relative solution viscosity, measured at a concentration of 0.5 g polycarbonate in 100 ml methylene chloride at 25 ° C. of 1.325.
• isatin biscresol As in the example above, 6.91 g of isatin biscresol and 78.4 g of phenol were used. A polycarbonate with a relative solution viscosity of 1.305 was obtained. Isatin biscresol is commercially available and has the correct name 3,3-bis (3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole.
• the bottles were produced using an KBS 2- extension blow molding machine
• the plasticizing cylinder was equipped with controlled heating zones and blowers, which guarantee exact and constant temperature control.
• the drive was carried out via a thyristor-controlled direct current unit, which ensured an even material feed and a constant torque.
• the extreme temperatures were 110 ° C in the intake area and between 245 ° C and 265 ° C in the individual heating zones.
• the head temperatures ranged from 245 ° C to
• the determined melt temperature is g 267 ° C.
• the average cycle time was 25.8 s +0.2 s, with a tube ejection time of 5.3 s, which corresponds to a number of 138 to 140 bottles per hour.
• a conventional vertical wall thickness profile for 5-gallon polycarbonate bottles was used to control the wall thickness.
• Bottles had a net weight of 750 g to 850 g and were annealed directly afterwards using infrared radiation.
• the tempering served for the rapid relaxation of the material and the associated process-related internal stress relief.
• An infrared radiation oven from Process Dynamics Inc., USA with the model name Protherm 850-3, serial number: KRK was used
• the set temperatures of the existing seven heating zones were chosen so that a surface temperature of the bottles of 130 ° C + 2 ° C was guaranteed.
• the wall thicknesses were determined using an ultrasonic wall thickness measuring device from Krautkrämer GmbH & Co, Hürth, Germany with the type designation CL3 DL.
• This device works on the pulse-echo principle.
• the measurement of the time covered by the pulse in the material begins with the entry echo that is generated when a part of the ultrasound pulse is reflected back from the interface between the lead section and the surface of the material to be measured.
• the CL3 DL automatically chooses a measurement from the entry echo to the first back wall echo (interface-to-first mode) or for a measurement between successive back wall echoes (multi-echo mode).

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