EP1939895A2 - Zusammensetzung für Kabel und/oder Telekommunikation auf Biopolymerbasis - Google Patents

Zusammensetzung für Kabel und/oder Telekommunikation auf Biopolymerbasis Download PDF

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EP1939895A2
EP1939895A2 EP07150419A EP07150419A EP1939895A2 EP 1939895 A2 EP1939895 A2 EP 1939895A2 EP 07150419 A EP07150419 A EP 07150419A EP 07150419 A EP07150419 A EP 07150419A EP 1939895 A2 EP1939895 A2 EP 1939895A2
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Jerôme Fournier
Sophie Barbeau
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B3/00Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
    • H01B3/18Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances
    • H01B3/185Substances or derivates of cellulose
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B3/00Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
    • H01B3/18Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances
    • H01B3/30Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plastics; resins; waxes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B3/00Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
    • H01B3/18Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances
    • H01B3/30Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plastics; resins; waxes
    • H01B3/42Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plastics; resins; waxes polyesters; polyethers; polyacetals
    • H01B3/421Polyesters
    • H01B3/422Linear saturated polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds

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  • the present invention relates to energy and / or telecommunication cables comprising at least one constituent element made of an extruded material derived from an extrudable composition.
  • Energy and / or telecommunication cables generally comprise coatings or insulating sheaths of synthetic polymers such as polyethylene, polyethylene vinyl acetate or polyvinyl chloride.
  • the document JP2004-311063 presents an energy cable comprising an extruded layer of a biodegradable polymer, in particular a polylactic resin.
  • the technical problem to be solved, by the object of the present invention is to propose an energy and / or telecommunication cable comprising at least one constituent element made of an extruded material resulting from an extrudable composition making it possible to avoid the problems of the state of the art by offering in particular alternative compositions to those of the prior art.
  • the Applicant has carried out intensive tests to find compositions making it possible to limit the significant use of polymers. synthetic while maintaining mechanical properties, insulation and fire resistance identical to or even superior to the properties of the cable sheaths of the prior art.
  • said extrudable composition comprises a biopolymer chosen from cellulose ester polymers, starch polymers complexed with a biodegradable polyester, polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers, and / or or polylactic acid polymers comprising a mixture of polylactic acid and polyester.
  • biopolymer means that the carbons of said polymer come from renewable biological sources.
  • the biopolymer can come from a direct extraction from biomass, a regeneration of the biomass by fermentation or hydrolysis, or by microbial transformation of biomonomers.
  • biopolymers are biodegradable, that is, they break down by the enzymatic action of microorganisms into carbon dioxide, methane, water and inorganic compounds.
  • Cellulose or cellulose-based polymers are generally produced by the chemical modification of natural cellulose.
  • Cotton and wood are the materials behind the industrial production of cellulose.
  • Starch polymers are thermoplastic polymers derived from the chemical, thermal and / or mechanical treatment of starch.
  • Starch is found in many plants such as maize, wheat, legumes, roots, tubers and rhizomes such as potatoes or cassava.
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate or polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers are naturally produced by bacterial fermentation of sugars or lipids and may have thermoplastic or elastomeric properties.
  • the polylactic acid or polylactic acid polymers are aliphatic polyesters produced from corn starch.
  • said extrudable composition further comprises a synthetic polymer, preferably selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl chloride and polyester, or their mixture.
  • a synthetic polymer preferably selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl chloride and polyester, or their mixture.
  • each constituent element of said cable is selected from an insulating coating, a protective sheath and a filler.
  • a cable is schematically constituted by at least one electrical or optical conducting element extending inside at least one insulating element. .
  • At least one of the insulating elements may also act as protection means and / or that the cable may also have at least one specific protective element forming a sheath, in particular for electrical cables.
  • the cable may comprise a filling material which is essentially intended to maintain said insulated conductors and which is commonly called stuffing.
  • the cellulose ester polymers are chosen from cellulose butyrate polymer, cellulose acetate polymer and cellulose propionate polymer.
  • the polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer is a homopolymer or a copolymer of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate).
  • the polylactic acid polymers comprise at least about 10% by weight of polylactic acid, preferably at least about 40% by weight of polylactic acid, and more preferably at most about 90% by weight of polylactic acid. polylactic acid.
  • the polylactic acid polymers may comprise at least 40% by weight of polyester.
  • polylactic acid polymers comprising about 40% by weight of polylactic acid and about 60% by weight of polyester, or comprising about 10% by weight of polylactic acid and about 90% by weight of polylactic acid. polyester weight.
  • the extrudable composition further comprises a flame retardant filler.
  • the flame-retardant filler is chosen from aluminum trihydroxide Al (OH) 3 , magnesium dihydroxide Mg (OH) 2 , a mixture of hydrated magnesium carbonate and calcium and magnesium carbonate, zinc borate, and / or cork powder.
  • Table 1 details various samples according to the invention and according to the prior art, whose mechanical properties and fire resistance are studied.
  • compositions referenced from 1 to 5 correspond to a composition according to the present invention comprising a biopolymer combined or not with a synthetic polymer.
  • compositions referenced 6 and 7 are those relating to the prior art.
  • Table 1 the amounts mentioned in Table 1 are expressed in parts by weight (phr) per 100 parts of polymer.
  • Table 1 ⁇ / u> Composition constituents 1 100 pcr Cellulose 2 100 pcr Starch N F03A 2 bis 100 pcr Starch NF08 3 25 pcr Starch NF03A, and 75 pb PE 4 100 pb PHB 5 100 pcr PLA-polyester 467F 5 bis 100 pcr PLA-polyester 219F 6 100 pcr EVA 7 100 pb PE
  • the plates After cooling and demolding, the plates are cut to make the samples on which mechanical tests are performed.
  • Table 2 summarizes the results of a number of measurements from samples 1 to 7 to evaluate their tensile strength and elongation at break. ⁇ u> Table 2 ⁇ / u> Sample Tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%) 1 33 26 2 11 500 2 bis 15 240 3 14 640 4 17 9 5 26 410 5 bis 13 430 6 29 767 7 16 630
  • Cone-calorimeter analyzes are also performed to evaluate and compare the fire behavior of the different samples.
  • This type of analysis consisting of burning samples in the ambient air while subjecting them to an external energy radiation of less than 100 kW / m 2 power and imposed by a radiant heating controlled in temperature, makes it possible to obtain the released heat expressed in MJ / m 2 and the peak of heat output expressed in kW / m 2 .
  • each sample is shaped into square plates 10 cm square and 3 mm thick.
  • Table 3 collects the data collected by the cone-calorimeter analyzes with the samples from Table 2. ⁇ u> Table 3 ⁇ / u> Sample Heat release rate (MJ / kg) Peak of heat released (kW / m 2 ) 1 23 910 2 21 1030 2 bis 19 756 4 23 755 5 22 860 5 bis 23 228 6 37 1360 7 43 1310
  • Sample 8 is a composition comprising a biopolymer (Cellulose), a synthetic polymer (EVA) and magnesium hydroxide.
  • Samples 9 to 11 respectively correspond to samples 2, 6 and 7 added with a flame retardant filler.
  • Samples 12 to 14 correspond to sample 2, supplemented with a flame retardant filler.
  • Samples 15 to 17 correspond to the sample 5 bis supplemented with a flame retardant filler.
  • Sample 18 corresponds to sample 2 bis added with a flame retardant filler.
  • the samples in accordance with the invention have better flame-retarding properties since the heat content released from samples 8, 9 and 12 to 18 according to the invention are much lower than those of samples 10 and 11. for lower or equivalent peak heat values.
  • the sample 12 thus obtained makes it possible to obtain a tensile strength of 19 MPa and an elongation at break of 70%.
  • the mixture of these two biopolymers advantageously has well-balanced mechanical properties, whose tensile strength is greater than that of the sample 2 and the elongation at break is greater than that of the sample 1.
  • compositions 1, 2, 5 and 5 bis of Table 1 are extruded on a metal conductor of 1.03 mm diameter in a layer of approximately 0.50 mm, in order to obtain the respective electrical wires 1, 2, 5 and 5 bis.
  • composition 1 extends from 145 ° C. to 200 ° C. under a pressure of 150 Bar, that of composition 2 extends from 100 ° C to 135 ° C under a pressure of 135 Bar, and that of the compositions 5 and 5 bis extends from 120 to 150 ° C under a pressure of 190 bars, these extrusion profiles being well known to man of career.
  • the insulation test according to IEC 60502-1 consists in immersing the electric wires in water for at least one hour before said test.
  • a DC voltage between 80V and 500V is then applied for a sufficient time (between 1 and 5 min) then the resistance of the ring is measured. This is used to determine the insulation constant.
  • Ki values are advantageously greater than those recommended for certain materials, especially for polyvinyl chloride.
  • the extrusion of said composition makes it possible to achieve significant layer thicknesses of the order of at least 0.3-0.5 mm, unlike film-forming coatings, and thus makes it possible to obtain optimized insulating properties.
  • compositions in question are used in the production of extruded insulating and / or sheathing and / or stuffing materials for energy and / or telecommunication cables.
  • composition may furthermore comprise other additives, especially antioxidants, UV stabilizing agents, plasticizing agents, pigmentation agents or coloring agents.
  • the plasticizing agents may be added to the composition according to the present invention in order to improve the elongation at break of said composition.
  • plasticizer of castor oil, crodamide or triethyl citrate.
  • the present invention is not limited to the examples of compositions which have just been described and generally relates to all the cables that can be envisaged from the general indications given in the description of the invention.

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