EP3052220A1 - Matériau microporeux - Google Patents

Matériau microporeux

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EP3052220A1
EP3052220A1 EP14783969.0A EP14783969A EP3052220A1 EP 3052220 A1 EP3052220 A1 EP 3052220A1 EP 14783969 A EP14783969 A EP 14783969A EP 3052220 A1 EP3052220 A1 EP 3052220A1
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microporous material
microporous
volatile material
volatile
coating
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James L. Boyer
Christine Gardner
Carol L. Knox
Luciano M. Parrinello
Robert Swisher
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PPG Industries Ohio Inc
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  • the present invention relates to microporous materials that possess controlled volatile material transfer properties.
  • the microporous material includes thermoplastic organic polymer, particulate filler, and a network of interconnecting pores.
  • the delivery of volatile materials may be achieved by means of a delivery apparatus that includes a reservoir containing volatile material.
  • the delivery apparatus or delivery device typically includes a vapor permeable membrane that covers or encloses the reservoir. Volatile material within the reservoir passes through the vapor permeable membrane and is released into the atmosphere, e.g., air, on the atmospheric side of the membrane.
  • Vapor permeable membranes are typically fabricated from organic polymers and are porous.
  • the rate at which volatile material passes through the vapor permeable membrane is generally an important factor. For example, if the rate at which volatile material passes through the vapor permeable membrane is too low, properties associated with the volatile material, such as fragrance, will typically be undesirably low or imperceptible. If, on the other hand, the rate at which volatile material passes through the vapor permeable membrane is too high, the reservoir of volatile material may be depleted too quickly, and properties associated with the volatile material, such as fragrance, may be undesirably high or in some instances overpowering.
  • liquid volatile material on the atmospheric or exterior side of the vapor permeable membrane from which the volatile material is released into the atmosphere, e.g., into the air.
  • Liquid volatile material that passes through the exterior side of the vapor permeable membrane may collect, e.g., puddle, within or on the exterior side of the membrane and leak from the delivery device resulting in, for example, staining of articles, such as clothing or furniture, that come into contact with the liquid volatile material.
  • the formation of liquid volatile material on the exterior side of the vapor permeable membrane may result in the uneven release of volatile material from the delivery device.
  • microporous materials that possess controlled volatile material transfer properties. It would be further desirable that when such newly developed microporous materials are used as a vapor permeable membrane in a delivery device, the microporous material minimizes the formation of liquid volatile material on the exterior side or surface of the membrane. In addition, the rate at which volatile material passes through such microporous materials should increase minimally with increases in ambient temperature.
  • a microporous material comprising:
  • a network of interconnecting pores communicating substantially throughout said microporous material wherein said microporous material has a density of at least 0.8 g cm 3 , a volatile material contact surface, a vapor release surface, wherein said volatile material contact surface and said vapor release surface are substantially opposed to each other, and a volatile material transfer rate from said volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface of from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and wherein when volatile material is transferred from said volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface (at a volatile material transfer rate of from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 )), said vapor release surface is substantially free of volatile material in liquid form.
  • the present invention provides a microporous material comprising:
  • a network of interconnecting pores communicating substantially throughout said microporous material wherein said microporous material has a density of less than 0.8 g/cm 3 , a volatile material contact surface, a vapor release surface, wherein said volatile material contact surface and said vapor release surface are substantially opposed to each other, wherein (i) at least a portion of said volatile material contact surface has a first coating thereon, and/or (ii) at least a portion of said vapor release surface has a second coating thereon, a volatile material transfer rate from said volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface of from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and wherein when volatile material is transferred from said volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface (at a volatile material transfer rate of from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 )), said vapor release surface is substantially free of volatile material in liquid form.
  • a microporous material comprising:
  • said microporous material has, a volatile material contact surface, a vapor release surface, wherein said volatile material contact surface and said vapor release surface are substantially opposed to each other, wherein (i) at least a portion of said volatile material contact surface has a first coating thereon, and/or (ii) at least a portion of said vapor release surface has a second coating thereon, wherein said first coating and said second coating are each independently selected from a coating composition comprising poly(vinyl alcohol), and a volatile material transfer rate, from said volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface, of at least 0.04 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), and wherein when said microporous material, i.e., the poly(vinyl alcohol coated microporous material, is exposed to a temperature increase of from 25°C to 60°C, said volatile material transfer rate increases by less than or equal to 150 percent.
  • volatile material contact surface means that surface of the microporous material that faces and, typically, is in contact with the volatile material, which is, for example, contained in a reservoir, as described in further detail below.
  • vapor release surface means that surface of the microporous material that does not face and/or contact directly the volatile material, and from which surface volatile material is released into an exterior atmosphere in a gaseous or vapor form.
  • (meth)acrylate and similar terms, such as “esters of (meth)acrylic acid”, means acrylates and/or methacrylates.
  • the "volatile material transfer rate" of the microporous materials was determined in accordance with the following description.
  • a test reservoir having an interior volume sufficient to contain 2 milliliters of volatile material, such as benzyl acetate, was fabricated from a clear thermoplastic polymer.
  • the interior dimensions of the reservoir was defined by a circular diameter at the edge of the open face of approximately 4 centimeters and a depth of no greater than 1 centimeter.
  • the open face was used to determine the volatile material transfer rate. With the test reservoir laying flat (with the open face facing upward), about 2 milliliters of benzyl acetate was introduced into the test reservoir.
  • test reservoir With benzyl acetate introduced into the test reservoir, a sheet of microporous material having a thickness of from 6 to 18 mils was placed over the open face/side of the test reservoir, such that 12.5 cm 2 of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous sheet was exposed to the interior of the reservoir.
  • the test reservoir was weighed to obtain an initial weight of the entire charged assembly.
  • the test reservoir, containing benzyl acetate and enclosed with the sheet of microporous material, was then placed, standing upright, in a laboratory chemical fume hood having approximate dimensions of 5 feet [1.52 meters] (height) x 5 feet [1.52 meters] (width) x 2 feet [0.61 meters] (depth).
  • benzyl acetate was in direct contact with at least a portion of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous sheet.
  • the glass doors of the fume hood were pulled down, and the air flow through the hood was adjusted so as to have eight (8) turns (or turnovers) of hood volume per hour. Unless otherwise indicated, the temperature in the hood was maintained at 25°C ⁇ 5°C. The humidity within in the fume hood was ambient.
  • the test reservoirs were regularly weighed in the hood.
  • the percent increase in the volatile material transfer rate of the microporous material of the present invention from 25°C to 60°C was determined for separate but substantially equivalent microporous material sheet samples at 25°C and 60°C, in accordance with the method described above.
  • Reservoirs were placed in a large glass bell jar and over a 50% aqueous solution of potassium chloride also contained in the bell jar. The entire bell jar with contents was placed in an oven heated to 60°C. The reservoirs were held under these conditions for a period of 7 to 10 hours. The reservoirs were then returned to the hood at ambient conditions overnight and the process was repeated over several days. Each of the reservoirs was weighed before being placed in the bell jar and after being removed from the bell jar. Upon removal from the bell jar, the weight of each reservoir was taken after the reservoir had returned to ambient temperature.
  • the following method was used to determine if the vapor release surface of the microporous material is "substantially free of volatile material in liquid form".
  • the vapor release surface of the microporous sheet was examined visually by naked eye to determine if drops and/or a film of liquid were present thereon. If any evidence of drops (i.e., a single drop) and/or a film of liquid was visually observed on the vapor release surface, but did not run off the surface, the microporous sheet was considered to be acceptable. If the drops of volatile material liquid ran off the vapor release surface, the microporous sheet was determined to have failed. If no evidence of drops (i.e., not one drop) and/or a film of liquid was visually observed on the vapor release surface, the microporous sheet was determined to be substantially free of volatile material in liquid form.
  • volatile material means a material that is capable of conversion to a gaseous or vapor form, i.e., capable of vaporizing, at ambient room temperature and pressure, and in the absence of imparted additional or supplementary energy, e.g., in the form of heat and/or agitation.
  • the volatile material can comprise an organic volatile material, which can include those volatile materials comprising a solvent-based material, or those which are dispersed in a solvent-based material.
  • the volatile material may be in a liquid form and/or in a solid form, and may be naturally occurring or synthetically formed. When in a solid form, the volatile material typically sublimes from the solid form to the vapor form without passing thru an intermediate liquid form.
  • the volatile material may optionally be combined or formulated with nonvolatile materials, such as a carrier, e.g., water and/or nonvolatile solvents.
  • a carrier e.g., water and/or nonvolatile solvents.
  • the nonvolatile carrier may be in the form of a porous material, e.g., a porous inorganic material, in which the solid volatile material is held.
  • the solid volatile material may be in the form of a semi-solid gel.
  • the volatile material may be a fragrance material, such as a naturally occurring or synthetic perfume oil.
  • perfume oils from which the liquid volatile material may be selected include, but are not limited to, oil of bergamot, bitter orange, lemon, mandarin, caraway, cedar leaf, clove leaf, cedar wood, geranium, lavender, orange, origanum, petitgrain, white cedar, patchouli, neroili, rose absolute, and combinations thereof.
  • solid fragrance materials from which the volatile material may be selected include, but are not limited to, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, coumarin, tonalid, calone, heliotropene, musk xylol, cedrol, musk ketone benzophenone, raspberry ketone, methyl naphthyl ketone beta, phenyl ethyl salicylate, veltol, maltol, maple lactone, proeugenol acetate, evemyl, and combinations thereof.
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the microporous material can be less than or equal to 0.7 mg/ (hour* cm 2 ), or less than or equal to 0.6 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or less than or equal to 0.55 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or less than or equal to 0.50 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the microporous material can be equal to or greater than 0.02 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.04 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.30 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.35 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the microporous material may range between any combination of these upper and lower values.
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the microporous material can be from 0.04 to 0.6 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.2 to 0.6 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.30 to 0.55 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.35 to 0.50 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), in each case inclusive of the recited values.
  • volatile material when volatile material is transferred from the volatile material contact surface to the vapor release surface of the microporous material, it is believed that the volatile material is in a form selected from liquid, vapor and a combination thereof. In addition, and without intending to be bound by any theory, it is believed that the volatile material, at least in part, moves through the network of interconnecting pores that communicate substantially throughout the microporous material. Typically, the transfer of volatile material occurs at temperatures of from 15 °C to 40 °C, e.g., from 15 or 18 °C to 30 or 35 °C. and at ambient atmospheric pressure.
  • the microporous material can have a density of at least 0.7 g/cm 3 > or at least 0.8 g/cm 3 .
  • the density of the microporous material is determined by measuring the weight and volume of a sample of the microporous material.
  • the upper limit of the density of the microporous material may range widely, provided it has a targeted volatile material transfer rate of, for example, from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and the vapor release surface is substantially free of volatile material in liquid form when volatile material is transferred from the volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface.
  • the density of the microporous material is less than or equal to 1.5 g/cm 3 , or less than or equal to 1.0 g/cm 3 .
  • the density of the microporous material can range between any of the above-stated values, inclusive of the recited values.
  • the microporous material can have a density of from 0.7 g/cm 3 to 1.5 g/cm 3 , such as, from 0.8 g/cm 3 to 1.2 g/cm 3 , inclusive of the recited values.
  • the volatile material contact surface and the vapor release surface of the microporous material each may be free of a coating material thereon.
  • the volatile material contact surface and the vapor release surface each are defined by the microporous material.
  • the microporous material has a density of at least 0.7 g/cm 3 , such as at least 0.8 g/cm 3
  • at least a portion of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous material optionally may have a first coating thereon
  • at least a portion of the vapor release surface of the microporous material optionally may have a second coating thereon.
  • the first coating and the second coating may be the same or different.
  • the first coating and the second coating may each be formed from a coating selected from liquid coatings and solid particulate coatings (e.g., powder coatings).
  • the first and second coatings each independently are formed from a coating selected from liquid coatings, which may optionally include a solvent selected from water, organic solvents and combinations thereof.
  • the first and second coatings each independently may be selected from crosslinkable coatings, e.g., thermosetting coatings and photo-curable coatings, and non-crosslinkable coatings, e.g., air-dry coatings.
  • the first and second coatings may be applied to the respective surfaces of the microporous material in accordance with art-recognized methods, such as spray application, curtain coating, dip coating, and/or drawn-down coating, e.g., by means of a doctor blade or draw-down bar, techniques.
  • the first and second coating compositions each independently can optionally include art-recognized additives, such as antioxidants, ultraviolet light stabilizers, flow control agents, dispersion stabilizers, e.g., in the case of aqueous dispersions, and colorants, e.g., dyes and/or pigments.
  • art-recognized additives such as antioxidants, ultraviolet light stabilizers, flow control agents, dispersion stabilizers, e.g., in the case of aqueous dispersions, and colorants, e.g., dyes and/or pigments.
  • colorants e.g., dyes and/or pigments.
  • the first and second coating compositions are free of colorants, and as such are substantially clear or opaque.
  • Optional additives may be present in the coating compositions in individual amounts of from, for example, 0.01 to 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the coating composition.
  • the first coating and said second coating each independently can be formed from an aqueous coating composition that includes dispersed organic polymeric material.
  • the aqueous coating composition may have a particle size of from 200 to 400 nm.
  • the solids of the aqueous coating composition may vary widely, for example from 0.1 to 30 percent by weight, or from 1 to 20 percent by weight, in each case based on total weight of the aqueous coating composition.
  • the organic polymers comprising the aqueous coating compositions may have number average molecular weights (Mn) of, for example, from 1000 to 4,000,000, or from 10,000 to 2,000,000.
  • the aqueous coating composition can be selected from aqueous poly(meth)acrylate dispersions, aqueous polyurethane dispersions, aqueous silicone (or silicon) oil dispersions, and combinations thereof.
  • the poly(meth)acrylate polymers of the aqueous poly(meth)acrylate dispersions may be prepared in accordance with art- recognized methods.
  • the poly(meth)acrylate polymers may include residues (or monomer units) of alkyl (meth)acrylates having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl group.
  • alkyl (meth)acrylates having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl group include, but are not limited to, methyl (meth)acrylate, ethyl (meth)acrylate, 2- hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, propyl (meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, isopropyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, isobutyl (meth)acrylate, tert-butyl (meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate, lauryl (meth)acrylate, isobornyl (meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, and 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl (meth)acrylate.
  • an example of an aqueous poly(meth)acrylate dispersion from which the first and second coating compositions may each be independently selected is HYC
  • the polyurethane polymers of the aqueous polyurethane dispersions, from which the first and second coatings each independently may be selected include any of those known to the skilled artisan.
  • the polyurethane polymers are prepared from isocyanate functional materials having two or more isocyanate groups, and active hydrogen functional materials having two or more active hydrogen groups.
  • the active hydrogen groups may be selected from, for example, hydroxyl groups, thiol groups, primary amines, secondary amines, and combinations thereof.
  • WITCOBOND W-240 which is commercially available from Chemtura Corporation.
  • the silicon polymers of the aqueous silicone oil dispersions may be selected from known and art-recognized aqueous silicone oil dispersions.
  • an example of an aqueous silicon dispersion from which the first and second coating compositions may each be independently selected is MOMENTIVE LE- 410, which is commercially available from Momentive Performance Materials.
  • the first coating and the second coating each independently can be applied at any suitable thickness, provided the microporous material has a targeted volatile material transfer rate of, for example, from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and the vapor release surface is substantially free of volatile material in liquid form when volatile material is transferred from the volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface.
  • the first coating and the second coating each independently can have a coating weight, i.e., the weight of the coating which is on the microporous material, of from 0.01 to 5.5 g/m 2 , such as from 0.1 to 5.0 g/m 2 , or from 0.5 to 3 g/m 2 , or from 0.75 to 2.5 g/m 2 , or from 1 to 2 g/m 2 .
  • the microporous material can have a density of less than 0.8 g/cm 3 , and at least a portion of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous material can have a first coating thereon, and/or at least a portion of the vapor release surface of the microporous material can have a second coating thereon.
  • the first coating and the second coating may be the same or different, and are each independently as described previously herein with regard to the optional first and second coatings of the microporous material having a density of at least 0.8 g/cm 3 .
  • the density of the microporous material of the present invention may have any suitable lower limit, provided the microporous material has a targeted volatile material transfer rate of, for example, from 0.04 to 0.6 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and the vapor release surface is substantially free of volatile material in liquid form when volatile material is transferred from the volatile material contact surface to said vapor release surface.
  • the density of the microporous material may be from 0.6 to less than 0.8 g/cm 3 , or from 0.6 to 0.75 g/cm 3 ,e.g., from 0.60 to 0.75 g/cm 3 - or from 0.6 to 0.7 g/cm 3 , e.g., from 0.60 to 0.70 g/cm 3 ,, or from 0.65 to 0.70 g cm 3 .
  • At least a portion of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous material can have a first coating thereon, and/or at least a portion of the vapor release surface of the microporous material can have a second coating thereon, in which the first and second coatings each independently are selected from a coating composition comprising a poly(vinyl alcohol).
  • the volatile material transfer rate thereof increases by less than or equal 150 percent.
  • the volatile material transfer rate typically increases, and typically does not decrease unless, for example, the microporous material has been damaged by exposure to the higher ambient temperature.
  • the volatile material transfer rate thereof increases by less than or equal to [a stated] percent", e.g., 150 percent, is inclusive of a lower limit of 0 percent, but is not inclusive of a lower limit that is less than 0 percent.
  • the volatile material transfer rate when the polyvinyl alcohol) coated microporous material has a volatile material transfer rate of 0.3 mg/(hour* cm 2 ) at 25°C, and when the microporous material is exposed to a temperature of 60°C, the volatile material transfer rate increases to a value that is less than or equal to 0.75 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate thereof increases by less than or equal to 125 percent.
  • the volatile material transfer rate increases to a value that is less than or equal to 0.68 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate thereof increases by less than or equal 100 percent.
  • the volatile material transfer rate increases to a value that is less than or equal to 0.6 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the first and second polyvinyl alcohol) coatings may each be independently present in any suitable coating weight, provided the microporous material has a targeted volatile material transfer rate of, for example, at least 0.04 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and when the microporous material, i.e., the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material, is exposed to a temperature increase of from 25°C to 60°C, the volatile material transfer rate thereof increases by less than or equal to 150 percent.
  • the first polyvinyl alcohol) coating and the second poly(vinyl alcohol) coating each independently have a coating weight of from 0.01 to 5.5 g/m 2 , or from 0.1 to 4.0 g/m 2 , or from 0.5 to 3.0 g/m 2 , or from 0.75 to 2.0 g/m 2 .
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the polyvinyl alcohol) coated microporous material can be at least 0.02 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material may be equal to or greater than 0.04 mg/(hour*cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.1 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.2 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.30 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or equal to or greater than 0.35 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material may be less than or equal to 0.7 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or less than or equal to 0.6 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or less than or equal to 0.55 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or less than or equal to 0.50 mg/(hour* cm 2 ).
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the polyvinyl alcohol) coated microporous material may range between any combination of these upper and lower values, inclusive of the recited values.
  • the volatile material transfer rate of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material can be at least 0.02 mg/(hour*cm 2 ), such as from 0.04 to 0.70 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.04 to 0.60 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.20 to 0.60 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.30 to 0.55 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), or from 0.35 to 0.50 mg/(hour* cm 2 ), in each case inclusive of the recited values.
  • the density of the microporous material of the polyvinyl alcohol) coated microporous material embodiment of the present invention may vary widely, provided that the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material has a targeted volatile material transfer rate, for example, of at least 0.04 mg / (hour* cm 2 ), and when the microporous material, i.e., the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material, is exposed to a temperature increase of from 25°C to 60°C, the volatile material transfer rate thereof increases by less than or equal to 150 percent.
  • the density of the microporous material, of the poly(vinyI alcohol) coated microporous material may be at least 0.7 g/cm 3 , such as at least 0.8 g/cm 3 , e.g., from 0.8 to 1.2 g/cm 3 , all inclusive of the recited values.
  • the density of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material i.e., the density of the microporous material prior to application of the polyvinyl alcohol) coating, is less than 0.8 g cm 3 .
  • the density of the microporous material, of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material may be from 0.6 to less than 0.8 g/cm 3 , or from 0.6 to 0.75 g/cm 3 , e.g., from 0.60 to 0.75 g/cm 3 , or from 0.6 to 0.7 g/cm 3 , e.g., from 0.60 to 0.70 g/cm 3 , or from 0.65 to 0.70 g/cm 3 , all inclusive of the recited values.
  • the vapor release surface when volatile material is transferred from the volatile material contact surface to the vapor release surface, the vapor release surface is substantially free of volatile material in liquid form.
  • the poly(vinyl alcohol) coating may be selected from liquid coatings which may optionally include a solvent selected from water, organic solvents and combinations thereof.
  • the poly(vinyl alcohol) coating may be selected from crosslinkable coatings, e.g., thermosetting coatings, and non-crosslinkable coatings, e.g., air-dry coatings.
  • the poly(vinyl alcohol) coating may be applied to the respective surfaces of the microporous material in accordance with art-recognized methods, such as spray application, curtain coating, or drawn-down coating, e.g., by means of a doctor blade or draw-down bar.
  • the first and second poly(vinyl alcohol) coatings are each independently formed from aqueous polyvinyl alcohol) coating compositions.
  • the solids of the aqueous polyvinyl alcohol) coating composition may vary widely, for example from 0.1 to 15 percent by weight, or from 0.5 to 9 percent by weight, in each case based on total weight of the aqueous coating composition.
  • the poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coating compositions may have number average molecular weights (Mn) of, for example, from 100 to 1,000,000, or from 1000 to 750,000.
  • the polyvinyl alcohol) polymer of the poly(vinyl alcohol) coating composition may be a homopolymer or copolymer.
  • Comonomers from which the poly( vinyl alcohol) copolymer may be prepared include those which are copolymerizable (by means of radical polymerization) with vinyl acetate, and which are known to the skilled artisan.
  • comonomers from which the polyvinyl alcohol) copolymer may be prepared include, but are not limited to: (meth)acrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, metal salts thereof, alkyl esters thereof, e.g., C 2 - Cio alkyl esters thereof, polyethylene glycol esters thereof, and polypropylene glycol esters thereof; vinyl chloride; tetrafluoroethylene; 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propane sulfonic acid and its salts; acrylamide; N-alkyl acrylamide; ⁇ , ⁇ -dialkyl substituted acrylamides; and N-vinyl formamide.
  • an example of a poly(vinyl alcohol) coating composition that may be used to form the poly(vinyl alcohol) coated microporous material of the present invention is CELVOL 325 , which is commercially available from Sekisui Specialty Chemicals.
  • the first and second polyvinyl alcohol) coating compositions may each independently include art-recognized additives, such as antioxidants, ultraviolet light stabilizers, flow control agents, dispersion stabilizers, e.g., in the case of aqueous dispersions, and colorants, e.g., dyes and/or pigments.
  • the first and second poly(vinyl alcohol) coating compositions are free of colorants, and are as such substantially clear or opaque.
  • Optional additives may be present in the poly(vinyl alcohol) coating compositions in individual amounts of from, for example, 0.01 to 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the coating composition.
  • the matrix of the microporous material is composed of substantially water- insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer.
  • the numbers and kinds of such polymers suitable for use as the matrix are large.
  • any substantially water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer which can be extruded, calendered, pressed, or rolled into film, sheet, strip, or web may be used.
  • the polymer may be a single polymer or it may be a mixture of polymers.
  • the polymers may be homopolymers, copolymers, random copolymers, block copolymers, graft copolymers, atactic polymers, isotactic polymers, syndiotactic polymers, linear polymers, or branched polymers. When mixtures of polymers are used, the mixture may be homogeneous or it may comprise two or more polymeric phases.
  • thermoplastic polyolefins examples include thermoplastic polyolefins, poly(halo-substituted olefins), polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyureas, poly(vinyl halides), poly(vinylidene halides), polystyrenes, poly(vinyl esters), polycarbonates, polyethers, polysulfides, polyimides, polysilanes, polysiloxanes, polycaprolactones, polyacrylates, and polymethacrylates.
  • thermoplastic polyolefins examples include thermoplastic polyolefins, poly(halo-substituted olefins), polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyureas, poly(vinyl halides), poly(vinylidene halides), polystyrenes, poly(vinyl esters), polycarbonates, polyethers, polysulfides, polyimides, polysilanes, poly
  • Contemplated hybrid classes from which the substantially water- insoluble thermoplastic organic polymers may be selected include, for example, thermoplastic poly(urethane-ureas), poly(ester-amides), poly(silane-siloxanes), and poly(ether-esters.
  • substantially water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymers include thermoplastic high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, polypropylene (atactic, isotactic, or syndiotactic), poly(vinyl chloride), polytetrafluoroethylene, copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid, copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic acid, poly(vinylidene chloride), copolymers of vinylidene chloride and vinyl acetate, copolymers of vinylidene chloride and vinyl chloride, copolymers of ethylene and propylene, copolymers of ethylene and butene, polyvinyl acetate), polystyrene, poly(omega-aminoundecanoic acid) poly(hexamethylene adipamide), poly(epsilon-caprolactam), and poly(methyl methacrylate).
  • the recitation of these classes and example of substantially water- insoluble thermoplastic organic polymers is not
  • Substantially water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymers may in particular include, for example, polyvinyl chloride), copolymers of vinyl chloride, or mixtures thereof.
  • the water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer includes an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin selected from: ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, e.g., essentially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin) having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 10 deciliters/gram; or ultrahigh molecular weight polypropylene, e.g., essentially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polypropylene) having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 6 deciliters/gram; or mixtures thereof.
  • the water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer includes ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, e.g., linear ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 18 deciliters/gram.
  • Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene is not a thermoset polymer having an infinite molecular weight, but is technically classified as a thermoplastic. However, because the molecules are substantially very long chains, UHMWPE softens when heated but does not flow as a molten liquid in a normal thermoplastic manner. The very long chains and the peculiar properties they provide to UHMWPE are believed to contribute in large measure to the desirable properties of microporous materials made using this polymer.
  • the intrinsic viscosity of the UHMWPE is at least about 10 deciliters/gram. Usually the intrinsic viscosity is at least about 14 deciliters/gram. Often the intrinsic viscosity is at least about 18 deciliters/gram. In many cases the intrinsic viscosity is at least about 19 deciliters/gram. Although there is no particular restriction on the upper limit of the intrinsic viscosity, the intrinsic viscosity is frequently in the range of from about 10 to about 39 deciliters/gram, e.g., in the range of from about 14 to about 39 deciliters/gram.
  • the intrinsic viscosity of the UHMWPE is in the range of from about 18 to about 39 deciliters/gram, typically from about 18 to about 32 deciliters/gram.
  • the nominal molecular weight of UHMWPE is empirically related to the intrinsic viscosity of the polymer according to the equation:
  • M(UHMWPE) 5.3x10 4 [ ⁇ ] 1 37 where M(UHMWPE) is the nominal molecular weight and [ ⁇ ] is the intrinsic viscosity of the UHMW polyethylene expressed in deciliters/gram.
  • intrinsic viscosity is determined by extrapolating to zero concentration the reduced viscosities or the inherent viscosities of several dilute solutions of the UHMWPE where the solvent is freshly distilled decahydronaphthalene to which 0.2 percent by weight, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid, neopentanetetrayl ester [CAS Registry No. 6683-19-8] has been added.
  • the reduced viscosities or the inherent viscosities of the UHMWPE are ascertained from relative viscosities obtained at 135 degree C. using an Ubbelohde No. 1 viscometer in accordance with the general procedures of ASTM D 4020-81, except that several dilute solutions of differing concentration are employed.
  • ASTM D 4020-81 is, in its entirety, incorporated herein by reference.
  • the matrix comprises a mixture of substantially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 10 deciliters/gram, and lower molecular weight polyethylene (LMWPE) having an ASTM D 1238-86 Condition E melt index of less than 50 grams/10 minutes and an ASTM D 1238- 86 Condition F melt index of at least 0.1 gram/10 minutes.
  • LMWPE lower molecular weight polyethylene
  • ASTM D 1238-86 Condition E melt index of less than 50 grams/10 minutes
  • ASTM D 1238- 86 Condition F melt index of at least 0.1 gram/10 minutes.
  • the nominal molecular weight of LMWPE is lower than that of the UHMW polyethylene.
  • LMWPE is thermoplastic and many different types are known. One method of classification is by density, expressed in grams/cubic centimeter and rounded to the nearest thousandth, in accordance with ASTM D 1248-84 (re-approved 1989), as summarized as follows:
  • any or all of these polyethylenes may be used as the LMWPE in the present invention.
  • F£DPE may be used because it ordinarily tends to be more linear than MDPE or LDPE.
  • ASTM D 1248-84 (Reapproved 1989) is, in its entirety, incorporated herein by reference.
  • Processes for making the various LMWPE's are well known and well documented. They include the high pressure process, the Phillips Petroleum Company process, the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) process, and the Ziegler process.
  • the ASTM D 1238-86 Condition E that is, 190degree C. and 2.16 kilogram load
  • melt index of the LMWPE is less than about 50 grams/10 minutes. Often the Condition E melt index is less than about 25 grams/10 minutes. Typically, the Condition E melt index is less than about 15 grams/10 minutes.
  • the ASTM D 1238-86 Condition F (that is, 190degree C. and 21.6 kilogram load) melt index of the LMWPE is at least 0.1 gram/10 minutes. In many cases the Condition F melt index is at least about 0.5 gram/10 minutes. Typically, the Condition F melt index is at least about 1.0 gram/10 minutes.
  • ASTM D 1238-86 is, in its entirety, incorporated herein by reference.
  • thermoplastic organic polymers may also be present in the matrix so long as their presence does not materially affect the properties of the microporous material in an adverse manner.
  • One or more other thermoplastic polymers may be present in the matrix. The amount of the other thermoplastic polymer which may be present depends upon the nature of such polymer. Examples of thermoplastic organic polymers which may optionally be present include, but are not limited to, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), polypropylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene, copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid, and copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic acid. If desired, all or a portion of the carboxyl groups of carboxyl- containing copolymers may be neutralized with sodium, zinc, or the like.
  • the UHMWPE and the LMWPE together constitute at least about 65 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix. Often the UHMWPE and the LMWPE together constitute at least about 85 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix. Typically, the other thermoplastic organic polymers are substantially absent so that the UHMWPE and the LMWPE together constitute substantially 100 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix. [0063] The UHMWPE can constitute at least one percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix.
  • the UHMWPE and the LM WPE together constitute 100 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix of the microporous material can constitute greater than or equal to 40 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix, such as greater than or equal to 45 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 48 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 50 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 55 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix.
  • the UHMWPE can constitute less than or equal to 99 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix, such as less than or equal to 80 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 70 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 65 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 60 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix.
  • the level of UHMWPE comprising the polymer of the matrix can range between any of these values inclusive of the recited values.
  • the LMWPE can constitute greater than or equal to 1 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix, such as greater than or equal to 5 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 10 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 15 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 20 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 25 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 30 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 35 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 40 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 45 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 50 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 55 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix.
  • the LMWPE can constitute less than or equal to 70 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix, such as less than or equal to 65 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 60 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 55 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 50 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 45 percent by weight of the polymer of the matrix.
  • the level of the LMWPE can range between any of these values inclusive of the recited values.
  • the LMWPE can comprise high density polyethylene.
  • the microporous material also includes a finely-divided, substantially water- insoluble particulate filler material.
  • the particulate filler material may include an organic particulate material and/or an inorganic particulate material.
  • the particulate filler material typically is not colored, for example, the particulate filler material is a white or off-white particulate filler material, such as a siliceous or clay particulate material.
  • the finely divided substantially water-insoluble filler particles may constitute from 20 to 90 percent by weight of the microporous material.
  • such filler particles may constitute from 30 percent to 90 percent by weight of the microporous material, or from 40 to 90 percent by weight of the microporous material, or from 40 to 85, e.g., 45 to 80, percent by weight of the microporous material, or from 50 to 80, e.g., 50 to 65, 70 or 75, percent by weight of the microporous material and even from 60 percent to 90 percent by weight of the microporous material.
  • the finely divided substantially water-insoluble particulate filler may be in the form of ultimate particles, aggregates of ultimate particles, or a combination of both. At least about 90 percent by weight of the filler used in preparing the microporous material has gross particle sizes in the range of from 0.5 to about 200 micrometers, such as from 1 to 100 micrometers, as determined by the use of a laser diffraction particle size instrument, LS230 from Beckman Coulton, which is capable of measuring particle diameters as small as 0.04 micrometers. Typically, at least 90 percent by weight of the particulate filler has gross particle sizes in the range of from 5 to 40, e.g., 10 to 30 micrometers. The sizes of the filler agglomerates may be reduced during processing of the ingredients used to prepare the microporous material. Accordingly, the distribution of gross particle sizes in the microporous material may be smaller than in the raw filler itself.
  • Non-limiting examples of suitable organic and inorganic particulate materials include those described in U.S. 6,387,519 Bl at column 9, line 4 to column 13, line 62, the cited portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the particulate filler material comprises siliceous materials.
  • siliceous fillers that may be used to prepare the microporous material include silica, mica, montmorillonite, kaolinite, nanoclays such as cloisite, which is available from Southern Clay Products, talc, diatomaceous earth, vermiculite, natural and synthetic zeolites, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, sodium aluminum silicate, aluminum polysilicate, alumina silica gels and glass particles.
  • other finely divided particulate substantially water-insoluble fillers optionally may also be employed.
  • Non-limiting examples of such optional particulate fillers include carbon black, charcoal, graphite, titanium oxide, iron oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, antimony oxide, zirconia, magnesia, alumina, molybdenum disulfide, zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, strontium sulfate, calcium carbonate, and magnesium carbonate.
  • Some of such optional fillers are color-producing fillers and, depending on the amount used, may add a hue or color to the microporous material.
  • the siliceous filler may include silica and any of the aforementioned clays.
  • Non-limiting examples of silicas include precipitated silica, silica gel, fumed silica, and combinations thereof.
  • Silica gel is generally produced commercially by acidifying an aqueous solution of a soluble metal silicate, e.g., sodium silicate, at low pH with acid.
  • the acid employed is generally a strong mineral acid such as sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid, although carbon dioxide can be used.
  • silica gel may he described as a non-precipitated, coherent, rigid, three-dimensional network of contiguous particles of colloidal amorphous silica.
  • the state of subdivision ranges from large, solid masses to submicroscopic particles, and the degree of hydration from almost anhydrous silica to soft gelatinous masses containing on the order of 100 parts of water per part of silica by weight.
  • Precipitated silica generally is produced commercially by combining an aqueous solution of a soluble metal silicate, ordinarily alkali metal silicate such as sodium silicate, and an acid so that colloidal particles of silica will grow in a weakly alkaline solution and be coagulated by the alkali metal ions of the resulting soluble alkali metal salt.
  • a soluble metal silicate ordinarily alkali metal silicate such as sodium silicate
  • an acid so that colloidal particles of silica will grow in a weakly alkaline solution and be coagulated by the alkali metal ions of the resulting soluble alkali metal salt.
  • Various acids may be used, including but not limited to mineral acids. Non-limiting examples of acids that may be used include hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid, but carbon dioxide can also be used to produce precipitated silica. In the absence of a coagulant, silica is not precipitated from solution at any pH.
  • the coagulant used to effect precipitation of silica may be the soluble alkali metal salt produced during formation of the colloidal silica particles, or it may be an added electrolyte, such as a soluble inorganic or organic salt, or it may be a combination of both.
  • precipitated silicas can be employed as the siliceous filler used to prepare the microporous material.
  • Precipitated silicas are well-known commercial materials, and processes for producing them are described in detail in many United States Patents, including U.S. Patents 2,940,830 and 4,681,750.
  • the average ultimate particle size (irrespective of whether or not the ultimate particles are agglomerated) of precipitated silica used to prepare the microporous material is generally less than 0.1 micrometer, e.g., less than 0.05 micrometer or less than 0.03 micrometer, as determined by transmission electron microscopy.
  • Precipitated silicas are available in many grades and forms from PPG Industries, Inc. These silicas are sold under the Hi-Sil ® trademark.
  • the finely divided particulate substantially water-insoluble siliceous filler can comprise at least 50 percent by weight, e.g., at least 65 or at least 75 percent by weight, or at least 90 percent by weight of the substantially water-insoluble filler material.
  • the siliceous filler may comprise from 50 to 90 percent by weight, e.g., from 60 to 80 percent by weight, of the particulate filler material, or the siliceous filler may comprise substantially all of the substantially water- insoluble particulate filler material.
  • the particulate filler typically has a high surface area, which allows the filler to carry much of the processing plasticizer composition used to produce the microporous material of the present invention.
  • High surface area fillers are materials of very small particle size, materials that have a high degree of porosity, or materials that exhibit both of such properties.
  • the surface area of the particulate filler, e.g., the siliceous filler particles can range from 20 or 40 to 400 square meters per gram, e.g., from 25 to 350 square meters per gram, or from 40 to 160 square meters per gram, as determined by the Brunauer, Emmett, Teller (BET) method according to ASTM D 1993- 91.
  • BET Brunauer, Emmett, Teller
  • the BET surface area is determined by fitting five relative pressure points from a nitrogen sorption isotherm measurement made using a Micromeritics TriStar 3000TM instrument.
  • a FlowPrep-060TM station can be used to provide heat and continuous gas flow during sample preparation. Prior to nitrogen sorption, silica samples are dried by heating to 160 °C in flowing nitrogen (PS) for 1 hour.
  • PS flowing nitrogen
  • the surface area of any non-siliceous filler particles used is also within one of these ranges.
  • the filler particles are substantially water-insoluble and also can be substantially insoluble in any organic processing liquid used to prepare the microporous material. This can facilitate retention of the particulate filler within the microporous material.
  • the microporous material of the present may also include minor amounts, e.g., less than or equal to 5 percent by weight, based on total weight of the microporous material, of other materials used in processing, such as lubricant, processing plasticizer, organic extraction liquid, water, and the like. Further materials introduced for particular purposes, such as thermal, ultraviolet and dimensional stability, may optionally be present in the microporous material in small amounts, e.g., less than or equal to 15 percent by weight, based on total weight of the microporous material. Examples of such further materials include, but are not limited to, antioxidants, ultraviolet light absorbers, reinforcing fibers such as chopped glass fiber strand, and the like.
  • the balance of the microporous material, exclusive of filler and any coating, printing ink, or impregnant applied for one or more special purposes is essentially the thermoplastic organic polymer.
  • the microporous material of the present invention also includes a network of interconnecting pores, which communicate substantially throughout the microporous material.
  • pores typically constitute from 35 to 95 percent by volume, based on the total volume of the microporous material, when made by the processes as further described herein.
  • the pores may constitute from 60 to 75 percent by volume of the microporous material, based on the total volume of the microporous material.
  • the porosity (also known as void volume) of the microporous material is determined according to the following equation:
  • Porosity 100[l-di /d 2 ] where, di is the density of the sample, which is determined from the sample weight and the sample volume as ascertained from measurements of the sample dimensions; and d 2 is the density of the solid portion of the sample, which is determined from the sample weight and the volume of the solid portion of the sample.
  • the volume of the solid portion of the microporous material is determined using a Quantachrome stereopycnometer (Quantachrome Corp.) in accordance with the operating manual accompanying the instrument.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores of the microporous material is determined by mercury porosimetry using an Autoscan mercury porosimeter (Quantachrome Corp.) in accordance with the operating manual accompanying the instrument.
  • the volume average pore radius for a single scan is automatically determined by the porosimeter.
  • a scan is made in the high pressure range (from 138 kilopascals absolute to 227 megapascals absolute). If 2 percent or less of the total intruded volume occurs at the low end (from 138 to 250 kilopascals absolute) of the high pressure range, the volume average pore diameter is taken as twice the volume average pore radius determined by the porosimeter. Otherwise, an additional scan is made in the low pressure range (from 7 to 165 kilopascals absolute) and the volume average pore diameter is calculated according to the equation:
  • d 2 [ vm/wi + V2r 2 /w 2 ] / [vi/ wi + v 2 / w 2 ]
  • vi the total volume of mercury intruded in the high pressure range
  • v 2 the total volume of mercury intruded in the low pressure range
  • ⁇ the volume average pore radius determined from the high pressure scan
  • r 2 the volume average pore radius determined from the low pressure scan
  • wi is the weight of the sample subjected to the high pressure scan
  • w 2 is the weight of the sample subjected to the low pressure scan.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores of the microporous material is at least 0.02 micrometers, typically at least 0.04 micrometers, and more typically at least 0.05 micrometers.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores of the microporous material is also typically less than or equal to 0.5 micrometers, more typically less than or equal to 0.3 micrometers, and further typically less than or equal to 0.25 micrometers.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores, on this basis may range between any of these values, inclusive of the recited values.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores of the microporous material may range from 0.02 to 0.5 micrometers, or from 0.04 to 0.3 micrometers, or from 0.05 to 0.25 micrometers, in each case inclusive of the recited values.
  • the maximum pore radius detected may also be determined. This is taken from the low pressure range scan, if run; otherwise it is taken from the high pressure range scan.
  • the maximum pore diameter of the microporous material is typically twice the maximum pore radius.
  • Coating, printing and impregnation processes can result in filling at least some of the pores of the microporous material.
  • such processes may also irreversibly compress the microporous material. Accordingly, the parameters with respect to porosity, volume average diameter of the pores, and maximum pore diameter are determined for the microporous material prior to application of one or more of these processes.
  • the microporous material of the present invention can be prepared by mixing together filler particles, thermoplastic organic polymer powder, processing plasticizer and minor amounts of lubricant and antioxidant, until a substantially uniform mixture is obtained.
  • the weight ratio of particulate filler to polymer powder employed in forming the mixture is essentially the same as that of the microporous material to be produced.
  • the mixture, together with additional processing plasticizer, is typically introduced into the heated barrel of a screw extruder. Attached to the terminal end of the extruder is a sheeting die.
  • a continuous sheet formed by the die is forwarded without drawing to a pair of heated calender rolls acting cooperatively to form a continuous sheet of lesser thickness than the continuous sheet exiting from the die.
  • the level of processing plasticizer present in the continuous sheet at this point in the process can vary and will effect the density of the final microporous sheet.
  • the level of processing plasticizer present in the continuous sheet, prior to extraction as described herein below can be greater than or equal to 30 percent by weight of the continuous sheet, such as greater than or equal to 40 percent by weight, or greater than or equal to 45 percent by weight of the continuous sheet prior to extraction.
  • the amount of processing plasticizer present in the continuous sheet prior to extraction can be less than or equal to 70 percent by weight of the continuous sheet, such as less than or equal to 65 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 60 percent by weight, or less than or equal to 57 percent by weight of the continuous sheet prior to extraction.
  • the level of processing plasticizer present in the continuous sheet at this point in the process, prior to extraction can range between any of these values inclusive of the recited values.
  • the level of processing plasticizer can in one embodiment vary from 57 to 62 weight percent, and in another embodiment be less than 57 weight percent.
  • the continuous sheet from the calender is then passed to a first extraction zone where the processing plasticizer is substantially removed by extraction with an organic liquid, which is a good solvent for the processing plasticizer, a poor solvent for the organic polymer, and more volatile than the processing plasticizer.
  • an organic liquid which is a good solvent for the processing plasticizer, a poor solvent for the organic polymer, and more volatile than the processing plasticizer.
  • both the processing plasticizer and the organic extraction liquid are substantially immiscible with water.
  • the continuous sheet then passes to a second extraction zone where residual organic extraction liquid is substantially removed by steam and/or water.
  • the continuous sheet is then passed through a forced air dryer for substantial removal of residual water and remaining residual organic extraction liquid. From the dryer the continuous sheet, which is microporous material, is passed to a take- up roll.
  • the processing plasticizer is a liquid at room temperature and usually is a processing oil such as paraffmic oil, naphthenic oil, or aromatic oil. Suitable processing oils include those meeting the requirements of ASTM D 2226-82, Types 103 and 104. More typically, processing oils having a pour point of less than 220°C according to ASTM D 97-66 (re-approved 1978) are used to produce the microporous material of the present invention. Processing plasticizers useful in preparing the microporous material of the present invention are discussed in further detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,326,391 at column 10, lines 26 through 50, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the processing plasticizer composition used to prepare the microporous material has little solvating effect on the polyolefm at 60 °C, and only a moderate solvating effect at elevated temperatures on the order of 100°C.
  • the processing plasticizer composition generally is a liquid at room temperature.
  • processing oils that may be used can include SHELLFLEX ® 412 oil, SHELLFLEX ® 371 oil (Shell Oil Co.), which are solvent refined and hydrotreated oils derived from naphthenic crude oils, ARCOprime ® 400 oil (Atlantic Richfield Co.) and KAYDOL ® oil (Witco Corp.), which are white mineral oils.
  • processing plasticizers can include phthalate ester plasticizers, such as dibutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, and ditridecyl phthalate. Mixtures of any of the foregoing processing plasticizers can be used to prepare the microporous material of the present invention.
  • organic extraction liquids that can be used to prepare the microporous material of the present invention.
  • suitable organic extraction liquids include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,326,391 at column 10, lines 51 through 57, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the extraction fluid composition can comprise halogenated hydrocarbons, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons and/or fluorinated hydrocarbons.
  • the extraction fluid composition may include halogenated hydrocarbon(s) and have a calculated solubility parameter coulomb term (6clb) ranging from 4 to 9 (Jcm 3 ) 1 2 .
  • Non- limiting examples of halogenated hydrocarbon(s) suitable as the extraction fluid composition for use in producing the microporous material of the present invention can include one or more azeotropes of halogenated hydrocarbons selected from trans- 1,2- dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, and/or 1,1,1,3,3- pentafluorobutane.
  • VERTREL MCA binary azeotrope of 1 ,1 ,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-dihydrodecafluoropentane and trans- 1,2- dichloroethylene: 62%/38%
  • VERTREL CCA a ternary azeotrope of 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-dihydrodecafluorpentane, 1,1 ,1 ,3,3-pentafluorbutane, and trans-1,2- dichloroethylene: 33%/28%/39%
  • the residual processing plasticizer content of microporous material according to the present invention is usually less than 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the microporous material, and this amount may be further reduced by additional extractions using the same or a different organic extraction liquid. Often the residual processing plasticizer content is less than 5 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the microporous material, and this amount may be further reduced by additional extractions.
  • microporous material of the present invention may also be produced according to the general principles and procedures of U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,772,322; 3,696,061; and/or 3,862,030. These principles and procedures are particularly applicable where the polymer of the matrix is or is predominately poly(vinyl chloride) or a copolymer containing a large proportion of polymerized vinyl chloride.
  • Microporous materials produced by the above-described processes optionally may be stretched. Stretching of the microporous material typically results in both an increase in the void volume of the material, and the formation of regions of increased or enhanced molecular orientation. As is known in the art, many of the physical properties of molecularly oriented thermoplastic organic polymer, including tensile strength, tensile modulus, Young's modulus, and others, differ, e.g., considerably, from those of the corresponding thermoplastic organic polymer having little or no molecular orientation. Stretching is typically accomplished after substantial removal of the processing plasticizer as described above.
  • the dry ingredients were weighed into a FM-130D Littleford plough blade mixer with one high intensity chopper style mixing blade in the order and amounts (grams (g) specified in Table I.
  • the dry ingredients were premixed for 15 seconds using the plough blades only.
  • the process oil (Mix Oil) was then pumped in via a hand pump through a spray nozzle at the top of the mixer, with only the plough blades running.
  • the pumping time for the examples varied between 45-60 seconds.
  • the high intensity chopper blade was turned on, along with the plough blades, and the mix was mixed for 30 seconds.
  • the mixer was shut off and the internal sides of the mixer were scrapped down to insure all ingredients were evenly mixed.
  • the mixer was turned back on with both high intensity chopper and plough blades turned on, and the mix was mixed for an additional 30 seconds.
  • the mixer was turned off and the mix dumped into a storage container.
  • Scale-up Examples 10-18 were prepared in a plant scale-up batch size using production scale equipment similar to the equipment and procedures described above.
  • the scale-up samples were prepared from a mix of ingredients listed in Table 2 as the weight percent of the total mix.
  • the mixes of the Examples 1-9 and Comparative Examples 1-5 were extruded and calendered into final sheet form using an extrusion system including a feeding, extrusion and calendering system described as follows.
  • a gravimetric loss in weight feed system K-tron model # K2MLT35D5
  • the extruder barrel was comprised of eight temperature zones and a heated adaptor to the sheet die.
  • the extrusion mixture feed port was located just prior to the first temperature zone.
  • An atmospheric vent was located in the third temperature zone.
  • a vacuum vent was located in the seventh temperature zone.
  • the mix was fed into the extruder at a rate of 90 g/minute.
  • Various amounts of additional processing oil also was injected at the first temperature zone, as required, to achieve the desired total oil content in the extruded sheet.
  • the oil contained in the extruded sheet (extrudate) being discharged from the extruder is referenced herein as the "extrudate oil” or "process oil”, and is reported in weight percentin Table 1, based on the total weight of the extruded sheet.
  • densities of greater than 0.8 g/cm 3 of the microporous sheet are obtained when the amount of process oil (extrudate oil) in the extruded sheet is less than 57 weight percent.
  • Extrudate from the barrel was discharged into a 15-centimeter wide sheet Masterflex® die having a 1.5 millimeter discharge opening.
  • the extrusion melt temperature was 203-210°C and the throughput was 7.5 kilograms per hour.
  • the calendering process was accomplished using a three-roll vertical calender stack with one nip point and one cooling roll. Each of the rolls had a chrome surface. Roll dimensions were approximately 41 cm in length and 14 cm in diameter. The top roll temperature was maintained between 135°C to 140°C. The middle roll temperature was maintained between 140°C to 145°C. The bottom roll was a cooling roll wherein the temperature was maintained between 10-21 °C. The extrudate was calendered into sheet form and passed over the bottom water cooled roll and wound up.
  • a sample of sheet cut to a width up to 25.4 cm and length of 305 cm was rolled up and placed in a canister and exposed to hot liquid 1, 1,2-trichloroethylene for approximately 7-8 hours to extract oil from the sheet sample. Afterwards, the extracted sheet was air dried and subjected to test methods described hereinafter.
  • Thickness was determined using an Ono Sokki thickness gauge EG-225. Two 4.5 inches x 5 inch (1 1.43 cm x 12.7 cm) specimens were cut from each sample and the thickness for each specimen was measured in nine places (at least 3 ⁇ 4 of an inch (1.91 cm) from any edge). The arithmetic average of the readings was recorded in mils to 2 decimal places and converted to microns.
  • the density of the above-described examples was determined by dividing the average anhydrous weight of two specimens measuring 4.5 inches x 5 inches (1 1.43 cm x 12.7 cm) that were cut from each sample by the average volume of those specimens.
  • the average volume was determined by boiling the two specimens in deionized water for 10 minutes, removing and placing the two specimens in room temperature deionized water, weighing each specimen suspended in deionized water after it has equilibrated to room temperature and weighing each specimen again in air after the surface water was blotted off.
  • the average volume of the specimens was calculated as follows:
  • volume (avg.) [(weight of lightly blotted specimens weighed
  • the anhydrous weight was determined by weighing each of the two specimens on an analytical balance and multiplying that weight by 0.98 since it was assumed that the specimens contained 2 percent moisture.
  • the Porosity reported in Tables 3 and 4 was determined using a Gurley densometer, model 4340, manufactured by GPI Gurley Precision Instruments of Troy, New York.
  • the Porosity reported was a measure of the rate of air flow through a sample or it's resistance to an air flow through the sample.
  • the unit of measure is a "Gurley second" and represents the time in seconds to pass 1 OOcc of air through a 1 inch square (6.4 x 10 "4 m 2 ) area using a pressure differential of 4.88 inches of water (12.2 x 10 2 Pa). Lower values equate to less air flow resistance (more air is allowed to pass freely).
  • the measurements were completed using the procedure listed in the manual, MODEL 4340 Automatic Densometer and Smoothness Tester Instruction Manual.
  • TAPPI method T 460 om-06-Air Resistance of Paper can also be referenced for the basic principles of the measurement.
  • PART 4 A- COATING FORMULATIONS AND COATED PRODUCTS Coatings 1-5 listed in Table 5 were prepared by dispersing CELVOL ® 325 polyvinyl alcohol in cool water under mild agitation in a 600 mL beaker. Mild agitation was provided with a 1" (2.54 cm) paddle stirrer driven by an electric stir motor. The mixture was heated to 190°F (87.8°C) and stirred for 20 - 30 minutes. The resultant solution was allowed to cool to room temperature while stirring. Specific mix amounts and resultant measured solids are outlined in Table 5.
  • the coatings confirmed to be free of visible undissolved particles, were applied to TESLIN ® FID microporous substrate sold by PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • the coatings were applied to sheets of 8.5 inches x 11 inches, (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm) 1 1 mils thick substrate each of which had been tare on a balance prior to placing the sheet on a clean glass surface and using tape to adhere the top corners of the sheet to the glass.
  • a piece of clear 10 mil thick polyester 1 1 inches x 3 inches (27.94 cm x 7.62 cm) was positioned across the top edge of the sheet, covering 1 ⁇ 2 inch (1.27 cm) down from the top edge of the sheet. The polyester was fixed to the glass surface with tape.
  • a wire wrapped metering rod from Diversified Enterprises was placed 1 - 2 inches (2.5 -5.1 cm) above the sheet, parallel to the top edge, near the top edge of the polyester.
  • a 10 - 20 mL quantity of coating was deposited as a bead strip (approximately 1 ⁇ 4 inch (0.64 cm) wide) directly next to and touching the metering rod using a disposable pipette.
  • the bar was drawn completely across the sheet, attempting a continuous/constant rate.
  • the resultant wet sheet was removed from the glass surface, immediately placed on the previously tare balance, weighed, the wet coating weight recorded then the coated sheet was placed in a forced air oven and dried at 95 °C for 2 minutes. The dried sheet was removed from the oven and the same coating procedure was repeated to the same coated sheet surface.
  • the two wet coating weights were used to calculate the final dry coat weight in grams per square meter.
  • the coated sheets of Examples 19 - 23 are described in Table 6.
  • the substrate used in this Part 4B was TESLIN ® SP1000 microporous substrate sold by PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • the same procedure used in Part 4A was followed except that some sheets were coated on both sides, drying the first coated side prior to applying the second on the opposite side and a number 9 metering rod was used for all of the coatings. Information on the final coated sheets is included in Table 8. Table 7. Coating Formulations with amounts listed in grams
  • Aerosil ® 200 fumed silica from Degussa (o) Aerosil ® 200 fumed silica from Degussa .
  • the holder assembly used for evaporation rate and performance testing of a membrane consisted of a front clamp with a ring gasket, a back clamp, test reservoir cup and four screws.
  • the test reservoir cup was fabricated from a clear thermoplastic polymer, having interior dimensions defined by a circular diameter at the edge of the open face of approximately 4 centimeters and a depth of no greater than 1 centimeter. The open face was used to determine the volatile material transfer rate.
  • Each clamp of the holder assembly had a 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) diameter circular opening to accommodate the test reservoir cup and provide an opening to expose the membrane under test.
  • a membrane under test i.e., a sheet of microporous material having a thickness of from 6 to 18 mils
  • the back clamp of the holder assembly was placed on top of a cork ring.
  • the test reservoir cup was placed in the back clamp and charged with approximately 2 mL of benzyl acetate.
  • An approximately 2inch (5.1 cm) diameter disk was cut out of the membrane sheet and placed directly over and in contact with the edge of the reservoir cup such that 12.5 cm 2 of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous sheet was exposed to the interior of the reservoir.
  • Example 19-23 in Table 1 1 was towards the atmosphere.
  • Each holder assembly was weighed to obtain an initial weight of the entire charged assembly.
  • the assembly was then placed, standing upright, in a laboratory chemical fume hood having approximate dimensions of 5 feet [1.52 meters] (height) x 5 feet [1.52 meters] (width) x 2 feet [0.61 meters] (depth).
  • benzyl acetate was in direct contact with at least a portion of the volatile material contact surface of the microporous sheet.
  • the glass doors of the fume hood were pulled down, and the air flow through the hood was adjusted so as to have eight (8) turns (or turnovers) of hood volume per hour. Unless otherwise indicated, the temperature in the hood was maintained at 25°C ⁇ 5°C.
  • the humidity within in the fume hood was ambient.
  • test reservoirs were regularly weighed in the hood. Testing was performed for five (5) days. The calculated weight loss of benzyl acetate, in combination with the elapsed time and surface area of the microporous sheet exposed to the interior of the test reservoir, were used to determine the volatile material transfer rate of the microporous sheet, in units of mg / (hour* cm 2 ). The average evaporation rate (mg/hr) of the replicates was reported for the entire assembly in the Tables below. These two values are related by the following formula:
  • Marginal indicates that there were both passing and failing replicates, or that the test had no failures as described by "pooling” and “dripping" of the benzyl acetate down the surface of the membrane, but had some drops of benzyl acetate forming beads on the surface of the membrane, which was also deemed unacceptable vis-a-vis, to be graded as a "pass" result.
  • FAIL failing
  • Margg. marginal

Abstract

L'invention concerne des matériaux microporeux qui comprennent un polymère de polyoléfine organique thermoplastique (par exemple une polyoléfine à poids moléculaire ultra élevé, tel que du polyéthylène), une charge particulaire (par exemple de la silice précipitée) et un réseau d'interconnexion de pores. Les matériaux microporeux de la présente invention possèdent des propriétés régulées de transfert de matériau volatile. Les matériaux microporeux peuvent avoir une densité d'au moins 0,8 g/cm3 et un taux de transfert de matériau volatile, de la surface de contact de matériau volatile à la surface de libération de vapeur du matériau microporeux, de 0.04 à 0.6 mg / (heure* cm2). De plus, lorsqu'un matériau volatile est transféré de la surface de contact de matériau volatile vers la surface de libération de vapeur, la surface de libération de vapeur ne contient sensiblement pas de matériau volatile sous forme liquide.
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