EP3850037A1 - Mousses a base d'élastomères thermoplastiques - Google Patents

Mousses a base d'élastomères thermoplastiques

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EP3850037A1
EP3850037A1 EP19765516.0A EP19765516A EP3850037A1 EP 3850037 A1 EP3850037 A1 EP 3850037A1 EP 19765516 A EP19765516 A EP 19765516A EP 3850037 A1 EP3850037 A1 EP 3850037A1
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shoe
particle foam
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Peter Gutmann
Elmar Poeselt
Florian Tobias RAPP
Dennis JOPP
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Definitions

  • Particle foams or particle foams, particle foam
  • molded articles made therefrom based on thermoplastic polyurethane or other elastomers are known (for example DE4126499, WO 94/20568, WO 2007/082838 A1, WO2017030835, WO 2013/153190 A1, WO2010010010) and diverse applicable.
  • Particle foam or particle foam in the sense of the present invention denotes a foam in the form of a particle, the average diameter of the particle foam being between 0.5 to 30 mm, preferably 1 to 15 mm and in particular between 3 to 12 mm.
  • non-spherical, e.g. elongated or cylindrical particle foams means the longest dimension.
  • Adequate bonding or welding of the particle foams is essential in order to obtain advantageous mechanical properties of the molded part produced from the particle foam. If the foam particles are insufficiently bonded or welded, their properties cannot be used to the full extent, as a result of which the mechanical properties of the molded part obtained are adversely affected overall. The same applies to a weakening of the molded body. Here the mechanical properties at the weakened points are disadvantageous with the same result as mentioned above.
  • the application in the foreground for the subject of the present invention is the application in the shoe area, the particle foams being able to be used for molded articles for components of the shoe in which cushioning and / or cushioning is relevant, such as e.g. Midsoles and insoles.
  • a molded body made of particle foam with low compression properties will generally require a higher density and thus more material than a molded body made of particle foam with high compression properties in order to generate similar properties in the end.
  • This relationship also means that a particle foam can be used for specific applications. Particle foams are particularly advantageous for applications in the shoe sector, in which the compression properties of the molded articles produced from the particle foams are rather low with little force and in the region in which the shoe is worn have sufficient deformation for the wearer.
  • the object was achieved by comprising a particle foam comprising a composition (Z)
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • thermoplastic polyurethanes used as component I are well known.
  • the preparation is carried out by reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds which are reactive toward isocyanates, for example polyols with a number average molecular weight of 500 g / mol to 100000 g / mol (b1) and optionally chain extenders with a molecular weight of 50 g / mol to 499 g / mol (b2) optionally in the presence of (c) catalysts and / or (d) customary auxiliaries and / or additives.
  • thermoplastic polyurethanes by reacting (a) isocyanates with (b) compounds reactive toward isocyanates, for example polyols (b1) with a number average molecular weight of 500 g / mol to 100000 g / mol and a chain extender (b2) with a molecular weight of 50 g / mol to 499 g / mol, if appropriate in the presence of (c) catalysts and / or (d) customary auxiliaries and / or additives.
  • polyols b1 with a number average molecular weight of 500 g / mol to 100000 g / mol
  • a chain extender b2 with a molecular weight of 50 g / mol to 499 g / mol
  • Components (a) isocyanate, (b) compounds reactive toward isocyanates, for example polyol (b1), optionally chain extenders (b2) are addressed individually or together as structural components.
  • the structural components including the catalyst and / or the customary auxiliaries and / or additives are also called starting materials.
  • the amounts of the structural components (b) used can be varied in their molar ratios, the hardness and the melt viscosity increasing with increasing content of chain extender in component (b) during the Melt index decreases with constant molecular weight of the TPU.
  • the structural components (a), (b), where (b) in a preferred embodiment also contains chain extenders are present in the presence of a catalyst (c) and, if appropriate, auxiliaries and / or additives in such amounts Reaction brought that the equivalence ratio of NCO groups of the diisocyanates (a) to the sum of the hydroxyl groups of component (b) is in the range from 1 to 0.8 to 1 to 1.3.
  • the characteristic number is defined by the ratio of the total isocyanate groups used in the reaction to the isocyanate-reactive groups, that is to say in particular the reactive groups of the polyol component and the chain extender. With an index of 1000 there is one active hydrogen atom for each isocyanate group. With key figures above 1000 there are more isocyanate groups than isocyanate-reactive groups.
  • the characteristic number for the implementation of the above-mentioned components is in the range from 965 to 11 10, preferably in the range from 970 to 11 10, particularly preferably in the range from 980 to 1030 and very particularly preferably in the range from 985 to 1010.
  • thermoplastic polyurethanes in which the thermoplastic polyurethane has a weight-average molecular weight (M w ) of at least 60,000 g / mol, preferably at least 80,000 g / mol and in particular preferably greater than 100,000 g / mol are preferably produced in accordance with the invention.
  • M w weight-average molecular weight
  • the upper limit for the weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic polyurethanes is generally determined by the processability also determines the desired range of properties.
  • the number average molecular weight of the thermoplastic polyurethanes is preferably between 80,000 and 300,000 g / mol.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane and also for the structural components (a) and (b) are the weight averages determined by means of gel permeation chromatography (for example according to DIN 55672-1, March 2016 or measurable analogously).
  • Aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic and / or aromatic isocyanates can be used as organic isocyanates (a).
  • aliphatic diisocyanates customary aliphatic and / or cycloaliphatic diisocyanates are used, for example tri, tetra, penta-, hexa-, hepta- and / or octamethylene diisocyanate, 2-methylpentamethylene-1, 5-diisocyanate, 2-ethyltetramethylene -1, 4-diisocyanate, hexamethylene-1, 6-diisocyanate (HDI), pentamethylene-1, 5-diisocyanate, butylene-1, 4-diisocyanate, trimethylhexamethylene-1, 6-diisocyanate, 1-isocyanato 3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethyl-cyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate, IPDI), 1, 4- and / or 1, 3-bis (isocyanatomethyl) cyclohexane (HXDI), 1, 4-cyclohexane di
  • Suitable aromatic diisocyanates are, in particular, 1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate (NDI), 2,4- and / or 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 3,3, '- dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyanato-diphenyl (TODI), p-phenylene diisocyanate (PDI), diphenylethane-4,4'-diisocyanate (EDI), methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) whereby under the term MDI 2,2'-, 2,4'- and / or 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate will stand, 3,3'-dimethyl-diphenyl-diisocyanate, 1, 2-diphenylethane diisocyanate and / or phenylene diisocyanate or H12MDI (4,4'-methylene dicyclohexyl diisocyanate).
  • NDI 1,5-nap
  • mixtures can also be used.
  • examples of mixtures are mixtures which contain 4,4′-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and at least one further methylene diphenyl diisocyanate.
  • methylene diphenyl diisocyanate denotes 2,2'-, 2,4'- and / or 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or a mixture of two or three isomers.
  • 2,2'- or 2,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or a mixture of two or three isomers are used as further isocyanate.
  • the polyisocyanate composition can also contain further polyisocyanates mentioned above.
  • mixtures are polyisocyanate compositions containing
  • the polyisocyanate composition usually contains 4,4'-MDI in an amount of 2 to 50% based on the total polyisocyanate composition and the further isocyanate in an amount of 3 to 20% based on the total polyisocyanate composition.
  • Crosslinkers can also be used, for example the above-mentioned higher-functional polyisocyanates or polyols or other higher-functional molecules with a plurality of functional groups reactive toward isocyanates. It is also possible within the scope of the present invention to crosslink the products by an excess of the isocyanate groups used in relation to the hydroxyl groups. Examples of higher-functional isocyanates are triisocyanates, e.g. B.
  • triphenylmethane-4,4 ', 4 "-triisocyanate and isocyanurates furthermore the cyanurates of the abovementioned diisocyanates, and also the oligomers obtainable by partial reaction of diisocyanates with water, for example the biureths of the abovementioned diisocyanates Oligomers which are obtainable by the targeted reaction of semi-blocked diisocyanates with polyols which on average have more than two and preferably three or more hydroxyl groups.
  • the amount of crosslinker, i.e. higher-functional isocyanates (a) and higher-functional polyols (b) do not exceed 3% by weight, preferably 1% by weight, based on the total mixture of components (a) to (d).
  • the polyisocyanate composition can also contain one or more solvents.
  • Suitable solvents are known to the person skilled in the art.
  • non-reactive solvents such as ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone and hydrocarbons are suitable.
  • Compounds (b1) which are reactive toward isocyanates are preferably those having a molecular weight between 500 g / mol and 8000 g / mol, more preferably 500 g / mol to 5000 g / mol, in particular 500 g / mol to 3000 g / mol.
  • the molecular weight is in the range from 500 g / mol to 8000 g / mol.
  • the isocyanate-reactive compound (b) has on average at least 1.8 and at most 2.2, preferably 2, zerewitinow active hydrogen atoms, this number is also referred to as the functionality of the isocyanate-reactive compound (b) and gives that from a quantity of substance theoretically downgraded to a molecule the amount of the isocyanate-reactive groups of the molecule.
  • the isocyanate-reactive compound is preferably essentially linear and is an isocyanate-reactive substance or a mixture of different substances, the mixture then fulfilling the stated requirement.
  • the ratio of components (b1) and (b2) is varied so that the desired hard segment content is obtained, which can be calculated according to the formula disclosed in PCT / EP2017 / 079049.
  • a hard segment proportion below 60%, preferably below 40%, particularly preferably below 25%, is suitable here.
  • the isocyanate-reactive compound (b1) preferably has a reactive group selected from the hydroxyl group, the amino group, the mercapto group or the carboxylic acid group. It is preferably the hydroxyl group and very particularly preferably primary hydroxyl groups.
  • the isocyanate-reactive compound (b) is particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyether or polycarbonate diols, which are also summarized under the term “polyols”.
  • homopolymers such as polyether, polyesters, polycarbonate (diols), polysiloxane diols, polybutadiene diols, but also block copolymers and hybrid polyols such as e.g. Poly (ester / amide).
  • preferred polyetherols are polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, polytetramethylene glycol, polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF), polytrimethylene glycol.
  • Preferred polyester polyols are polyadipates, polysuccinic acid esters and polycaprolactones.
  • the present invention also relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane as described above, the polyol composition comprising a polyol selected from the group consisting of polyether, polyester, polycaprolactone and polycarbonate.
  • Suitable block copolymers are, for example, those which have ethers and ester blocks, such as, for example, polycaprolactone with polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide end blocks or also polyethers with polycaprolactone end blocks.
  • Preferred polyether oils according to the invention are polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, polytetramethylene glycol, polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) and polytrimethylene glycol.
  • PTHF polytetrahydrofuran
  • Polycaprolactone is also preferred.
  • the polyol used has a molecular weight Mn in the range from 500 g / mol to 4000 g / mol, preferably in the range from 500 g / mol to 3000 g / mol.
  • the present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane as described above, at least one polyol contained in the polyol composition having a molecular weight Mn in the range from 500 g / mol to 4000 g / mol.
  • At least one polyol composition is used to produce the thermoplastic polyurethane, which at least Contains polytetrahydrofuran.
  • the polyol composition can also contain other polyols in addition to polytetrahydrofuran.
  • polyethers are suitable as further polyols, for example, but also polyesters, block copolymers and hybrid polyols such as e.g. Poly (ester / amide).
  • Suitable block copolymers are, for example, those which have ethers and ester blocks, such as, for example, polycaprolactone with polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide end blocks or else polyether with polycaprolactone end blocks.
  • Preferred polyether oils according to the invention are, in particular, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols. Polycaprolactone is also preferred as another polyol.
  • Suitable polyols are, for example, polyethers such as polytrimethylene oxide or polytetramethylene oxide.
  • the present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane as described above, the polyol composition comprising at least one polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) and at least one further polyol selected from the group consisting of a further polytetramethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and Contains polycaprolactone.
  • PTHF polytetrahydrofuran
  • further polyol selected from the group consisting of a further polytetramethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and Contains polycaprolactone.
  • the polytetrahydrofuran has a number average molecular weight Mn in the range from 500 g / mol to 5000 g / mol, more preferably in the range from 550 to 2500 g / mol, particularly preferably in the range from 650 to 2000 g / mol and very preferably in the range from 650 to 1400 g / mol.
  • the composition of the polyol composition can vary within a wide range within the scope of the present invention.
  • the content of the first polyol, preferably polytetrahydrofuran can be in the range from 15% to 85%, preferably in the range from 20% to 80%, more preferably in the range from 25% to 75%.
  • the polyol composition can also contain a solvent, for example. Suitable solvents are known per se to the person skilled in the art.
  • the number average molecular weight Mn of polytetrahydrofuran is, for example, in the range from 500 g / mol to 5000 g / mol, preferably in the range from 500 to 3000 g / mol.
  • the number average molecular weight Mn of the polytetrahydrofuran is more preferably in the range from 500 to 1400 g / mol.
  • the present invention also relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane as described above, the polyol composition being a polyol selected from the group consisting of polytetrahydrofurans with a number-average molecular weight Mn in the range from 500 g / mol to 5000 g / mol contains.
  • mixtures of different polytetrahydrofurans i.e. Mixtures of polytetrahydrofurans with different molecular weights.
  • Chain extenders (b2) used are preferably aliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic and / or cycloaliphatic compounds with a molecular weight of 50 g / mol to 499 g / mol, preferably with 2 compounds reactive with isocyanate, which are also referred to as functional groups.
  • Preferred chain extenders are diamines and / or alkanediols, more preferably alkanediols having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably having 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkylene radical, which more preferably have only primary hydroxyl groups.
  • chain extenders (b2) are used; these are preferably aliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic and / or cycloaliphatic compounds with a molecular weight of 50 g / mol to 499 g / mol, preferably with 2 groups reactive with isocyanate, which are also functional groups be designated.
  • the chain extender is preferably at least one chain extender selected from the group consisting of 1,2-ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1 , 6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1, 4-cyclohexanediol, 1, 4-dimethanolcyclohexane, neopentylglycol and hydroquinone bis (beta) ether (HQEE).
  • 1,2-ethylene glycol 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1 , 6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1, 4-cyclohexanedio
  • Chain extenders selected from the group consisting of 1, 2-ethanediol, 1, 3-propanediol, 1, 4-butanediol and 1, 6-hexanediol and mixtures of the above-mentioned chain extenders are particularly suitable. Examples of specific chain extenders and mixtures are disclosed, inter alia, in PCT / EP2017 / 079049.
  • catalysts (c) are used with the structural components. These are in particular catalysts which accelerate the reaction between the NCO groups of the isocyanates (a) and the hydroxyl groups of the compound (b) reactive towards isocyanates and, if used, the chain extender.
  • Suitable catalysts are, for example, organic metal compounds selected from the group consisting of tin, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, bismuth, zinc, aluminum and iron organylene, such as tin organyl compounds, preferably tin dialkyls such as dimethyl tin or diethyl tin , or tin organanyl compounds of aliphatic carboxylic acids, preferably tin diacetate, tin dilaurate, dibutyltin diacetate, dibutyltin dilaurate, bismuth compounds, such as bismuth halyl compounds or the like, or iron compounds, preferably iron (Ml) acetylacetonate or the metal salts of the carboxylic acids, such as tin dinocinate, such as tin dinocinate, such as tin dinocinnate, toat, titanium acid ester or bismuth (III) neodecanoate.
  • tin organyl compounds
  • Catalysts are particularly preferred Tin dioctoate, bismuth decanoate and titanium acid ester.
  • the catalyst (c) is preferably used in amounts of 0.0001 to 0.1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the compound (b) reactive with isocyanates.
  • customary auxiliaries (d) can also be added to the structural components (a) to (b). Examples include surface-active substances, fillers, flame retardants, nucleating agents, oxidation stabilizers, lubricants and mold release agents, dyes and pigments, optionally stabilizers, preferably against hydrolysis, light, heat or discoloration, inorganic and / or organic fillers, reinforcing agents and / or plasticizers.
  • Suitable dyes and pigments are listed below.
  • Stabilizers in the sense of the present invention are additives which protect a plastic or a plastic mixture against harmful environmental influences.
  • examples are primary and secondary antioxidants, sterically hindered phenols, hindered amine light stabilizers, UV absorbers, hydrolysis protection agents, quenchers and flame retardants.
  • Examples of commercial stabilizers are given in Plastics Additives Handbook, 5th Edition, H. Doubt, ed., Hanser Publishers, Kunststoff, 2001 ([1]), p.98-S136.
  • thermoplastic polyurethanes can be produced batchwise or continuously by the known processes, for example using reaction extruders or the belt process by the “one-shot” process or the prepolymer process, preferably by the “one-shot” process.
  • the components (a), (b) that come into reaction in preferred embodiments also the chain extender in component (b), (c) and / or (d), one after the other or simultaneously mixed with each other, where the polymerization reaction begins immediately.
  • the TPU can then be granulated directly or converted into lens granules by extrusion. In this step it is possible to incorporate additional additives or other polymers.
  • the structural components (a), (b) and, in preferred embodiments, (c) and / or (d) are introduced into the extruder individually or as a mixture and, preferably at temperatures from 100 ° C. to 280 ° C, preferably 140 ° C to 250 ° C, brought to reaction.
  • the polyurethane obtained is extruded, cooled and pelletized or pelletized directly via an underwater pelletizer as lens pellet.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane is prepared in a first step from the structural components isocyanate (a), with isocyanate-reactive compound (b) including chain extender and, in preferred embodiments, the further starting materials (c) and / or (d) and in in a second extrusion step, the additives or auxiliary substances are incorporated.
  • a twin-screw extruder is preferably used, since the twin-screw extruder works positively and thus a more precise setting of the temperature and output quantity on the extruder is possible. Furthermore, the manufacture and expansion of a TPU in a reaction extruder can be carried out in one step or via a tandem extruder according to methods known to the person skilled in the art.
  • Standard polystyrene is to be understood as the styrene polymers mentioned as component II.
  • standard polystyrene here preferably includes atactic, syndiotactic or isotactic polystyrene, particularly preferably atactic polystyrene.
  • Atactic polystyrene according to the invention which is amorphous, has a glass transition temperature in the range of 100 ° C ⁇ 20 ° C (determined according to DIN EN ISO 1 1357-1, February 2017 / DIN EN ISO 1 1357-2, July 2014, turning point method) .
  • Syndiotactic and isotactic polystyrene according to the invention are each partially crystalline and have a melting point in the range of 270 ° C and 240 ° C, respectively (DIN EN ISO 1 1357-1; February 2017 / DIN EN ISO 1 1357-3, April 2013, W. Peak melting temperature).
  • the polystyrenes used have a modulus of elasticity in tension of more than 2500 (DIN EN ISO 527-1 / 2, June 2012).
  • the modulus of elasticity of the polystyrenes used is preferably in the range from 2500 MPa to 4000 MPa, more preferably in the range from 2800 MPa to 3700 MPa, particularly preferably in the range from 3000 MPa to 3500 MPa and very particularly preferably 3317 MPa.
  • PS 158 K BASF SE
  • PS 148 HQ BASF SE
  • STYROLUTION PS 156 F STYROLUTION PS 158N / L
  • STYROLUTION PS 168N / L STYROLUTION PS 153F
  • SABIC PS 125 SABIC PS 155
  • SABIC PS 160 commercially available materials can also be used, e.g. PS 158 K (BASF SE), PS 148 HQ (BASF SE), STYROLUTION PS 156 F, STYROLUTION PS 158N / L, STYROLUTION PS 168N / L, STYROLUTION PS 153F, SABIC PS 125, SABIC PS 155, SABIC PS 160 .
  • PS 158 K BASF SE
  • PS 148 HQ BASF SE
  • STYROLUTION PS 156 F STYROLUTION PS 158N / L
  • STYROLUTION PS 168N / L STYROLUTION PS 153F
  • Tough modifiers used as component III are characterized in that they accumulate in the styrene polymer phase or the interface between the phase of the thermoplastic polyurethane and the styrene polymer phase.
  • the toughness modifiers as component III preferably accumulate in the styrene polymer phase.
  • Preferred toughness modifiers are styrene block copolymers which are based on a styrene monomer and at least one further monomer.
  • Particularly preferred toughness modifiers based on styrene block copolymers are selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomers based on styrene and impact-resistant polystyrene (HIPS).
  • HIPS is especially the name for high impact polystyrenes. HIPS are particularly impact-resistant.
  • HIPS preferably comprises SEBS, SBS, SEPS, SEPS-V or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS).
  • SEBS is especially the name for styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block Copolymers.
  • SBS is particularly the name for styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers.
  • SEPS is particularly the name for styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymers.
  • SIBS is particularly the name for styrene-isoprene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers.
  • SEPS-V is in particular the name for styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymers which have been converted into an elastic state by vulcanization of thermoplastic.
  • H PS Impact-resistant polystyrene
  • SEBS, SBS, SEPS are particularly preferred HIPS as component III.
  • Impact-resistant polystyrene (HIPS) in the sense of the present invention in particular comprises no maleic acid as a polymer component.
  • both the polymers of component II and the polymers of component III do not comprise any maleic acid as a monomer.
  • composition of the present invention comprises in particular two different styrene polymers as component II and component III.
  • Component II is in particular an atactic, syndiotactic or isotactic polystyrene.
  • Component III is in particular a high impact polystyrene (HIPS, impact polystyrene) as a toughness modifier selected from the group consisting of SEBS, SBS, SEPS, SEPS-V, SIBS and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS).
  • HIPS high impact polystyrene
  • ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers
  • Component II and component III in particular do not include any polymers based on maleic acid monomers.
  • the impact-resistant polystyrenes have a modulus of elasticity in tension of less than 2700 MPa (DIN EN ISO 527-1 / 2, June 2012).
  • the modulus of elasticity of the impact polystyrenes used is in the range from 1000 MPa to 2700 MPa, more preferably in the range from 1500 MPa to 2000 MPa, still more preferably in the range from 1600 MPa to 1700 MPa and most preferably at 1650 MPa.
  • Styron A-TECH 1175 Styron A-TECH 1200, Styron A-TECH 1210, Styrolution PS 495S, Styrolution PS 485N, Styrolution PS 486N, Styrolution PS 542N, Styrolution PS 454N, Styrolution PS 416N, Röchling PS Hl, SABIC PS 325, SABIC PS 330.
  • composition comprises Z in particular
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • composition preferably comprises Z 72-86% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • composition comprises Z
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • composition comprises Z
  • thermoplastic polyurethane 80-98% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • the composition (Z) can comprise, for example, 1 to 10% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II, preferably 2.5 to 7.5% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II, or more preferably 5% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II.
  • composition (Z) can comprise, for example, 1 to 10% by weight of the toughness modifier as component III, preferably comprise from 2.5 to 7.5% by weight of the toughness modifier as component III, or more preferably 4% by weight of the toughness modifier as component III.
  • composition (Z) can be, for example, 80 to 95% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I, 2.5 to 10% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II and 2.5 to 10% by weight of the toughener include as component III; preferably 85 to 92.5% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I, 3.75 to 7.5% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II and 3.75 to 7.5% by weight of the modifier as component III; further preferably comprise 87.5 to 95% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I, 2.5 to 6.25% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II and 2.5 to 6.5% by weight of the toughener as component III, the sum Components I, II and III each result in 100% by weight.
  • the composition (Z) comprises, for example, 91% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I, 5% by weight of the styrene polymer as component II and 4% by weight of the toughener as component III , the sum of components I, II and III each being 100% by weight.
  • the particle foam preferably comprises a composition (Z) a. 60-94% by weight of thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • the particle foam further preferably comprises a composition (Z)
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • the particle foam further preferably comprises a composition (Z)
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • the particle foam further preferably comprises a composition (Z)
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • the unexpanded polymer mixture of the composition Z required for the production of the particle foam is produced in a known manner from the individual components and, if appropriate, further components such as processing aids, stabilizers, compatibilizers or pigments.
  • Suitable processes are, for example, conventional mixing processes with the aid of a kneader, continuously or batchwise, or an extruder such as, for example, a co-rotating twin-screw extruder.
  • compatibilizers or auxiliaries such as stabilizers
  • auxiliaries such as stabilizers
  • these can already be incorporated into the components during the manufacture.
  • the individual components are usually put together before the mixing process or metered into the apparatus that does the mixing.
  • the components are all metered into the feed and conveyed together into the extruder, or individual components are added via a side metering.
  • Processing takes place at a temperature at which the components are in a plasticized state.
  • the temperature depends on the softening or melting range of the components, but must be below the decomposition temperature of each component.
  • Additives such as pigments or fillers or other of the above-mentioned customary auxiliaries (d) are not melted in, but are incorporated in the solid state.
  • further embodiments are possible using conventional methods, the processes used in the production of the starting materials being able to be directly incorporated into the production.
  • the belt process it would be possible to introduce the styrene polymer, the toughness modifier and fillers or dyes directly at the end of the belt, in which the material is fed into an extruder in order to obtain lens granules.
  • the particle foams according to the invention generally have a bulk density of 50 g / l to 200 g / l, preferably 60 g / l to 180 g / l, particularly preferably 80 g / l to 150 g / l. Further preferred is a bulk density of the particle foams in the range from 100 g / l to 180 g / l, preferably in the range from 130 g / l to 150 g / l.
  • the bulk density is measured analogously to DIN ISO 697, whereby when determining the above values, in contrast to the norm, instead of a 0.5 I volume vessel, a 10 I volume vessel is used, since especially with the low density and large mass a measurement with only 0.5 I volume is too imprecise.
  • the diameter of the particle foams is between 0.5 to 30; preferably 1 to 15 and in particular between 3 to 12 mm.
  • non-spherical, e.g. elongated or cylinder-shaped particle foam means the longest dimension by diameter.
  • the diameter of the particle foams is in the range from 0.5 to 30 mm, preferably in the range from 1 to 15 mm and particularly preferably in the range from 3 to 12 mm.
  • non-spherical, e.g. elongated or cylindrical particle foams means the longest dimension.
  • the particle foams can be produced by the conventional methods known in the art
  • the amount of blowing agent is preferably 0.1 to 40 parts by weight, in particular 0.5 to 35 parts by weight and particularly preferably 1 to 30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the amount of the composition used ( Z).
  • composition (Z) according to the invention in the form of a granulate
  • Another embodiment of the above-mentioned method comprises a further step: i. Providing a composition (Z) according to the invention in the form of a granulate;
  • the non-expanded granulate preferably has an average minimum diameter of 0.2-10 mm (determined via 3D evaluation of the granulate, e.g. via dynamic image analysis using an optical measuring device called PartAn 3D from Microtrac).
  • the individual granules generally have an average mass in the range from 0.1 to 50 mg, preferably in the range from 4 to 40 mg and particularly preferably in the range from 7 to 32 mg.
  • This average mass of the granules is determined as the arithmetic mean by weighing 3 times each granulate particles.
  • One embodiment of the above-mentioned method comprises impregnating the granules with a blowing agent under pressure and then expanding the granules in steps (ii) and (iii): ii. Impregnation of the granules in the presence of a blowing agent under pressure at elevated temperatures in a suitable, closed reaction vessel (e.g. autoclave);
  • the impregnation in step (ii) can be carried out in the presence of water and optionally suspension aids or only in the presence of the blowing agent and in the absence of water.
  • Suitable suspension aids are e.g. water-insoluble inorganic stabilizers such as tricalcium phosphate, magnesium pyrophosphate, metal carbonates; also polyvinyl alcohol and surfactants such as sodium dodecylaryl sulfonate. They are usually used in amounts of 0.05 to 10% by weight, based on the composition according to the invention.
  • the impregnation temperatures are in the range from 100 to 200 ° C., the pressure in the reaction vessel being between 2-150 bar, preferably between 5 and 100 bar, particularly preferably between 20 and 60 bar, the impregnation time being im Generally 0.5 to 10 hours.
  • the pressure in the reaction vessel is in particular in the range from 2 to 150 bar, preferably in the range from 5 and 100 bar, particularly preferably in the range from 20 and 60 bar.
  • the process in suspension is known to the person skilled in the art and is described, for example, in detail in WO2007 / 082838.
  • Suitable blowing agents for carrying out the process in a suitable closed reaction vessel are e.g. organic liquids and gases which are in a gaseous state under the processing conditions, such as hydrocarbons or inorganic gases or mixtures of organic liquids or gases and inorganic gases, which can also be combined.
  • Suitable hydrocarbons are, for example, halogenated or non-halogenated, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, preferably non-halogenated, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons.
  • Preferred organic blowing agents are saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons, in particular those having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, such as, for example, butane or pentane.
  • Suitable inorganic gases are nitrogen, air, ammonia or carbon dioxide, preferably nitrogen or carbon dioxide or mixtures of the above-mentioned gases.
  • the impregnation of the granules with a blowing agent under pressure comprises the process and subsequent expansion of the granules in steps (ii) and (iii):
  • Suitable blowing agents in this process variant are volatile organic compounds with a boiling point at normal pressure of 1013 mbar from -25 to 150 ° C., in particular -10 to 125 ° C.
  • Hydrocarbons preferably halogen-free
  • C4-10 alkanes for example the isomers of butane, pentane, hexane, heptane and octane, particularly preferably isopentane.
  • Other possible blowing agents are more sterically demanding compounds such as alcohols, ketones, esters, ethers and organic carbonates.
  • the composition in step (ii) is mixed in an extruder while melting with the blowing agent under pressure, which is fed to the extruder.
  • the mixture containing blowing agent is pressed out and granulated under pressure, preferably with a moderately controlled back pressure (for example underwater pelletizing).
  • the melt strand foams up and the particle foams are obtained by granulation.
  • extruders are considered as extruders, in particular single screw and twin screw extruders (eg type ZSK from Werner & Pfleiderer), co-kneaders, Kombiplast machines, MPC kneading mixers, FCM mixers, KEX kneading screw extruders and shear roller extruders, like you in Saechtling (ed.), plastic paperback, 27th edition, Hanser-Verlag Kunststoff 1998, chap. 3.2.1 and 3.2.4.
  • the extruder is usually operated at a temperature at which the composition (Z) is in the form of a melt, for example at 120 ° C. to 250 ° C., in particular 150 ° C. to 210 ° C. and a pressure after the blowing agent has been added from 40 to 200 bar, preferably 60 to 150 bar, particularly preferably 80 to 120 bar, in order to ensure homogenization of the blowing agent with the melt.
  • the components can be melted and blended in a first extruder and a blowing agent can be injected.
  • the impregnated melt is homogenized and the temperature and / or the pressure is set.
  • the mixing of the components and the injection of the blowing agent can also be divided into two different process parts. If, as is preferred, only one extruder is used, all process steps, melting, mixing, injection of the blowing agent, homogenization and setting the temperature and / or the pressure are carried out in one extruder.
  • the corresponding, possibly even already colored, particle foam can be produced directly from the granulate by soaking the corresponding granulate with a supercritical liquid from which supercritical liquid is removed.
  • Suitable supercritical liquids are e.g. those described in W02014150122 or e.g. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ethane, ethylene, oxygen or nitrogen, preferably carbon dioxide or nitrogen.
  • the supercritical liquid can also contain a polar liquid with a Hildebrand solubility parameter equal to or greater than 9 MPa-1/2.
  • the supercritical fluid or the heated fluid can also contain a dye, whereby a colored, foamed article is obtained.
  • Another object of the present invention is a molded article produced from the particle foams according to the invention.
  • the corresponding moldings can be produced by methods known to those skilled in the art.
  • a preferred method for producing a molded foam part comprises the following steps:
  • the fusion in step (ii) is preferably carried out in a closed form, wherein the fusion can take place by means of steam, hot air (as described, for example, in EP1979401 B1) or energy radiation (microwaves or radio waves).
  • the temperature at which the particle foam is fused is preferably below or close to the melting temperature of the polymer from which the particle foam was produced. Accordingly, the temperature for the fusion of the particle foam for the common polymers is between 100 ° C. and 180 ° C., preferably between 120 and 150 ° C. In particular, the temperature for fusing the particle foam is in the range from 100 ° C. to 180 ° C., preferably in the range from 120 ° C. to 150 ° C.
  • temperature profiles / dwell times can be determined individually, e.g. in analogy to the methods described in US20150337102 or EP2872309B1.
  • the welding via energetic radiation generally takes place in the frequency range of microwaves or radio waves, possibly in the presence of water or other polar liquids, such as e.g. Polar group-containing, microwave-absorbing hydrocarbons (such as esters of carboxylic acids and diols or triols or glycols and liquid polyethylene glycols) and can be carried out in analogy to the processes described in EP3053732A or W016146537.
  • polar liquids such as e.g. Polar group-containing, microwave-absorbing hydrocarbons (such as esters of carboxylic acids and diols or triols or glycols and liquid polyethylene glycols) and can be carried out in analogy to the processes described in EP3053732A or W016146537.
  • the particle foams can preferably be wetted with a polar liquid which is suitable for absorbing the radiation, for example in proportions of 0.1 to 10% by weight, preferably in proportions of 1 to 6% by weight, based on the particle foams used.
  • welding with high-frequency electromagnetic radiation of the particle foams can also be achieved without the use of a polar liquid.
  • the foam particles are thermally bonded, for example, in one form using high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, in particular using microwaves.
  • High-frequency is electromagnetic radiation with frequencies of at least 20 MHz, for example understood at least 100 MHz.
  • electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range between 20 MHz and 300 GHz is used, for example between 100 MHz and 300 GHz.
  • Microwaves in the frequency range between 0.5 and 100 GHz are preferably used, particularly preferably 0.8 to 10 GHz and irradiation times between 0.1 to 15 minutes.
  • the frequency range of the microwave is preferably adapted to the absorption behavior of the polar liquid or, conversely, the polar liquid is selected on the basis of the absorption behavior in accordance with the frequency range of the microwave device used. Suitable methods are described, for example, in WO 2016 / 146537A1.
  • the particle foam can also contain dyes. Dyes can be added in various ways.
  • the particle foams produced can be colored after production.
  • the corresponding particle foams are contacted with a carrier liquid containing a dye, the carrier liquid (TF) having a polarity that is suitable for the carrier liquid to be sorbed into the particle foam.
  • TF carrier liquid
  • Suitable dyes are, for example, inorganic or organic pigments.
  • Suitable natural or synthetic inorganic pigments are, for example, carbon black, graphite, titanium oxides, iron oxides, zirconium oxides, cobalt oxide compounds, chromium oxide compounds, copper oxide compounds.
  • Suitable organic pigments are, for example, azo pigments and polycyclic pigments.
  • the color can be added during the production of the particle foam.
  • the dye can be added to the extruder in the production of the particle foam via extrusion.
  • already colored material can be used as the starting material for the production of the particle foam, which is extruded or expanded in a closed vessel according to the above-mentioned methods.
  • the supercritical liquid or the heated liquid can contain a dye.
  • the molded parts according to the invention have advantageous properties for the above-mentioned applications in the shoe or sports shoe sector.
  • the tensile and compression properties of the molded articles made from the particle foams are characterized in that the tensile strength is above 600 kPa (DIN EN ISO 1798, April 2008) and the elongation at break is above 100% (DIN EN ISO 1798, April 2008) ) and the compressive stress is above 15 kPa at 10% compression (analogous to DIN EN ISO 844, November 2014; the deviation from the norm lies in the height of the sample with 20 mm instead of 50 mm and thus the adjustment of the test speed to 2 mm / min).
  • the rebound resilience of the molded articles produced from the particle foams is above 55% (analogous to DIN 53512, April 2000; the deviation from the norm is the test piece height which should be 12 mm, but is carried out with 20 mm in this test in order to “break through” “To avoid the sample and measuring the surface).
  • the density and compression properties of the molded articles are related.
  • the density of the molded parts produced is advantageously between 75 to 375 kg / m 3 , preferably between 100 to 300 kg / m 3 , particularly preferably between 150 to 200 kg / m 3 (DIN EN ISO 845, October 2009).
  • the density of the molded parts produced is in the range from 75 to 375 kg / m 3 , preferably in the range from 100 to 300 kg / m 3 , particularly preferably in the range from 150 to 200 kg / m 3 (DIN EN ISO 845, October 2009 ).
  • a density of the molded parts in the range from 100 to 180 kg / m 3 is further preferred, still more preferred in the range from 130 to 150 kg / m 3 .
  • the ratio of the density of the molded part to the bulk density of the particle foams according to the invention is generally between 1.5 and 2.5, preferably 1.8 to 2.0. In particular, the ratio is in the range of 1, 5 and 2.5.
  • the invention furthermore relates to the use of a particle foam according to the invention for the production of a molded body for shoe midsoles, shoe insoles, shoe combination soles, bicycle saddles, bicycle tires, damping elements, padding, mattresses, underlays, handles, protective films, in components in the interior and exterior of automobiles , in balls and sports equipment or as a floor covering, in particular for sports areas, athletic tracks, sports halls, children's playgrounds and sidewalks.
  • a particle foam according to the invention for the production of a molded body for shoe midsoles, shoe insoles, shoe combination soles or cushion elements for shoes.
  • the shoe is preferably a street shoe, sports shoe, sandal, boot or safety shoe, particularly preferably a sports shoe.
  • the present invention accordingly also relates to a molded article, the molded article being a combination of soles for shoes, preferably for street shoes, sports shoes, sandals, boots or safety shoes, particularly preferably sports shoes.
  • Another object of the present invention is accordingly a molded article, the molded article being a midsole for shoes, preferably for street shoes, sports shoes, sandals, boots or safety shoes, particularly preferably sports shoes.
  • the present invention accordingly also relates to a molded article, the molded article being an insert for shoes, preferably for street shoes, sports shoes, sandals, boots or safety shoes, particularly preferably sports shoes.
  • the present invention accordingly also relates to a molded article, the molded article being a cushioning element for shoes, preferably for street shoes, sports shoes, sandals, boots or safety shoes, particularly preferably sports shoes.
  • the cushion element can e.g. in the heel area or forefoot area.
  • Another object of the present invention is therefore also a shoe in which the molded body according to the invention as a midsole, midsole or cushioning in e.g. Heel area, forefoot area is used, the shoe preferably being a street shoe, sports shoe, sandal, boot or safety shoe, particularly preferably a sports shoe.
  • the molded body according to the invention as a midsole, midsole or cushioning in e.g. Heel area, forefoot area is used, the shoe preferably being a street shoe, sports shoe, sandal, boot or safety shoe, particularly preferably a sports shoe.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • thermoplastic polyurethane as component I,
  • Particle foam according to one of the embodiments 1 to 2 the styrene polymer being atactic polystyrene.
  • Particle foam according to one of the embodiments 1 to 2 the toughness modifier being an impact-resistant polystyrene.
  • Particle foam according to one of the embodiments 1 to 6 the mean diameter of the particle foams being between 0.5 to 20 mm, preferably in the range from 0.5 to 20 mm. 8. Particle foam according to one of the embodiments 1 to 6, the average diameter of the particle foams being between 0.5 to 15 mm, preferably in the range from 0.5 to 15 mm.
  • the tensile strength of the molded body is preferably at least 600 kPa.
  • Shaped body according to embodiments 10 or 1 characterized in that the elongation at break is over 100%.
  • the elongation at break is preferably at least 100%.
  • the compressive stress at 10% compression is preferably at least 15 kPa.
  • Shaped body according to one of the embodiments 10 to 16 characterized in that the resilience of the shaped body is above 55% (measured according to DIN 53512, April 2000). The resilience of the molded body is preferably at least 55%.
  • Shaped body according to one of the embodiments 10 to 19, wherein the shaped body is a midsole for shoes.
  • a method for producing a shaped body according to one of the embodiments 10 to 24 comprising
  • step (ii) takes place in a closed form.
  • step (ii) is carried out by means of steam, hot air or energetic radiation.
  • Shoe according to embodiment 28 characterized in that the shoe is a street shoe, sports shoe, sandal, boot or safety shoe.
  • Shoe according to embodiment 28 characterized in that the shoe is a sports shoe.
  • a particle foam according to one of the embodiments 1 to 8 for the production of a molded body according to one of the embodiments 10 to 19 for shoe midsoles, shoe insoles, shoe combination soles, cushion elements for shoes, bicycle saddles, bicycle tires, damping elements, padding, mattresses , Documents, Handles, protective films, in components in the interior and exterior of automobiles, in balls and sports equipment or as flooring.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane was dried at 80 ° C. for 3 h before use in order to obtain a residual moisture content of less than 0.02% by weight.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane In order to prevent the styrene polymer and the toughness modifier from introducing moisture, which were also used in significant quantities, they were also dried at 80 ° C. for 3 hours to a residual moisture of less than 0.05% by weight. In addition to these two components, 0.9% by weight, based on the thermoplastic polyurethane used, of a thermoplastic polyurethane was used for each test, which in a separate extrusion process with 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate with an average functionality of 2.05 was added.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane An ether-based TPU from BASF (Elastollan 1180 A) with a Shore hardness of 80 A according to the data sheet was used as the thermoplastic polyurethane.
  • the styrene polymer used was a PS 158 K Q from BASF with an elastic modulus measured in a tensile test of 3317 MPa according to the data sheet.
  • the toughness modifier used was an impact modified polystyrene (Styrolution PS 485N) from Ineos with an elastic modulus measured in a tensile test of 1650 MPa according to the data sheet.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane, the polystyrene, the impact-modified polystyrene and the 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate mixed thermoplastic polyurethane were each separately metered into the feed of the twin-screw extruder via gravimetric metering devices.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane including the thermoplastic polyurethane mixed with 4,4'-diphenylmetane diisocyanate, and the polystyrene are listed in Table 1.
  • the total throughput of the extruder which contains the TPU, to which 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate with an average functionality of 2.05 was added in a separate extrusion process, which contains polystyrene and the blowing agents, was 80 kg / h.
  • the melt mixture was then pressed into a perforated plate (LP) by means of a gear pump (ZRP) via a start-up valve with screen changer (AV) and cut into granules in the cutting chamber of the underwater pelletizer (UWG) and with the tempered and pressurized water transported away and expanded.
  • the centrifugal dryer ensures that the expanded particles are separated from the process water.
  • Table 3 shows the amounts of blowing agent (C0 2 and N 2 ) used, the amounts being adjusted so that the lowest possible bulk density is obtained.
  • the amounts of the blowing agents relate to the total throughput of polymer.

Abstract

La présente invention concerne des mousses de particules constituées de polyuréthane thermoplastique, d'un polymère de styrène et d'un modificateur d'impact, des pièces moulées réalisées dans ces mousses, des procédés de fabrication des mousses de particules et des pièces moulées, ainsi que l'utilisation des pièces moulées pour des semelles intermédiaires, des semelles intérieures, des semelles mixtes et des éléments de rembourrage de chaussures, des selles et des pneus de bicyclette, des éléments d'amortissement, des capitonnages, des matelas, des couches de support, des poignées, des films protecteurs, dans des composants intérieurs et extérieurs de véhicules automobiles, dans des balles et appareils de sport ou comme revêtement de sol.
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