EP4045000A1 - Solution de cellulose dans un composé d'ammonium quaternaire et co-solvant - Google Patents

Solution de cellulose dans un composé d'ammonium quaternaire et co-solvant

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EP4045000A1
EP4045000A1 EP20789553.3A EP20789553A EP4045000A1 EP 4045000 A1 EP4045000 A1 EP 4045000A1 EP 20789553 A EP20789553 A EP 20789553A EP 4045000 A1 EP4045000 A1 EP 4045000A1
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Jan-Ole MÜLLER
Bernd OSCHMANN
Holger KUENNE
Timo Witt
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    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08B—POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF
    • C08B1/00—Preparatory treatment of cellulose for making derivatives thereof, e.g. pre-treatment, pre-soaking, activation
    • C08B1/003—Preparation of cellulose solutions, i.e. dopes, with different possible solvents, e.g. ionic liquids
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L1/00—Compositions of cellulose, modified cellulose or cellulose derivatives
    • C08L1/02—Cellulose; Modified cellulose

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  • Cellulose has often been used as a biodegradable polymer for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications due to its good biocompatibility.
  • Pharmaceutical or cosmetic and personal care composition comprising cellulose may require low concentrations of cellulose in biocompatible solvents.
  • Solvents for cellulose as N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide or liquid salts known as ionic liquids are often used in the manufacturing of fibers.
  • Solutions of cellulose in ionic liquid are, for example, disclosed in WO 2006/108861.
  • ionic liquids with heterocyclic ammonium cations are suitable as solvents for cellulose.
  • Quaternary ammonium cations with four substituents to the nitrogen atom are also mentioned.
  • nearly any anion is a suitable anion to the ionic liquid.
  • Carboxylates, in particular acetate, are found among the preferred anions.
  • the dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids with quaternary ammonium cations usually requires high temperatures. The obtained solutions remain liquid at high temperatures but solidify with falling temperature.
  • ionic liquids such as imidazolium salts and many solvents for dissolution of cellulose used for the manufacturing of fibers must be avoided for personal care, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications due to their missing biocompatibility. Ionic liquids are difficult to be washed out and expensive to be recycled.
  • US 2010/0305249 discloses cellulose solutions comprising cellulose, a tetraalkylammonium alkyl phosphate, which is, for example a tributylmethylammonium alkyl phosphate, and optionally a co-solvent.
  • a tetraalkylammonium alkyl phosphate which is, for example a tributylmethylammonium alkyl phosphate
  • co-solvent includes acetonitrile among a variety of high boiling solvents.
  • the cellulose solutions are prepared by dissolving cellulose in the tetraalkylammonium alkyl phosphate or mixtures thereof with the co-solvent.
  • the purpose of the co-solvent is to lower the viscosity. Due to the co-solvent, the solutions of cellulose remain liquid at lower temperatures. However, it is difficult and energy consuming to remove high boiling solvents from the solutions when required for the later technical application.
  • US 8901054 discloses cellulose solutions comprising cellulose and tetraalkylammonium salts.
  • a co-solvent is used to lower the melting point of the cellulose solutions, so that the cellulose solutions can be handled and processed at lower temperatures.
  • the preferred co solvent is acetone.
  • JP2016044149 discloses a process of manufacturing tetrabutyl ammonium acetate followed by a step of adding an aprotic polar organic solvent which could be acetonitrile. This mixed solution can be used to dissolve cellulose.
  • the amount of ammonium salts needed for the dissolution of cellulose should be decreased because of the high costs of these adjuvants and the high number of washing steps needed to remove the salt.
  • a polysaccharide solution comprising a) less than 15 % by weight of cellulose based on the weight of the solution b) a quaternary ammonium compound of formula I wherein R1 to R4 independently from each other represent organic groups with 1 to 20 carbon atoms and X- represents an anion with a carboxylate group and optionally X represents chloride as anion, and c) at least 50 % by weight of acetonitrile based on the weight of the solution, characterized in that the ratio of the amount of a) cellulose to b) the quaternary ammonium compound is 1 :10 to 1 :3, preferably 1 :7 to 1 :3, more preferably 1 :5 to 1 :3, most preferably 1 :3.5 to 1 : 3.
  • Cellulose may be obtained from wood by the Kraft process, also known as Kraft pulping or sulfate process.
  • the cellulose may also be obtained from cotton or recycled paper.
  • Cellulose includes depolymerized cellulose and in particular microcrystalline cellulose which is obtainable as pulp from fibrous plant material.
  • the solution defined above comprises cellulose as polysaccharide.
  • cellulose for further processing of these solutions in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal care field it was an object to provide a cellulose concentration of less than 15 % by weight based on the weight of the solution.
  • the concentration of the polysaccharide in the solution is at maximum 15 % by weight, notably at maximum 10 weight %, preferably at maximum 7 % by weight, based on the total weight of the solution.
  • the solution further comprises the quaternary ammonium compound of formula I wherein R1 to R4 independently from each other represent organic groups with at maximum 20 carbon atoms and X- represents an anion with a carboxylate group.
  • the organic groups may comprise other atoms than carbon and hydrogen; for example, they may comprise oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or chloride.
  • the organic groups do not comprise any other atoms than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and chloride.
  • the organic groups do not comprise any other atoms than carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
  • the organic groups may comprise oxygen notably in form of ether or hydroxy groups.
  • R1 to R4 independently from each comprise 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
  • R1 to R4 independently from each comprise 1 to16 carbon atoms, in particular 1 to 12 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • At least two of R1 to R4 comprise at least 3 carbon atoms; more preferably at least three of R1 to R4 comprise at least 3 carbon atoms.
  • R1 to R4 independently from each other are hydrocarbon groups with 1 to 20 carbon atoms and do not comprise any other atoms than hydrogen and carbon.
  • the hydrocarbon group may an aliphatic group, which includes saturated and unsaturated aliphatic groups, an aromatic groups or combinations thereof such as aralkyl or alkaryl groups.
  • Preferred quaternary ammonium compounds are those, wherein R1 to R4 independently from each other are selected from C1 to C12 alkyl, alkenyl or alkinyl groups.
  • R1 to R4 independently from each other represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group with at maximum 20 carbon atoms whereby at least two of R1 to R4, preferably at least three of R1 to R4 comprise at least 3 carbon atoms.
  • Preferred quaternary ammonium compounds are, for example, compounds wherein the quaternary ammonium cation are tetra butyl-ammonium and specifically methyl-tributyl ammonium. It was surprising that the lowest amount of ammonium salt needed to achieve the cellulose solution was noticed with methyl-tributyl ammonium.
  • X- represents an anion with a carboxylate group.
  • Preferred anions are anions R5-COO- wherein R5 is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, notably 2 to 16, more preferably 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • R5 is a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic group, notably an alkyl group or alkenyl group.
  • Optionally part of the component b) is a quaternary ammonium compound of formula I wherein X represents chloride as anion.
  • chloride can easily be used as a tracer to verify the success of sufficient washing steps.
  • the increase of chloride as an anion results in a lower emulsification ability of the cellulose solution.
  • up to 40 mol % chloride as an anion based on the mol % of X were still possible to achieve good emulsification properties.
  • 0.1 to 40 mol % of X based on the mol % of X represents chloride as anion, more preferably 60 to 99.9 mol % of X represents an anion with a carboxylate group and 0.1 to 40 mol % represents chloride, most preferably X represents of 65 to 75 mol % H3C-COO- (acetate) and 25 bis 35 mol % of chloride based on the mol % of X.
  • Specifically component b) is a tetra butyl-ammonium and specifically methyl-tributyl ammonium compound with X being 60 to 99.9 mol % H3C-COO- (acetate) and 0.1 to 40 mol% of chloride based on the mol % of X. More specifically component b) is a tetra butyl- ammonium and specifically methyl-tributyl ammonium compound with X being 65 to 75 mol% H3C-COO- (acetate) and 25 to 35 mol % of chloride based on the mol % of X.
  • the solution may comprise one quaternary ammonium compound of formula I or a mixture of different quaternary ammonium compounds of formula I.
  • quaternary ammonium compound of formula I shall include mixtures of quaternary ammonium compound of formula I, if not stated otherwise or otherwise obvious from the context.
  • quaternary ammonium compounds of formula I are known. They may be pre-pared, for example, by reacting a tertiary amine with an alkylating agent. Suitable alkylating agents are alkyl halides, in particular alkyl chlorides, thus obtaining a quaternary ammonium halide.
  • the anion may be replaced by a carboxylate anion via known anion exchange processes. Suitable processes involve the use of ion exchange resins.
  • a column is loaded with a of strongly basic ion exchange resin (OH form).
  • the ion exchange resin may be transformed into the desired carboxylate form by washing with a 1 N solution of the corresponding carboxylic acid in water or methanol until the pH of the eluate is the same as the original acid solution.
  • 10.0 g of a quaternary ammonium halide is dissolved in a solvent, for example methanol and loaded on the column and the solution is passed over the ion exchange resin. Thereafter the ion exchange resin may further be washed with the solvent.
  • the eluate may be concentrated by distillation, using, for example, a rotary evaporator.
  • the crude quaternary ammonium carboxylate may be dried under reduced pressure and at temperatures of, for example, 40 to 80°C, to remove any residual solvents.
  • the cellulose solution is characterized in that the ratio of the amount of a) cellulose to b) the quaternary ammonium compound is 1 :10 to 1:3, preferably 1 :7 to 1:3, more preferably 1:5 to 1 :3, most preferably 1 :3.5 to 1 : 3. It was an object of the current invention to provide cellulose solutions with a minor amount of ammonium salts.
  • the solution further comprises a co-solvent which is acetonitrile (boiling point 82°C). Due to its biocompatibility acetonitrile can be used for compositions in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical field. Surprisingly the amount of cosolvent could be increased while the amount of ammonium salt could be decreased although cellulose is not dissolvable in the co solvent.
  • a co-solvent which is acetonitrile (boiling point 82°C). Due to its biocompatibility acetonitrile can be used for compositions in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical field. Surprisingly the amount of cosolvent could be increased while the amount of ammonium salt could be decreased although cellulose is not dissolvable in the co solvent.
  • the amount of the co-solvent acetonitrile in the cellulose solution of the current invention is at least 50 % by weight, preferably at least 60 % by weight, more preferably at least 80 % by weight based on the weight of the solution.
  • the solution may comprise further solvents such as, for example, water, alkanols or other ionic liquids.
  • the solution does not comprise further protic solvents.
  • the solution may comprise additives, such as stabilizers, biocides, colorants or pigments.
  • the solution consists to at least 80 % by weight, preferably to at least 90 % by weight, more preferably to at least 95 % by eight and most preferred to at least 99 % by weight of the component a) polysaccharide, b) the quaternary ammonium compound of formula I and the co-solvent.
  • the solution may be prepared by a process wherein a mixture comprising a polysaccharide, a quaternary ammonium compound of formula I and a co-solvent comprising a nitrile group and having a boiling point below 100°C at 1 bar is prepared and kept at an elevated temperature until a solution is obtained.
  • the mixture may be prepared by adding the components in any order.
  • the components may al-ready be heated before they are added to the mixture.
  • a pre-mixture comprising not all components or not the full amount of all components may be heated and the remaining components or amounts of components may be added to the heated pre-mixture.
  • the mixture is prepared at normal pressure (1 bar) and a temperature of 20 to 120°C.
  • the mixture is heated at normal pressure (1 bar) to a temperature of 40 to 100°C and kept at this temperature under stirring until a clear solution is obtained.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is the process for the preparation of a cellulose solution according to the present invention wherein a mixture comprising a) up to 15 % by weight of cellulose and b) a quaternary ammonium compound of formula I at a ratio of cellulose (a) to quaternary ammonium compound (b) of 1:10 to 1:3 is dissolved in at least 50 % by weight of acetonitrile based on the weight of the solution.
  • the solutions are suitable for a variety of pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.
  • the inventive solutions of cellulose may, especially be used for the manufacturing of pharmaceutical and cosmetic emulsions.
  • a cellulose solution for manufacturing cellulose containing compositions for pharmaceutical, cosmetic or personal care and an emulsion comprising the inventive solution are another embodiment of the invention.
  • the cellulose used was microcrystalline cellulose obtained from Sigma-Aldrich for short referred to as MCC.
  • Tetra-butyl-ammonium-acetate for short TBA-Acetate Formula:
  • TBMA-Acetate has been prepared via anion exchange from TBMA-chloride obtained from Sigma Aldrich.
  • TBA-Acetate was either purchased from Sigma Aldrich or prepared via anion exchange from TBA-chloride obtained from Sigma Aldrich. Preparation procedure of tetrabutylammonium acetate:
  • Example 1 of WO2019/081246 (comparative): Dissolution of MCC in TBA-Acetate, solvent acrylonitrile 20.0 milligram (mg) of MCC and 180.0 mg of tetrabutylammonium acetate were added to a 3 milliliter (ml) vial. 0.5 ml (405 mg) of acrylonitrile were added and the mixture in the open vial was stirred at 100 °C until a clear solution was obtained. The solution remained clear after cooling to room temperature (21 °C).
  • Example 3 of WO2019/081246 (comparative): Dissolution of MCC in TBMA-Acetate 20.0 mg of MCC and 180.0 mg of tributylmethylammonium acetate were added to a 3 ml vial. 0.1 ml (79 mg) of acetonitrile were added and the mixture was stirred at 80 °C until a clear, colorless solution was obtained.
  • Example 7 of WO2019/081246 (comparative): Dissolution of MCC in TBA-Acetate 60.0 mg of MCC and 180.0 mg of tetrabutylammonium acetate were added to a 3 ml vial. 0.1 ml (79 mg) of acetonitrile were added and the mixture was stirred at 80 °C until a clear, colorless solution was obtained.
  • Cellulose (3.0 - 13.0 wt%) was added to a solution of tetrabutylammonium acetate (8.4 - 36.5 wt%) in acetonitrile (100 - 300 mL) and stirred for 30 min at ambient temperature. The temperature was increased to 65°C and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. Acetonitrile (50.1 - 88.6 wt%) was dosed to the vessel over a period of 9 h at a temperature of 65°C to obtain a clear, colorless solution.
  • 1.0 ml of cellulose solution in TBAAc/MeCN (10 wt.% MCC) was emulsified in 4.0 ml of dicaprylyl ether containing 0.05 g of a surfactant mixture AB of Arlacel P 135 (39,7%) / Span 85 (39,7%) / Span 80 (10,35) / CremophorA6 (10,3 %) using an Ultraturrax rotor-stator device (30s, 10 000 rpm).
  • the resulting yellow-colored solution comprises 3.3% MCC : 29.8% TBAAc : 66,9% ACN Emulsification
  • a surfactant solution AB - comprising Arlacel P 135 (39,7 wt %), Span 85 (39,7 wt %), Span 80 (10,35 wt %) and Cremophor A6 (10,3 wt %) - is dissolved in dicaprylyl ether (Cetiol OE).
  • the cellulose system (dissolved cellulose) is added to the surfactant/oil system and dispersed using an Ultraturrax rotor-stator device for 30 seconds at 13 000 rpm.
  • Examples E1 to E4 resulted in fine dispersed emulsion systems with a stability of at least one day while the examples E5 and E6 immediately separated after a few seconds.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une solution de polysaccharide comprenant a) moins de 15 % en poids de cellulose sur la base du poids de la solution, b) un composé d'ammonium quaternaire de formule I, R1 à R4 représentant indépendamment les uns des autres des groupes organiques ayant 1 à 20 atomes de carbone et X représentant un anion avec un groupe carboxylate et éventuellement X représentant un chlorure en tant qu'anion, et c) au moins 50 % en poids d'acétonitrile sur la base du poids de la solution, caractérisée en ce que le rapport de la quantité de a) cellulose à b) le composé d'ammonium quaternaire est de 1:10 à 1:3, de préférence de 1:7 à 1:3, plus préférablement de 1:5 à 1:3, idéalement de 1:3,5 à 1: 3.
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