GB2042578A - Phosphorescent plastics compositions - Google Patents

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GB2042578A
GB2042578A GB8000154A GB8000154A GB2042578A GB 2042578 A GB2042578 A GB 2042578A GB 8000154 A GB8000154 A GB 8000154A GB 8000154 A GB8000154 A GB 8000154A GB 2042578 A GB2042578 A GB 2042578A
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Thermoplastic composition having a phosphorescent effect, particularly for the production of flexible labels, comprises a resin of low polymerisation point e.g. PVC, a plasticiser e.g. butylbenzyl phthalate and polypropenyl glycol adipate, a stabilizer having absorbancy to U.V. e.g. dicyandiamide, and a luminescent pigment encapsulated in polyvinyl alcohol e.g. Zn/CdS : Cu. A lubricating agent e.g. ethyl palmitate and a filler e.g. talc, may be included in the composition.

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SPECIFICATION Composition having a phosphorescent effect The present invention relates to a composition having a phosphorescent effect, particularly useful for the production of flexible labels.
The invention thus relates to a thermoplastic product able to emit a delayed luminescence as a result of a luminous excitation, which product may be used for the production of labels, tags and the like, using traditional printing methods. According to the invention, the thermoplastic composition having a phos phorescent effect is obtained in the form of a dispersion of a synthetic resin, containing therein substances capable of absorbing the daylight radiations and of emitting them as visible light after excitation (afterglow), in a plasticizer (plastisol), which is subsequently gelled.
There is known the physical phenomenon commonly referred to as afterglow, which consists in the absorption by some substances of the energy associated to the ultraviolet light, with the subsequent re-emission of the same in the form of visible radiation, over a period of time which may vary in length. Said phenomenon is evident in crystalline substances which contain small percentages of extraneous atoms, calied activators, and it consists essentially in the passage of an electron to a metastable state and in the subsequent return of said electron to the initial state, with emission of visible light.
The main known substances which possess said characteristics are the sulfides of zinc and cadmium, taken alone or as mixed crystals, eventually activated with zinc, copper, manganese or silver.
It is also known to make marking elements, such as labels, tags and the like, in thermoplastic materials, applied by means of xerographic processes or the like, to a base, which may consist of pocketbooks, wearing apparel and the like. Said labels have characteristics of elasticity and of resistance, as well as a low production cost, which have been factors in favoring the wide acceptance thereof.
It does not result that, to this time, there has been realized a plastic composition suitable for use in the production of the aforementioned articles, or in the production of other thermoplastic items having the same characteristic of elasticity and of resistance, which allows for the delayed visibility of said item by means of the residual luminescence of the same after it has been exposed to the light for variable periods of time.
It is thus an object of the present invention to produce a plastic composition having the property of re-emitting absorbed light over an extended period of time and which composition can be used in the production of items which are usually realized in plastic materials.
The invention relates to a composition having a high afterglow effect characterized by the fact of comprising a base thermoplastic resin having a low polimerization point, a plasticizer, a stabilizer which has a hight absorption of the ultraviolet radiation, and a pigment consisting of zinc sulfide crystals activated with copper (ZnS:Cu), pretreated and incorporated in the composition, in the form of particles encapsulated in a polyvinyl alcohol.
The invention will now be described with reference to a non-limitative embodiment, especially suitable for the production of flexible plastic labels.
As a base resin, there was used polyvinyl chloride or PVC, in powder form, because of its characteristics of resistance, elasticity, stability to chemical agents and because of its low polymerization temperature which facilitates the admixture therein of the other elements, especially those which impart to the mixture a residual luminescence, and which will hereinafter be referred to as "pigments". In order to render flexible and moldable the PVC there was used a mixture of primary and secondary plasticizers consisting, respectively, of butyl - benzyl - phthalate and of propenyl - glycol - adipate. The mixture is preferably composed of 40% of butyl - benzyl - phthalate, which confers to the mixture a shight solvent action, and of 60% of a polymeric plasticizer (polypropenyl glycol - adipate) which imparts to the reaction mass a high degree of plasticity.There can also be utilized butyl or iso-octyl phthalates or other high-boiling esters in combination with the polypropenyl - glycol - adipate or in combination with other polymeric plasticizers in order to impart a fair degree of elasticity to the plastic mass.
The resin is dispersed in the plasticizing mixture and the paste thus obtained is mixed until there is obtained a homogeneous mass. To the paste there is added additionally an organic stabilizer, preferably the dicyandiamide, since the use of metallic salts results incompatible with the pigment itself, decreasing the decay time of the same.The function of said stabilizer is that of combining with the HCI which is formed when the paste is brought to the gelling temperature, giving compounds which are practically colorless and which are compatible with the resin itself, while at the same time presenting a strong adsorption of the ultraviolet light The elimi nation of the HCI is necessary in such polymerization processes in order to prevent the yellowing caused by atmospheric agents, especially temperature and light In view of the particular applications of the compositions which are object of the invention, it is additionally necessary that the combination product with the HCI be practically colorless in orderthat it will not change the natural color of the composition and will not interfere with phenomenon of lumines cence.In addition, said compounds must be such as not to create discontinuities inside the resin, thus assuring the characteristics of plasticity and elastic ity of the same. Finally said products must be able to absorb the major portion of the ultraviolet radiation which would otherwise damage the pigment, caus ing its rapid deterioration. Finally, since the pigment itself is attached rapidly by the HCI, the stabilizer is preferably used in a quantity slightly higher than that strictly necessary for the neutralization of the HCI.
To the mixture there are also added small quan tities of a lubricating agent, such as ethyl palmitate, stearic acid or waxes, which additionally facilitate the release of the mixture from the molds in the fol lowing processing operations, and a filler such as, for example, talcum. Both of these components have been chosen because of their compatibility with the the pigment; further, it is advantageous that the filler be kept to a minimum in order to avoid a decrease in the elasticity of the final product and the formation of barrier with respect to the pigment. In view of the above-mentioned considerations, it is preferred that the percentage of talcum does not exceed the 2% by weight of the resin.
As a substance which presents a high afterglow phenomenon there is preferably used zinc sulfide, with small amounts of copper as an activator, in the form of crystals. The average dimension of the crystalline particles mentioned above do not exceed about 40 microns and, in orderto obtain a prolonged residual luminescence, said component may vary up to a maximum of 35% by weight, based on the weight of the resin. It has also been found that higher proportions of crystals do not produce visibly appreciable advantages and do result in a decrease of the elasticity of the resinous mass. In particular, after a trial in a refrigerator, it was found that a quantity of crystals higher than that indicated above, utilizing equal amounts of plastifying agents, caused a crumbling of the product under abrasive action.
Furthermore, to insure a better protection of the pigment against the atmospheric agents and the abrasion, said components are previously treated in a polyvinyl alcohol so as to effect a microencapsulation of the particles, thus increasing their resistance to abrasion. In orderto effectthis operation, the polyvinyl alcohol is dissolved in water at about 60"C and to the resulting solution there are added the crystals in an amount equal to that of the polyvinyl alcohol (on a weight basis). The reaction mixture is stirred at a constanttemperature of about 60"C until all water in evaporated. The resulting mass is then triturated and refined before it is introduced into the compound.
Following the admixture of the paste thus obtained, one proceeds to the refining operation controlling in a suitable manner the pressure on the rollers of the refiner as a function of the dimensions of the crystals, thus obtaining a plastisol having a phosphorescent effect which can be utilized for the preparazion of labels, tabs and other relief-type thermoplastic products obtained by casting or blow-molding methods. In particular in the case of labels produced by the well-known coating methods, there can be obtained relief-type labels on a suitable support, such as, for example cloth, of a single color (under natural light) or labels or tags consisting of sections having different colorations when illuminated by the light but which, however, all emit a common green luminescence when placed in the dark.The residual luminescence of a green color is preferred since other colorations, such as yellow, orange or red, necessitate the presence of cadmium particles which, being a metallic salt, reduce in the specific case the the afterglow effect from 20 hours to about 30 minutes.
In the following table there is indicated a preferred plastisol composition, referred to 1 Kg of resin.
Base resin 1000 g Plasticizer 700 g (280 g primary and 420 g secondary) Stabilizer 40 g Lubricant lOg Charge (filler) 0-lOg Pigment (ZnS:Cu) 350 g Polyvinyl alcohol 350 9 Total weight of the mass 2470 g While the composition of the present invention has been illustrated mainly with reference to a particular embodiment, said illustration cannot be considered limitative, bearing in mind that such modification and changes, both in the composition and in the process, which result obvious to those skilled in the art fall, within the scope of the present invention.

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1. Composition having a phosphorescent effect characterized by the fact of comprising: - a base thermoplastic resin having a low polymerization point, - a plasticizer, - a stabilizer having a high absorbency of the ultraviolet radiation, - a pigment based on active crystals in the form of particles encapsulated in a polyvinyl alcohol.
2. Composition according to claim 1, further characterized by the fact of comprising: - a lubricant consisting of ethyl palmitate, and - a filler consisting of talcum.
3. Composition according to claim 1 or2, characterized by the fact that the base resin consists of polyvinyl chloride, that the stabilizer consists of a mixture of primary and secondary plasticizers and by the fact that the phosphorescent substances consist of particles, having a diameter of about 40 microns, of crystals of zinc sulfide activated with copper.
4. Composition according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that the primary plasticizer consists of butyl - benzyl - phthalate and that the secondary plasticizer consists of polypropenyl - glycol - adipate.
5. Composition having a phosphorescent effect for the production of flexible labels substantially as hereinbefore described.
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EP0125028A2 (en) * 1983-04-08 1984-11-14 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Autoradiogram marking process
US5914076A (en) * 1997-10-10 1999-06-22 The Glo-Tech Corporation Process for producing longer-lasting, high luminescence, phosphorescent textile fibers
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EP0109958A2 (en) * 1982-11-22 1984-05-30 Avl Ag Measuring device for determining the oxygen content of a sample
EP0109958A3 (en) * 1982-11-22 1985-11-21 Avl Ag Measuring device for determining the oxygen content of a sample
EP0125028A2 (en) * 1983-04-08 1984-11-14 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Autoradiogram marking process
EP0125028A3 (en) * 1983-04-08 1987-04-29 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Autoradiogram marking process
US5914076A (en) * 1997-10-10 1999-06-22 The Glo-Tech Corporation Process for producing longer-lasting, high luminescence, phosphorescent textile fibers
CN102501527A (en) * 2011-11-15 2012-06-20 亿利资源集团有限公司 Lightweight energy-storing glow flame-retarding smoke-inhibiting PVC (polyvinyl chloride) composite material and preparation method thereof
CN102501527B (en) * 2011-11-15 2014-07-09 亿利资源集团有限公司 Lightweight energy-storing glow flame-retarding smoke-inhibiting PVC (polyvinyl chloride) composite material and preparation method thereof

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