JP2000191871A - Resin composition for polyvinyl chloride fiber and fiber prepared from this - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin composition which stably yields a polyvinyl chloride fiber having a controlled gloss and touch while maintaining a high spinnability. SOLUTION: A composition is prepared by blending, against (A) 100 pts.wt. vinyl chloride resin, (B) from 0.2 to 20 pts.wt., calculated in a gel content, a crosslinked vinyl chloride resin and (C) from 0.3 to 15 pts.wt. copolymer comprising from 30 to 90 wt.% ethylene unit, from 10 to 50 wt.% alkyl (meth)acrylate unit, from 0 to 40 wt.% carbon monoxide unit and from 0 to 10 wt.% vinyl monomer unit which is copolymerizable with these.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a resin composition for a polyvinyl chloride fiber having excellent spinning (spinning) properties, excellent heat resistance, and a controlled gloss and texture. Further, the present invention relates to a polyvinyl chloride fiber obtained by melt-spinning the resin composition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Polyvinyl chloride resin is self-extinguishing,
It is excellent in chemical resistance, etc., and can have excellent properties even when it is made into fibers, but general polyvinyl chloride fibers produced by melt spinning have the same properties as when glass fragments reflect light rays. Since it has a specific gloss (gloss) and is unnatural for fibers, it needs to be improved.

[0003] In order to avoid this problem, it is generally produced by a dry or wet spinning method using a solvent, or a special method, for example, a method in which a molten yarn spun from a nozzle is immediately introduced into a high-temperature heating medium. Also, there is known a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 34-6908, in which a heated spinning tube provided in the fiber axis direction is instantaneously heated and melted for spinning. Further, as disclosed in JP-B-48-43381, a polyvinyl chloride resin copolymerized with a monomer such as propylene copolymerizable with vinyl chloride has been used. Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-2109 discloses a method of blending a methyl methacrylate copolymer. However, all of these methods have never been satisfactory because of complicated processes, increased gloss of fibers, and insufficient spinnability improving effect.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a polyvinyl chloride fiber having a controlled gloss and texture.
An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition that can be stably obtained while maintaining high spinnability.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, a vinyl chloride resin, a crosslinked vinyl chloride resin and a specific ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid It has been found that by blending an alkyl ester-based polymer, it is possible to obtain a polyvinyl chloride-based fiber having a controlled luster and texture with high spinnability and process stability, thereby completing the present invention.

That is, according to the present invention, the gel content of (B) the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin is converted to 0.2 to 20 parts by weight, and (C)
30 to 90% by weight of ethylene units, 10 to 50% by weight of alkyl (meth) acrylate units, 0 to 40% by weight of carbon monoxide units, and 0 to 10% by weight of vinyl monomer units copolymerizable therewith. Copolymer 0.3 to be used
A resin composition for a polyvinyl chloride fiber comprising 15 parts by weight of a compounded composition,
Of the copolymer having a melt index (MI) of 190
It is preferable that it is 2 to 500 g / 10 minutes under 2Kg load conditions (based on JIS-K6730) at 2C, and the alkyl ester portion of the alkyl (meth) acrylate has 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Further, (B) a crosslinked vinyl chloride resin having a gel particle size of 0.3 to 20 μm can be used.

The fiber of the present invention is a polyvinyl chloride fiber obtained by melt-spinning the above resin composition for a polyvinyl chloride fiber. The polyvinyl chloride fiber obtained according to the present invention can be suitably used as artificial hair.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The vinyl chloride resin used in the present invention is a vinyl chloride homopolymer, another copolymerizable monomer of up to 50% by weight with vinyl chloride, one kind and / or two kinds. The above (multi-component) copolymer or a mixture thereof. Representative examples of the copolymerizable monomer include ethylene, propylene, alkyl vinyl ether, vinylidene chloride, vinyl acetate, acrylate, and maleate.

[0010] The (multi-component) copolymer can be polymerized using various generally known polymerization methods. The (multi-component) copolymer may take any (multi-component) copolymer form such as random, block, and graft.

If the amount of the components other than vinyl chloride in the (multi-component) copolymer is 50% by weight or more, it is not preferable because it is softened, the heat resistance is reduced, and the cost is high. Preferred copolymers are copolymers of ethylene, propylene, or vinyl acetate with vinyl chloride from the viewpoint of thermal stability during heat melt processing. As for the degree of polymerization of the vinyl chloride resin, the higher the degree of polymerization, the higher the strength of the obtained fiber tends to be. On the other hand, the lower the degree of polymerization, the more advantageous in terms of spinnability. From these relations, the polymerization degree of the vinyl chloride resin is about 500 to 1500, more preferably 7 to 1500.
About 00 to 1300 is good.

(A) blended with vinyl chloride resin (B)
The crosslinked vinyl chloride resin preferably has a gel content of 20 to 40% by weight, and a resin having a gel particle size (meaning the size of the particles at the crosslinked portion) of 0.3 to 20 μm.

Regarding the crosslinking method, any method such as radiation crosslinking, ionic crosslinking, crosslinking with a radical generator, and thermal crosslinking may be used, as long as the deterioration of the vinyl chloride resin is not promoted. The crosslinking agent may be appropriately selected depending on the crosslinking method.

The degree of polymerization of the vinyl chloride resin other than the crosslinked portion is preferably from about 700 to 1300 from the viewpoint of processability.

By blending (B) a crosslinked vinyl chloride resin with (A) a vinyl chloride resin, the gloss and texture of the fiber can be improved. In this case, the blending ratio is preferably from 0.2 to 20 parts by weight in terms of gel content of the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin with respect to 100 parts by weight of the vinyl chloride resin.
The crosslinked vinyl chloride resin was converted into a gel content to obtain a gel content of 0.1.
If the amount is less than 2 parts by weight, the gloss of the fiber will not disappear and a good texture will not be obtained. On the other hand, if it exceeds 20 parts by weight, the spinnability deteriorates and the yarn breakage increases. From these points, the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin is more preferably 0.3 to 15 parts by weight in terms of gel content based on 100 parts by weight of the vinyl chloride resin.

The gloss and texture of the obtained fiber vary depending on the gel particle size. If the gel particle size is less than 0.3 μm, the gloss does not disappear and a good texture cannot be obtained. If it exceeds 20 μm, the luster disappears, but clear irregularities are recognized on the fiber surface, and a good texture cannot be obtained. From these points, the gel particle size is more preferably 0.5 to 15 μm.

The copolymer (C) contains 30 to 9 ethylene units.
0% by weight and (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester unit 1
A copolymer comprising 0 to 50% by weight, 0 to 40% by weight of carbon monoxide units, and 0 to 10% by weight of other copolymerizable vinyl single units having a melt index (MI) of 190 ° C; Under a 2 kg load condition (based on JIS-K6730), the weight is 2 to 500 g / 10 min, and
The alkyl acrylate alkyl ester preferably has 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The above-mentioned copolymer is used for the purpose of improving the fluidity when melt-spinning into fibers and improving the spinnability.

The copolymer (C) generally comprises ethylene and an alkyl (meth) acrylate, and if necessary, carbon monoxide and / or another copolymerizable vinyl monomer. Is obtained by radical polymerization in the presence of a radical initiator.However, the polymerization method is not limited to this, and polymerization can be performed using various generally known polymerization methods. it can.

The copolymer may be in any copolymer form such as a random copolymer, a block copolymer, a graft copolymer and the like. As the alkyl (meth) acrylate in the (C) copolymer, those having 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl ester portion are used.

When the one having 11 or more carbon atoms is used, the compatibility with the vinyl chloride resin decreases, and the strength of the obtained fiber tends to decrease. In this respect, the number of carbon atoms is preferably 8 or less.

Specific examples of the alkyl (meth) acrylate include methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, i-propyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate,
and n-propyl methacrylate. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The above (C) copolymer may, if necessary,
In addition to the ethylene unit, the alkyl (meth) acrylate unit, and the carbon monoxide unit, the copolymer may contain another copolymerizable vinyl unit.

Other copolymerizable vinyl monomers include:
Propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, isobutene,
Alkene compounds such as isoprene, α, ω-nonconjugated dienes, butadiene, phenylpropadiene, cyclopentadiene, 1,5-norbornadiene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, etc. Nodiene compounds Styrene, α-methylstyrene, o-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene, etc., aromatic vinyl compounds, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, N-methylmaleimide, N- Maleic acid derivatives such as phenylmaleimide and dimethyl maleate; unsaturated amide compounds such as glycidyl (meth) acrylate such as unsaturated nitrile glycidyl methacrylate such as acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; unsaturated amide compounds such as acrylamide; vinyl methyl ether; Ethyl ethers, such as vinyl alkyl ethers, allyl alkyl ethers, such as allyl ethyl ethers, alkyl esters of (meth) acrylic acid alkyl esters having 11 or more carbon atoms, and acrylic acid, methacrylic acid as other vinyl monomers, Examples include, but are not limited to, vinyl acetate, and various copolymerizable components can be used. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The value of the melt index (MI) of the copolymer (C) is 190 ° C. under a 2 kg load condition (JIS
-K6730) in the range of 2 to 500 g / 10
Min, preferably 4 to 400 g / 10 min.

If the value of the melt index is less than 2, the fluidity cannot be improved, and if it exceeds 500, the strength of the obtained fiber tends to decrease.

In the copolymer (C), the ratio of the ethylene unit to the alkyl (meth) acrylate unit, the carbon monoxide unit, and the other copolymerizable vinyl monomer unit is as follows. 30 to 90% by weight, 10 to 50% by weight of alkyl (meth) acrylate units, 0 to 40% by weight of carbon monoxide units, and 0 to 10% by weight of other copolymerizable vinyl monomer units. is there.

Preferably, the ethylene unit is 35 to 85% by weight and the alkyl (meth) acrylate unit is 10 to 10% by weight.
40% by weight, 0 to 30% by weight of carbon monoxide units, and 0 to 7% by weight of other copolymerizable vinyl monomer units. When the amount of the alkyl (meth) acrylate unit is less than 10% by weight or more than 60% by weight, the fluidity cannot be improved, and when the amount of the other copolymerizable vinyl monomer unit exceeds 10% by weight, the obtained is obtained. Fiber strength and heat resistance may decrease.

The amount of the copolymer (C) used is from 0.3 to
It is 15% by weight, preferably 1 to 8% by weight. If the amount of the copolymer (C) is less than 0.3% by weight, the fluidity cannot be improved, and if it exceeds 15% by weight, the strength and heat resistance of the obtained fiber tend to decrease.

The degree of surface unevenness of the fiber obtained in the present invention can be controlled by the amount of the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin and the draft ratio, which is the ratio of the take-up speed to the outflow speed from the nozzle.

That is, when the mixing amount of the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin is increased and the drafting ratio is reduced, the surface irregularities increase, and the fiber has a high gloss. Therefore,
Such fibers are particularly suitable for artificial hair used in head decoration products such as wigs that require natural luster. The fiber obtained by the present invention can be used not only for artificial hair but also for industrial materials such as insect nets, brushes, and carpets. In this field, low prices are often demanded and the productivity of fibers needs to be high. However, the present invention is preferable because high spinnability is obtained and the productivity is excellent.

The fiber of the present invention can be mixed with other components as required according to the production method and quality.
For example, in the melt spinning, a heat stabilizer and a lubricant essential for melt extrusion of a vinyl chloride resin or the like can be arbitrarily mixed in appropriate amounts, and if necessary, an antistatic agent, an ultraviolet absorber, a processing aid, a pigment Alternatively, a dye or the like can be blended. In addition, the resin composition for melt-spinning the fiber of the present invention can be obtained by mixing at ordinary temperature or by heating using a usual powder mixer such as a ribbon blender or a Henschel mixer. The obtained resin composition can be heated and melted and spun directly into an extruder as it is in powder form,
It is preferable to granulate with a kneading roll, a kneader or an extruder to obtain a spinning raw material.

Since the spinning raw material obtained as described above is excellent in processability, it is heated and melted at a temperature of about 150 to 200 ° C. using a usual uniaxial or biaxial extruder or the like. It can be spun from a nozzle. The spinning raw material related to the fiber of the present invention exhibits excellent spinnability as it is, but a heated spinning cylinder is provided in the fiber axis direction immediately below the nozzle, and the spun molten yarn is instantaneously heated to a high degree. It is also possible to spin.

In the case of vinyl chloride fiber, which is more likely to be thermally decomposed than polyester or polyolefin, it is better to operate the extruder at a relatively low temperature, heat it instantaneously with this heating cylinder, and draw it to a high degree. This is preferable because thermal degradation of the resin can be suppressed and continuous operation can be performed for a long time.

[0034]

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of examples of melt spinning, but this does not limit the scope of the present invention. The evaluation method and the like will be described below before the embodiment.

(1) Evaluation of spinnability At the stage of melt spinning, the occurrence of yarn breakage is visually observed.
The evaluation was as follows. Thread breaks less than 1 time / 1 hour ... "Excellent" Thread breaks 2-3 times / 1 hour ... "Good" Thread breaks 4-15 times / 1 hour ... "OK" Thread breaks 15 times or more / 1 hour ... "No" (2) Gloss evaluation The surface is smooth, glossy over the entire surface, and shine.・ ・
... [1] Gloss between [1] and [3] ...
... [2] The surface is rough, and there is a sense of brightness locally ...
... [3] Gloss between [3] and [5] ...
... [4] The surface is smooth and has a slightly dull luster. (Similar to human hair)
... [5] Gloss between [5] and [7] ...
... [6] The surface is smooth and has no gloss at all.・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
... [7] (3) Heat shrinkage Twelve 20-cm long multifilaments are hung in a gear oven (constant temperature dryer) at 90 ° C, and the shrinkage [%] of each sample after 15 minutes is as follows: The average of 10 intermediate values was defined as the heat shrinkage. The heat shrinkage is preferably 20% or less [Examples 1 to 3, Comparative Examples 1 to 3] A vinyl chloride resin, a crosslinked vinyl chloride resin, and an ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester resin were prepared as shown in Table 1 below. , A mixture of 3 parts by weight of dibutyltin maleate, 1 part by weight of dibutyltin laurate, 0.5 parts by weight of synthetic wax, 0.5 parts by weight of stearic acid, and a processing aid of 1. 0
Parts. This mixture was stirred and mixed at 110 ° C. for 40 minutes using a ribbon blender, and then using an extruder,
The pellet was formed at a cylinder temperature of 140 ° C and a die temperature of 145 ° C. This resin pellet is L / D = 20 m
A nozzle with a hole diameter of 0.7 mm and a number of holes of 60 is attached to an mφ extruder, and extruded under conditions with good spinnability in each case in the range of cylinder temperature of 150 to 180 ° C and nozzle temperature of 180 ± 15 ° C. Was pulled by Next, the film was stretched 2.5 times with a second stretching roll through a hot air circulation box at 110 ° C. Furthermore, the wire is drawn between two pairs of conical rolls installed in a box adjusted to a temperature of 115 ° C., continuously subjected to a 25% relaxation treatment, and has a single yarn fineness of 60%.
The denier multifilament was wound up. At this time, the processability (spinnability) and the physical properties of the multifilament obtained in each example were measured by the following methods. Table 1 shows the results
It was shown to.

[0036]

[Table 1] As is clear from the results in Table 1, the gloss is improved to the same degree as human hair by adding the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin, but if only the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin is used, the spinnability is significantly deteriorated. . The spinning property is improved by further adding an ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester-based copolymer, which is a copolymer (C), to the above-mentioned composition, and the luster remains at the same level as human hair. .

Examples 4 to 6 As shown in Table 2 below, spinning was carried out in the same manner as in Example 2 except that a resin composition in which a vinyl chloride resin was changed was used. The results are shown in Table 2.

[0038]

[Table 2] [Comparative Examples 4 and 5] As shown in Table 3 below, a composition was used in which the content of the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin and the content of the ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester copolymer (C) were changed. The spinning was carried out in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the spinning was performed. Table 3 shows the results.

[0039]

[Table 3] Examples 7 and 8 Comparative Examples 6 to 8 (C) Spinning was performed in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the composition of the ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester-based copolymer was changed. Table 4 shows the results.

[0040]

[Table 4]

[0041]

As described above, the polyvinyl chloride fiber according to the present invention has excellent luster and texture and can be suitably used for artificial hair. Moreover, it is excellent in spinning (spinning) properties, has high productivity and can be produced at low cost, and is applicable to fields of industrial materials other than artificial hair.

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI Theme coat (reference) C08L 73:00) F term (reference) 4J002 BD031 BD032 BD041 BD042 BD051 BD052 BD061 BD062 BD071 BD072 BD081 BD082 BD091 BD092 BD141 BD142 CJ003 FB272 GK01 4L035 AA05 BB31 BB77 BB79 BB89 BB91 CC02 CC07 EE02 EE07 FF04 HH10

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin (A), 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of (B) a crosslinked vinyl chloride resin in terms of gel content, and (C) 30 to 9 ethylene units.
0% by weight (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester unit 10
-50% by weight, 0-40% by weight of carbon monoxide unit, and 0-10% by weight of a vinyl monomer unit copolymerizable therewith
A resin composition for a polyvinyl chloride fiber, comprising 0.3 to 15 parts by weight of a copolymer prepared from the above. 2. The copolymer (C) having a melt index (MI) value of 190 ° C. under a 2 kg load condition (JIS-K
The polyvinyl chloride-based resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the content is 2 to 500 g / 10 minutes and the alkyl ester portion of the alkyl (meth) acrylate has 1 to 10 carbon atoms. 3. The resin composition for a polyvinyl chloride fiber according to claim 1, wherein the gel particle size of the crosslinked vinyl chloride resin (B) is 0.3 to 20 μm. 4. A polyvinyl chloride fiber obtained by melt-spinning the resin composition for a polyvinyl chloride fiber according to claim 1.