JP2001222911A - Conductivity orientated zinc oxide flake and its manufacturing process - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish a in a conductivity orientated zinc oxide flake that display an excellent performance as a conductive component to add to an anti- static additive and an anti-static paint, and its manufacturing process. SOLUTION: A conductivity orientational zinc oxide flake having an index determined according to the following formula (1) of 40 or more and containing a trivalent metal oxide in 1×10-4 to 2×10-1 mol per mol of zinc oxide in metal conversion and its manufacturing method is disclosed. Orientational index = [34.56 deg./(31.88 deg.+34.56 deg.+36.36 deg.)×100 (Each numerical value in the formula represents a strength at 2θ angle in X-ray diffraction).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a novel conductive oriented flake zinc oxide obtained by using a zinc salt and an amino alcohol as raw materials and using a trivalent metal compound as a doping component for imparting conductivity. And its production method, this conductive oriented flake zinc oxide is suitable as a heat-reflecting / ultraviolet shielding agent for conductive agents and cosmetics, resins, fibers, paints, etc. for antistatic agents and antistatic paints Can be used. It can also be used as an antibacterial agent, a deodorant, a vulcanization accelerator for rubber, a glaze for ceramics, a medicine, a catalyst and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for producing conductive zinc oxide, a small amount of a trivalent or tetravalent metal compound is added when producing a precursor of zinc hydroxide or basic zinc sulfate, and this is reduced. A method of baking in an atmosphere is known (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 3-60429 and 4-26).
514, JP-A-7-69631).

However, the conductive zinc oxide obtained by these conventional methods has a conductivity of at most 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁶ S /
cm, and a large variation in particle diameter in the form of a collapsed plate-like material, and the properties as a conductivity-imparting agent are not necessarily high.

On the other hand, JOURNAL OF MATERIAL SCIENCE 27,
2713-2718 describes that zinc oxide is mixed with η-Al ₂ O ₃ and calcined at 1000 ° C. to obtain zinc oxide oriented in the C axis. However, in this method, only a partially oriented zinc oxide is obtained, but not a uniformly oriented zinc oxide throughout, and the particle shape is a mixture of flake and needle. . When this is decomposed with an ammonium chloride-ammonium solution, highly oriented zinc oxide can be obtained, but only in a mixed state with spherical η-Al ₂ O _3. It is not obtained as an active substance, and its particle diameter is coarse, with an average particle diameter of about 20 μm.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide fine and uniform particle diameters after firing and high orientation. An object of the present invention is to provide flake zinc oxide having high conductivity and a method for producing the same.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The conductive oriented flake zinc oxide according to the present invention which can solve the above-mentioned problems has an orientation index of 40 obtained by the following formula (1).
The gist is that the oxide of the trivalent metal is contained in an amount of 1 × 10 ⁻⁴ to 2 × 10 ⁻¹ mol per mol of zinc oxide in terms of metal. Orientation index = [34.56 ° / (31.88 ° + 34.56 ° + 36.36 °) × 100 (1) (each numerical value in the formula represents the intensity at 2θ angle in X-ray diffraction).

The conductive oriented flake zinc oxide has an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 2 μm in addition to the orientation index.
The average thickness is 0.03 μm or less, the orientation index is 40 or more, and the conductivity as a green compact is 1 × 10 ⁻³ S / cm.
The above is preferable, and the conductive oriented flake zinc oxide of the present invention having these properties exhibits extremely excellent performance as an antistatic agent or a conductivity imparting agent to an antistatic paint or the like, In addition, since it has an ultraviolet shielding ability and an infrared reflecting ability, it can be effectively used as an additive for giving a heat ray reflecting ability and an ultraviolet shielding ability to, for example, cosmetics, various resin materials, fibers, and paints. Further, since the shape is a flake shape, it can be used as an antibacterial agent, a deodorant, a vulcanization accelerator for rubber, a glaze for ceramics, a medicine, a catalyst, and the like.

Further, the production method of the present invention provides a method suitable for producing conductive oriented flake zinc oxide having the above-mentioned properties, and comprises a zinc salt and an amino alcohol per mole of the zinc salt. The gist is that the precipitate is heated in an aqueous solution in the presence of 1 × 10 ^{−4 to} 2 × 10 ⁻¹ mol of a trivalent metal compound, and the resulting precipitate is fired in a reducing atmosphere.

As the zinc salt used in carrying out the above method, zinc sulfate, zinc nitrate, zinc chloride, zinc carbonate and zinc acetate are preferably used, and these can be used alone or, if necessary, in two kinds. The above may be used in combination. Examples of amino alcohols include 2-aminoethanol, 2,2′-iminodiethanol and 2,2 ′, 2 ″
-Nitrilotriethanol is preferably used, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Also,
Particularly preferred as the trivalent metal compound used in combination with the zinc salt and the amino alcohol are compounds of aluminum, gallium, indium, and thallium, which can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The preferred composition ratio of the zinc salt and the amino alcohol is preferably adjusted so that the amino group in the amino alcohol is in the range of 0.9 to 1.5 with respect to zinc 1 of the zinc salt. The trivalent metal compound is 1 × 10 ⁻⁴ to 2 × 10 ^{4 in} terms of each metal per 1 mol of the zinc salt.
It is desirable to use in the range of ^-1 mol, and by specifying such conditions, together with a high level of conductivity, the orientation index, or satisfying requirements such as preferred particle size configuration and compacted particle conductivity. Conductive oriented flake zinc oxide can be obtained more reliably.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As described above, the conductive oriented flake zinc oxide of the present invention is novel in that the orientation index represented by the above formula (1) is 40 or more. The specificity of the index is that the orientation index of ordinary zinc oxide powder determined by the above formula (1) is 21.8 (JC
PDS No. 36-1451).

That is, the orientation index represented by the above formula (1) represents the degree of orientation of the zinc oxide powder in the c-axis direction, which means that the orientation index of the conventional material is about 22. Means that the degree of orientation of the zinc oxide in the c-axis direction is low. On the other hand, that the orientation index is 40 or more is a very important property when the zinc oxide crystal is mainly used as an antistatic agent or a conductivity imparting agent for an antistatic paint or the like.

[0013] From the viewpoint of improving the conductivity, the upper limit of the orientation index is not particularly limited, and the theoretical upper limit is 10%.
Of course, it may be 0, but it is extremely difficult to increase the orientation index to 60 or more even if a manufacturing method as described below is employed. Assuming that the upper limit of the orientation index is shown, about 60 or less is considered practical, and practically, about 45 to 55 is judged preferable.

In the present invention, doping of a trivalent metal oxide is indispensable as an essential requirement for imparting conductivity. As a trivalent metal oxide, one mole of zinc oxide in terms of metal is used. 1 × 10 ^{-4 to} 2 × 10 ^-1
It is an essential requirement to contain them in moles. By the way, 3
When the amount of the valent metal oxide is insufficient, even if the content of the orientation index is satisfied, satisfactory conductivity is not provided due to insufficient doping, and the required properties as a conductivity imparting agent are satisfied. No longer. However, even if the amount of the doping agent is excessively large, the conductivity improving effect is saturated and not only the further modifying effect cannot be obtained, but also the conductivity and the infrared reflectivity may be hindered. Excessive doping should be avoided.

A more preferable doping amount for providing a high level of conductivity without causing the above-mentioned obstacles is in the range of 5 × 10 ^{-3 to} 5 × 10 ^-2 mol per mol of zinc oxide.

The conductive oriented flake zinc oxide of the present invention is uniformly mixed and dispersed in, for example, an antistatic agent or an antistatic paint to exhibit its excellent conductivity imparting effect. When used as a compounding agent for infrared reflection / ultraviolet shielding to molding resin materials and fibers, etc., the average particle size is important for facilitating uniform dispersion in these base components and effectively exhibiting the performance. Is 0.2-2μ
m, more preferably 0.2 to 1.0 μm, the average thickness is 0.03 μm or less, more preferably 0.02 μm or less, and the conductivity as a green compact is 0.01 S / cm or more, more preferably 0 or less. It is desirably 2.02 S / cm or more.

By the way, in the case of excessively fine particles having an average particle diameter of less than 0.2 μm, the advantage of the flake shape cannot be utilized, and the dispersion becomes extremely poor. Dispersion when blended in cosmetics, molding materials, and the like becomes uneven, making it difficult to obtain a uniform conductivity-imparting effect. Furthermore, as a green compact, the conductivity is 1 × 10
^If it is less than ^-3 S / cm, the conductivity as the conductivity imparting component intended in the present invention cannot be secured due to insufficient conductivity.

In the present invention, the term "flake-like" means that the zinc oxide has a flat plate shape in a powder state, and such a shape characteristic is obtained by using an antistatic agent, a conductive paint, or a sunburn. This is an important property in making the contact between zinc oxide powders particularly dense when processed into a flake shape, such as a stop cosmetic or a film for heat ray reflection / ultraviolet shielding, so as to more effectively exhibit conductivity and the like.

Next, a method for efficiently producing conductive oriented flake zinc oxide having the above characteristics will be described.

That is, in the production method of the present invention, a zinc salt and an amino alcohol are mixed in an aqueous solution at a concentration of 1 × 1 per mol of the zinc salt.
A complex is formed by mixing in the presence of 0 ^{-4 to} 2 × 10 ^-1 mol of a trivalent metal compound, and further subjected to a heat treatment to form a precipitate of a hydroxyzinc salt. A method of firing in a reducing atmosphere is employed. By adopting this method, the zinc oxide finally obtained has a flake-like conductive orientation with a fine and uniform particle diameter.

At this time, in order to obtain zinc oxide exhibiting conductive orientation, it is indispensable that trivalent metal atoms coexist in the system in the process of forming a complex by mixing the raw materials.
When the valent metal does not coexist, conductivity cannot be given to the zinc oxide finally obtained, and the function as the conductivity imparting component cannot be secured.

The amino alcohol used in the present invention includes 2-aminoethanol, 2,2′-iminodiethanol, 2,2 ′, 2 ″ -nitrilotriethanol and 2-aminoethanol.
Examples thereof include (dimethylamino) ethanol, 2- (diethylamino) ethanol, and 1,1,1-nitrilotri-2-propanol. These may be used alone, or may be used in combination of two or more as necessary. Can be.

Among the above amino alcohols, 2-aminoethanol, 2,2′-iminodiethanol, 2,2 ′, 2 ″ -nitrilotriethanol are particularly preferably used in the present invention.

In the present invention, the use of an amino alcohol in the complex salt formation reaction is an essential requirement. When other amines are used, the precipitate formed as an intermediate does not form flakes, Alternatively, the particle diameter becomes uneven, and even if this is fired, conductive oriented flake zinc oxide satisfying the orientation index, the particle shape, the particle size configuration, and the like as intended in the present invention cannot be obtained.

The zinc salt used in the present invention includes:
Examples thereof include zinc sulfate, zinc nitrate, zinc chloride, zinc carbonate and zinc acetate. These may be used alone, or two or more of them may be used in combination as needed.

Examples of the trivalent metal compound used as a doping agent for imparting conductivity to zinc oxide in the present invention include compounds of metals such as aluminum, gallium, indium, and thallium. It may be added as an aqueous solution to the coexisting system of the salt and the amino alcohol. Usually, it is generally added as a water-soluble salt such as the sulfate, nitrate, chloride and acetate of the above-mentioned trivalent metal. It is also effective to mix them with zinc salt by dry mixing, wet mixing or the like in advance.

When a zinc salt and an amino alcohol are mixed in an aqueous solution in the presence of the above-mentioned trivalent metal compound, they react immediately to form a complex. Preferably, the pH at this time is from 6 to 10, It is preferable to adjust the range to 7 to 9, since complex formation proceeds in a shorter time. The mixing procedure of the zinc salt and the amino alcohol is not particularly limited, and both may be added simultaneously or sequentially to the reaction vessel and mixed, or any of the solutions may be added dropwise and mixed. Further, since the complex formation reaction is hardly affected by the concentration of the zinc salt or amino alcohol, the mixing may be performed at a saturation solubility of the zinc salt or less.

This complex formation reaction is based on zinc 1 and amino group 1
Reaction, the ratio of zinc salt and amino alcohol used in the reaction is 1 mole of zinc salt to 1 amino group.
It is desirable to adjust the use ratio so as to be around mol, preferably in the range of 0.9 to 1.5 mol. By the way, when the amount of amino alcohol is less than 0.9 mol per 1 mol of zinc salt in terms of amino group, the amount of unreacted zinc salt increases and the production rate of the complex decreases. Although the complex formation reaction proceeds, it is difficult to obtain conductive flake zinc oxide having an orientation index as intended in the present invention even if the hydroxyzinc salt generated by heating the resulting complex is reduced and calcined. .

The amount of the trivalent metal compound coexisting in the complex formation reaction system is 1 × 10 ^-4 per mol of zinc salt.
１1 × 10 ⁻¹ mol, more preferably 1 × 10 ^-4 mol
The range is preferably 1 × 10 ^-2 mol.
It is preferable that a valent metal compound coexist in the complex forming system. Then, almost all of the trivalent metal compound is incorporated into the complex formed in the coexistence of such an amount of the trivalent metal compound. The resulting complex is formed as an amorphous flocculent, and it is extremely difficult to separate it into solid and liquid. However, when this is heat-treated, the complex becomes solid-liquid separated containing a trivalent metal hydroxyl salt and washed. It changes to the precipitation of a hydroxyzinc salt which is easy to perform, and this is separated into solid and liquid, and soluble components such as residual ions are removed by washing with water, and preferably lower alcohols or ethers for further suppressing aggregation during drying, etc. After washing with a ketone, an ester or the like, followed by drying and firing in a reducing atmosphere, conductive oriented flake zinc oxide powder satisfying the orientation index can be obtained.

The temperature at which the above complex is heat-treated to convert it to a hydroxyzinc salt is preferably 70 ° C. or higher, more preferably 80 ° C. or higher, and a heat treatment time of about 10 minutes to 4 hours is sufficient. At a low temperature of less than 70 ° C. or a short time of less than 10 minutes, the reaction for forming a hydroxyzinc salt does not sufficiently proceed, and solid-liquid separation or the like becomes extremely difficult in the form of an amorphous complex. Although it depends on the reaction temperature, the conversion to the hydroxyzinc salt is almost completed in about 4 hours, so it is useless to extend the heat treatment time further.

After the heat treatment, the hydroxyzinc salt obtained by solid-liquid separation, washing and drying is then
If necessary, calcining (a preferable condition for calcining is 800 to 1400 ° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere, preferably 800 to 1400 ° C.).
(At 1000 ° C. for 10 minutes or more, preferably about 30 minutes to 2 hours), and then under a reducing atmosphere, for example, 700 to 1 under an atmosphere gas condition such as hydrogen, ammonia, carbon monoxide or the like.
When baking is performed at 00 ° C. for about 10 minutes to 2 hours, a highly conductive flaky zinc oxide powder satisfying the orientation index intended in the present invention is obtained. Here, the final firing is performed in a reducing atmosphere in order to make at least a part of the trivalent metal oxide contained in the fired body into a reduced state and effectively exert the conductivity imparting effect by doping. is there.

Since the conductive oriented flake zinc oxide of the present invention has a flake shape and a c-axis orientation as described above, it has excellent conductivity even compared to the conventional conductive zinc oxide. It can be used very effectively as a material such as an antistatic agent, an antistatic paint, and a conductivity imparting agent. In particular, when this conductive oriented zinc oxide is mixed with, for example, indium oxide and baked, it is combined into a layer to form (ZnO) ₅ InO ₃ , which exhibits excellent performance even with heat transfer materials It can be used effectively as something that can be done.

[0033]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Of course, the present invention can be implemented with modifications, and all of them are included in the technical scope of the present invention.

In the examples, the average particle size was measured by a laser diffraction type particle size distribution analyzer (“S” manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation).
ALD-2000A ”), and the thickness was measured using a scanning electron microscope (“ JSM-5200 ”manufactured by JEOL), X
X-ray diffraction is measured using an X-ray diffractometer (“XD-D manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation”).
1)). The conductivity as a green compact was measured using a conductivity meter under a pressure of 10 MPa.

Example 1 2 L of an aqueous solution containing 0.25 mol / L of zinc sulfate and 0.25 mmol / L of aluminum sulfate and 2 L of an aqueous solution containing 0.3 mol / L of 2-aminoethanol were mixed and stirred. Then, a flocculent (amorphous) complex is immediately generated. This complex is
Heating at 1 ° C. for 1 hour changes to precipitation of zinc hydroxysulfate containing aluminum hydroxysulfate, which is easily separated from solid and liquid. During this time, the pH of the reaction solution was 7.3. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and then subjected to solid-liquid separation, and the formed precipitate is collected by filtration. After thoroughly washing the obtained precipitate,
Further, after washing with ethanol, it is dried at 120 ° C. for 2 hours.

Next, this was heated at a heating rate of 10 ° C./min to 850.
C., and calcined at the same temperature for 30 minutes, and then reduced and fired at 700.degree. C. for 10 minutes in a hydrogen gas atmosphere.
57 g of flake-form zinc oxide containing 0.001 mol of aluminum oxide per mol of zinc oxide in terms of aluminum is obtained. The average particle diameter of the flaky zinc oxide is 0.2 μm, the thickness is 0.02 μm, and the orientation index is 52.
The conductivity as a green compact was 0.03 S / cm, and it had excellent conductivity and high c-axis orientation. FIG. 1 shows an X-ray diffraction chart of the conductive oriented flake zinc oxide.

Example 2 In Example 1, 2-aminoethanol was replaced with 2,2 ′
58 g of conductively oriented flake zinc oxide was obtained in the same manner except that the temperature during the heat reaction of the complex was changed to 95 ° C. instead of -iminodiethanol. The pH during complex formation and during the heating reaction was 7.6. The obtained conductive oriented flake zinc oxide contains 0.001 mol of aluminum oxide in terms of aluminum per 1 mol of zinc oxide, and has an average particle diameter of 0.3 μm and an average thickness of 0.1 mol. The particle size was 02 μm, the orientation index was 43, and the conductivity as a green compact was 0.02 S / cm. FIG. 2 shows an X-ray diffraction chart of the conductive zinc oxide powder.

Example 3 2 L of an aqueous solution containing 0.25 mol / L of zinc chloride and 0.25 mmol / L of aluminum chloride and 2 L of an aqueous solution containing 0.3 mol / L of 2-aminoethanol were mixed. A complex is formed, which is further heated at 90 ° C. for 1 hour, resulting in the precipitation of zinc hydroxychloride containing aluminum hydroxychloride. The pH of the reaction solution during the complex salt formation reaction and the zinc hydroxychloride formation reaction was 7.3. After the heating is completed, solid-liquid separation is performed, and the precipitate is collected by filtration.
After drying at 20 ° C for 2 hours, the temperature was raised at a rate of 10 ° C / min for 8 hours.
The temperature was raised to 50 ° C., calcined at the same temperature for 30 minutes, and then reduced and fired at 700 ° C. for 10 minutes in a hydrogen gas atmosphere to obtain 59 g of flake-like zinc oxide powder. The average particle diameter of the powder was 0.2 μm, the thickness was 0.02 μm, and the orientation index was 4
In No. 5, the conductivity as a green compact was 0.03 S / cm. FIG. 3 shows an X-ray diffraction chart of the zinc oxide powder.

Comparative Example 1 48 g of zinc oxide powder was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 2-aminoethanol was changed to hexamethylenetetramine and the reaction temperature was changed to 95 ° C. The pH during the reaction was 6.5. The obtained zinc oxide powder has a large variation in particle diameter, an average particle diameter of 5 μm, a maximum particle diameter of 87 μm, an average thickness of 0.5 μm, an orientation index of 21.8, and a green compact. Conductivity 0.005S
/ Cm. FIG. 4 shows an X-ray diffraction chart of the zinc oxide powder.

Comparative Example 2 A complex was formed and heat-treated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the 2-aminoethanol concentration was changed to 0.5 mol / L, to thereby obtain a precipitate of zinc hydroxysulfate.
The pH at the time of the heat treatment was 9.3. The precipitate of zinc hydroxysulfate is amorphous, and not only is solid-liquid separation extremely difficult, but it is separated and solid-liquid separated by centrifugation, and then reduced and fired under the same conditions as described above. No flake-like zinc oxide could be produced.

Application Example 1 (Example of Use as Paint) Each zinc oxide 50 obtained in Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 was used.
g was suspended in twice the amount of toluene, added to 100 g of an acrylic resin paint, and sufficiently dispersed with a paint shaker, and then applied to a polyethylene terephthalate film so as to have a dry film thickness of 5 μm. The specific surface resistance of each coating film was measured in accordance with JIS K7194. In addition, as a conventional product, a conductive zinc oxide powder “23-K” manufactured by Hakusui Tech Co., Ltd. was mixed by the same method as the acrylic resin paint and a film was formed, and the surface specific resistance was measured by the same method. The results are as follows. The conductive oriented flake zinc oxide of the present invention has excellent conductivity-imparting performance as compared with the conventional conductive zinc oxide as well as that of Comparative Example 1. I understand.

[0042]

The present invention is constituted as described above, is doped with a small amount of trivalent metal oxide per mole of zinc oxide, and has an orientation index of 40 or more, and is oriented in the c-axis direction. It has enhanced properties and is extremely useful as a conductivity-imparting agent for antistatic agents and antistatic paints.
Further, according to the production method of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently produce conductive oriented flake zinc oxide having such characteristics.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an X-ray diffraction chart of conductively oriented flake zinc oxide obtained in Example 1.

FIG. 2 is an X-ray diffraction chart of the conductive oriented flake zinc oxide obtained in Example 2.

FIG. 3 is an X-ray diffraction chart of conductively oriented flake zinc oxide obtained in Example 3.

FIG. 4 is an X-ray diffraction chart of the conductive oriented flake zinc oxide obtained in Comparative Example 1.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An orientation index determined by the following formula (1) is 40 or more, and a trivalent metal oxide is 1 × 10 ^-4 to 2 × 10 ^-1 per mole of zinc oxide in terms of metal. A conductive oriented flake zinc oxide, which is contained in a molar amount. Orientation index = [34.56 ° / (31.88 ° + 34.56 ° + 36.36 °) × 100 (1) (each numerical value in the formula represents the intensity at 2θ angle in X-ray diffraction) 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the average particle size is 0.2 to 2 μm, the average thickness is 0.03 μm or less, and the conductivity as a green compact is 1 × 10 ⁻³ S / cm or more. The conductive oriented flake zinc oxide according to the above. 3. A zinc salt and an amino alcohol are heated in an aqueous solution in the presence of 1 × 10 ^-4 to 2 × 10 ^-1 mol of a trivalent metal compound per 1 mol of the zinc salt to reduce a precipitate formed. A method for producing conductively oriented flake zinc oxide, characterized by firing in a neutral atmosphere. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the zinc salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc sulfate, zinc nitrate, zinc chloride, zinc carbonate and zinc acetate. 5. The amino alcohol is 2-aminoethanol, 2,2′-iminodiethanol and 2,2 ′, 2 ″
The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the method is at least one selected from the group consisting of-nitrilotriethanol. 6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the trivalent metal compound is a compound of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, and thallium. 7. The composition according to claim 3, wherein the composition ratio of the zinc salt to the amino alcohol is such that the amino group in the amino alcohol is in the range of 0.9 to 1.5 with respect to zinc 1 in the zinc salt. Production method described in 1. 8. A conductive oriented flake zinc oxide which satisfies the requirements of claim 1 or 2 is obtained.
The production method according to any one of the above.