JP2005146274A - Molded article comprising polylactic acid polymer, and plasticizer for polylactic acid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molded article such as a film mainly comprising a polylactic acid polymer with a suppressed unpleasant odor emission therefrom, and to provide a wrapping film for packaging high in serviceability, made flexible with a plasticizer or the like and presenting no problems, other than unpleasant odor emission now suppressed, involving plasticizer evaporation, exudation, or bleedout. <P>SOLUTION: The molded article contains acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethylacetate components in a total amount of 2 μg/g out of the volatile components produced in a process of heating at 100°C for 30 minutes in an inert gas atmosphere. The molded article may be a film comprising a composition comprising a polylactic acid polymer (A) and a plasticizer (B), wherein, preferably, the polylactic acid polymer (A) is crystalline, a molecule of the plasticizer (B) bears one or more polylactic acid segments each having a molecular weight of ≥1,500, and polyether and/or polyester segments are also contained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a molded article or a film mainly composed of a polylactic acid-based polymer in which generation of odor is suppressed, and more specifically, when used as a film imparted with flexibility by a plasticizer or the like, In addition to the suppression of odor, there is no problem of volatilization, exudation or extraction (bleed out) of plasticizers, and it is practical and suitable for packaging of articles and foods such as wrap films, and suitable for this film It relates to a plasticizer used in the above.

  Conventionally, plastic waste has been mainly treated by incineration or landfill. However, problems such as generation and discharge of harmful by-products due to incineration, reduction of landfill sites, and environmental pollution due to illegal dumping have become apparent. As social concerns about such plastic waste disposal problems increase, research and development of biodegradable plastics that are decomposed by enzymes and microorganisms has been actively carried out. Has been. Recently, polylactic acid is an example of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester that has been particularly actively researched and developed.

  Polylactic acid is a polymer obtained by producing lactic acid using starch obtained from corn, potatoes, etc. as a raw material, and by chemical synthesis, and is excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance, and transparency among aliphatic polyesters. Therefore, research and development for the purpose of developing various molded products such as films, sheets, tapes, fibers, ropes, non-woven fabrics, and containers have been actively conducted. However, since molded products made of ordinary polylactic acid-based polymers have a specific odor, they are used in applications that dislike odor transfer to contents and changes in taste and properties, such as food containers and packaging materials. There was a problem that the range was limited.

  Concerning the odor problem of polylactic acid, a method of devolatilizing residual lactide and odor components by heating under reduced pressure after polymerization or after completion of the polymerization reaction, or adding a polymerization catalyst deactivator after completion of the polymerization reaction and remaining under reduced pressure Methods for devolatilizing lactide and odor components are disclosed (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). However, the above method is a method in the polymerization or pelletizing process of polylactic acid, and there is no technical suggestion about the subsequent melt molding and subsequent treatment, and a specific and quantitative description regarding odor components. However, it was an inadequate technique for suppressing the odor of a molded product made of a polylactic acid polymer.

  Further, a technique for sealing and encapsulating a molded product containing a biodegradable resin together with an odorant adsorbent (for example, Patent Document 3), a coating film containing a fragrance component or a deodorizing component on the surface of the molded product containing the biodegradable resin (For example, patent document 4), the technique (for example, patent document 5) etc. which make a molded article containing biodegradable resin contain an odor substance adsorbent are disclosed. However, even if a molded product containing a biodegradable resin is sealed and encapsulated together with an odorous substance adsorbent, the odorous substance remaining in the molded product cannot be removed. Even if a coating film containing a fragrance component or a deodorant component is formed on the surface, a certain amount of the odor component passes through the coating film and the volatilization of the odor component to the surroundings cannot be sufficiently suppressed, or a biodegradable resin is included. Even if an odorous substance adsorbent is contained in the molded product, the compatibility with the molded product is insufficient, or the adsorption capacity of the odorous material adsorbent is greatly impaired during molding, so odor generation cannot be sufficiently suppressed. There were problems such as.

  Also, among the research and development conducted to develop polylactic acid as various molded products, for example, in applications such as wrapping film for packaging, polylactic acid is mainly used as a plasticizer because of its insufficient flexibility. Various techniques for softening by addition have been studied.

  For example, a technique using a plasticizer such as a phthalate ester that is generally widely used for vinyl chloride is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 6). However, when it is softened by adding a normal plasticizer such as a phthalate ester, although it exhibits flexibility immediately after the addition, if the molded product is left in an atmosphere, particularly a high temperature atmosphere, There has been a problem that the plasticizer volatilizes and exudes and the flexibility is remarkably lowered or the transparency is lowered. Furthermore, in the atmosphere of water, particularly hot water, there is a problem that the plasticizer is extracted and the flexibility is remarkably lowered or the transparency is lowered.

  Moreover, the technique which uses lactic acid, a linear lactic acid oligomer, or a cyclic | annular lactic acid oligomer as a plasticizer is disclosed (for example, patent documents 7-9). However, polylactic acid containing a substantial amount of such lactic acid, linear lactic acid oligomer or cyclic lactic acid oligomer has low thermal stability during molding and is easily hydrolyzed under normal use conditions. Even when a molded article such as a film is produced from such a composition, there is a great drawback that the strength drops in a relatively short period of time and the practicality is inferior. Furthermore, when used as a molded product under high temperature and high humidity conditions, or in contact with water or a solvent, lactide or lactic acid oligomer contained in the molded product as a plasticizer is volatilized, exuded or extracted outside the system. (Bleed out) and odors occurred.

  Furthermore, a technique relating to a composition in which a plasticizer mainly composed of polyalkylene ether is mixed in a copolymer of polylactic acid and polyalkylene ether is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 10). However, in this technology, the flexibility of the composition is still inadequate from the viewpoint of suppression of odor, and further suppression of volatilization, exudation and extraction (bleed out) of the plasticizer.

  Furthermore, a technique relating to a composition containing a polymer containing lactic acid as a main component and a block copolymer of polyalkylene ether and polylactic acid is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 11). However, this technology is intended to impart antistatic properties. The action of the polylactic acid component contained in the block copolymer added as an antistatic agent is chemically compatible with the base material (matrix). There is no suggestion other than fine dispersion by improving the properties, and the viewpoints of the flexibility of the composition, volatilization and exudation of the additive (plasticizer) when it is made into a molded product, extraction (bleed out), and further suppression of odor Actually tried to reexamine similar technology, but it was insufficient.

  Moreover, the technique of the purification method of polylactic acid-polyethyleneglycol-polylactic acid ternary block copolymer is disclosed (for example, patent document 12). This technique is a technique for obtaining a polylactic acid-polyethylene glycol-polylactic acid ternary block copolymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a narrow copolymer composition distribution according to the purpose of use by purification. However, this technology is intended to be used for the production of pharmaceutical and cosmetic microcapsules, nanoparticles, nanocapsules, etc., and this ternary block copolymer is used as a composition with polylactic acid. There is no suggestion about a method for actually forming a composition by melting or kneading, or using such a composition as a molded article such as a film. Further, the ternary block copolymers described in the examples from the viewpoints of flexibility of the composition, volatilization and leaching of additives (plasticizer) when formed into articles, extraction (bleed out), and suppression of odor. Although this was actually melt-kneaded with polylactic acid and evaluated as a composition, it was an insufficient technique.

  As described above, while attempts have been made to add flexibility by adding a plasticizer to polylactic acid, the plasticizer volatilizes when used as a molded product while still providing sufficient flexibility. In fact, a molded product mainly composed of a polylactic acid-based polymer that suppresses oozing, leaching, extraction (bleed out), and odor generation has not been achieved yet.

  Also, in addition to the transparency and heat resistance inherent in films made of polylactic acid, the study of technologies that are mainly applied to applications such as garbage bags and agricultural multi-films by adding characteristics such as flexibility, and A technique for applying to a use such as a wrap film for packaging by imparting flexibility and adhesion is also being studied.

In particular, for packaging wrap film applications, for example, a technique relating to a stretched film made of a composition containing a resin mainly composed of lactic acid-based aliphatic polyester and a liquid additive is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 13). However, when an attempt was made to actually form a stretched film in accordance with the examples described in the patent document, it had a certain level of flexibility as a food packaging wrap film as long as it was immediately after film formation, but at room temperature for several weeks. After the use or storage of the liquid additive, the liquid additive easily volatilizes or exudes, the liquid additive adheres to the package, or the flexibility of the film is completely lost, and the practicality is completely lacking. It was insufficient technology. As described above, a packaging wrap film made of a polylactic acid polymer composition excellent in flexibility and further sufficiently suppressed in odor has not been achieved yet.
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  An object of the present invention is to provide a molded article such as a film mainly composed of a polylactic acid-based polymer in which the generation of odor is suppressed, which has not been achieved by the prior art, and a film provided with flexibility by a plasticizer or the like. When used as a packaging wrap film with excellent practicality without the problems of odor suppression, plasticizer volatilization, leaching and extraction (bleed out), and suitable for this film It is to provide a plasticizer.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a molded product mainly composed of the polylactic acid polymer of the present invention mainly has the following configuration. That is,
Among the volatile components generated by heating the molded product at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes under an inert gas, acetaldehyde and 2,3-pentanedione. The molded product is characterized in that the total amount of methoxyethyl acetate components is 2 μg / g or less.

Moreover, as a plasticizer suitably used when setting it as the film which provided the softness | flexibility, it has the following structure mainly. That is,
A compound having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment in one molecule, or a structure having both an ether bond portion and an ester bond portion, and having a moisture content of 0.5 wt% or less. It is a plasticizer for polylactic acid.

  The molded product mainly composed of the polylactic acid-based polymer of the present invention is a molded product in which the generation of odor is sufficiently suppressed, which cannot be achieved by the prior art, and is provided with flexibility by a plasticizer or the like. In addition to being suppressed in odor, it has no problems of plasticizer volatilization, leaching, and extraction (bleed out), and has excellent practicality, especially films such as wrapping film for packaging It can be used in a wider range than in the past in the field of molded products.

  Furthermore, the molded article of the present invention has the advantage that it is highly biodegradable in the natural environment compared to conventional plastics and is relatively easily decomposed in the natural environment after use. The molded article of the present invention greatly contributes to solving environmental problems related to industry and plastic waste.

  The molded article of the present invention is mainly composed of the polylactic acid polymer (A). The polylactic acid polymer (A) is mainly composed of L-lactic acid and / or D-lactic acid, and lactic acid in the polymer. A component derived from 70% by weight or more is preferably used, and homopolylactic acid substantially consisting of L-lactic acid and / or D-lactic acid is preferably used. The polylactic acid-based polymer used in the present invention preferably has crystallinity. In this case, the polylactic acid-based polymer has one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in one molecule described later, and is a polyether-based polymer. And by setting it as the composition containing the plasticizer (B) which has a polyester-type segment, after providing a softness | flexibility, volatilization, oozing, and extraction (bleed out) of a plasticizer can fully be suppressed. The polylactic acid-based polymer has crystallinity when the polylactic acid-based polymer is sufficiently crystallized under heating and then subjected to DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) measurement in an appropriate temperature range. It means that the heat of crystal melting derived from the polylactic acid component is observed. For example, when uniform homopolylactic acid is used as the polylactic acid polymer (A), homopolylactic acid having an optical purity of 70% or more may be used. Or depending on the use at the time of using as molded articles, such as a fiber and a film, two or more types of homopolylactic acids having different optical purities may be used in combination for the purpose of imparting or improving necessary functions. It is also possible to use a homopolylactic acid having a non-crystalline homopolylactic acid in combination. In this case, the proportion of amorphous homopolylactic acid may be determined within a range that does not impair the effects of the present invention. In general, homopolylactic acid has a higher melting point as the optical purity is higher. For example, poly L-lactic acid having an optical purity of 98% or higher has a melting point of about 170 ° C., but imparts high heat resistance when formed into a molded product. When it is desired, at least one of the polylactic acid polymers to be used preferably contains polylactic acid having an optical purity of 95% or more.

  The polylactic acid production method includes a two-stage lactide method in which L-lactic acid, D-lactic acid, and DL-lactic acid (racemic) are used as raw materials to once generate lactide, which is a cyclic dimer, and then ring-opening polymerization is performed. A one-step direct polymerization method in which the raw material is directly subjected to dehydration condensation in a solvent is known. In the present invention, when homopolylactic acid is used, it may be obtained by any production method. However, in the case of a polymer obtained by the lactide method, the lactide contained in the polymer is vaporized at the time of molding, for example, melted. Containing lactide contained in the polymer at the time of molding or at the stage prior to melt film formation, which may cause cast drum stains, film surface smoothness deterioration, and odor component generation during film formation The amount is desirably 0.3% by weight or less. Further, in the case of the direct polymerization method, there is substantially no problem caused by lactide, so that it is more preferable from the viewpoint of moldability or film forming property. The weight average molecular weight of the polylactic acid polymer (A) in the present invention is usually at least 50,000, preferably 80,000 to 300,000, and more preferably 100,000 to 200,000. When the average molecular weight is in such a range, the strength properties when formed into a molded article such as a film can be made excellent.

  The polylactic acid polymer (A) in the present invention may be a copolymerized polylactic acid obtained by copolymerizing other monomer components having ester forming ability in addition to L-lactic acid and D-lactic acid. Examples of copolymerizable monomer components include glycolic acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, 4-hydroxybutyric acid, 4-hydroxyvaleric acid, 6-hydroxycaproic acid, and other hydroxycarboxylic acids, as well as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and butane. Compounds containing a plurality of hydroxyl groups in the molecule such as diol, neopentyl glycol, polyethylene glycol, glycerin, pentaerythritol or derivatives thereof, succinic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, fumaric acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 2 , 6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 5-sodium sulfoisophthalic acid, 5-tetrabutylphosphonium sulfoisophthalic acid and the like, or compounds containing a plurality of carboxylic acid groups in the molecule. In addition, as a copolymerization component of a polylactic acid-type polymer (A), it is preferable to select the component which has biodegradability.

  The molded product of the present invention has a total amount of acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate component of 2 μg / g or less among volatile components generated by heating at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes under an inert gas. It is characterized by. Here, the analysis / quantification method of the volatile component is in accordance with the method described in the examples.

  Usually, a molded article mainly composed of a polylactic acid-based polymer has an odor accompanied with a particular unpleasant sensation, and this odor is noticeably generated when the molded article is heated. The inventors of the present invention have conducted extensive studies to suppress this specific odor, and as a result, acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate are included as main components among the specific odor components. I found out. Acetaldehyde has a boiling point of about 21 ° C. and is soluble in water and ethanol, and 2,3-pentanedione is also referred to as other names such as ethyl methyl diketone, ethyl methyl glyoxal, and 2,3-diketo pentane. It is a liquid at normal temperature and has a boiling point of about 108 ° C. and is soluble in water. Methoxyethyl acetate is also referred to as methyl cellosolve acetate as another name, and is liquid at normal temperature and has a boiling point of about 145 ° C. These compounds are soluble in water and many other organic solvents, and all have strong odor characteristics accompanied by discomfort. The details of the reaction route leading to the formation of any of these compounds are unknown, but in many cases it is presumed that they are produced as decomposition products during heating and melting when molding polylactic acid polymers. It is a main cause of odor accompanied by peculiar discomfort. In general, when a compound having a strong odor characteristic is present, it is often perceived with an unpleasant sensation even in a very small amount on the order of ppm.

  Therefore, the molded product of the present invention has a total amount of acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate components of 2 μg / g or less among volatile components generated by heating at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes under an inert gas. It is essential to suppress it. When the total amount of the above three volatile components exceeds 2 μg / g, the odor of the molded product is very strong, and the commercial value of the molded product such as various containers, films, and fibers may be impaired, especially in bags and wraps. When used as a packaging material such as a film, it may cause problems such as odor migration and alteration of contents. In addition, these compounds are thermally decomposed (radical decomposition), oxidative decomposition, hydrolysis, transesterification, or side reaction with impurities generated as a result of heating a polylactic acid polymer to a high temperature of 140 ° C. or higher. Although it is produced by a complicated decomposition reaction, etc., it is usually heated to a temperature of 140 ° C. or higher at the time of polymerization or melt molding of a polylactic acid polymer, so that the total amount of the three volatile components described above is generally 0 Have difficulty. Furthermore, the range of the total amount of the three volatile components described above is preferably 1.5 μg / g or less, more preferably 0.5 μg / g or less, more preferably 0.05 μg / g or less.

  Of the acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate described above, the two components, particularly 2,3-pentanedione and methoxyethyl acetate, have stronger odor characteristics. Therefore, the molded product of the present invention has a total amount of 2,3-pentanedione and methoxyethyl acetate components of 1 μg / g or less among volatile components generated by heating at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes under an inert gas. Is preferred. A more preferable range is 0.5 μg / g or less, and a more preferable range is 0.05 μg / g or less.

  Examples of means for reducing the total amount of acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate contained in the molded product, and thus reducing these three volatile components among the volatile components include, for example, polylactic acid polymers. A method of reducing and removing the above volatile components contained in the raw material in advance, a method of suppressing the generation of volatile substances due to decomposition when heated and melted in order to synthesize or mold a raw material such as a polylactic acid polymer, Examples include a method of reducing or removing volatile substances during or after molding or processing.

  For example, in the case of a film, a specific example is a method of controlling the generation of volatile components during synthesis by adjusting the catalyst species, amount, reaction time, temperature, etc. during synthesis of raw materials such as polylactic acid-based polymers, raw materials A method and raw material for devolatilization of volatile components, oligomers such as residual lactide that cause volatile components to be generated during melting, and low molecular weight substances as impurities during synthesis or after completion of synthesis by heating under reduced pressure After pelletizing, etc., for example, during the drying process, it is heated under reduced pressure to remove volatile components, oligomers such as residual lactide that cause volatile component generation during melting, and low molecular weight substances as impurities. The method of volatilization treatment, the method of suppressing the production of volatile components by adjusting the residence time shorter and lowering the extrusion temperature at the time of melt film formation, as long as the melt extrudability is not impaired. A method of removing the volatile components by adjusting the heat treatment temperature after stretching to a longer range and adjusting the treatment time longer, or removing the volatile components by subjecting the film after film formation to heat treatment under reduced pressure or inert gas. And a method of extracting / removing volatile components using water or an organic solvent. Preferably, water or an organic solvent is used as a raw material to extract, wash, and remove volatile components, oligomers such as residual lactide that cause generation of volatile components at the time of melting, and low molecular weight substances as impurities. In the method of adjusting the drying temperature at the time of raw material drying to 90 to 120 ° C., the drying time being longer and the degree of vacuum being adjusted higher, the method of adjusting the extrusion temperature at the time of melt film forming to be lower and shorter than the residence time, and the film forming step A method of heat-treating at a higher temperature of 100 to 135 ° C. for a longer period of 10 seconds or longer, a film after film formation at a higher temperature of 100 to 135 ° C. under a high vacuum of 0.1 to 30 Torr, and a processing time of 30 minutes Examples thereof include a method of devolatilizing for a longer time, and a method of extracting and removing volatile components using water or an organic solvent.

  In order to obtain the molded article of the present invention, any of the above-described methods may be used as necessary, or a plurality of methods may be combined, but heating is performed at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes under an inert gas. Of the generated volatile components, methods may be appropriately selected and combined so that the total amount of the acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate components is 2 μg / g or less. These compounds are complex, such as thermal decomposition (radical decomposition), oxidative decomposition, hydrolysis, transesterification, or side reactions with the resulting impurities when a polylactic acid polymer is heated to a high temperature of 140 ° C or higher. However, it is usually heated to a temperature of 140 ° C. or higher during polymerization or melt molding of the polylactic acid polymer. Therefore, for example, when a film is taken as an example, it is once melted and solidified into a sheet or film, and then produced and contained in the heat treatment step during the film forming step, or water or an organic solvent after the film formation. The method of extracting and removing the volatile components and using the devolatilization treatment under high vacuum heating is effective in reducing the volatile component content.

  The film of the present invention preferably has an initial tensile elastic modulus of 0.1 to 2 GPa obtained by a tensile test at 23 ° C. When the initial tensile elastic modulus of the film is 0.1 GPa or more, it is excellent in practical dimensional stability, hardly stretches or sags during film formation and processing, and is easy to handle, processability, and slit workability. An excellent film can be obtained. In addition, when it is 2 GPa or less, particularly when used with a packaging material such as a bag or a wrap film, it is easily deformed following the shape of the article or food to be packaged, and is suitable for efficient packaging. Furthermore, when the initial tensile elastic modulus is in the above range, practical flexibility can be imparted. For example, packaging materials such as packaging wrap films, agricultural films, automobile coating film protection sheets, garbage bags, compost bags It is suitable for use in a wide range of applications such as industrial materials such as industrial materials where various soft vinyl chlorides are used. A more preferable range of the initial tensile elastic modulus is 0.1 to 1.5 GPa, more preferably 0.15 to 1.2 GPa, and particularly preferably 0.2 to 1 GPa. In the present invention, the term “tensile test” means a test performed under a tensile speed of 300 mm / min using a Tensilon universal testing machine in accordance with JIS K7161 and JIS K7127 in an atmosphere of 23 ° C. In the present invention, the initial tensile elastic modulus means the difference in stress between two points on the straight line by using the first linear portion of the stress-strain curve obtained in the tensile test. The value obtained by dividing by.

  Polylactic acid is inherently a hard resin, so in order to give flexibility, it is common to add plasticizers, copolymerize softening components, and blend with other softer polymers. Is taken. Of these, the method by adding a plasticizer is preferred because generally there is almost no melting point drop and the control of flexibility is relatively easy. In this case, it is important to suppress the phenomenon such as volatilization, leaching, and extraction (bleed out) of the plasticizer from the viewpoint of stability and the like, and from the viewpoint of odor suppression, a third other than the plasticizer to be added. A small amount of low-molecular-weight substances are easily mixed into the system as a component, but this is reduced and the generation of odorous components during melt molding is suppressed, and furthermore, odorous substances are removed from molded products in the same manner as described above. is important.

  The plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention is a compound having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment in one molecule, or a structure having both an ether bond portion and an ester bond portion, and has a moisture content of 0. It is a plasticizer for polylactic acid characterized by being 5 wt% or less.

  As a plasticizer for polylactic acid, various compounds have been proposed so far. However, since it is necessary to have sufficient affinity with a polylactic acid polymer as a substrate, the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention A compound having at least a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment or a structure having both an ether bond portion and an ester bond portion is selected. The plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention preferably has a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment.

  The plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention needs to have a water content of 0.5 wt% or less. When a plasticizer with a moisture content exceeding 0.5 wt% is added to the polylactic acid polymer, hydrolysis of the polylactic acid component proceeds during kneading or molding by heating and melting, and further occurs due to hydrolysis. As a result of thermal degradation due to oligomers and low molecular weight substances, the content of acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate having specific odor components greatly increases when molded articles are formed. . Further, the water content of the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention is preferably 0.2 wt% or less, and more preferably 0.1 wt% or less.

  Furthermore, the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention preferably has an acid value of 50 equivalent / t or less. When a plasticizer is added to a polylactic acid polymer and heated and melted and kneaded, if the plasticizer has a carboxyl group, it will be catalyzed and hydrolysis will proceed easily even with moisture present in a very small amount. Thermal degradation is likely to occur, but if the acid value of the plasticizer is 50 equivalents / t or less, this degradation is satisfactorily suppressed, and acetaldehyde having a characteristic odor component at the time of melt molding, 2,3-pentanedione, Formation of methoxyethyl acetate can be suppressed. From the same viewpoint, the acid value of the plasticizer is more preferably 20 equivalent / t or less.

  The plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention has a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment, or a polylactic acid segment having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in one molecule in addition to having both an ether bond portion and an ester bond portion. It is preferable to have one or more. In this case, it is particularly preferable to have a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment, and when the composition is made with a polylactic acid-based polymer, the following effects are exhibited.

  That is, as a film according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a film comprising a composition containing a polylactic acid polymer (A) and a plasticizer (B) (hereinafter referred to as “composition (A / B)”). The polylactic acid polymer (A) has crystallinity, the plasticizer (B) has one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in one molecule, and is further polyether-based And / or having a polyester-based segment. In this case, the plasticizer (B) has a polylactic acid segment incorporated into a crystal formed from the base polylactic acid polymer (A), thereby causing the plasticizer molecule to be anchored to the base material. This action can sufficiently suppress the volatilization, exudation, and extraction (bleed out) of the plasticizer.

  The molecular weight of the polylactic acid segment in the plasticizer (B) in the present invention is usually less than 10,000. When the molecular weight is 10,000 or more, the plasticizing efficiency is lowered, and it may be difficult to impart practical flexibility. The polylactic acid segment of the plasticizer (B) is preferably such that the component derived from L-lactic acid is 95% by weight or more, or the component derived from D-lactic acid is 95% by weight or more. More preferably, the component derived from lactic acid is 98% by weight or more, or the component derived from D-lactic acid is 98% by weight or more. When these plasticizers are added, it is possible to obtain a molded article made of a polylactic acid polymer in which volatilization, leaching and extraction (bleed out) of the plasticizer are particularly suppressed.

  In the plasticizer (B) in the present invention, the weight ratio of the polylactic acid segment component of the plasticizer is preferably less than 50% by weight of the entire plasticizer. In this case, since the plasticizing efficiency of the plasticizer is relatively high, a bleed-resistant composition having desired flexibility can be obtained with a smaller amount of addition. The weight ratio of the polylactic acid segment component of the plasticizer is usually 5% by weight or more of the total plasticizer, although it depends on the composition of the plasticizer component in the plasticizer molecule. The same applies to the preferred embodiment of the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention.

  In addition, the film of the present invention is preferably stretched and used because the polylactic acid polymer as a base material can be oriented and crystallization can be promoted while maintaining transparency. The draw ratio is preferably 1.1 times or more in at least uniaxial direction, and more preferably 1.1 to 10 times in at least uniaxial direction. Furthermore, in the case of using the composition (A / B), the plasticizer volatilization, leaching and extraction (bleeding) are promoted by promoting the incorporation of the polylactic acid segment of the plasticizer into the crystal simultaneously with the orientation crystallization. Out) can be further suppressed. Moreover, since the strength physical properties of the film are improved by orientation crystallization, a film having both flexibility and strength can be obtained. The stretching conditions for the film can be adjusted appropriately according to the desired heat shrinkage characteristics, dimensional stability, strength, elastic modulus, etc., and can be carried out by any method. It is preferable to carry out at or above the glass transition temperature of the coalescence and below the crystallization temperature in terms of stretchability and transparency. The draw ratio is preferably arbitrarily in the range of 1.1 to 10 times in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the film, respectively. In particular, the draw ratio in either the longitudinal direction or the width direction may be increased. It may be. In addition, when the draw ratio of a uniaxial direction exceeds 10 times, a drawability will fall, the fracture | rupture of a film will occur frequently and the stable drawability may not be acquired. Depending on conditions such as stretching temperature and stretching (deformation) speed, non-uniform stretching may occur, and the preferred stretching ratio in the uniaxial direction is preferably 2 times or more, and more preferably 2.5 times or more. For example, the draw ratio in the case of a biaxially stretched film is preferably 4 times or more, more preferably 7 times or more, as an area ratio that is the area ratio of the film before and after stretching.

  In addition, when using a composition (A / B) for the film of the present invention, including the case where stretching is not involved, for example, when an inorganic nucleating agent such as talc or an organic nucleating agent such as erucic acid amide is used in combination, Similar to oriented crystallization, the polylactic acid segment of the plasticizer is incorporated into the crystal formed from the polylactic acid polymer, which is the base material, and promotes the action of anchoring the plasticizer molecules to the base material. In some cases, plasticizer volatilization, exudation, and extraction (bleed out) can be further suppressed.

  When the composition (A / B) is used for the film of the present invention, the addition amount of the plasticizer (B) may be appropriately determined in accordance with characteristics such as flexibility and strength required for a desired application. It is preferable that the weight ratio of the plasticizing component excluding the polylactic acid segment component is 5% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less of the entire composition. In this case, a film having an excellent balance between mechanical properties such as flexibility and strength properties can be obtained.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the plasticizer (B) in this invention has a polyether-type and / or polyester-type segment. By introducing polyether-based and / or polyester-based segments into the plasticizer (B), practical flexibility can be imparted to the molded article. Among polyether series, it is preferable to have a segment made of polyalkylene ether, and more preferably to have a segment made of polyethylene glycol. When the plasticizer (B) has a polyalkylene ether such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol or polyethylene glycol / polypropylene glycol copolymer, and particularly has a polyethylene glycol segment, it has high affinity with the polylactic acid polymer (A). A composition (A / B) having excellent plasticization efficiency and having desired flexibility can be obtained by adding a small amount of plasticizer. In addition, when the plasticizer (B) of the present invention has a segment composed of a polyalkylene ether, the polyalkylene ether segment portion tends to be easily oxidized or thermally decomposed when heated at the time of molding or the like. It is preferable to use an antioxidant such as phenol and hindered amine and a heat stabilizer such as phosphorus. The same applies to the preferred embodiment of the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention.

  Moreover, as a plasticizer (B) in this invention, it is preferable to use the plasticizer (B) whose moisture content is 0.5 wt% or less from a viewpoint of suppressing the odor of a molded article, More preferably, it is 0.2 wt%. Hereinafter, it is particularly preferably 0.1 wt% or less. Similarly, from the viewpoint of suppressing the odor of the molded product, it is also preferable to use a plasticizer (B) having an acid value of 50 equivalent / t or less, and more preferably 20 equivalent / t or less.

  In addition, it is preferable to select the component which has biodegradability as components other than the polylactic acid segment of the plasticizer (B) in this invention.

  Furthermore, the film of the present invention preferably has a weight loss rate of 2% or less after hydrothermal treatment at 90 ° C. for 30 minutes. In this case, when the film is used in contact with hot water, there are almost no problems such as contamination of the surroundings by the spilled material or loss of flexibility of the film. When heated and used in water, the possibility of shifting to the contents is very low, and the film can be made into a film that is excellent in practical use and particularly suitable for packaging materials such as bags and wrap films. In the film of the present invention, the weight loss after hot water treatment at 90 ° C. for 30 minutes is more preferably 1% or less, and more preferably 0.5% or less.

  In addition, the molded article of this invention may contain components other than the specific plasticizer mentioned above in the range which does not impair the effect of this invention. For example, various known plasticizers, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, anti-coloring agents, matting agents, deodorants, flame retardants, weathering agents, antistatic agents, mold release agents, antioxidants, ion exchange agents Alternatively, inorganic fine particles or organic compounds may be added as necessary as coloring pigments. Known plasticizers include, for example, phthalate esters such as diethyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-1-butyl adipate, di-n-octyl adipate, di-n-butyl sebacate , Aliphatic dibasic acid esters such as di-2-ethylhexyl azelate, phosphate esters such as diphenyl-2-ethylhexyl phosphate and diphenyloctyl phosphate, tributyl acetylcitrate, tri-2-ethylhexyl acetylcitrate , Hydroxy polycarboxylic acid esters such as tributyl citrate, fatty acid esters such as methyl acetylricinoleate and amyl stearate, polyhydric alcohol esters such as glycerin triacetate and triethylene glycol dicaprylate, epoxidized soybean oil, Epo Shi linseed oil fatty acid butyl ester, epoxy plasticizers such as epoxy stearic octyl, polyester plasticizers such as polypropylene glycol sebacic acid ester, polyalkylene ether, ether ester type, and the like acrylate. From the viewpoint of safety, it is preferable to use a plasticizer that is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Examples of the antioxidant include hindered phenols and hindered amines. Color pigments include inorganic pigments such as carbon black, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, cyanine, styrene, phthalocyanine, anthraquinone, perinone, isoindolinone, quinophthalone, and quinocridone. Organic pigments such as thioindigo can be used. In addition, when adding inorganic fine particles for the purpose of improving the slipperiness and blocking resistance of a molded product, for example, silica, colloidal silica, alumina, alumina sol, kaolin, talc, mica, calcium carbonate, etc. should be used. Can do. The average particle diameter is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.01 to 5 μm, more preferably 0.05 to 3 μm, and most preferably 0.08 to 2 μm.

  Furthermore, the molded article of the present invention contains an aliphatic polyester other than the polylactic acid polymer (A) for the purpose of reducing the melt viscosity or improving the biodegradability, so long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. It may be contained. Examples of aliphatic polyesters other than polylactic acid polymers include polyglycolic acid, poly (3-hydroxybutyrate), poly (3-hydroxybutyrate / 3-hydroxyvalerate), polycaprolactone, ethylene glycol, 1, Examples thereof include aliphatic diols such as 4-butanediol and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as succinic acid and adipic acid, and aliphatic polyhydroxycarboxylic acids such as polyglycolic acid.

  The film of the present invention has a polylactic acid polymer (A) and one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in one molecule, and a plastic having a polyether and / or polyester segment. When components other than the agent (B) are contained, it is preferable to select components having biodegradability.

  The plasticizer (B) of the present invention, for example, polymerizes a polylactic acid oligomer having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in advance by a conventional method such as a lactide ring-opening method or a lactic acid condensation polymerization method, and has one or more functional groups. It can be obtained by reacting an appropriate amount with a compound having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment composed of the main component of the plasticizer, but by ring-opening polymerization of lactide using the compound composed of the main component of the plasticizer as a polymerization initiator. You may add to this by the dehydration condensation polymerization of lactic acid by using as a polymerization initiator the compound which becomes a main component of a plasticizer. In addition, a polyfunctional oligomer such as a dicarboxylic acid anhydride compound or a diisocyanate compound is chained by a treatment such as heat kneading in the presence of a polylactic acid oligomer having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more and a compound comprising the main component of the plasticizer. Both may be chemically bonded by acting as a linking agent. The same applies to the preferred embodiment of the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention.

  Next, a more specific example of the plasticizer (B) having one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in one molecule and having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment will be described. In addition, the following is the same also about the preferable aspect of the plasticizer for polylactic acids of this invention.

Prepare polyethylene glycol (PEG) having hydroxyl ends at both ends. The average molecular weight (M _PEG ) of polyethylene glycol (PEG) having hydroxyl ends at both ends is usually calculated from the hydroxyl value determined by a neutralization method or the like in the case of commercially available products. In a system in which lactide wA parts by weight are added to polyethylene glycol (PEG) w _B parts by weight having a hydroxyl group at both ends, lactide is ring-opening addition-polymerized at both hydroxyl terminals of PEG and sufficiently reacted. In addition, a block copolymer of the PLA (A) -PEG (B) -PLA (A) type can be obtained. This reaction is performed in the presence of a catalyst such as tin octylate as necessary. The number average molecular weight of one polylactic acid segment of the plasticizer made of this block copolymer can be substantially determined as (1/2) × (w _A / w _B ) × M _PEG . The weight percentage of the total plasticizer of the polylactic acid segment component can be substantially determined as _{100 × w A / (w A} + w B)%. Furthermore, the weight ratio of the plasticizing component excluding the polylactic acid segment component to the entire plasticizer can be substantially calculated as 100 × w _B / (w _A + w _B )%. The numerical values exemplified above are actually average values, and the molecular weight of the generated plasticizer and the segment length of the polylactic acid portion have a certain distribution. A compound containing a polymer as a main component can be obtained.

  When the plasticizer contains a large amount of unreacted PEG or unreacted product such as PEG having a molecular weight of less than 1,500 at the terminal polylactic acid segment, lactide oligomers, or impurities, for example, This is preferably removed by a purification method. Usually, the acid value of the plasticizer can be greatly reduced by removing the lactide oligomer and lactic acid hydrolyzed by the purification by purification. As a purification method, for example, the synthesized plasticizer is uniformly dissolved in an appropriate good solvent such as chloroform, and then an appropriate poor solvent such as a water / methanol mixed solution or diethyl ether is added dropwise. Alternatively, precipitation is performed by adding a good solvent solution in a large excess of poor solvent, and the solvent is evaporated after separating the precipitate by centrifugation or filtration. After immersing the plasticizer in water, it is heated to 50 to 90 ° C. and stirred as necessary, and then the organic phase containing the plasticizer is extracted and dried to remove water. The purification method is not limited to the above, and the above operation may be repeated a plurality of times as necessary.

When a plasticizer of a PLA (A) -PEG (B) -PLA (A) type block copolymer is prepared by the method described above, the molecular weight of one polylactic acid segment of the prepared plasticizer is as follows: It can be determined by the method. That is, based on a chart obtained by 1H-NMR measurement using a deuterated chloroform solution of a plasticizer, (1/2) × (I _PLA × 72) / (I _PEG × 44/4) × M _PEG and calculate. However, I _PEG is the signal integral intensity derived from the hydrogen of the methylene group of the PEG main chain part, and I _PLA is the signal integral intensity derived from the hydrogen of the methine group of the PLA main chain part. When synthesizing under the condition that the reaction rate of lactide at the time of plasticizer synthesis is sufficiently high and almost all lactide is subjected to ring-opening addition to the PEG end, in many cases, it is based on the chart obtained by 1H-NMR measurement. This method is preferred.

  In addition, after obtaining a molded article from the composition (A / B) in the present invention, as a method of separating the plasticizer (B) used for evaluating the polylactic acid segment molecular weight of the plasticizer (B), etc. For example, after the composition (A / B) is uniformly dissolved in a suitable good solvent such as chloroform, it is dropped into a poor solvent of a suitable polylactic acid polymer (A) such as water or a water / methanol mixed solution and filtered. For example, a method of removing a precipitate mainly containing a polylactic acid-based polymer (A) and volatilizing a solvent of a filtrate to obtain a separated plasticizer is not limited thereto. An appropriate method may be selected or combined depending on the plasticizer or polylactic acid polymer to be used.

  For example, a PLA (A) -PEG (B) -PLA (A) type block copolymer having one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more in one molecule is obtained by the above-described method. When used as a plasticizer (B), there is no problem of volatilization, exudation or extraction (bleed out) of plasticizers in addition to sufficient flexibility and odor suppression, which could not be achieved with the prior art. A sufficient effect can be obtained in providing a film excellent in practicality, particularly suitable for a packaging wrap film.

  Moreover, as a method of adding the plasticizer (B) described above to the polylactic acid polymer (A), the plasticizer is added and melt kneaded in a desired weight ratio in the molten state of the polylactic acid polymer. Although it can be obtained, it is preferable to add and melt knead the plasticizer after the polymerization reaction of the polymer from the viewpoint of increasing the degree of polymerization of the polylactic acid-based polymer and suppressing lactide and residual low molecular weight substances. In addition, in the plasticizer for polylactic acid of the present invention, it is important to manage the moisture content when it is added to the polylactic acid polymer and melt kneaded. When using a plasticizer having a high moisture content due to storage in a normal atmosphere or the like, the moisture content of the plasticizer is preferably adjusted to 0.5 wt% or less by dehydration in advance under heating and reduced pressure. Furthermore, as the addition / melt kneading method of the above-mentioned polylactic acid polymer and plasticizer, for example, immediately after the end of the polycondensation reaction, a method of adding a plasticizer to the molten polylactic acid polymer and stirring and melt kneading, A method in which a plasticizer is added to and mixed with a polylactic acid polymer chip and then melted and kneaded in a reactor or an extruder, etc., and a plasticizer in a liquid state by heating the polylactic acid polymer in the extruder as necessary. A method of melt-kneading a blend chip in which a polylactic acid polymer master chip containing a high concentration of plasticizer and a polylactic acid polymer homochip are mixed with an extruder or the like Etc.

  In the molded article of the present invention, it can be obtained by an existing melt molding method. In particular, a film is taken as an example, including a method for reducing the content of volatile components such as acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate. This will be described below.

  The film can be obtained by an existing stretched film manufacturing method such as an inflation method, a sequential biaxial stretching method, or a simultaneous biaxial stretching method. In any case, in addition to the water content of the polylactic acid polymer used, in order to reduce the content of lactide, residual low molecular weight substances, and volatile components, vacuum drying is performed at 80 ° C. to 120 ° C., and the degree of vacuum is 10 Torr. The following high vacuum is used, and the drying time is preferably 6 hours or more. Further, a more preferable method is a method in which the polylactic acid polymer is immersed in 10 times volume or more of acetone for 24 hours or more, and then the acetone solution is separated and vacuum dried. In the production of a film by the sequential biaxial stretching method or the simultaneous biaxial stretching method, a polylactic acid polymer or a composition mainly composed thereof can be melt-extruded into a sheet form from a slit-shaped die by a known method. However, the temperature of the extruder, polymer piping, die, etc. is preferably 200 ° C. or lower, more preferably 190 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 180 ° C. or lower. The residence time from when the polylactic acid polymer composition is melted in the extruder until it is discharged from the die is preferably 20 minutes or less, more preferably 10 minutes or less, and further preferably 5 minutes or less. It is more preferable. The extruded sheet-like melt is brought into close contact with a casting drum and cooled and solidified to obtain an unstretched film. The method of adding the plasticizer (B) to the polylactic acid polymer (A) is, for example, mixing a polylactic acid polymer master chip containing a high concentration of plasticizer and a polylactic acid polymer homochip. The blended chip may be subjected to melt kneading by being fed to an extrusion system of a film forming machine such as an extruder. However, in order to minimize thermal deterioration of the composition and reduce the lactide content, a twin screw extruder is used. Then, a method of continuously adding a plasticizer in a liquid state by heating it to the polylactic acid polymer melted in an extruder while measuring it is melted and kneaded is preferable. Further, a method of providing a vent port in the middle of the twin-screw extruder and removing volatile components generated during melting by reducing the pressure of the vent port is more preferable. The unstretched film obtained by this method is continuously stretched in at least one direction, and then stretched in a direction perpendicular to the first-stage stretching direction as necessary. It is preferable to remove the volatile components in the film by carrying out heat treatment for 10 seconds or longer at a higher temperature of 100 to 135 ° C. after the stretching or after winding. A method in which the film after film formation is subjected to devolatilization treatment at a higher temperature of 100 to 135 ° C. under a high vacuum of 0.1 to 30 Torr for a treatment time of 30 minutes or longer is preferable.

  Furthermore, after forming into a film, various surface treatments may be applied for the purpose of improving printability, laminate suitability, coating suitability, and the like. Examples of surface treatment methods include corona discharge treatment, plasma treatment, flame treatment, acid treatment, etc., and any method can be used, but continuous treatment is possible, and equipment for existing film forming equipment is used. Corona discharge treatment can be exemplified as the most preferable because of its easy installation and simple processing.

  The thickness of the film of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be an appropriate thickness depending on the performance required according to the application, for example, flexibility, mechanical properties, transparency, biodegradation rate, price, Usually, it is 5 μm or more and 1 mm or less, and particularly, a range of 5 μm or more and 200 μm or less is preferably selected. In addition, a wrapping film for packaging, especially a wrapping film for food packaging, is preferably selected in the range of 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less.

  The film of the present invention preferably has a film haze value of 0.2 to 5%. The film haze value is evaluated by the method described in the Examples, and refers to a value obtained by converting the actual measured value when the film thickness is 10 μm by proportional calculation. In particular, in the use of a wrapping film for packaging, especially a wrapping film for food packaging, if the film haze value is 0.2 to 5%, the contents can be easily distinguished, which is preferable. A preferable range of the film haze value is 0.2 to 3%, and a more preferable range is 0.2 to 1.5%. Further, the actual measured value is preferably 10% or less regardless of the film thickness. Furthermore, in applications where a certain level of concealment is required, such as garbage bags or agricultural multi-films, or where it is preferable that the light transmittance is low or the absorption rate of sunlight is high, for example, coloring pigments, etc. It is good to add.

  Moreover, also when the molded article of this invention is a fiber, it can be obtained by the existing melt spinning method. That is, raw polymer such as polylactic acid polymer that has been dried is melted with an extruder or pressure melter, then measured with a metering pump, filtered in a spinning pack, etc., and then discharged from the die. The The discharged yarn is cooled and solidified by cooling air or the like, then applied with an oil agent, taken up, and then drawn. The diameter of the discharge hole of the die is preferably about 0.2 to 1.0 mm in the case of a round cross section. In the cooling zone, normal temperature, heated or cooled gas may be blown at a speed of 15 to 50 m / min. The conditions for the cooling region may be selected according to setting conditions such as the viscosity of the yarn to be spun, the single yarn thickness, the draft rate, the number of single yarns, and the like.

  For stretching, either a two-step method of winding once before stretching or a direct spinning stretching method in which stretching is performed without winding after spinning may be used. The take-up speed is preferably 4000 m / min or less from the viewpoint of fiber strength and 300 m / min or more from the viewpoint of productivity. The draw ratio varies depending on the take-up speed and may be appropriately adjusted depending on the application. Further, it is preferable that a heating zone is provided immediately under spinning and before cooling and solidification to heat the yarn to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the polymer to increase the strength of the fiber. Stretching may be one-stage stretching or multi-stage stretching of two or more stages, but from the viewpoint of obtaining strength, 2 to 4 stage stretching is preferable, and before winding, heat treatment is performed at a temperature about 20 to 80 ° C. lower than the melting point of the polymer. It is preferable to be performed, and it is preferable that a relaxation treatment of 1 to 20% is performed from the viewpoint of dimensional stability.

  Although the form as a fiber of the molded article of the present invention is not particularly limited, for example, it can be used as a multifilament, a staple fiber, a tow, a spunbond, and the like. Further, the single fiber fineness may be selected according to required characteristics such as the usage form, mechanical strength, biodegradation rate, etc., but is usually 0.5 dtex or more and 11111 dtex or less. In addition, the total fineness as a multifilament is preferably 33 dtex or more and 11111 dtex or less. Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape is arbitrary, such as round, flat, hollow, Y-type, T-type, and polygonal, but a round cross-section is preferable from the viewpoint of yarn production.

  The molded product of the present invention is a molded product in which the generation of odors, which could not be achieved by the prior art, is sufficiently suppressed, and can be used in a wider field than before. For example, in the case of films and sheets, packaging materials such as wrapping films for packaging, agricultural films, automobile coating film protection sheets, industrial materials such as garbage bags, compost bags, industrial materials for which various soft vinyl chlorides are used, textile field For clothing, fishing nets, laver nets, vegetation protection nonwoven fabrics, civil engineering nets, sandbags, seedling pots, agricultural materials, draining bags, etc. Containers, nursery pots, flower pots and the like.

  When the composition (A / B) is used for the film of the present invention, the volume specific surface area is large in the above-described form, and volatile substances that cause odor are easily volatilized, and plasticizer volatilization, leaching, and extraction ( This is particularly effective in the field of films where bleeding out is likely to be a problem. For example, when used as a packaging wrap film, it has practically sufficient flexibility, transparency and strength properties immediately after the start of use, and during use, plasticizer volatilization, leaching and extraction (bleed out) over time Since there is virtually no flexibility and transparency, the performance at the start of use can be maintained over a long period of use, and there is no problem of generating a strong odor, especially during heating. In addition, when a biodegradable plasticizer is contained, a packaging wrap film that can be composted as it is without being separated together with contents such as food after use can be obtained. Furthermore, since it is rich in stability over time, it is possible to obtain a film that exhibits the original performance without deterioration even after a long period of time after production. Moreover, it can be set as the film which has the stable softness | flexibility and transparency also after processing at the time of various dry-heat processings in various post-processing processes performed after film forming, or in a high temperature atmosphere.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention in detail, this invention is not limited by a following example. In addition, the physical property in an Example is the value measured with the following method.

(1) Analysis and quantification method of volatile components:
A head space sampler JHS-100A type (manufactured by Nippon Analytical Industrial Co., Ltd.) was used as a thermal desorption device, and 0.5 g of a molded product sample was collected in a sample tube for JHS-100A (about 10 cm × 1 cmφ), and while flowing He, 100 C. for 30 minutes and the generated volatile components were once collected in a TENAX-TA tube at -40.degree. Furthermore, after connecting the TENAX-TA tube to the GC / MS device, the volatile components collected by rapid heating (220 ° C., 20 minutes) are desorbed and introduced into the GC / MS device. The amount of each component of acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate was measured. HP 5890 (manufactured by Hewlett Packard) is used for the GC device, JMS SX102A mass spectrometer (manufactured by JEOL Ltd.) is used for the MS device, and an MS-MP7000 data processing system (JEOL Ltd.) is used for data processing. It was. The column for GC uses “Pora PROT Q” (Chrome Pack, 30 m × 0.25 mm ID), column temperature: 60 ° C. (hold for 4 minutes) to 250 ° C. (temperature increase rate: 8 ° C./min), Carrier gas: He, inlet temperature: 270 ° C. Further, the ionization method of the MS apparatus was EI, and the ionization energy was 70 eV.

Also, create a calibration curve with ethanol standard gas at a known concentration, and use the calibration curve created to quantify each detected volatile component of acetaldehyde, 2,3-pentanedione, and methoxyethyl acetate, Obtained by the formula.
Volatile component generation amount (μg / g) = detection amount (μg) / molded product sample amount (g).

(2) Initial tensile elastic modulus [GPa] of the film
A film sample was cut into a longitudinal direction of 150 mm and a width direction of 10 mm, and conditioned for 24 hours in an atmosphere of a temperature of 23 ° C. and a humidity of 65% RH in advance. This sample was subjected to a tensile test under the conditions of an initial length of 50 mm and a tensile speed of 300 mm / min using a Tensilon universal tester UTC-100 type (Orientec Co., Ltd.) in an atmosphere of 23 ° C. according to JIS K7161 and JIS K7127. It was. Next, using the first linear part of the stress-strain curve obtained in the tensile test, the difference in stress between two points on the straight line is divided by the difference in strain between the same two points, and a total of five tests are performed. The average value was obtained and used as the initial tensile elastic modulus.

(3) Weight reduction rate after hydrothermal treatment [%]
The weight before treatment was measured in advance for a biaxially stretched film sample that had been conditioned for 24 hours in an atmosphere of temperature 23 ° C. and humidity 65% RH, and treated in distilled water at 90 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then again the same as before treatment. After adjusting the humidity under the conditions, the weight was measured. The weight reduction rate was calculated as the ratio of the weight change (decrease) before and after treatment to the weight before treatment.

(4) Film haze value [%]
A film sample was cut into a longitudinal direction of 40 mm and a width direction of 30 mm, and conditioned for 24 hours in an atmosphere of a temperature of 23 ° C. and a humidity of 65% RH. This sample was measured 5 times in total using a haze meter HGM-2DP (Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd.) in an atmosphere of 23 ° C. according to JIS K7136, and the average value was obtained to obtain a film having a thickness of 10 μm. The film haze value% was determined as a converted value.
The film haze value obtained by the measuring instrument is a value obtained by dividing the scattered light transmittance by the total light transmittance and multiplying by 100.

(5) Odor during heating:
Place 2 g of the molded product sample on a hot plate at 120 ° C., immediately cover it with a glass petri dish facing down and leave it for 1 minute. did.
A: Randomly extracted 9 out of 10 people do not feel odor.
○: Randomly extracted 7 out of 10 people do not feel odor.
(Triangle | delta): Five or more out of ten people extracted at random do not feel an odor.
X: Other than the above.

(6) Moisture content of plasticizer [wt%]
It measured by Karl Fischer method (coulometric titration method) using a Karl Fischer moisture meter MKC-510N (Kyoto Electronics Co., Ltd.).

(7) Acid value [equivalent / t] of plasticizer
A precisely weighed sample was dissolved in an o-cresol (water 5%) adjusting solution, and an appropriate amount of dichloromethane was added to this solution, followed by titration with a 0.02 N KOH methanol solution.

  The polylactic acid polymer, aliphatic polyester, and plasticizer used in this example were obtained as follows.

<Polylactic acid polymer (P1)>
0.1 parts by weight of octylate and 0.1 parts by weight of lauryl alcohol are mixed with 100 parts by weight of L-lactide and polymerized in a reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer at 190 ° C. for 15 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere. After chipping with a shaft kneading extruder, solid-phase polymerization was performed in a nitrogen atmosphere at 140 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a polylactic acid polymer P1. When DSC measurement was performed on P1, P1 had crystallinity, the crystallization temperature was 128 ° C., and the melting point was 172 ° C.

<Polylactic acid polymer (P2)>
0.1 part by weight of octylate and 0.1 part by weight of lauryl alcohol are mixed with 65 parts by weight of L-lactide and 35 parts by weight of DL-lactide, and the mixture is stirred at 190 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere in a reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer. Polymerization was carried out for 3 hours, and further chipped with a biaxial kneading extruder to obtain a polylactic acid polymer P2. When DSC measurement was performed on P2, P2 did not exhibit crystallinity, and the crystallization temperature and melting point were not observed.

<Aliphatic polyester (P3)>
PBSA resin manufactured by Showa Polymer Co., Ltd .: “Bionore” # 3001 was used.

<Plasticizer (S1)>
0.05 parts by weight of tin octylate is mixed with 40 parts by weight of poly (1,3-butanediol adipate) having an average molecular weight of 8,000 and 60 parts by weight of L-lactide, and nitrogen is added in a reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer. Polymerization was carried out at 190 ° C. for 60 minutes in an atmosphere to obtain a block copolymer of poly (1,3-butanediol adipate) and polylactic acid having polylactic acid segments having an average molecular weight of 6,000 at both ends. This compound was dissolved in chloroform and stirred, and then poured into 20 times volume of diethyl ether of chloroform to obtain a precipitate. This precipitate was filtered and separated, and dried at room temperature under a high vacuum of 10 torr for 24 hours to obtain a plasticizer (S1).

<Plasticizer (S2)>
Octyl with respect to 71 parts by weight of polypropylene glycol / ethylene glycol block copolymer having a molecular weight of 10,000 and 29 parts by weight of L-lactide prepared by addition reaction of ethylene oxide at both ends of polypropylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 2,000 Polypropylene glycol / ethylene glycol having 0.07 parts by weight of tin oxide mixed and polymerized in a reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer at 190 ° C. for 60 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere and having polylactic acid segments with an average molecular weight of 2,000 at both ends A block copolymer of polylactic acid was obtained. This compound was dissolved in chloroform and stirred, and then poured into 20 times volume of diethyl ether of chloroform to obtain a precipitate. This precipitate was filtered and separated, and dried at room temperature under a high vacuum of 10 torr for 24 hours to obtain a plasticizer (S2).

<Plasticizer (S2 ')>
Using a block copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polylactic acid having a polylactic acid segment with an average molecular weight of 2,000 at both ends, obtained by the same polymerization method as the plasticizer (S2), purification operation with chloroform / diethyl ether The plasticizer (S2 ′) was used as it was without performing.

<Plasticizer (S3)>
0.07 part by weight of tin octylate is mixed with 71 parts by weight of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 10,000 and 29 parts by weight of L-lactide, and polymerization is carried out at 190 ° C. for 60 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere in a reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer. Thus, a block copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polylactic acid having a polylactic acid segment having an average molecular weight of 2,000 at both ends was obtained. This compound was dissolved in chloroform and stirred, and then poured into 20 times volume of diethyl ether of chloroform to obtain a precipitate. This precipitate was filtered and separated, and dried at room temperature under a high vacuum of 10 torr for 24 hours to obtain a plasticizer (S3).

Based on a chart obtained by 1H-NMR measurement of a deuterated chloroform solution of a plasticizer (S3),
(1/2) × (I _PLA × 72) / (I _PEG × 44/4) × M _PEG
(However, I _PEG : Signal integrated intensity derived from hydrogen of methylene group of PEG main chain part, I _PLA : Signal integrated intensity derived from hydrogen of methine group of PLA main chain part, M _PEG : Average molecular weight of polyethylene glycol)
The number average molecular weight of the polylactic acid segment calculated from the formula was 1910. This value is (1/2) × (wA / wB) × M _PEG from the raw material charge ratio.
(W _A : L-lactide parts by weight, w _B : polyethylene glycol parts by weight, M _PEG : average molecular weight of polyethylene glycol)
Corresponds very well with the value calculated by the equation.

<Plasticizer (S3 ')>
A block copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polylactic acid having a polylactic acid segment with an average molecular weight of 2,000 at both ends, obtained by the same polymerization method as the plasticizer (S3), is used instead of purification with chloroform / diethyl ether. Then, after being immersed in water and heated to 80 ° C. and stirred, the separated organic phase is extracted, further dried with heated nitrogen at 90 ° C. and dried until the moisture content becomes 1%, and the plasticizer (S3 ') Got.

<Plasticizer (S3 ")>
A block copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polylactic acid having a polylactic acid segment having an average molecular weight of 2,000 at both ends, obtained by the same polymerization method as that of the plasticizer (S3), is the same as the plasticizer (S3). A series of purification steps (including precipitation, filtration and drying) with chloroform / diethyl ether was repeated three times to obtain a plasticizer (S3 ″).

<Plasticizer (S4)>
Asahi Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd. ether ester plasticizer “RS-1000” (liquid at room temperature) was used as the plasticizer S4.

<Plasticizer (S5)>
Polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 10,000 was used as the plasticizer S5. The number average molecular weight was calculated from the hydroxyl value determined by the pyridine phthalic anhydride method in accordance with JIS K-1557 6.4.

(Example 1)
After drying a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) and 0.3 parts by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Corp. at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr. , Melt with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 200 ° C, adjust the discharge amount so that the residence time from melting to discharging from the die is 3 minutes, and lead the molten polymer to the T die die It was extruded into a sheet shape and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. to form an unstretched film having a thickness of 200 μm. Using this unstretched film with a batch-type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 80 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and transverse directions is 3.2 times, and the biaxial stretching ratio is 10 times as the area ratio. After stretching, the film was heat-treated at 130 ° C. for 60 seconds under tension and formed into a biaxially stretched film. Further, the formed biaxially stretched film was devolatilized at 100 ° C. for 12 hours under a high vacuum of 5 torr. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1.

(Example 2)
Except that the formed biaxially stretched film was immersed in 1000 times volume of water, treated at room temperature for 48 hours, taken out from the water, and dried at 100 ° C. for 12 hours under a high vacuum of 5 torr, as in Example 1. Thus, a biaxially stretched film was obtained. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1.

(Example 3)
The formed biaxially stretched film is immersed in a 1000 times volume of water / ethanol (85/15) mixed solution, treated at room temperature for 24 hours, then taken out of the mixed solution, and at 100 ° C. for 12 hours under a high vacuum of 5 torr. A biaxially stretched film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the film was dried. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1.

Example 4
70 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and 30 parts by weight of an aliphatic polyester (P3) dried under reduced pressure for 48 hours at 50 ° C. under a high vacuum of 10 torr. The mixture was subjected to a twin-screw kneading extruder having a cylinder temperature of 200 ° C., melt-kneaded and homogenized to obtain a chipped composition. The obtained composition was cloudy. This chip was further dried at 70 ° C. for 24 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr and subjected to the following film formation.

  The above chip is melted with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 200 ° C., and the discharge amount is adjusted so that the residence time from the melting to the discharge from the die is 3 minutes. An unstretched film having a thickness of 200 μm was formed by being guided to a die, extruded into a sheet, and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. Using this unstretched film with a batch-type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 70 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and transverse directions is 3.2 times, and the biaxial stretching ratio is 10 times as the area magnification. After stretching, the film was heat-treated for 90 seconds under tension at 130 ° C. to form a biaxially stretched film. Further, the formed biaxially stretched film was immersed in a 1000 times volume of water / ethanol (85/15) mixed solution, treated at room temperature for 24 hours, then taken out from the mixed solution, and at 80 ° C. for 6 hours, 5 torr high Dry under vacuum. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1.

(Example 5)
The polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr was melted at 200 ° C. with a twin-screw kneading extruder and dried under reduced pressure at 90 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr. A commercially available ether ester plasticizer (S4) is continuously weighed and supplied so as to be 25 parts by weight per 75 parts by weight of (P1) (S4). Obtained. This chip was dried at 80 ° C. for 24 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr and subjected to the following film formation.

  The above chip is melted with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 190 ° C., and the discharge amount is adjusted so that the residence time from the melting to the discharge from the die is 3 minutes. An unstretched film having a thickness of 200 μm was formed by being guided to a die, extruded into a sheet, and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. Using this unstretched film with a batch type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 60 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and lateral directions is 3.2 times, and the simultaneous biaxial is 10 times as the area ratio. After stretching, the film was heat-treated for 90 seconds under tension at 130 ° C. to form a biaxially stretched film. Further, the formed biaxially stretched film was devolatilized at 60 ° C. for 12 hours under a high vacuum of 5 torr. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S4) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 5 equivalent / t.

(Example 6)
50 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, 50 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S1) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and A mixture of 0.3 parts by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. was melt-kneaded and homogenized by using a twin-screw kneading extruder with a cylinder temperature of 200 ° C. to obtain a chipped composition. It was. This chip was further dried at 80 ° C. for 24 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr and subjected to the following film formation.

  The above chip is melted with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 190 ° C., and the discharge amount is adjusted so that the residence time from the melting to the discharge from the die is 3 minutes. An unstretched film having a thickness of 200 μm was formed by being guided to a die, extruded into a sheet, and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. Using this unstretched film with a batch-type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 70 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and transverse directions is 3.2 times, and the biaxial stretching ratio is 10 times as the area magnification. After stretching, the film was heat-treated for 90 seconds under tension at 130 ° C. to form a biaxially stretched film. Further, the formed biaxially stretched film was immersed in a 1000 times volume of water / ethanol (85/15) mixed solution, treated at room temperature for 24 hours, then taken out from the mixed solution, and at 80 ° C. for 12 hours, a high torr of 5 torr. Dry under vacuum. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S1) used for melt-kneading was 0.1 wt%, and the acid value was 46 equivalents / t.

(Example 7)
72 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and 28 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S2) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr; Implemented except that 0.3 parts by weight of hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. was used, the thickness of the unstretched film was 120 μm, and the stretch temperature of the unstretched film was 60 ° C. In the same manner as in Example 6, a biaxially stretched film was obtained. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S2) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 23 equivalents / t.

(Example 8)
86 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, 14 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S3) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and A biaxially stretched film in the same manner as in Example 6 except that a mixture of 0.3 parts by weight of hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. was used and the stretching temperature of the unstretched film was 60 ° C. Got. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S3) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 26 equivalents / t.

Example 9
72 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, 28 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S3) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and A biaxially stretched film in the same manner as in Example 6 except that a mixture of 0.3 parts by weight of hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. was used and the stretching temperature of the unstretched film was 60 ° C. Got. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S3) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 26 equivalents / t.

(Example 10)
17 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and 28 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S3) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr. A mixture of 55 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P2) dried under reduced pressure at 50 ° C. for 48 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr and 0.3 part by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Corporation The mixture was melt-kneaded and homogenized by using a twin-screw kneading extruder with a cylinder temperature of 200 ° C. to obtain a chipped composition. This chip was further dried at 70 ° C. for 24 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr and subjected to the following film formation.

  The above chip is melted with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 190 ° C., and the discharge amount is adjusted so that the residence time from the melting to the discharge from the die is 3 minutes. The film was guided to a die, extruded into a sheet, and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. to form an unstretched film having a thickness of 120 μm. Using this unstretched film with a batch-type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 50 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and transverse directions is 3.2 times, and the simultaneous biaxial so that the area ratio is 10 times. After stretching, the film was heat-treated for 90 seconds under tension at 130 ° C. to form a biaxially stretched film. Further, the formed biaxially stretched film was immersed in a 1000 times volume of water / ethanol (85/15) mixed solution, treated at room temperature for 24 hours, then taken out from the mixed solution, and at 80 ° C. for 12 hours, a high torr of 5 torr. Dry under vacuum. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S3) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 26 equivalents / t.

(Example 11)
27 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and 43 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S3) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr A biaxially stretched film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 10 except that a mixture of 30 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P2) dried under reduced pressure at 50 ° C. for 48 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr was used. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S3) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 26 equivalents / t.

(Example 12)
After drying a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) and 0.3 parts by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Corp. at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr. The following yarns were used.

  The above chip was subjected to a twin-screw extruder type extruder with two vent ports at a melting temperature of 190 ° C., and the pent port was extruded under a high vacuum of 10 torr or less while sucking and removing low molecular weight substances. After discharging from a base having 96 0.6φ discharge holes in a row, and passing through a 300 mm long heat insulating cylinder immediately after discharge from the base, the annular chimney is passed through and the chimney with a wind speed of 20 m / min After cooling with wind and applying an oil agent, the undrawn yarn was wound up once by taking it up at a speed of 1000 m / min. This undrawn yarn was drawn in two stages at a first stage drawing temperature of 80 ° C., a second stage drawing temperature of 100 ° C. and a total draw ratio of 6.5 times, followed by heat setting at a temperature of 135 ° C., 0.5% relaxation. After the treatment, the drawn yarn was taken up. In this way, a fiber composed of a polylactic acid polymer of 556 dtex / 96 fil was obtained. The evaluation results of the obtained fiber are shown in Table 1.

(Example 13)
A plasticizer (S1) subjected to melt blending of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) with a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. was previously applied at 60 ° C. for 6 hours under a vacuum of 10 torr. A biaxially stretched film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 6 except that it was dried under reduced pressure. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S1) used for melt-kneading was 0.4 wt%, and the acid value was 46 equivalents / t.

(Example 14)
A biaxially stretched film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 10 except that the plasticizer (S3 ″) was used in place of the plasticizer (S3). The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S3 ″) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 13 equivalents / t.

(Example 15)
A biaxially stretched film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 7 except that the plasticizer (S2 ′) was used instead of the plasticizer (S2). The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S2 ′) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 135 equivalents / t.

(Example 16)
80 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, 20 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S5) dried under reduced pressure at 40 ° C. under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and Biaxially stretched film in the same manner as in Example 9, except that 0.3 parts by weight of hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. was used and the stretching temperature of the unstretched film was 60 ° C. Got. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S5) used for melt-kneading was 0.2 wt%, and the acid value was 4 equivalent / t.

(Comparative Example 1)
After drying a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) and 0.3 parts by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Corp. at 100 ° C. for 3 hours under a reduced pressure of 200 torr, Melting with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 230 ° C, adjusting the discharge amount so that the residence time from melting to discharging from the die is 3 minutes, and guiding the molten polymer to the T die die The film was extruded on a sheet and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. to form an unstretched film having a thickness of 200 μm. Using this unstretched film with a batch-type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 80 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and transverse directions is 3.2 times, and the biaxial stretching ratio is 10 times as the area ratio. After stretching, the film was heat-treated at 140 ° C. for 60 seconds under tension and formed into a biaxially stretched film. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 2)
A mixture of 72 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) and 28 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S2 ′) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 5 torr was supplied to a twin-screw kneading extruder having a cylinder temperature of 190 ° C. Thus, a melted kneaded and homogenized composition was obtained. This chip was further dried at 80 ° C. for 24 hours under a high vacuum of 5 torr and subjected to the following film formation.

  The above chip is melted with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 190 ° C., and the discharge amount is adjusted so that the residence time from melting to discharging from the die is 10 minutes. The film was guided to a die, extruded into a sheet, and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. to form an unstretched film having a thickness of 120 μm. Using this unstretched film with a batch type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 60 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and lateral directions is 3.2 times, and the simultaneous biaxial is 10 times as the area ratio. After stretching, the film was heat-treated at 140 ° C. for 60 seconds under tension and formed into a biaxially stretched film. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S2 ') used for melt kneading was 0.8 wt%, and the acid value was 135 equivalents / t.

(Comparative Example 3)
17 parts by weight of a polylactic acid polymer (P1) and 28 parts by weight of a plasticizer (S3 ′) dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. for 6 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr, and reduced pressure for 48 hours or more at 50 ° C. under a high vacuum of 10 torr. A mixture of 55 parts by weight of the dried polylactic acid polymer (P2) and 0.3 parts by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant “Irganox 1010” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Corporation was supplied to a twin-screw kneading extruder having a cylinder temperature of 200 ° C. Thus, a melted kneaded and homogenized composition was obtained. This chip was further dried at 70 ° C. for 24 hours under a high vacuum of 10 torr and subjected to the following film formation.

  The above chip is melted with a uniaxial extruder set at a melting temperature of 190 ° C., and the discharge amount is adjusted so that the residence time from melting to discharging from the die is 10 minutes. The film was guided to a die, extruded into a sheet, and cast on a drum cooled to 5 ° C. to form an unstretched film having a thickness of 120 μm. Using this unstretched film with a batch-type biaxial stretching apparatus for film, the stretching temperature is 50 ° C., the stretching ratio in the longitudinal and transverse directions is 3.2 times, and the simultaneous biaxial so that the area ratio is 10 times. After stretching, the film was heat-treated for 90 seconds under tension at 140 ° C. to form a biaxially stretched film. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The water content of the plasticizer (S3 ′) used for melt-kneading was 1.0 wt%, and the acid value was 29 equivalent / t.

(Comparative Example 4)
A biaxially stretched film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5, except that the commercially available ether ester plasticizer (S4) was melt kneaded into the polylactic acid polymer (P1) without drying. The evaluation results of the obtained biaxially stretched film are shown in Table 1. The plasticizer (S4) used for melt kneading had a moisture content of 1.1 wt% and an acid value of 5 equivalents / t.

  The present invention is not limited to wrapping films for packaging, but for other packaging materials, films for agriculture, films for industrial materials such as automobile coating film protection sheets, garbage bags, compost bags, and industrial materials in which various types of soft vinyl chloride are used. Although it can be applied to containers such as films, bottles, disposable cups, trays, and molded articles other than films such as fibers, the application range is not limited thereto.

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  Among the volatile components generated by heating the molded product at 100 ° C. for 30 minutes under an inert gas, acetaldehyde and 2,3-pentanedione. A molded product characterized in that the total amount of methoxyethyl acetate components is 2 μg / g or less.   The molded article according to claim 1, wherein the total amount of 2,3-pentanedione and methoxyethyl acetate components is 1 μg / g or less among the volatile components.   The molded article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the molded article is a film.   4. The film according to claim 3, wherein an initial tensile elastic modulus at 23 [deg.] C. is 0.1 to 2 GPa.   5. The film according to claim 3, wherein a weight reduction rate after hydrothermal treatment at 90 ° C. for 30 minutes is 2% or less.   Film haze value is 0.2 to 5%, The film in any one of Claims 3-5 characterized by the above-mentioned.   A film comprising a composition containing a polylactic acid polymer (A) and a plasticizer (B), wherein the polylactic acid polymer (A) has crystallinity and the plasticizer (B) is in one molecule. The film according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more, and further having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment.   The film according to claim 7, wherein the weight ratio of the polylactic acid segment component of the plasticizer (B) is less than 50% by weight of the entire plasticizer.   The film according to claim 7 or 8, wherein a weight ratio of the plasticizing component excluding the polylactic acid segment component of the plasticizer (B) is 5% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less of the entire composition.   The film according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the plasticizer (B) has a segment composed of a polyalkylene ether.   The film according to claim 10, wherein the polyalkylene ether is polyethylene glycol.   It is a wrapping film for packaging, The film in any one of Claims 3-11 characterized by the above-mentioned.   A compound having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment in one molecule, or a structure having both an ether bond portion and an ester bond portion, and having a moisture content of 0.5 wt% or less. A plasticizer for polylactic acid.   The plasticizer for polylactic acid according to claim 13, wherein the acid value is 50 equivalent / t or less.   In addition to having a polyether-based and / or polyester-based segment, or both an ether bond portion and an ester bond portion, each molecule has one or more polylactic acid segments having a molecular weight of 1,500 or more. The plasticizer for polylactic acid according to claim 13 or 14.   The plasticizer for polylactic acid according to claim 15, wherein the weight ratio of the polylactic acid segment component is less than 50% by weight of the whole plasticizer.   The plasticizer for polylactic acid according to any one of claims 13 to 16, comprising a segment made of polyalkylene ether.   The plasticizer for polylactic acid according to claim 17, wherein the polyalkylene ether is polyethylene glycol.