JP2005163005A - Imidized methacrylic resin composition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin composition suitable for preparing a film excellent in chemical resistance, heat resistance, hardness, folding resistance and transparency. <P>SOLUTION: The imidized methacrylic resin composition is prepared by treating a methacrylic resin composition(C) with an imidizing agent. The resin composition(C) is obtained by polymerizing a methacrylic acid ester-based polymer(A) comprising methacrylic acid ester as a main ingredient in the presence of acrylic acid ester-based crosslinked elastomer particles(B) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture(b) comprising an acrylic acid ester as a main ingredient with a polyfunctional monomer having ≥2 non-conjugated double bonds per one molecule. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a specific acrylic film and an acrylic film laminate.

  In recent years, films that are excellent in chemical resistance, heat resistance, hardness, and bending resistance have received strong interest in the market. Specific examples include a use as a paint substitute in which a film is laminated on an automobile exterior part, a use as a flooring, and the like. However, conventional acrylic films have insufficient chemical resistance, heat resistance, hardness, and bending resistance, which are necessary characteristics for these applications.

  Therefore, as a resin imparted with these characteristics, polyglutarimide obtained by treating an acrylic resin with an imidizing agent and introducing an imide group into a polymer chain is known, and has chemical resistance and heat resistance. Excellent in properties and hardness. However, since polyglutarimide is very brittle, it has a disadvantage that it is inferior in the bending resistance required as processing characteristics when the resin is formed into a film and laminated on a substrate. Therefore, as a countermeasure to this problem, a method of blending a graft polymer as an impact modifier with polyglutarimide to improve the brittleness of the resin is known. For example, a method for modifying polyglutarimide by blending a mixture of a multistage polymer (core-shell impact modifier) having a rubbery core and a polymer shell layer is disclosed (see Patent Documents 1 to 3). . However, these methods have the disadvantage that compatibility with polyglutarimide by blending is limited, and it takes time and effort to optimize a modifier suitable for each resin.

  On the other hand, in order to improve this defect, an impact modifier composed of a multistage polymer is mixed with a polyglutarimide precursor polymer, and this blend is imidized in an extruder. A method for producing a polyglutarimide having improved impact resistance is disclosed (see Patent Document 4). At that time, it is disclosed that the degree of imidization can be controlled by adjusting the reaction conditions such as the set temperature of the extruder cylinder, the pressure after injecting the imidizing agent, and the residence time. However, when a core-shell impact modifier made of an acrylic resin is used, the rubbery core itself is imidized, resulting in a problem that the elastic function of the rubbery core is lowered.

In contrast, an impact modifier that attempts to protect the rubbery core from imidization by introducing a layer made of a polymer that is difficult to imidize such as styrene into the intermediate layer between the rubbery core and the acrylic shell layer is disclosed. (See Patent Document 5). However, since the impact modifier protects the rubber-like core from imidization, the impact-modifier rubber-like core after imidization and the outermost shell layer and the matrix polyglutarimide The difference in refractive index was caused in the film, which had the disadvantage of poor transparency after the imidization treatment.
US Pat. No. 4,217,424 U.S. Pat. No. 4,436,871 U.S. Pat. No. 4,254,232 U.S. Pat. No. 4,246,374 JP-A-6-93163

  Therefore, a polymer capable of forming a film excellent in chemical resistance, heat resistance, hardness, bending resistance and transparency has been demanded.

  Therefore, as a result of intensive studies, the present inventors have determined that a methacrylic resin composition comprising a methacrylic ester polymer having a specific composition and acrylate ester cross-linked elastic particles is specified with an imidizing agent in an extruder. By processing at the reaction zone temperature (resin temperature), the film obtained from the imidized methacrylic resin composition is excellent in chemical resistance, heat resistance and hardness, and also in bending resistance and transparency. The headline, the present invention has been reached.

That is, the present invention
The methacrylic acid ester polymer (A) is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing 50 to 100% by weight of methacrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 50% by weight of acrylic acid alkyl ester,
A monomer mixture (b) containing 50 to 100% by weight of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 50 to 0% by weight of a methacrylic acid alkyl ester, and two or more acrylate ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) per molecule It is obtained by copolymerizing a polyfunctional monomer having a non-conjugated double bond. Further, the methacrylic ester polymer (A) is polymerized in the presence of acrylate ester cross-linked elastic particles (B). A methacrylic resin composition (C) characterized by being obtained by
An imidized methacrylic resin composition modified by treatment with an imidizing agent (Claim 1),
2. The imidized methacrylic resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the methacrylic resin composition (C) is treated at a resin temperature of 180 ° C. to 270 ° C. in the reaction zone using an imidizing agent in an extruder. (Claim 2),
A film formed by molding the imidized methacrylic resin composition according to claim 1 or 2 (claim 3), and a laminate obtained by laminating the film according to claim 3 to metal or plastic (claim) Regarding 4).

  The film obtained from the imidized methacrylic resin composition of the present invention is excellent in bending resistance and transparency, which are necessary characteristics in lamination, while chemical resistance, heat resistance and hardness are imparted by imidization.

  The methacrylic acid ester polymer (A) used in the present invention is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing 50 to 100% by weight of methacrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 50% by weight of acrylic acid alkyl ester in at least one stage. It will be. A more preferable composition of the monomer mixture includes 60 to 100% by weight of methacrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 40% by weight of acrylic acid alkyl ester. When the alkyl acrylate exceeds 50% by weight, the chemical resistance, heat resistance and hardness of the film which can be formed from the imidized methacrylic resin composition obtained tend to be reduced.

  The methacrylic acid alkyl ester constituting the methacrylic acid ester polymer (A) of the present invention is preferably one having 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group from the viewpoint of polymerization reactivity and cost. But you can. Specific examples thereof include methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, and the like. Species or two or more may be used in combination.

  In the methacrylic acid ester polymer (A) of the present invention, the acrylic acid alkyl ester that can be copolymerized with the methacrylic acid alkyl ester has 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group from the viewpoint of polymerization reactivity and cost. Preferably, it may be linear or branched. Specific examples thereof include, for example, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and n-octyl acrylate. These monomers may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  The methacrylic acid ester polymer (A) of the present invention may be copolymerized with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with a methacrylic acid alkyl ester and an acrylic acid alkyl ester, if necessary. Absent. Examples of copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers include vinyl halides such as vinyl chloride and vinyl bromide, vinyl cyanides such as acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile, vinyl esters such as vinyl formate, vinyl acetate, and vinyl propionate. , Aromatic vinyl derivatives such as styrene, vinyltoluene, α-methylstyrene, vinylidene halides such as vinylidene chloride and vinylidene fluoride, acrylic acid such as acrylic acid, sodium acrylate, calcium acrylate and salts thereof, and acrylic acid β -Acrylic acid alkyl ester derivatives such as hydroxyethyl, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, glycidyl acrylate, acrylamide, N-methylol acrylamide, etc., methacrylic acid such as methacrylic acid, sodium methacrylate, calcium methacrylate and the like Examples thereof include salts, methacrylamide, β-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid alkyl ester derivatives such as glycidyl methacrylate and the like, and two or more of these monomers may be used in combination.

  The acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) used in the present invention are composed of a monomer mixture (b) containing 50 to 100% by weight of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 50 to 0% by weight of a methacrylic acid alkyl ester and one molecule. The polyfunctional monomer having two or more non-conjugated double bonds per unit is copolymerized in at least one stage. A more preferable monomer mixture (b) composition contains 60 to 100% by weight of acrylic acid alkyl ester and 40 to 0% by weight of methacrylic acid alkyl ester. When the methacrylic acid alkyl ester exceeds 50% by weight, the bending resistance of the film that can be formed from the imidized methacrylic resin composition obtained tends to be lowered.

  The acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) of the present invention may be copolymerized with an ethyl methacrylate unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with a methacrylic acid alkyl ester and an acrylic acid alkyl ester, if necessary. It doesn't matter.

  Since the acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) of the present invention are copolymerized with two or more polyfunctional monomers having non-conjugated reactive double bonds per molecule, The coalescence shows crosslink elasticity. In addition, one reactive functional group (double bond) in the polyfunctional monomer that remained unreacted during polymerization of the acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) becomes a graft crossing point, A certain proportion of the methacrylic ester copolymer (A) is grafted onto the acrylate ester cross-linked elastic particles (B). As a result, the acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) are discontinuously and uniformly dispersed in the methacrylate ester-based copolymer (A).

  Examples of the polyfunctional monomer used in the present invention include allyl methacrylate, allyl acrylate, triallyl cyanurate, triallyl isocyanurate, diallyl phthalate, diallyl maleate, divinyl adipate, Divinylbenzene ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, divinylbenzene ethylene glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane Trimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, tetramethylol methane tetramethacrylate, tetramethylol methane tetraacrylate, dipropylene glycol dimethacrylate and Propylene glycol - diacrylate - DOO, and these two or more kinds may be used in combination.

  Specific examples of the acrylic acid alkyl ester, the methacrylic acid alkyl ester, and the ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith used in the acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) of the present invention are the methacrylic acid ester-based polymers. Examples thereof include those used for the polymer (A).

  The methacrylic resin composition (C) used in the present invention is obtained by polymerizing the methacrylic ester polymer (A) in the presence of the acrylate ester cross-linked elastic particles (B).

  The production method of the methacrylic resin composition (C) used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and a known emulsion polymerization method, emulsion-suspension polymerization method, suspension polymerization method, bulk polymerization method, solution polymerization method and the like are applied. Although possible, emulsion polymerization is particularly preferred.

  As an initiator in the polymerization of the acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) and the methacrylate ester-based copolymer (A), known initiators such as organic peroxides, inorganic peroxides, and azo compounds are used. Can be used. Specifically, for example, t-butyl hydroperoxide, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl hydroperoxide, succinic acid peroxide, peroxymaleic acid t-butyl ester, cumene hydroper Organic peroxides such as oxide and benzoyl peroxide, inorganic peroxides such as potassium persulfate and sodium persulfate, and oil-soluble initiators such as azobisisobutyronitrile are also used. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. These initiators combined with reducing agents such as sodium sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, ascorbic acid, hydroxyacetone acid, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulfate and disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate It may also be used as a normal redox type initiator.

  The organic peroxide can be added by a known addition method such as a method of adding to a polymerization system as it is, a method of adding a mixture to a monomer, a method of adding a dispersion in an aqueous emulsifier solution, and the like. From the viewpoint of transparency, a method of adding a mixture to a monomer or a method of adding it by dispersing in an aqueous emulsifier solution is preferable.

  The organic peroxide is an inorganic reducing agent such as a divalent iron salt and / or formaldehyde sulfoxylate soda, reducing sugar, ascorbic acid and the like from the viewpoint of polymerization stability and particle size control. It is preferably used as a redox initiator in combination with an organic reducing agent.

  The surfactant used for the emulsion polymerization is not particularly limited, and any surfactant for normal emulsion polymerization can be used. Specifically, for example, anionic surfactants such as sodium alkyl sulfonate, sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate, sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfate, alkylphenols, aliphatic alcohols and the like Nonionic surfactants such as reaction products with propylene oxide and ethylene oxide are shown. These surfactants may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Furthermore, if necessary, a cationic surfactant such as an alkylamine salt may be used.

  From the obtained methacrylic resin composition (C) latex, the resin composition is separated and recovered by ordinary coagulation, washing and drying operations, or by treatment such as spray-drying and freeze-drying.

  The imidized methacrylic resin composition of the present invention is obtained by reacting a molten methacrylic resin composition (C) with an imidizing agent using an extruder or the like.

  The imidizing agent used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the methacrylic resin composition (C) can be imidized. For example, methylamine, ethylamine, n-propylamine, i-propylamine, n- Aliphatic hydrocarbon group-containing amines such as butylamine, i-butylamine, t-butylamine, and n-hexylamine, aromatic hydrocarbon group-containing amines such as aniline, toluidine, and trichloroaniline, and alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexylamine Examples include group-containing amines. In addition, urea compounds that generate these amines by heating such as urea, 1,3-dimethylurea, 1,3-diethylurea, and 1,3-dipropylurea can also be used. Of these imidizing agents, methylamine is preferable from the viewpoint of cost and physical properties. Further, gaseous methylamine or the like at normal temperature may be used in a state dissolved in alcohols such as methanol.

  The addition amount of the imidizing agent in the present invention is determined by the imidization rate of the methacrylic resin composition (C) for expressing necessary physical properties. The imidation ratio of the methacrylic resin composition (C) is preferably 5 to 95%, more preferably 5 to 70%. If the imidization rate is less than 5%, the chemical resistance, heat resistance and hardness of the resulting film tend to be reduced. If the imidization rate exceeds 95%, the transparency and bending resistance of the resulting film are likely to be reduced. Tend to get worse.

  Examples of the extruder used in the present invention include a single-screw extruder, a twin-screw extruder, and a multi-screw extruder, and the mixing of the imidizing agent with the raw polymer (methacrylic resin composition (C)) can be promoted. As the extruder, a twin screw extruder is particularly preferable. The twin screw extruder includes a non-meshing type same direction rotating type, a meshing type same direction rotating type, a non-meshing type different direction rotating type, and a meshing type different direction rotating type. Among the twin screw extruders, the meshing type co-rotating type is preferable because it can rotate at high speed and can promote the mixing of the imidizing agent with the raw material polymer (methacrylic resin composition (C)). . These extruders may be used alone or connected in series.

  The imidization in the extruder in the present invention is, for example, after the raw material methacrylic resin composition (C) is charged from the raw material charging part of the extruder, the resin is melted, and the inside of the cylinder is filled. The imidizing agent is injected into the extruder using a liquid addition pump to advance the imidization reaction in the extruder.

  The imidization in the extruder of the present invention is preferably performed at a reaction zone temperature (resin temperature) of 180 to 270 ° C., more preferably 200 to 250 ° C. in the extruder. . When the temperature of the reaction zone (resin temperature) is less than 180 ° C., the imidization reaction hardly proceeds and the chemical resistance and heat resistance tend to decrease. When the reaction zone temperature exceeds 270 ° C., the decomposition of the resin becomes remarkable, so that the bending resistance, chemical resistance, and haze of the film that can be formed from the imidized methacrylic resin composition obtained tend to decrease. Here, the reaction zone in the extruder refers to a region between the injection position of the imidizing agent and the resin discharge port (die part) in the cylinder of the extruder.

  Moreover, it is preferable to equip the extruder used for this invention with the vent hole which can be pressure-reduced below atmospheric pressure, in order to remove an unreacted imidizing agent and a by-product.

  For the imidization of the present invention, instead of an extruder, for example, a high-viscosity solution such as a horizontal biaxial reactor such as Violac manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. or a vertical biaxial agitation tank such as Super Blend These reactors can also be suitably used.

  When imidating the methacrylic resin composition (C) with an imidizing agent, generally used antioxidants, heat stabilizers, light stabilizers, ultraviolet absorbers, weathering stabilizers such as radical scavengers, A catalyst, a plasticizer, a lubricant, an antistatic agent, a colorant, an anti-shrinkage agent, an antibacterial / deodorizing agent, and the like may be added alone or in combination of two or more in a range not impairing the object of the present invention. These additives can also be added when the imidized methacrylic resin composition is molded.

  The imidized methacrylic resin composition of the present invention is soluble in the methacrylic resin composition (C) and non-reactive with respect to the imidization reaction. ) Is dissolved, and an imidizing agent is added to the methacrylic resin composition (C) solution, followed by treatment.

  Non-reactive solvents for the imidization reaction include aliphatic alcohols such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol and isobutyl alcohol, aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene, and methyl ethyl ketone. , Ketones such as tetrahydrofuran and dioxane, and ether compounds. These may be used singly or may be a mixture of at least two. Among these, toluene and a mixed solvent of toluene and methyl alcohol are preferable.

  A higher concentration of the methacrylic resin composition (C) with respect to the non-reactive solvent is preferable from the viewpoint of production cost, and the solid content concentration is preferably 10 to 80%, particularly preferably 20 to 70%.

  The imidized methacrylic resin composition obtained in the present invention can be processed into various molded products by various plastic processing methods such as injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding and compression molding.

  The imidized methacrylic resin composition obtained in the present invention is particularly useful as a film, and is good, for example, by an ordinary melt extrusion method such as an inflation method, a T-die extrusion method, a calendar method, or a solvent casting method. To be processed. In addition, when forming a film from an imidized methacrylic resin composition, if necessary, a roll or metal belt heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature by bringing both surfaces of the film into contact with the roll or metal belt simultaneously. By simultaneously bringing them into contact with each other, it is possible to obtain a film having a superior surface property. Further, depending on the purpose, film reforming by film lamination molding or biaxial stretching is also possible.

  In addition, the methacrylic resin composition (C) of the present invention includes, if necessary, polyglutarimide, glutaric anhydride polymer, lactone cyclized methacrylic resin, methacrylic resin, polyethylene terephthalate resin, polybutylene terephthalate resin, and the like. It is also possible to blend. The blending method is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used.

  Moreover, the film obtained from the methacrylic resin composition (C) of the present invention can reduce the gloss of the film surface by a known method, if necessary. For example, it can be carried out by a method of kneading an inorganic filler or crosslinkable polymer particles in the methacrylic resin composition (C). Further, the gloss of the film surface can be reduced by embossing the obtained film.

  The film obtained from the imidized methacrylic resin composition of the present invention can be used by laminating to metal, plastic or the like. Lamination methods include wet laminating, dry laminating, extraction laminating, hot melting, after applying an adhesive to a metal plate such as a steel plate, and then placing the film on the metal plate and drying it. Laminate etc. are mentioned.

  As a method of laminating a film on a plastic part, the film is placed in a mold and then placed in a mold after insert molding, laminating injection press molding, or pre-molding the film by filling the resin by injection molding. In-mold molding in which resin is filled by injection molding can be used.

  As a molded article obtained from the imidized methacrylic resin composition of the present invention, for example, an illumination lens, an automobile headlight, an optical lens, an optical fiber, an optical disk, a liquid crystal light guide plate, a liquid crystal film, a sterilization treatment is necessary. Examples include medical supplies, microwave cooking containers, housings for home appliances, sizing members for building materials such as window frames, toys or recreation items. On the other hand, laminated laminates of films obtained from the imidized methacrylic resin composition of the present invention include automotive interior / exterior materials, household goods, wallpaper, painting substitute applications, furniture and electrical equipment housings, facsimile machines and other OA. It can be used in equipment housings, flooring, parts of electrical or electronic equipment, bathroom equipment, etc.

  Next, the present invention will be described in more detail based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

  In addition, each measuring method of the physical property measured in the following Examples and Comparative Examples is as follows.

(Measurement of imidization rate)
The imidized product of the obtained methacrylic resin composition was measured for the absorption spectrum at room temperature using an infrared spectrophotometer (SensIR Technologies, FT-IR (TableIR)). From the obtained absorption spectrum, the ratio of the absorbance of the absorption spectrum (1750 cm ⁻¹ ) attributed to the stretching vibration of the carbonyl group of the ester and the absorbance of the absorption spectrum (1725 cm ⁻¹ ) attributed to the stretching vibration of the carbonyl group of the imide. From this, the conversion rate was determined and used as the imidization rate.

(Evaluation of chemical resistance)
One drop of xylene was dropped on the obtained film, and the change of the film was visually evaluated.
○: No change ×: A trace remains.

(Evaluation of heat resistance)
A film prepared using a T-die extruder under the conditions described in Example 1 was pressed to prepare a 3 mm-thick test piece (1 cm × 5 cm), and the Vicat softening point at 1 kg overload according to ISOR-306 Were measured and evaluated.

(Evaluation of pencil hardness)
The pencil hardness of the obtained film was measured according to JIS S-1005.

(Evaluation of bending resistance)
The obtained film was bent 180 degrees, and the change in the bent portion was visually evaluated.
○: No cracking is observed ×: Cracking is observed

(Evaluation of transparency)
The haze value of the obtained film was measured according to JIS K6714 at a temperature of 23 ° C. ± 2 ° C. and a humidity of 50% ± 5%.

In the examples and comparative examples, “parts” represents parts by weight, and “%” represents% by weight. Each abbreviation represents the following substance.
BA: Butyl acrylate MMA: Methyl methacrylate AlMA: Allyl methacrylate CHP: Cumene hydroperoxide tDM: Tertiary decyl mercaptan.

(Production Example 1) Production of methacrylic resin composition The following substances were charged into an 8 L polymerization apparatus equipped with a stirrer.
Deionized water 200 parts Sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate 0.05 parts Sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate 0.15 parts Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-2-sodium 0.001 parts Ferrous sulfate 0.00025 parts Nitrogen in the polymerization machine After sufficiently substituting with gas to be substantially free of oxygen, the internal temperature was set to 60 ° C., and the monomer mixture (B) shown in (1) of Table 1 <ie, BA 70% and MMA 30% A monomer mixture consisting of 1 part of AlMA and 0.2 part of CHP is continuously added at a rate of 10 parts / hour with respect to 100 parts of the monomer mixture. Continuing, acrylic ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) were obtained. The polymerization conversion rate was 99.5%.
Thereafter, after adding 0.3 part of sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate, the internal temperature was set to 60 ° C., and the monomer mixture (A) shown in (1) in Table 1 <ie BA 30% and MMA 70%. A monomer mixture> 95 parts consisting of 0.2 parts of tDM and 0.4 parts of CHP is continuously added to 100 parts of the monomer mixture at a rate of 10 parts / hour, and the polymerization is continued for another hour. A system resin composition was obtained. The polymerization conversion rate was 99.0%. The obtained latex was salted out and coagulated with calcium chloride, washed with water and dried to obtain a resin powder (1).
Furthermore, using a single screw extruder with a 40 mmφ vent, the cylinder temperature was set to 240 ° C., and melt kneading was performed to pelletize.

(Production Examples 2 to 8)
Resin powders (2) to (8) were polymerized in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that the sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate and monomer mixture initially charged were changed as shown in Table 1, coagulated, washed with water and dried. And was further kneaded and pelletized.

(Examples 1-5 and Comparative Examples 1-3)
An imidized methacrylic resin composition obtained by adding 35 parts by weight of methylamine as an imidizing agent to 100 parts by weight of a methacrylic resin composition (C) using a 15 mmφ meshing direction rotating twin screw extruder Manufactured. The resin temperature in the cylinder (reaction zone) of the extruder at that time was set to the temperature shown in Table 3.
The methacrylic resin composition (5) was introduced from the hopper of the extruder, and the resin was melted and filled with a kneading block, and then methylamine was injected using a pump. A seal ring was placed at the end of the reaction zone to fill the resin. The by-product after reaction and excess methylamine were devolatilized by reducing the pressure at the vent port to -0.02 MPa. The resin discharged from the die installed at the outlet of the extruder was cooled in a water tank and then pelletized with a pelletizer. The resin discharge rate was set at 1.5 kg / hr.
Furthermore, the obtained imidized methacrylic resin was molded at a die temperature of 260 ° C. using a 40 mmφ extruder with a T die to obtain a film having a thickness of 100 μm.

  Various characteristics using the obtained film were evaluated, and the results are shown in Table 2 together with the imidization ratio of the imidized methacrylic resin.

  By setting the resin temperature in the reaction zone of the extruder at the time of imidization to the set temperature of the present invention, a film having excellent chemical resistance, heat resistance and pencil hardness, and excellent bending resistance and transparency can be obtained. I was able to.

(Examples 6 to 13 and Comparative Examples 4 to 6)
The type of methacrylic resin composition, the type and amount of imidizing agent, and the reaction zone temperature were set as shown in Table 3, and imidation of the methacrylic resin composition was performed in the same manner as in Example 1. This was carried out to obtain a film. In Table 3, n-Bu amine and i-Bu amine indicate n-butylamine and i-butylamine. The methylamine MeOH solution is obtained by dissolving gaseous methylamine in methanol at room temperature.
Various characteristics using the obtained film were evaluated, and the results are shown in Table 3 together with the imidization ratio of the imidized methacrylic resin.

  If the monomer composition ratio of the methacrylic resin composition is outside the scope of the present invention, a film excellent in chemical resistance, heat resistance, pencil hardness, bending resistance and transparency could not be obtained.

Claims (4)

The methacrylic acid ester polymer (A) is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing 50 to 100% by weight of methacrylic acid alkyl ester and 0 to 50% by weight of acrylic acid alkyl ester,
A monomer mixture (b) containing 50 to 100% by weight of an acrylic acid alkyl ester and 50 to 0% by weight of a methacrylic acid alkyl ester, and two or more acrylate ester-based crosslinked elastic particles (B) per molecule Obtained by copolymerizing a polyfunctional monomer having a non-conjugated double bond,
Furthermore, a methacrylic resin composition (C) obtained by polymerizing a methacrylic ester polymer (A) in the presence of an acrylate ester cross-linked elastic particle (B),
An imidized methacrylic resin composition modified by treatment with an imidizing agent.   2. The imidized methacrylic resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the methacrylic resin composition (C) is treated at a resin temperature of 180 ° C. to 270 ° C. in the reaction zone using an imidizing agent in an extruder. Stuff.   A film formed by molding the imidized methacrylic resin composition according to claim 1.   A laminate obtained by laminating the film according to claim 3 on metal or plastic.