JP2011195436A - Basic ceramic-containing slurry composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a basic ceramic-containing slurry composition enabling to improve both dispersibility and an antistatic property simultaneously.SOLUTION: The slurry composition includes (A) an anionic polymer dispersant comprising (a) a constitutional unit expressed by formula (1), (b) a constitutional unit expressed by formula (2) and (c) a constitutional unit expressed by formula (3); (B) an antistatic agent comprising at least one cation; a non-aqueous solvent; basic ceramic materials; and a binder resin.

Description

  The present invention relates to a basic ceramic-containing slurry composition.

  Ceramic molded products are also used in the field of advanced electronic equipment as electroceramic parts. In the manufacture of such ceramic electronic parts, a slurry composition containing a ceramic raw material fine powder and a dispersant is used. In particular, in the manufacture of ceramic molded products (electronic parts) by the sheet molding method used in the field of electrical equipment, the ceramic raw material is pulverized and the dispersibility of the ceramic raw material fine powder in the slurry composition is improved (ie, the viscosity is reduced). And antistatic property of the ceramic sheet (green sheet) before firing is required. When the viscosity of the slurry composition is high, defects such as a decrease in smoothness and voids and cracks of the ceramic molded product are likely to occur. In addition, when the ceramic sheet is charged, debris is likely to adhere due to static electricity, increasing the defective product rate and reducing the product accuracy.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a slurry composition for producing ceramics, which includes a polycarboxylic acid copolymer dispersant containing a polyoxyalkylene derivative and maleic acid, and a ceramic raw material powder. Patent Document 2 discloses a slurry composition for producing ceramics using a dispersant containing organic hydrochloric acid containing an amidinium cation as a constituent component.

JP 2007-261911 A JP 2002-321981 A

  Conventionally, with the fine powdering of basic ceramic raw materials, attempts have been made to improve the dispersibility of ceramic raw material powders with anionic polymer dispersants. What are the improvements in dispersibility and the antistatic properties of ceramic sheets? It is difficult to achieve both. In general, an anionic antistatic agent having an excellent antistatic effect is adsorbed on a basic ceramic raw material and is difficult to bleed out, so that a sufficient antistatic effect cannot be obtained. In addition, the cationic antistatic agent is not likely to bleed out due to the interaction with the anionic polymer dispersant used as a dispersant for the ceramic raw material, so that a sufficient antistatic effect cannot be obtained. In recent years, ceramic sheets have been made thinner to reduce the size, speed, capacity, etc. of ceramics, and therefore there is a need for a slurry composition for producing ceramics that has excellent dispersibility and antistatic properties. .

  The present invention provides a slurry composition containing basic ceramics capable of improving both dispersibility of a basic ceramic material and antistatic properties of a ceramic sheet.

  The slurry composition in the present invention is represented by the structural unit (a) represented by the following general formula (1), the structural unit (b) represented by the following general formula (2), and the following general formula (3). An anionic polymer dispersant (A) containing a structural unit (c), an antistatic agent (B) having at least one cation selected from the group consisting of imidazolinium, imidazolium, pyridinium, and pyrrolidinium; The present invention relates to a slurry composition containing a non-aqueous solvent, a basic ceramic material, and a binder resin.

［前記式（１）及び（２）中、Ｒ¹、Ｒ²、Ｒ³、Ｒ⁴、Ｒ⁵及びＲ⁶は同一又は異なり水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｒ⁷は炭素数１〜４の直鎖又は分岐鎖のアルキレン基を示し、Ｒ⁸は水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｘ¹は酸素原子又はＮＨを示し、Ｍは水素原子又は陽イオンを示し、ｎは１〜５０の数を示す。
前記式（３）中、Ｒ⁹、Ｒ¹⁰及びＲ¹¹は同一又は異なり水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｘ²は酸素原子又はＮＨを示し、Ｒ¹²及びＲ¹³は炭素数１〜３０の直鎖、分岐鎖若しくは環状のアルキル基若しくはアルケニル基又はアリール基を示す。］

[In the formula (1) and ^{(2), R 1, R} 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R ⁶ are the same or different hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 2, R ⁷ is A linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R ⁸ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ¹ represents an oxygen atom or NH, and M represents a hydrogen atom or a positive chain. Represents an ion, and n represents a number of 1 to 50.
In the formula (3), R ⁹ , R ¹⁰ and R ¹¹ are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ² represents an oxygen atom or NH, and R ¹² and R ¹³ represent carbon. A linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group having a number of 1 to 30 is shown. ]

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a slurry composition containing basic ceramics that can achieve both improvement of dispersibility of the basic ceramic material and improvement of antistatic property of the ceramic sheet.

  This invention contains the structural unit (a) represented by the structural unit (a) represented by General formula (1), the structural unit (b) represented by General formula (2), and General formula (3). Combination of the copolymer (anionic polymer dispersant A) and a predetermined cation (antistatic agent B), both the dispersibility of the basic ceramic-containing slurry composition and the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet Based on the knowledge that can be improved. The details of the mechanism that enables both physical properties to be improved are unknown, but the following is presumed. First, the structural unit (a) of the polymer dispersant (A) is mainly strongly adsorbed on the surface of the basic ceramic material, so that the polymer dispersant is prevented from being detached from the surface of the basic ceramic material. And since the structural unit (c) of the polymer dispersant mainly suppresses re-elution into the non-aqueous solvent, the polymer dispersant can coat the surface of the basic ceramic material. Since the structural unit (b) of the polymer dispersant in this coating layer (adsorption layer) mainly brings about a strong steric repulsion between the basic ceramic material particles, it is fine to suppress the aggregation of the basic ceramic material particles. Dispersibility is improved. Furthermore, the antistatic agent (B) does not adsorb to the basic ceramic material due to delocalization of the cation due to intramolecular π-electron conjugation and inhibition of steric interaction due to the cyclic structure. Further, the antistatic agent (B) has a small interaction with the anionic polymer dispersant. Therefore, bleed out occurs easily and antistatic properties are improved. However, these are estimations, and the present invention is not limited to these mechanisms.

  That is, the present invention is a slurry composition containing a basic ceramic material in one embodiment (hereinafter also referred to as “slurry composition in the present invention”), which is a structural unit represented by the general formula (1) ( an anionic polymer dispersant (A) containing the structural unit (b) represented by a) and the general formula (2) and the structural unit (c) represented by the general formula (3), imidazolinium, The present invention relates to a slurry composition containing an antistatic agent (B) having at least one cation selected from the group consisting of imidazolium, pyridinium, and pyrrolidinium, a non-aqueous solvent, a basic ceramic material, and a binder resin. According to the slurry composition of the present invention, the effect of improving both the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material and the antistatic properties of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention can be achieved. . That is, first, the slurry composition in the present invention can realize good fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material (powder) in a non-aqueous solvent. That is, the basic ceramic particles can be dispersed in a primary particle size state or a state close thereto. Secondly, the slurry composition in the present invention can satisfactorily prevent charging of a ceramic molded product (ceramic sheet) before firing obtained from the ceramic-containing slurry composition.

  In the present specification, “fine dispersibility” of a ceramic material means that the ceramic material (particles) is dispersed in a state of a primary particle diameter or a state close thereto. By improving the fine dispersibility, it becomes possible to obtain a good ceramic molded article having a reduced viscosity of the slurry composition, high smoothness and few defects such as voids and cracks. That is, the lower the viscosity of the slurry composition, the better the “fine dispersibility” of the ceramic material. Further, in this specification, “antistatic property” means that the degree of peeling charge of a ceramic sheet (green sheet) before firing obtained by forming a ceramic material into a sheet shape using a slurry composition is low. The lower the amount of electrostatic charge on the ceramic sheet, the better the antistatic property of the ceramic material.

[Structural unit (a)]
The structural unit (a) in the copolymer which is the polymer dispersant (A) is a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1). The structural unit (a) has a carboxyl group or a neutralized group, and the polymer dispersant (copolymer) is strongly adsorbed to the surface of the basic ceramic material so that the polymer dispersant (copolymer) is on the surface of the basic ceramic material. It is considered that it has a function of suppressing the detachment from the surface.

［前記一般式（１）において、Ｒ¹、Ｒ²、及びＲ³は同一又は異なり、水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｍは水素原子又は陽イオンを示す。］

[In the said General formula (1), R < ¹ >, R < ² > and R < ³ > are the same or different, and show a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2 alkyl group, M shows a hydrogen atom or a cation. ]

  Examples of the structural unit (a) include a structural unit derived from an acidic monomer having a carboxyl group (hereinafter referred to as acidic monomer (a)), a structural unit derived from a monomer capable of adding an acidic group that can be neutralized after polymerization, and the like. . The structural unit (a) is preferably a structural unit derived from a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond copolymerizable with the nonionic monomer forming the structural unit (b). The structural unit (a) may be obtained by adding a carboxyl group after polymerization.

  Examples of the acidic monomer (a) include monomers represented by the following general formula (8), and specific examples include (meth) acrylic acid (salt) and crotonic acid (salt). (Meth) acrylic acid (salt) is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the porous ceramic material and facilitating the introduction of the structural unit (a) into the polymer dispersant.

［前記一般式（８）において、Ｒ¹、Ｒ²、及びＲ³は同一又は異なり、水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基が好ましく、Ｍは水素原子又は陽イオンが好ましい。］

[In the said General formula (8), R < ¹ >, R < ² > and R < ³ > are the same or different, A hydrogen atom or a C1-C2 alkyl group is preferable, and M is a hydrogen atom or a cation. ]

In the general formulas (1) and (8), when M is a cation, the cation is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include monovalent cations. Specifically, Li ⁺ , Na ⁺ , Examples thereof include monovalent metal ions such as K ⁺ , ammonium ions, and organic ammonium ions. In electronic material applications, ammonium ions and organic ammonium ions are preferred because of the influence of residual metal ions on electrical characteristics.

In the general formulas (1) and (8), R ¹ and R ² are hydrogen from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material and facilitating the introduction of the structural unit (a) into the polymer dispersant. Preferably, it is an atom, R ³ is preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and M is preferably a hydrogen atom.

  Moreover, as a method of adding a carboxyl group after polymerization, for example, a method of converting a non-neutralizable acidic group present in a polymer compound into a neutralizable functional group can be mentioned. In this case, examples of the acidic group that cannot be neutralized include an ester group and an amide group. These non-neutralizable acidic groups can be hydrolyzed to carboxyl groups, for example.

  The proportion of the structural unit (a) in all the structural units constituting the copolymer which is the polymer dispersant (A) increases the adsorption rate to the basic ceramic material and improves the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. From the point which does, 5 to 45 weight% is preferable, 10 to 40 weight% is more preferable, and 10 to 35 weight% is further more preferable.

[Structural unit (b)]
The structural unit (b) in the copolymer which is the polymer dispersant (A) is a structural unit represented by the following general formula (2). The structural unit (b) is nonionic, and is considered to bring about a strong steric repulsion between the basic ceramic material particles and suppress aggregation of the inorganic pigment particles.

[前記一般式（２）において、Ｒ⁴、Ｒ⁵及びＲ⁶は同一又は異なり、水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｒ⁷は炭素数１〜４の直鎖又は分岐鎖のアルキレン基を示し、Ｒ⁸は水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｘ¹は酸素原子又はＮＨを示し、Ｍは水素原子又は陽イオンを示し、ｎは１〜５０の数を示す。]

[In the said General formula (2), R < ⁴ >, R < ⁵ > and R < ⁶ > are the same or different and show a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2 alkyl group, R < ⁷ > is a C1-C4 linear or branched chain R ⁸ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ¹ represents an oxygen atom or NH, M represents a hydrogen atom or a cation, and n represents a number from 1 to 50. Indicates. ]

  Examples of the structural unit (b) include a structural unit derived from a nonionic monomer (hereinafter also referred to as a nonionic monomer (b)), a structural unit derived from a monomer capable of introducing a nonionic group after polymerization, and the like. Examples of nonionic groups include polyoxyalkylene groups such as polyoxyethylene groups and polyoxypropylene groups.

  Examples of the nonionic monomer (b) include methoxypolyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypoly (ethylene glycol / propylene glycol) mono (meth) acrylate, ethoxypoly (ethylene glycol / propylene glycol) mono (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol mono (Meth) acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl (meth) acrylamide, 2-ethoxyethyl (meth) acrylamide, 3-methoxypropyl (meth) acrylamide and the like.

  Among these, the nonionic monomer (b) is preferably a nonionic monomer represented by the following general formula (9) from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersion of the basic ceramic material and the dispersion stability. Methoxypolyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate having an ethylene oxide chain polymerization degree of 1 to 50 is more preferred.

［前記式（９）において、Ｒ⁴、Ｒ⁵及びＲ⁶は同一又は異なり、水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基が好ましく、Ｒ⁷は炭素数１〜４の直鎖又は分岐鎖のアルキレン基が好ましく、Ｒ⁸は水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基が好ましく、Ｘ¹は酸素原子又はＮＨが好ましく、ｎは１〜５０の数が好ましい。］

[In the formula (9), R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ are the same or different and are preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and R ⁷ is a linear or branched chain having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. An alkylene group is preferred, R ⁸ is preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ¹ is preferably an oxygen atom or NH, and n is preferably a number from 1 to 50. ]

In the general formulas (2) and (9), R ⁴ and R ⁵ are hydrogen from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material and facilitating the introduction of the structural unit (b) into the polymer dispersant. An atom is preferable, R ⁷ is preferably an ethylene group or a propylene group, more preferably an ethylene group, and X ¹ is preferably an oxygen atom. In the general formulas (2) and (9), from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material and ease of introduction of the structural unit (b) into the polymer dispersant for inorganic pigment, n is The number of 1-50 is preferable, 1-40 are more preferable, 1-30 are more preferable, 3-30 are still more preferable, 5-30 are still more preferable. The n R ^{7 s} may be the same or different.

  The proportion of the structural unit (b) in all the structural units constituting the copolymer which is the polymer dispersant (A) is preferably 50 to 90% by weight from the viewpoint of increasing the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. 55 to 85% by weight is more preferable, and 55 to 80% by weight is further preferable.

[Structural unit (c)]
The structural unit (c) in the copolymer which is the polymer dispersant (A) is a structural unit represented by the following general formula (3). The structural unit (c) is hydrophobic, and is considered to suppress re-elution of the basic ceramic material into the non-aqueous solvent.

［前記一般式（３）において、Ｒ⁹、Ｒ¹⁰、及びＲ¹¹は同一又は異なり、水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基を示し、Ｘ²は酸素原子又はＮＨを示し、Ｒ¹²及びＲ¹³は炭素数１〜３０のアルキル基若しくはアルケニル基又はアリール基を示す。］

[In the general formula (3), R ⁹ , R ¹⁰ , and R ¹¹ are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ² represents an oxygen atom or NH, and R ¹² and R ¹³ represents an alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. ]

  Examples of the structural unit (c) include structural units derived from the hydrophobic monomer (c) represented by the following general formula (10).

［前記式（１０）式中、Ｒ⁹、Ｒ¹⁰、及びＲ¹¹は同一又は異なり、水素原子又は炭素数１〜２のアルキル基が好ましく、Ｘ²は酸素原子又はＮＨが好ましく、Ｒ¹²及びＲ¹³は炭素数１〜３０の直鎖、分岐鎖若しくは環状のアルキル基若しくはアルケニル基又はアリール基が好ましい。］

[In the formula (10), R ⁹ , R ¹⁰ , and R ¹¹ are the same or different, preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ² is preferably an oxygen atom or NH, and R ¹² and R ¹³ is preferably a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. ]

In the hydrophobic monomers (c) of the general formulas (3) and (10), from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material and ease of introducing the structural unit (c) into the polymer dispersant, R ⁹ and R ¹⁰ are preferably hydrogen atoms, R ¹¹ is preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R ¹² is preferably an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms. R ¹² is specifically a methyl group, an ethyl group, a (normal or iso) propyl group, a butyl group, an octyl group, a 2-ethylhexyl group, a decyl group, a lauryl group, a myristyl group, a cetyl group, a stearyl group, an oleyl group. From the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material, a methyl group, an ethyl group, and a (normal or iso) propyl group are preferable, and a methyl group is more preferable. From the same point, X ² is preferably an oxygen atom, R ¹³ is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and a phenyl group is more preferable from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material.

  Specific examples of the hydrophobic monomer (c) of the general formula (10) include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, and stearyl. Ester compounds such as (meth) acrylate and behenyl (meth) acrylate, amide compounds such as butyl (meth) acrylamide, octyl (meth) acrylamide, lauryl (meth) acrylamide, stearyl (meth) acrylamide, and behenyl (meth) acrylamide, 1 -Α-olefins such as decene, 1-octadecene and styrene. Among these, from the viewpoint of dispersibility and dispersion stability of the basic ceramic material, methyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, and styrene are preferable, and methyl (meth) acrylate and styrene are more preferable.

  Further, from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material, the content of the structural unit (c) in all the structural units is the weight ratio (structural unit (c) / structural unit to the nonionic structural unit (b). (B)) is preferably 0.05 to 0.7, more preferably 0.1 to 0.6, still more preferably 0.1 to 0.5, and even more preferably 0.15 to 0.4.

[Preparation of Anionic Polymer Dispersant (A)]
The polymer dispersant (A) is an anionic copolymer containing the structural unit (a), the structural unit (b), and the structural unit (c). The polymer dispersant (A) is obtained by a known method such as polymerizing a monomer component containing an acidic monomer (a), a nonionic monomer (b), and a hydrophobic monomer (c) by a solution polymerization method. be able to. In one embodiment of the present invention, the proportion (% by weight) of the structural unit (a) in the total structural units is preferably an acidic monomer (a) in all monomer components used for polymerization and / or a carboxyl group added after polymerization. It can be regarded as a proportion (% by weight) of monomer that can be produced. The proportion of the structural unit (b) in all the structural units is preferably the proportion (weight) of the nonionic monomer (b) and / or the monomer capable of introducing a nonionic group after the polymerization in all monomer components used in the polymerization. %). In addition, the weight ratio of the structural unit (c) to the structural unit (b) (structural unit (c) / structural unit (b)) is preferably set to the non-hydrophobic monomer (c) in all monomer components used in the polymerization. It can be regarded as the weight ratio to the ionic monomer (b) and / or the monomer capable of introducing a nonionic group after polymerization. Therefore, in another aspect, the present invention provides a method for producing the polymer dispersant of the present invention, which is an acidic monomer (a) and / or a monomer capable of adding a carboxyl group after polymerization, a nonionic monomer (b) and And / or a monomer component containing a monomer capable of introducing a nonionic group after polymerization and a hydrophobic monomer (c) with the contents of the structural units (a), (b) and (c) described above, respectively. It is a manufacturing method including including this.

  As a solvent used for solution polymerization, for example, an organic solvent such as aromatic hydrocarbon (toluene, xylene, etc.), lower alcohol (ethanol, isopropanol, etc.), ketone (acetone, methyl ethyl ketone), tetrahydrofuran, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, etc. should be used. Can do. The amount of solvent (weight basis) is preferably 0.5 to 10 times the total amount of monomers.

  As the polymerization initiator, known radical polymerization initiators can be used, and examples thereof include azo polymerization initiators, hydroperoxides, dialkyl peroxides, diacyl peroxides, and ketone peroxides. The amount of the polymerization initiator is preferably from 0.01 to 5 mol%, more preferably from 0.01 to 3 mol%, still more preferably from 0.01 to 1 mol%, based on the total amount of the monomer components. The polymerization reaction is preferably performed in a temperature range of 60 to 180 ° C. under a nitrogen stream, and the reaction time is preferably 0.5 to 20 hours.

  In the polymerization, a polymerization chain transfer agent may be further added. Specific examples of the polymerization chain transfer agent include mercaptans such as octyl mercaptan, n-dodecyl mercaptan, t-dodecyl mercaptan, n-tetradecyl mercaptan, mercaptoethanol, 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol and mercaptosuccinic acid. Thiuram disulfides; hydrocarbons; unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon compounds; unsaturated heterocyclic compounds, and the like. These may be used alone or in admixture of two or more.

  In the polymer dispersant (A), the arrangement of the structural unit (a), the structural unit (b), and the structural unit (c) may be random, block, or graft. In addition, structural units other than these structural units may be included as long as the above-described content range is satisfied.

  The weight average molecular weight of the polymer dispersant (A) is preferably 1000 to 200,000, more preferably 2000 to 200,000, and more preferably 15,000 to 200,000 from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. Preferably, 15,000 to 100,000 are even more preferable, and 20,000 to 100,000 are even more preferable. When the basic ceramic material has an average particle size (average particle size based on a BET specific surface area described later) of a small particle size of less than 100 nm (for example, 20 to 80 nm, preferably 30 to 70 nm), a polymer dispersant The weight average molecular weight of (A) is from the viewpoint of suppressing the aggregation of ceramic particles due to the interaction between the polymer dispersant (A) and the binder resin (particularly the butyral resin) and improving the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. 1000 to 17000 is preferable, 1000 or more and less than 15000 is more preferable, 2000 or more and less than 15000 is more preferable, 2000 to 10000 is still more preferable, 4000 to 10000 is still more preferable, and 6000 to 8000 is even more preferable. The weight average molecular weight is a value measured by GPC (gel permeation chromatography), and details of the measurement conditions are as shown in the examples.

  The polymer dispersant (A) produced as described above is excellent in the fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material in the non-aqueous solvent.

[Antistatic agent (B)]
The slurry composition according to the present invention includes imidazolinium and imidazolium from the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing and the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material obtained using the slurry composition according to the present invention. An antistatic agent (B) having at least one cation selected from the group consisting of pyridine, pyridinium, and pyrrolidinium.

  The imidazolinium cation is represented by the following general formula (4) from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. The compounds represented are preferred.

［前記式（４）中、Ｒ¹⁴は水素原子、又は水酸基を有していてもよい炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示し、Ｒ¹⁵は炭素数１〜２１のアルキル基を示し、Ｒ¹⁶、Ｒ¹⁷は同一又は異なり水素原子又は炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示す。］

[The formula (4), R ¹⁴ represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group, R ¹⁵ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 21 carbon atoms, R ¹⁶ , R ¹⁷ are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. ]

The compound represented by the general formula (4) is selected from the viewpoints of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. ¹⁴ is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group, R ¹⁵ is preferably an alkyl group having 7 to 17 carbon atoms, and R ¹⁶ and R ¹⁷ are each a hydrogen atom or 1 to 2 carbon atoms. Alkyl groups are preferred.

  The compound represented by the general formula (4) is 1 from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. , 3-dimethylimidazolinium, 1,3-dimethyl-2,4-diethylimidazolinium, 1,2-dimethyl-3,4-diethylimidazolinium, 1-methyl-2,3,4-triethylimidazole Linium, 1,2,3-trimethylimidazolinium, 1,3-dimethyl-2-ethylimidazolinium, 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolinium, 1,2,3-triethylimidazolinium 1-ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-propylimidazolinium, 1-ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-heptylimidazolinium, -Ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-nonylimidazolinium, 1-ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-undecylimidazolinium, 1-ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-heptadecenylimidazolinium Is preferred. Among these, 1-ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-undecylimidazolinium and -ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-heptadecenylimidazolinium are more preferable from the same viewpoint.

  The imidazolium cation is represented by the following general formula (5) from the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing and the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention. Are preferred.

［前記式（５）中、Ｒ¹⁹は水素原子又は水酸基を有していてもよい炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示し、Ｒ¹⁸及びＲ²⁰は同一又は異なり炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示す。］

[In the formula (5), R ¹⁹ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, R ¹⁸ and R ²⁰ are identical or different alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms Indicates. ]

The compound represented by the general formula (5) is R ¹⁹ from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. Is preferably a hydrogen atom, and R ¹⁸ and R ¹⁹ are preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

  The compound represented by the general formula (5) is 1 from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. -Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1,2,3-trimethylimidazolium, 1,2,3-triethylimidazolium, 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium 2-hydroxyethyl-1,3-dimethylimidazolium is preferred. Among these, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium are more preferable from the same viewpoint.

  The pyridinium cation is represented by the following general formula (6) from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. Are preferred.

［前記式（６）中、Ｒ²¹は炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示し、Ｒ²²、Ｒ²³、及びＲ²⁴は同一又は異なり水素原子又は水酸基を有していてもよい炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示す。］

[In the formula (6), R ²¹ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R ²² , R ²³ , and R ²⁴ may be the same or different and each may have a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group. 4 represents an alkyl group. ]

The compound represented by the general formula (6) is R from the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing and the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention. ²¹ is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and R ²² , R ²³ , and R ²⁴ are preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group.

  The compound represented by the general formula (6) is 1 from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. -Methylpyridinium, 1-ethylpyridinium, 1-propylpyridinium, 1-butylpyridinium, 1-butyl-3-methylpyridinium, 1-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium, 1-ethyl-3-hydroxymethylpyridinium are preferred. Among these, 1-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium and 1-ethyl-3-hydroxymethylpyridinium are more preferable from the same viewpoint.

  The pyrrolidinium cation is represented by the following general formula (7) from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. The compounds represented are preferred.

［前記式（７）中、Ｒ²⁵及びＲ²⁶は同一又は異なり炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を示す。］

[In the formula (7), R ²⁵ and R ²⁶ are the same or different and each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. ]

The compound represented by the general formula (7) is R ²⁵ from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. And R ²⁶ is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms.

  The compound represented by the general formula (7) is obtained from the viewpoints of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. 1-dimethylpyrrolidinium, 1,1-diethylpyrrolidinium, 1-ethyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium, 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium, 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium are preferred. .

  As the cation of the antistatic agent (B), the above general formula is used from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. The compound represented by (5) (imidazolium cation) or the compound represented by general formula (6) (pyridinium cation) is preferable, and is the compound represented by general formula (5) (imidazolium cation). It is more preferable.

  In one embodiment, the antistatic agent (B) may be the aforementioned cation itself, or in another embodiment, a salt with an anion. As the salt, the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition in the invention is improved, the viewpoint of achieving both fine dispersion and antistatic properties, and the cause of the deterioration of electrical characteristics and the occurrence of rust. And a salt with an organic anion is preferable.

  As the organic anion, anions of the following organic acid compounds are preferable from the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and improving the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. Formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, undecanoic acid, tridecanoic acid, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, isobutyric acid, isovaleric acid, isocaproic acid, Ethyl butyric acid, methyl valeric acid, isocaprilic acid, propyl valeric acid, ethyl caproic acid, acrylic acid, crotonic acid, methacrylic acid, isocrotonic acid, 3-butenoic acid, pentenoic acid, hexenoic acid, heptonic acid, octenoic acid, nonenic acid, Decenoic acid, undecenoic acid, dodecenoic acid, oleic acid, 3-methyl Saturated or unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids such as rotonic acid; toluic acid, ethylbenzoic acid, propylbenzoic acid, isopropylbenzoic acid, butylbenzoic acid, isobutylbenzoic acid, sec-butylbenzoic acid, tert-butylbenzoic acid, resorcinol Aromatic carboxylic acids such as benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid and phenylacetic acid; methylsulfonic acid, ethylsulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, 1,2-ethanedisulfonic acid, vinylsulfonic acid, (meth) allylsulfonic acid Sulfonic acid compounds such as p-toluenesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, xylenesulfonic acid, alkyl (8 to 24 carbon atoms) benzenesulfonic acid, anthraquinonesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, naphtholsulfonic acid, and styrenesulfonic acid. Among these, the antistatic agent (B) is methylsulfone from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. Acid, ethylsulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, and ethanesulfonic acid salts are preferred.

  The molecular weight of the antistatic agent (B) is preferably 510 or less from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. 400 or less is more preferable, 300 or less is more preferable, and 100 or more is preferable.

  The content of the antistatic agent (B) in the slurry composition is 0.05 with respect to the basic ceramic material from the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention. % By weight or more is preferable, and 0.1% by weight or more is more preferable. Moreover, 2 weight% or less is preferable with respect to a basic ceramic material from a viewpoint of suppressing the increase in plasticity of binder resin and maintaining the intensity | strength of a ceramic molded article, and 1.5 weight% or less is more preferable. The content of the antistatic agent (B) in the slurry composition is 0.05 to from the basic ceramic material from the viewpoint of fine dispersion of the basic ceramic material and maintaining the strength of the ceramic sheet of the slurry composition before firing. 2 wt% is preferable, 0.1 to 1.5 wt% is more preferable, and 0.15 to 1 wt% is more preferable.

  Furthermore, the antistatic agent (B) in the slurry composition has a content with respect to the polymer dispersant (A) from the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition in the present invention. The ratio (B / A) (weight ratio) is preferably 0.05 or more, preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 0.2 or more, and further preferably 0.3 or more. The content ratio (B / A) of the antistatic agent (B) to the polymer dispersant (A) in the slurry composition is preferably 2.0 or less from the viewpoint of maintaining the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material, 1.5 or less is more preferable, and 1.0 or less is more preferable. The content ratio (B / A) of the antistatic agent (B) to the polymer dispersant (A) in the slurry composition is the antistatic property and base of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention. 0.05-2.0 is preferable, 0.1-2.0 is more preferable, 0.2-1.5 is further more preferable, and 0.3-1.0 is preferable from a viewpoint of coexistence of the improvement of the ceramic material. Is even more preferable.

[Non-aqueous solvent]
The non-aqueous solvent in the slurry composition in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a non-aqueous (organic solvent), but from the viewpoint of improving the fine dispersion of the basic ceramic material and compatibility with the polymer dispersant, The solubility parameter is preferably 20 to 30 (MPa) ^1/2 , and more preferably 21 to 26 (MPa) ^1/2 . Specifically, xylene (18.2), ethyl acetate (18.2), toluene (18.3), tetrahydrofuran (18.5), methyl ethyl ketone (19.3), acetone (19.7), Butyl cellosolve (20.2), dimethylformamide (24.7), n-propanol (24.9), ethanol (26.2), dimethyl sulfoxide (26.4), n-butanol (28.7), methanol ( Organic solvents such as 29.7). Numbers in parentheses are solubility parameters. In the present specification, the solubility parameter of the non-aqueous solvent refers to Hildebrand Solubility Parameters.

  In addition, an appropriate solubility parameter can be adjusted by combining two or more organic solvents. Although the solubility parameter of such a mixed solvent can be obtained experimentally, as a simple method, it can also be obtained by calculating from the solubility parameter and volume fraction of each component of the mixed solvent. For example, when toluene and ethanol are mixed at a volume fraction of 50:50, the solubility parameter is (18.3) × 0.5 + (26.2) × 0.5 = 22.3.

From the viewpoint of improving the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing (green sheet) obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material, the non-aqueous solvent is a polymer dispersant ( The solubility parameter difference (Δsp) with respect to the monomer (hydrophobic monomer (c)) from which the structural unit (c) of A) is derived is preferably 2.0 (MPa) ^1/2 or more, and 3.0 (MPa ) ^1/2 or more is more preferable. In the present specification, the monomer solubility parameter means a value calculated by the Fedors method [RFFedors. Polym. Eng. Sci., 14, 147 (1974)].

[Basic ceramic materials]
In general, the surface of a ceramic material has both an acid point and a base point. The strength of the acid and base in the non-aqueous solvent can be determined by a back titration method, and it can be identified whether the ceramic material to be dispersed is acidic or basic. The back titration method is a method in which a basic reagent (or acidic reagent) whose concentration is known in advance is mixed with an inorganic pigment at a certain ratio, sufficiently neutralized, and then solid-liquid separated with a centrifuge, The supernatant is titrated, and the acid amount (or base amount) is determined from the reduced amount of basic reagent (or acid reagent). In the present invention, the amount of base and the amount of acid are determined as follows.

1) Determination of base amount 2 g of ceramic material is precisely weighed (sample amount) and placed in 30 mL of a 1 / 100N acetic acid-toluene / ethanol (volume ratio 48:52) solution, and an ultrasonic cleaner (Branson, model 1510J). -MT) for 1 hour. After standing for 24 hours, a part of the inorganic pigment dispersion solution is subjected to solid-liquid separation using a centrifuge (model CP-56G manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.) at 25,000 rpm for 60 minutes. 10 mL of the separated liquid part is added to 20 mL of a toluene / ethanol solvent (volume ratio 2: 1) to which a phenolphthalein indicator is added, and then neutralized with a 1 / 100N potassium hydroxide-ethanol solution. Assuming that the titer at this time is XmL, the titer required to neutralize 10 mL of 1 / 100N acetic acid-toluene / ethanol (volume ratio 48:52) is BmL, and the sample amount is Sg, A quantity is required.
Base amount (μmol / g) = 30 × (BX) / S

2) Determination of acid amount Weigh 2 g of ceramic material precisely (sample amount), put in 30 mL of 1 / 100N n-butylamine-toluene / ethanol (volume ratio 48:52) solution, ultrasonic cleaner (Branson, For 1 hour with a model 1510J-MT). After standing for 24 hours, a part of the ceramic material solution is subjected to solid-liquid separation using a centrifuge (model CP-56G manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.) at 25,000 rpm for 60 minutes. 10 mL of the separated liquid part is added to 20 mL of a toluene / ethanol solvent (volume ratio 2: 1) to which bromocresol green indicator is added, and then neutralized with a 1 / 100N hydrochloric acid-ethanol solution. Assuming that the titer at this time is XmL, the titer required to neutralize 10 mL of 1 / 100N n-butylamine-toluene / ethanol (volume ratio 48:52) is BmL, and the sample amount is Sg, The amount of acid is required.
Acid amount (μmol / g) = 30 × (BX) / S

  In the present specification, the basic ceramic material is an inorganic compound in which the amount of base defined above is larger than the amount of acid defined above, specifically, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide, barium oxide, aluminum oxide. And metal oxides such as magnesium carbonate and barium carbonate, and complex oxides such as barium zirconate, calcium zirconate, calcium titanate, barium titanate, and strontium titanate.

  The average particle size of the basic ceramic material is preferably 500 nm or less, more preferably 200 nm or less, and even more preferably 100 nm or less from the viewpoint of easy handling of the slurry composition and molding. Further, from the viewpoint of achieving both fine dispersion and antistatic properties, the thickness is preferably 5 nm or more, more preferably 7 nm or more, and further preferably 8 nm or more. The average particle size of the basic ceramic material includes the handleability of the slurry composition in the present invention, the ease of forming, the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition in the present invention, and the basic ceramic material. From the viewpoint of improving the dispersibility of the material, 5 to 500 nm is preferable, 7 to 200 nm is more preferable, and 8 to 100 nm or less is more preferable. In the present specification, the average particle size of the basic ceramic material (average particle size based on the BET specific surface area) is preferably the average particle size of the powdered basic ceramic material, and is measured as follows. The

Assuming that the average particle diameter of the basic ceramic material is a sphere having a particle diameter R (m), the BET specific surface area S (m ² / g) measured by the nitrogen adsorption method and the specific gravity ρ (g / cm) of the inorganic fine particles ³ ) can be used. That is, since the BET specific surface area is a surface area per unit weight, assuming that the surface area is A (m ² ) and the weight of the particles is W (g),
S (m ² / g) = A (m ² ) / W (g)
= [4 × π × (R / 2) ² ] / [4/3 × π × (R / 2) ³ × ρ × 10 ⁶ ]
= 6 / (R × ρ × 10 ⁶ )
Is obtained. When the unit of particle size is converted,
R (nm) = 6000 / (S × ρ)
The average particle diameter (average particle diameter based on BET specific surface area) can be obtained. For example, if the BET specific surface area of barium titanate (specific gravity 6.0) is 5.0 (m ² / g), the average particle diameter (average particle diameter based on the BET specific surface area) is 200 nm.

  On the other hand, in this specification, the average particle size of the basic ceramic material is obtained by image analysis of a photograph of a scanning electron microscope (preferably 3000 to 30000 times) or a transmission electron microscope (preferably 10,000 to 300000 times). It can be obtained by Specifically, using an enlarged photograph or the like, the maximum length of each particle is measured for at least 200 particles, the volume of a sphere having the length as a diameter is calculated, and the cumulative volume frequency from the small particle diameter side is calculated. Is the particle size (D50) at which the volume is 50%.

  As the content of the basic ceramic material in the slurry composition, from the viewpoint of coexistence of the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition in the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material, 5-60 weight% is preferable, 10-50 weight% is more preferable, 15-40 weight% is further more preferable. In addition, the content of the polymer dispersant (A) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the basic ceramic material varies depending on the particle size of the basic ceramic material. For example, the basic material having a volume median particle size (D50) of 10 to 500 nm. When using ceramic material, 0.1-10 weight part is preferable and 0.2-5 weight part is more preferable.

[Binder resin]
The slurry composition contains a binder resin from the viewpoint of maintaining the strength of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention. As binder resin, polyvinyl alcohol, cationized starch, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, butyral resin (polyvinyl butyral), (meth) acrylamide polymer, (meth) acrylic acid polymer, (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester polymer, (meth) Examples include acrylic acid and (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester copolymers, polyvinyl butyral (butyral resin), and the like. Among them, the viewpoint of flexibility of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention. To ethyl cellulose, polyvinyl butyral (butyral resin), and (meth) acrylic resins are preferred, and polyvinyl butyral (butyral resin) is more preferred.

  The content of the binder resin in the slurry composition is 0.5% by weight or more based on the basic ceramic material from the viewpoint of maintaining the strength of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and exhibiting the binder function. Is preferable, 1% by weight or more is more preferable, and 2% by weight or more is more preferable. Further, the content of the binder resin is preferably 20% by weight or less, more preferably 15% by weight or less, and still more preferably 12% by weight or less from the viewpoint of a decrease in the viscosity of the slurry composition. The content of the binder resin is based on the basic ceramic material from the viewpoint of both the antistatic property of the ceramic sheet before firing obtained using the slurry composition of the present invention and the improvement of the dispersibility of the basic ceramic material. 0.5-20 weight% is preferable, More preferably, it is 1-15 weight%, More preferably, it is 2-12 weight%.

[Method for producing slurry composition]
The slurry composition in this invention can be manufactured with the manufacturing method including the process of disperse | distributing a basic ceramic material to a non-aqueous solvent using a polymer dispersing agent (A). The dispersion step includes, for example, mixing the polymer dispersant (A), the basic ceramic material, and the non-aqueous solvent, preferably together with zirconia beads. Then, the remaining components including the antistatic agent (B) and the binder resin can be mixed to obtain the slurry composition in the present invention. The content of each component can be determined with reference to the above description.

[Slurry composition]
According to the slurry composition of the present invention, both the fine dispersion of the basic ceramic material and the antistatic property of the molded product can be achieved. Since the slurry composition in the present invention is excellent in fine dispersibility of the basic ceramic material, it can suppress reaggregation of the particles, and can preferably disperse the basic ceramic material in a state close to the average particle diameter. That is, according to the present invention, the ratio of the average particle size of the ceramic material before production of the slurry composition to the average particle size of the ceramic material in the slurry composition (average particle size of the ceramic material in the slurry composition / slurry composition) A slurry composition having a small average particle size) of the ceramic material before manufacturing the product can be provided. In the slurry composition of the present invention, the ratio is preferably 1 to 1.9, more preferably 1 to 1.8, still more preferably 1 to 1.7, and still more preferably 1 to 1.5. Can do.

  Moreover, in this invention, the generation | occurrence | production degree of the aggregated particle of the basic ceramic material in a slurry composition is defined by ratio of D90 / D50, and it shows that the aggregated particle is not generated, so that this ratio is small. Therefore, in the present specification, the fine dispersibility can be evaluated using the ratio of D90 / D50 as an index. 1.0-3.0 are preferable, as for D90 / D50 of the basic ceramic material in a slurry composition, 1.0-2.1 are more preferable, and 1.0-1.9 are further more preferable. In the present specification, the volume median particle size (D50) means a particle size at which the cumulative volume frequency calculated by the volume fraction is 50% when calculated from the smaller particle size. Similarly, the volume particle size particle size (D90) means a particle size at which the cumulative volume frequency calculated by the volume fraction is 90% when calculated from the smaller particle size.

  The slurry composition in the present invention can be used for a ceramic molded product used in the field of electronic equipment. For example, when forming into a thin sheet by a molding method such as sheet, casting, pressing, extrusion, injection, etc., the slurry composition according to the present invention is excellent in fine dispersibility, and thus is thin and has good flatness. Can be easily manufactured, and charging of the molded product can be satisfactorily prevented.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by way of examples.

[Synthesis of Polymer Dispersant (A)]
Synthesis of Polymer Dispersant A1 (MAA / PEGMA9 / SMA) 2.25 g of methacrylic acid (MAA: Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. reagent) in a separable flask equipped with a reflux tube, a stirrer, a thermometer, and a nitrogen introduction tube , Stearyl methacrylate (SMA: NK-ester S, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.), methoxypolyethylene glycol (9) methacrylate (PEGMA9: NK-ester M-90G, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.), average number of moles of ethylene oxide added 9) Charge 10.5 g and 6.0 g of toluene (reagent manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.), purge with nitrogen and heat to 65 ° C. After the inside of the tank reached 65 ° C., a mixture of 0.42 g of 2,2′-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (V-65B: manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) and 2.5 g of toluene was added. Thereafter, a mixed solution of 20.25 g of methacrylic acid, 20.25 g of stearyl methacrylate, 94.5 g of methoxypolyethylene glycol (9) methacrylate, 90 g of toluene and 4.05 g of V-65B was dropped over 3 hours. The mixture was stirred at 65 ° C. for 3 hours and then cooled. Toluene was added to adjust the concentration to obtain a toluene solution of the polymer dispersant A1. The nonvolatile content of the polymer dispersant solution was 39.4% by weight, and the weight average molecular weight of the polymer dispersant was 44200. The nonvolatile content of the polymer dispersant solution was measured as follows. A glass rod and 10 g of dry anhydrous sodium sulfate are weighed into a petri dish, and 2 g of the polymer solution is added thereto, mixed with the glass rod, and dried for 2 hours with a 105 ° C. vacuum dryer (pressure 8 kPa). The weight after drying was measured, and the value obtained from the following formula was defined as the nonvolatile content.
Nonvolatile content = {[sample amount− (weight after drying− (weight of petri dish + weight of glass rod + weight of anhydrous sodium sulfate)]] / sample amount} × 100

  Moreover, the weight average molecular weight of polymer dispersing agent A1 was measured by GPC of the following conditions. The weight average molecular weights of the following other polymer dispersants were also measured in the same manner.

Synthesis of Polymer Dispersants A2 to A7 Polymer Dispersants A2 to A7 were synthesized in the same manner as Polymer Dispersant A1 using the raw materials and preparation amounts shown in Table 1 below. The nonvolatile content and the weight average molecular weight of each polymer dispersant solution are also shown in Table 1 below. In Table 1 below, MAA represents methacrylic acid, PEGMA represents methoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate, SMA represents stearyl methacrylate, MMA represents methyl methacrylate, and St represents styrene.

[Measurement method of weight average molecular weight]
The eluent was flowed at a flow rate of 1 ml per minute, and the column was stabilized in a constant temperature bath at 40 ° C. Measurement was performed by injecting 100 μL of the sample solution. The molecular weight of the sample was calculated based on a calibration curve prepared in advance. For the preparation of the calibration curve, the following monodisperse polystyrene was used as a standard sample.
Measuring device: HLC-8120GPC (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation)
Measurement conditions: Sample solution 0.5 wt% N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution Eluent: 60 mmol / L H ₃ PO ₄ , 50 mmol / L LiBr / DMF
Column: α-M + α-M (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation)
Detector: Differential refractive index calibration curve: 5.26 × 10 ² , 1.02 × 10 ⁵ , 8.42 × 10 ⁶ manufactured by Tosoh Corporation; 4.0 × 10 ³ , 3.0 × 10 ⁴ manufactured by Nishio Kogyo Co., Ltd. 9.0 × 10 ⁵ (numbers are molecular weights)

[Preparation of slurry composition]
Examples 1 to 11 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 shown in Table 2 below using the aforementioned polymer dispersants A1 to A7, antistatic agents B1 to B6 described later, mixed organic solvent, barium titanate powder, and binder resin. A slurry composition was prepared (solid content concentration of barium titanate 35%).

  Specifically, 20 g of barium titanate (average particle diameter of 50 nm calculated from the BET specific surface area) and 0.4 g of anionic polymer dispersant (A) (effective amount) together with 50 g of zirconia beads having a diameter of 1 mm are added to 100 mL. Put in a container, add a mixed solvent of toluene / ethanol = 48/52 (volume ratio), adjust the solid content concentration of barium titanate to 50%, and disperse for 96 hours with a desktop ball mill. I did it. Next, 1.6 g of butyral resin, 0.32 g of dioctyl phthalate as a plasticizer, 0.16 g of an antistatic agent (B), and a mixed solvent of toluene / ethanol = 48/52 (volume ratio) were added to form a solid barium titanate. The partial concentration was adjusted to 35% and mixed for 2 hours with a desktop ball mill to obtain a slurry composition.

The following were used as the antistatic agent (B). In addition, about B1, it synthesize | combined by the well-known method described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2009-280744, and the commercial item was used about B2-B6.
B1: 1-ethyl-1-hydroxyethyl-2-heptadecenylimidazolinium ethyl sulfate (a reaction product obtained by reacting 1-hydroxyethyl-2-heptadecenylimidazoline with diethyl sulfate; (Molecular weight 504.7, synthetic product)
B2: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate (molecular weight 236.3, manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich)
B3: 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (molecular weight 250.3, manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich)
B4: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (molecular weight 206.3, manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
B5: 1-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium ethyl sulfate (molecular weight 247.3, manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
B6: 1-ethyl-3-hydroxymethylpyridinium ethyl sulfate (molecular weight 263.3, manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
Further, Marialim AKM-053 (manufactured by NOF Corporation), which is an anionic polymer dispersant marketed as the polymer dispersant C1, is used, and ethylene oxide 2-mole adduct of laurylamine is diethyl sulfate as the antistatic agent D1. A quaternary ammonium salt (synthetic product) obtained by reacting with (Table 2 below, Comparative Examples 2 and 3) was used.

[Method for evaluating dispersibility]
For the prepared slurry compositions of Examples 1 to 11 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, viscosity was measured under the conditions of 25 ° C. and a shear rate of 10 sec ⁻¹ (using DV-II manufactured by Brookfield). A slurry having a lower viscosity has better dispersibility than a slurry having a higher viscosity. The measurement results are shown in Table 2 below.

[Ceramic sheet forming]
Ceramic sheets were molded using the prepared slurry compositions of Examples 1 to 11 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, and antistatic properties were evaluated by the following methods.

  The slurry compositions of Examples 1 to 11 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were applied to a silicone-treated release film (Purex manufactured by Teijin DuPont) using a 50 μm applicator and dried at 60 ° C. for 16 hours. Thus, a ceramic sheet was obtained.

[Antistatic Evaluation Method]
A table type precision testing machine (Shimadzu Corporation) with a release film and a ceramic sheet cut into 4cm x 10cm test pieces, with the 90 ° peel test jig on the opposite side (film side) of the coated surface It fixed to the base of the autograph AGS-X made by a company using the double-sided tape. Next, after slightly peeling one end of the ceramic sheet from the release film, it peeled 90 degrees at a rate of 1 cm / second, and the electrostatic charge was placed 3 cm away from the maximum charge amount on the peeling surface side of the ceramic sheet. It measured with the sensor (Keyence SK-200). The smaller the peel charge amount, the better the antistatic property. Table 2 shows the measurement results.

  As shown in Table 2, the viscosity of the slurry composition is reduced (the fine dispersibility is improved) by the combination of the polymer dispersant (A) and the antistatic agent (B) in Examples 1 to 11, and , Peel charge amount was reduced (antistatic property was improved). In Comparative Example 4, the viscosity of the slurry composition was high and a ceramic sheet could not be formed.

  As described above, the present invention is useful in the field of ceramic forming, for example, the field related to the manufacture of ceramic electronic components.

Claims (5)

Containing the structural unit (a) represented by the following general formula (1), the structural unit (b) represented by the following general formula (2), and the structural unit (c) represented by the following general formula (3) Anionic polymer dispersant (A), antistatic agent (B) having at least one cation selected from the group consisting of imidazolinium, imidazolium, pyridinium, and pyrrolidinium, a non-aqueous solvent, a basic ceramic material And a slurry composition containing a binder resin.

[In the formula (1) and ^{(2), R 1, R} 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R ⁶ are the same or different hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 2, R ⁷ is A linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R ⁸ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ¹ represents an oxygen atom or NH, and M represents a hydrogen atom or a positive chain. Represents an ion, and n represents a number of 1 to 50.
In the formula (3), R ⁹ , R ¹⁰ and R ¹¹ are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, X ² represents an oxygen atom or NH, and R ¹² and R ¹³ represent carbon. A linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group having a number of 1 to 30 is shown. ] The slurry composition according to claim 1, wherein the antistatic agent (B) has at least one cation represented by the following general formulas (4) to (7).

[The formula (4), R ¹⁴ represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group, R ¹⁵ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 21 carbon atoms, R ¹⁶ And R ¹⁷ are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
In the formula (5), R ¹⁹ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 hydrogen atoms or carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group, R ¹⁸ and R ²⁰ are the same or different alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms Show.
In the formula (6), R ²¹ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R ²² , R ²³ , and R ²⁴ may be the same or different and may have a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group. Represents an alkyl group.
In the formula (7), R ²⁵ and R ²⁶ are the same or different alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms. ] The slurry composition according to claim 2, wherein the antistatic agent (B) has an imidazolium cation represented by the general formula (5). The slurry composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cation of the antistatic agent (B) has a molecular weight of 300 or less. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the basic ceramic material is an inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, barium carbonate, titanium oxide, calcium titanate, barium titanate, barium zirconate, and calcium zirconate. A slurry composition according to claim 1.