JP2018044099A - Fine particle-containing composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition that uses fine cellulose as a dispersant in a low polar solvent, with fine particles dispersed stably.SOLUTION: A fine particle-containing composition contains fine fibrous cellulose satisfying the following conditions (A)-(E), an organic solvent, and fine particles: (A) the fine fibrous cellulose has a number average fiber diameter of 2-500 nm, (B) it has an average aspect ratio of 10-1000, (C) it has a cellulose I crystal structure, (D) it has an anionic functional group, (E) a polyether amine represented by formula (1) binds to part or all of the anionic functional group described in (D). [R-Reach are a C1-20 linear/branched alkylene group, a C1-20 arylene group or H; n1 to n3 each independently are 0 to 80, 10≤(n1+n2+n3)≤240; AO is an oxyalkylene group having 2 or more and 4 or less carbon atoms; an average value of x is 0.5 to 1; an average value of y, z is 0-1].SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

  The present invention relates to a fine particle-containing composition.

  In the past, plastic materials derived from petroleum, which is a finite resource, have been used extensively, but in recent years, technologies with less environmental impact have come to the spotlight. Under such a technical background, fine fibrous cellulose produced from cellulose, which is a biomass that exists in large amounts in nature, has attracted attention. Fine fibrous cellulose can disperse and stabilize fine particles in water. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a fine cellulose fiber having a number average fiber diameter of 2 to 150 nm and a C6 position of each glucose unit in a cellulose molecule selectively modified with a carboxyl group is a fine particle dispersant in water. As proposed.

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  Since the fine cellulose described in Patent Document 1 has high hydrophilicity, it is poor in dispersibility in a low-polar solvent and is difficult to use as a dispersant in a low-polar solvent. An object of the invention is to provide a fine particle-containing composition in which fine particles are dispersed and stabilized in a low polarity solvent.

The present inventors have solved the above problems with a fine particle-containing composition comprising fine fibrous cellulose, an organic solvent, and fine particles.
That is, an object of the present invention is to provide the following [1] to [5].
[1] A fine particle-containing composition comprising fine fibrous cellulose, an organic solvent, and fine particles that satisfy the following conditions (A) to (E).
(A) Number average fiber diameter of 2 nm to 500 nm (B) Average aspect ratio of 10 to 1000 (C) Cellulose type I crystal structure (D) Anionic functional group (E) (D) A polyetheramine represented by the following formula (1) is bonded to a part or all of the anionic functional group.

〔上記式（１）中、Ｒ^１、Ｒ^２、Ｒ^３は炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖もしくは分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示し、ｎ1、ｎ2、ｎ3はそれぞれ０以上８０以下を示し、（ｎ1＋ｎ2＋ｎ3）は１０以上２４０以下を示し、ＡＯは炭素数２以上４以下のオキシアルキレン基を示し、xの平均値は０．５以上１以下、ｙ、ｚの平均値は０以上１以下を示す。〕
[２]上記微細繊維状セルロースがさらに下記条件を満たすことを特徴とする[１]に記載の微粒子含有組成物。
（F）（D）記載のアニオン性官能基の一部、または全てに上記一般式（１）で示すポリエーテルアミンと下記一般式（２）で示すアミン化合物が結合している。

[In the above formula (1), R ¹ , R ² and R ³ represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and n1, n2 and n3 each represent 0 or more and 80 or less, (n1 + n2 + n3) represents 10 or more and 240 or less, AO represents an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average value of x is 0.5 or more and 1 or less. The average value of y and z is 0 or more and 1 or less. ]
[2] The fine particle-containing composition as described in [1], wherein the fine fibrous cellulose further satisfies the following conditions.
(F) A polyether amine represented by the general formula (1) and an amine compound represented by the following general formula (2) are bonded to a part or all of the anionic functional groups described in (D).

〔上記式（２）中、Ｒ^４、Ｒ^５、Ｒ^６は炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖あるいは分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示す。〕
[３]上記微細繊維状セルロースのアニオン性官能基がカルボキシル基であることを特徴とする[１]または[２]に記載の微粒子含有組成物。
[４]上記微粒子が、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｎ、Ｃｅ、Ｃｏ、Ｍｇ、Ｃａ、Ｓｒ、Ｂａ、Ｙ、Ｔｉ、Ｚｒ、Ｈｆ、Ｎｂ、Ｔａ、Ｃｒ、Ｗ、Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ、Ｐｔ、Ｃｕ、Ａｇ、Ａｕ、Ｚｎ、Ａｌ、Ｇａ、Ｉｎ、Ｓｉ、ＳｎおよびＳｂからなる群から選ばれた少なくとも一つの元素、またはその化合物からなる微粒子であることを特徴とする[１]ないし[３]のいずれか一つに記載の微粒子含有組成物。
[５] 上記微粒子と上記微細繊維状セルロースとの含有量の固形分比率が質量比で、微粒子／微細繊維状セルロース＝０．１〜１０００の範囲であることを特徴とする［１］ない
［４］のいずれか一つに記載の微粒子含有組成物。

[In the above formula (2), R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom. ]
[3] The fine particle-containing composition according to [1] or [2], wherein the anionic functional group of the fine fibrous cellulose is a carboxyl group.
[4] The fine particles are B, C, N, Ce, Co, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Cr, W, Fe, Ni, Pt, Cu, Ag. Any one of [1] to [3], wherein the fine particles are at least one element selected from the group consisting of Au, Zn, Al, Ga, In, Si, Sn and Sb, or a compound thereof. The composition containing fine particles according to any one of the above.
[5] The solid content ratio of the content of the fine particles and the fine fibrous cellulose is a mass ratio in the range of fine particles / fine fibrous cellulose = 0.1 to 1000 [1] 4] The fine particle-containing composition according to any one of 4).

  The fine particle-containing composition of the present invention can maintain a uniform dispersion state of fine particles for a long time in a low polarity solvent.

  The fine particle-containing composition of the present invention contains a predetermined fine fibrous cellulose, an organic solvent, and fine particles.

[Fine fibrous cellulose]
The fine fibrous cellulose satisfies the following conditions.

<Average fiber diameter>
The number average fiber diameter of the fine fibrous cellulose is 2 nm or more and 500 nm or less, preferably 2 nm or more and 150 nm or less, more preferably 2 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and particularly preferably 3 nm or more and 80 nm or less. When the number average fiber diameter is less than 2 nm, the fine fibrous cellulose dissolves, so that a three-dimensional network of fine fibrous cellulose is not formed in the solvent, and there is a problem that the viscosity of the solvent cannot be increased. Even when the number average fiber diameter exceeds 500 nm, there is a problem that fine fibrous cellulose settles in the solvent. The maximum fiber diameter is preferably 1000 nm or less, particularly preferably 500 nm or less, from the viewpoint of dispersibility of the fine fibrous cellulose.

  The number average fiber diameter and the maximum fiber diameter of the fine fibrous cellulose can be measured, for example, as follows. That is, an aqueous dispersion of fine cellulose having a solid content of 0.05 to 0.1% by weight was prepared, and the dispersion was cast on a carbon film-coated grid that had been subjected to a hydrophilization treatment. (TEM) observation sample. In addition, when the fiber of a big fiber diameter is included, you may observe the scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the surface cast on glass. Then, observation with an electron microscope image is performed at a magnification of 5000 times, 10000 times, or 50000 times depending on the size of the constituent fibers. At that time, an axis having an arbitrary vertical and horizontal image width is assumed in the obtained image, and the sample and observation conditions (magnification, etc.) are adjusted so that 20 or more fibers intersect the axis. Then, after obtaining an observation image that satisfies this condition, two random axes, vertical and horizontal, per image are drawn on this image, and the fiber diameter of the fiber that intersects the axis is visually read. In this way, images of at least three non-overlapping surface portions are taken with an electron microscope, and the fiber diameter values of the fibers intersecting with each of the two axes are read (thus, at least 20 × 2 × 3 = 120). Information on the fiber diameter of the book is obtained). The maximum fiber diameter and the number average fiber diameter are calculated from the fiber diameter data thus obtained.

<Average aspect ratio>
The average aspect ratio of the fine fibrous cellulose is 10 or more and 1000 or less, preferably 100 or more, more preferably 200 or more. If the average aspect ratio is less than 10, the surface charge is reduced, and the solvent may not be highly viscous.

  The average aspect ratio of the fine fibrous cellulose can be measured, for example, by the following method, that is, according to the method described above, the number average fiber diameter and the fiber length are calculated, and the average is calculated using these values. The aspect ratio was calculated according to the following formula.

<Cellulose I-type crystal structure>
The fine fibrous cellulose is a fiber obtained by refining a naturally-derived cellulose raw material having an I-type crystal structure. That is, in the process of biosynthesis of natural cellulose, nanofibers called microfibrils are first formed almost without exception, and these form a multi-bundle to form a higher order solid structure.

  The cellulose constituting the fine fibrous cellulose has an I-type crystal structure, for example, in the diffraction profile obtained by wide-angle X-ray diffraction image measurement, in the vicinity of 2 theta = 14-17 ° and 2 theta = 22-23. It can be identified from the fact that there are typical peaks at two positions near °.

<Anionic functional group>
The fine fibrous cellulose has an anionic functional group.

  Although it does not restrict | limit especially as an anionic functional group of this invention, Specifically, a carboxyl group, a phosphoric acid group, and a sulfuric acid group are mentioned, Among these, the reason of the ease of introduction | transduction of an anionic functional group to a cellulose is mentioned. To carboxyl group.

  As a method of introducing carboxyl into cellulose, a method of reacting at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound having a carboxyl group at the hydroxyl group of cellulose, an acid anhydride of a compound having a carboxyl group and derivatives thereof, a hydroxyl group of cellulose The method of converting into a carboalkyl group by oxidizing is mentioned.

  Although it does not specifically limit as a compound which has the said carboxyl group, Specifically, a halogenated acetic acid is mentioned, As a halogenated acetic acid, chloroacetic acid, bromoacetic acid, iodoacetic acid etc. are mentioned.

  The acid anhydride of the compound having a carboxyl group is not particularly limited, but acid anhydrides of dicarboxylic acid compounds such as maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride, phthalic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, adipic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, and the like. Can be mentioned.

  Although it does not specifically limit as a derivative | guide_body of the compound which has the said carboxyl group, The derivative of the acid anhydride of the compound which has a carboxyl group and the acid anhydride imidation of a compound which has a carboxyl group is mentioned.

  Although it does not specifically limit as an acid anhydride imidation thing of a compound which has a carboxyl group, Imidation thing of dicarboxylic acid compounds, such as maleimide, succinic acid imide, and phthalic acid imide, is mentioned.

  The acid anhydride derivative of the compound having a carboxyl group is not particularly limited, but at least one of the acid anhydrides of the compound having a carboxyl group, such as dimethylmaleic anhydride, diethylmaleic anhydride, diphenylmaleic anhydride and the like. And those in which a part of the hydrogen atoms are substituted with a substituent (for example, an alkyl group, a phenyl group, etc.).

  The method for oxidizing the hydroxyl group of the cellulose is not particularly limited, and specifically, a method in which an N-oxyl compound is used as an oxidation catalyst and a cooxidant is allowed to act.

  In the present invention, as a method for introducing a carboxyl group into cellulose, a method of oxidizing the hydroxyl group of cellulose is preferable because of excellent hydroxyl group selectivity on the fiber surface and mild reaction conditions. Hereinafter, cellulose having a carboxyl group introduced by oxidation of a hydroxyl group is referred to as oxidized cellulose.

  Moreover, the following method is mentioned as a method of introduce | transducing a phosphate group into a cellulose as one Embodiment. That is, a method of mixing phosphoric acid or phosphoric acid derivative powder or aqueous solution into a dried or wet cellulose fiber raw material, a method of adding an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid or phosphoric acid derivative to a dispersion of cellulose fiber raw material, etc. It is done. In these methods, dehydration treatment, heat treatment, and the like are usually performed after mixing or adding a powder or aqueous solution of phosphoric acid or phosphoric acid derivative. Here, examples of phosphoric acid or phosphoric acid derivatives include at least one compound selected from oxo acids, polyoxo acids or derivatives thereof containing a phosphorus atom. Thereby, the compound or salt thereof containing a phosphate group at the hydroxyl group of the glucose unit constituting cellulose undergoes a dehydration reaction to form a phosphate ester, and the phosphate group or salt thereof is introduced.

  The anionic functional group content of the fine fibrous cellulose of the present invention is preferably in the range of 0.5 mmol / g or more and 2.5 mmol / g or less, more preferably 1.5 mmol / g from the viewpoint of dispersibility of the fine fibrous cellulose. It is the range of 2.0 mmol / g or less.

  The amount of the anionic functional group of the fine fibrous cellulose is measured by the following method, for example, when the anionic functional group is a carboxyl group. That is, 60 ml of a 0.5 to 1% by weight slurry was prepared from a cellulose sample precisely weighed in dry weight, adjusted to pH 2.5 with 0.1 M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, and then 0.05 M sodium hydroxide aqueous solution was added. Drop and measure the electrical conductivity. The measurement is continued until the pH is about 11. The amount of carboxyl groups can be determined from the amount of sodium hydroxide consumed in the neutralization step of the weak acid with a gentle change in electrical conductivity (V) according to the following formula (2).

上記微細繊維状セルロースのアニオン性官能基量は、たとえばアニオン性官能基がカルボキシルメチル基の場合は以下の方法で測定する。すなわち、上記微細繊維状セルロースを０．６質量％スラリーに調製し、０．１Ｍ塩酸水溶液を加えてｐＨ２．４とした後、０．０５Ｎの水酸化ナトリウム水溶液を滴下してｐＨが１１になるまで電気伝導度を測定し、電気伝導度の変化が緩やかな弱酸の中和段階において消費された水酸化ナトリウム量からカルボキシル基量を測定し、下式を用いて算出することが出来る。

The amount of the anionic functional group of the fine fibrous cellulose is measured by the following method, for example, when the anionic functional group is a carboxymethyl group. That is, the above-mentioned fine fibrous cellulose is prepared in a 0.6% by mass slurry, and 0.1M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution is added to adjust the pH to 2.4, and then 0.05N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution is dropped to adjust the pH to 11. The electrical conductivity is measured until the amount of carboxyl groups is measured from the amount of sodium hydroxide consumed in the neutralization step of the weak acid where the change in electrical conductivity is slow, and can be calculated using the following equation.

<Polyetheramine>
The fine fibrous cellulose is formed by bonding polyether amine. Cellulose fibers are surface-modified with polyetheramine, so that they are dispersed in a low-polarity solvent, and the dispersion of fine particles is expressed.

上記式（１）中、Ｒ^１、Ｒ^２、Ｒ^３は炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖もしくは分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示し、ｎ1、ｎ2、ｎ3はそれぞれ０以上８０以下を示し、（ｎ1＋ｎ2＋ｎ3）は１０以上２４０以下を示し、ＡＯは炭素数２以上４以下のオキシアルキレン基を示し、xの平均値は０．５以上１以下、ｙ、ｚの平均値は０以上１以下を示す。そして、上記Ｒ^１、Ｒ^２、Ｒ^３は炭素数１以上１０以下のアルキル基が好ましく、炭素数１以上３以下のアルキル基がより好ましい。またＡＯは炭素数２のオキシアルキレン基が好ましく、ｎ1、ｎ2、ｎ3はそれぞれ２０以上８０以下が好ましく、（ｎ1＋ｎ2＋ｎ3）は２０以上１６０以下であることが好ましく、２０以上８０以下であることがより好ましい。ｘの平均値は０．８以上１以下、ｙ、ｚの平均値は０以上０．２以下であることが好ましい。

In the above formula (1), R ¹ , R ² and R ³ represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and n1, n2 , N3 each represents 0 or more and 80 or less, (n1 + n2 + n3) represents 10 or more and 240 or less, AO represents an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average value of x is 0.5 or more and 1 or less, y , Z represents 0 or more and 1 or less. R ¹ , R ² and R ³ are preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and more preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms. AO is preferably an oxyalkylene group having 2 carbon atoms, n1, n2, and n3 are each preferably 20 or more and 80 or less, and (n1 + n2 + n3) is preferably 20 or more and 160 or less, more preferably 20 or more and 80 or less. preferable. The average value of x is preferably 0.8 to 1, and the average value of y and z is preferably 0 to 0.2.

  Examples of the polyetheramine that can be suitably used in the present invention include the following formula (i):

〔式中、Ｒ^ａは炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖もしくは分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示し、ＥＯ及びＰＯはランダム又はブロック状に存在し、ａはＥＯの平均付加モル数を示す正の数、ｂはＰＯの平均付加モル数を示す正の数であり、ａ、ｂはそれぞれ０以上８０以下が好ましく、ａ＋ｂは１０以上８０以下であり、好ましくは２０以上８０以下である〕が挙げられる。

[Wherein, R ^a represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and EO and PO are present in a random or block form, a is a positive number indicating the average added mole number of EO, b is a positive number indicating the average added mole number of PO, a and b are each preferably 0 or more and 80 or less, and a + b is 10 or more and 80 or less. , Preferably 20 or more and 80 or less].

  Examples of polyetheramines that can be suitably used in commercial products include, for example, Jeffamine M-2070, Jeffamine M-2005, Jeffamine M-1000, Jeffamine M-2095, Jeffamine M-3085, XTJ-436, manufactured by HUNTSMAN. Examples thereof include Polyetheramine D 2000 manufactured by the company.

  Examples of the polyetheramine that can be suitably used in the present invention include the following formula (ii):

〔式中、Ｒ^ｂ、Ｒ^ｃは炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖または分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示し、ＥＯ及びＰＯはランダム又はブロック状に存在し、ｃおよびｅはＥＯの平均付加モル数を示し、ｄおよびｆはＰＯの平均付加モル数を示し、ｃ、ｄ、ｅ、ｆはそれぞれ０以上８０以下であり、ｃ＋ｄおよびｅ＋ｆは１０以上１６０以下であり、好ましくは２０以上８０以下である〕
下記式（iii）

[Wherein, R ^b and R ^c represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and EO and PO are randomly or block-like. Present, c and e represent the average number of moles added of EO, d and f represent the average number of moles added of PO, c, d, e and f are each from 0 to 80 and c + d and e + f are 10 Or more and 160 or less, preferably 20 or more and 80 or less]
Formula (iii) below

〔式中、Ｒ^ｄ、Ｒ^ｅ、Ｒ^ｆは炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖あるいは分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示し、ＥＯ及びＰＯはランダム又はブロック状に存在し、ｇ、ｉおよびｋはＥＯの平均付加モル数を示し、ｈ、ｊおよびｌはＰＯの平均付加モル数を示し、ｇ、ｈ、ｉ、ｊ、ｋ、およびｌはそれぞれ０以上８０以下であり、ｇ＋ｈ、ｉ＋ｊ、およびｋ＋ｌはそれぞれ１０以上２４０以下であり、好ましくは２０以上１６０以下であり、より好ましくは２０以上８０以下である〕で表される化合物が挙げられる。

[Wherein R ^d , R ^e and R ^f represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and EO and PO are random or Present in block form, g, i and k represent the average added moles of EO, h, j and l represent the average added moles of PO, g, h, i, j, k and l are respectively 0 to 80, and g + h, i + j, and k + 1 are each from 10 to 240, preferably from 20 to 160, and more preferably from 20 to 80.

  The said fine fibrous cellulose of this invention may have only 1 type of the said polyether amine, and may have 2 or more types.

<Amine compound>
Moreover, when a part of the carboxyl group of the fine fibrous cellulose is bonded to a polyetheramine, an amine compound represented by the following general formula (2) may be bonded to the remaining carboxyl group.

上記式（２）中、Ｒ^４、Ｒ^５、Ｒ^６は炭素数１以上２０以下の直鎖あるいは分岐のアルキレン基、炭素数１以上２０以下のアリーレン基、または水素原子を示す。
そして、上記Ｒ^４、Ｒ^５、Ｒ^６は炭素数２以上１８以下のアルキル基が好ましく、炭素数２以上８以下のアルキル基がより好ましい。

In the above formula (2) ^shows the R ^4, R 5, ^{R 6} is linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, having 1 to 20 arylene group having a carbon or a hydrogen atom.
R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ are preferably an alkyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and more preferably an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.

  The amine compound represented by the formula (2) is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include propylamine, butylamine, hexylamine, cyclohexylamine, octylamine, decylamine, hexadecylamine, octadecylamine, ethanolamine, and benzylamine. Secondary amines such as primary amine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, diisopropylamine, diallylamine, dioctadecylamine, methylethylamine, tertiary butylethylamine, diethanolamine, dibenzylamine, triethylamine, triisopropylamine, tributylamine, trioctyl Amine, dimethylbutylamine, dimethyloctylamine, dimethyldecylamine, dimethyloctadecylamine, dimethylbenzylamine, diethyl Methylamine, dioctadecyl methylamine, triethanolamine, triisopropanolamine, lauryl diethanolamine, tertiary amines such as tribenzylamine, and the like.

  Among these, propylamine, butylamine, hexylamine, octylamine, decylamine, hexadecylamine, octadecylamine, ethanolamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, diisopropylamine, diallylamine, dioctadecylamine, methylethylamine, tertiary butylethylamine, diethanolamine , Triethylamine, triisopropylamine, tributylamine, trioctylamine, dimethylbutylamine, dimethyloctylamine, dimethyldecylamine, dimethyloctadecylamine, dimethylbenzylamine, diethylmethylamine, dioctadecylmethylamine, triethanolamine, triisopropanolamine, Lauryl diethanolamine is preferred, triethylamine, Li isopropylamine, tributylamine, trioctylamine, dimethyl butyl amine, dimethyl octylamine, dimethyl decylamine, dimethyl octadecylamine, dimethyl benzylamine, diethyl methyl amine, dioctadecyl methylamine being more preferred.

  When the polyether amine and the amine compound are used in combination, the mixing ratio is polyether amine / amine compound = 99/1 to 25/75 in terms of molar ratio from the viewpoint of the dispersibility of the fine fibrous cellulose and the compatibility with the organic solvent. Is preferable, and 50/50 to 25/75 is more preferable.

[Organic solvent]
Although it does not restrict | limit especially as an organic solvent which can be used for the fine particle containing composition of this invention, Specifically, the organic solvent used at the manufacturing process of the fine fibrous cellulose mentioned later can be used as it is.

[Fine particles]
Examples of the fine particles suitably used in the present invention include metal fine particles, metal oxide fine particles, ceramic fine particles, natural clay minerals, other inorganic compounds, and organic pigments. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  Examples of the metal fine particles include Ag (silver), Au (gold), Cu (copper), Al (aluminum), Ta tantalum, W (tungsten), Si (silicon), Ti (titanium), and V (vanadium). Cr (chromium), Mn (manganese), Fe (iron), Co (cobalt), Ni (nickel), Zn (zinc), Ga (gallium), Ge (germanium), As (arsenic), Se (selenium) Y (yttrium), Zr (zirconium), Nb (niobium), Mo (molybdenum), Tc (technetium), Ru (ruthenium), Rh (rhodium), Pd (palladium), Cd (cadmium), In (indium) Sn (tin), Sb (antimony), Te (tellurium), Hf (hafnium), Re (rhenium), Os (osmium), Ir (iridium), t (platinum), Tl (thallium), Pb (lead), Bi (bismuth), and alloys containing these metals.

  Examples of the metal oxide fine particles and ceramic fine particles include BeO, MgO, Al2O3, SiO2, ZnO, ZrO2, SnO2, ThO2, LiNbO3, SrO.Fe2O3, Y3Al5O12, Y3Fe5O12, Gd3Ga5O12, LaCrO3, ZnO-BiTi3P, ZnO-BiTiO. , Pb (Zr, Ti) O3, TiO2, Fe2O2, Fe3O4, B4C, SiC, TiC, ZrC, HfC, TaC, WC, ThC, 3ZrC · WC, 4TaC · ZrC, borazon, TiB4, ZrB4, LaB6, hexagonal nitriding Examples thereof include boron, cubic boron nitride, pyrolytic boron nitride, AlN, Si3N4, TiN, and sialon.

  Examples of the natural clay mineral include, for example, kaolin mineral, serpentine, pyroferrite, talc, mica clay mineral, chlorite, vermiculite, smectite, sepiolite, palygorskite, allophane, imogolite, silica mineral, feldspar, zeolite, and titanium. Examples include minerals, iron and aluminum oxide minerals and hydrous minerals, sulfide minerals, carbonate minerals, and sulfate minerals.

  Examples of the other inorganic compounds include CaCO3, BaSO4, basic magnesium carbonate, carbon black, carbon nanotube, fullerene, red lead, yellow lead, yellow iron oxide, titanium yellow, cadmium yellow, molybdate orange, cadmium red, ultramarine blue. , Bitumen, cobalt blue, Cr2O3, cobalt green, cobalt purple, patina, and dredged sand.

  Examples of the organic pigment include azo lake, insoluble azo pigment, chelate azo pigment, phthalocyanine pigment, perylene and perylene pigment, anthraquinone pigment, quinacridone pigment, dye lake nitro pigment, nitroso pigment and the like.

  The content of the solid content of the fine fibrous cellulose in the fine particle-containing composition of the present invention is 0.01% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of the entire composition from the viewpoint of uniform dispersibility of the fine particles and storage stability. A range is preferable, and a range of 0.1% by mass to 1.0% by mass of the entire composition is more preferable.

  The solid content of the fine particles in the fine particle-containing composition of the present invention is preferably in the range of 0.1% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less based on the uniform dispersibility and storage stability of the fine particles. More preferably, it is the range of 0.1 mass% or more and 10 mass% or less of the whole composition.

  The solid content ratio of the content of the fine particles and the fine fibrous cellulose in the fine particle-containing composition of the present invention is preferably in the range of fine particles / fine fibrous cellulose = 0.1 to 1,000, particularly preferably 0. The range is from 1 to 250, most preferably from 0.1 to 20. If the solid content ratio of the content of the fine particles and the fine fibrous cellulose is within the above range, it is preferable in terms of uniform dispersibility of the fine particles.

[Production method of fine fibrous cellulose]
The fine fibrous cellulose of the present invention is preferable because it can be more efficiently produced by the production method having the following steps (1) to (4).
Step (1): Dispersing cellulose fibers having a cellulose I-type crystal structure in water, and then converting the hydroxyl groups of the cellulose fibers to substituents having a carboxyl group (2): Dispersion medium for the cellulose fibers Step (3) of substituting water with an organic solvent: Step of adding polyetheramine to the cellulose fiber after substitution of the dispersion medium (4): Cellulose fibers bonded with the polyetheramine in the organic solvent Nano-defibration process

<Step (1)>
Step (1) is a step of converting the hydroxyl group of cellulose having a cellulose I-type crystal structure into a substituent having a carboxyl group (carboxyl group, carboxyl base, carboxylalkyl group, etc.) by oxidation or the like.

  As the cellulose having a cellulose I-type crystal structure, natural cellulose is usually used. Here, natural cellulose means purified cellulose isolated from a biosynthetic system of cellulose such as plants, animals, and bacteria-producing gels. More specifically, softwood pulp, hardwood pulp, cotton pulp such as cotton linter and cotton lint, non-wood pulp such as straw pulp and bagasse pulp, bacterial cellulose (BC), cellulose isolated from sea squirt, seaweed Cellulose isolated from Among these, softwood pulp, hardwood pulp, cotton pulp such as cotton linter and cotton lint, and non-wood pulp such as straw pulp and bagasse pulp are preferable. The natural cellulose is preferably subjected to a treatment for increasing the surface area such as beating, because the reaction efficiency can be increased and the productivity can be increased.

  The fact that cellulose has the I-type crystal structure is typical in two positions of 2 theta = 14 to 17 ° and 2 theta = 22 to 23 ° in a diffraction profile obtained by wide-angle X-ray diffraction image measurement. It can be identified from having a typical peak.

  Examples of the cellulose in which the hydroxyl group on the surface of the cellulose fiber is converted to a substituent having a carboxyl group include oxidized cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvalent carboxymethyl cellulose, and salts thereof. Of these, oxidized cellulose using an N-oxyl compound as an oxidizing agent, which is excellent in the selectivity of hydroxyl groups on the fiber surface and has mild reaction conditions, is preferable.

  As described above, a method for obtaining oxidized cellulose using an N-oxyl compound that can be more suitably selected from among the fine fibrous cellulose having a carboxyl group of the present invention as an oxidizing agent will be described in detail below.

(Oxidation process)
The oxidized cellulose is oxidized in the presence of the natural cellulose, the N-oxyl compound, and a co-oxidant to obtain a cellulose fiber containing a carboxy group.

  The dispersion medium of cellulose in the oxidation reaction is water, and the concentration of cellulose in the reaction aqueous solution is arbitrary as long as the cellulose can be sufficiently diffused. Usually, it is about 5% or less based on the weight of the reaction aqueous solution, but the reaction concentration can be increased by using a device having a strong mechanical stirring force.

  As said N-oxyl compound, the compound which has a nitroxy radical generally used as an oxidation catalyst is mentioned, for example. The N-oxyl compound is preferably a water-soluble compound, more preferably a piperidine nitroxyoxy radical, particularly a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinooxy radical, or 4-acetamido-2,2, 6,6-tetramethylpiperidinooxy radical is preferred. The N-oxyl compound is added in a catalytic amount, preferably 0.1 to 4 mmol / l, more preferably 0.2 to 2 mmol / l.

  The co-oxidant is not a substance that directly oxidizes a hydroxyl group of cellulose, but a substance that oxidizes an N-oxyl compound used as an oxidation catalyst. Examples thereof include hypohalous acid or a salt thereof, halous acid or a salt thereof, perhalogenic acid or a salt thereof, hydrogen peroxide, a perorganic acid, and the like. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Of these, alkali metal hypohalites such as sodium hypochlorite and sodium hypobromite are preferable. And when using the said sodium hypochlorite, it is preferable in terms of reaction rate to advance reaction in presence of alkali bromide metals, such as sodium bromide. The addition amount of the alkali metal bromide is about 1 to 40 times mol, preferably about 10 to 20 times mol for the N-oxyl compound.

  The pH of the aqueous reaction solution is preferably maintained in the range of about 8-11. The temperature of the aqueous solution is arbitrary at about 4 to 40 ° C., but the reaction can be performed at room temperature (25 ° C.), and the temperature is not particularly required to be controlled. In order to obtain the target amount of carboxyl groups and the like, the degree of oxidation is controlled by the amount of co-oxidant added and the reaction time.

(Reduction treatment process)
The cellulose fiber after the oxidation treatment is preferably reduced with a reducing agent. As a result, part or all of the aldehyde group and the ketone group are reduced to return to the hydroxyl group. Note that the carboxyl group is not reduced. The total content of carbonyl groups (aldehyde group and ketone group) calculated by the semicarbazide method described later of the oxidized cellulose by the reduction is preferably 0.3 mmol / g or less, particularly preferably 0.8. 1 mmol / g or less. Thereby, the molecular weight fall of fine fibrous cellulose is suppressed and the thickening effect in a solvent can be maintained for a long time. In addition, when a carbonyl group exceeds 0.5 mmol / g, there exists a possibility that generation | occurrence | production of the aggregate by long-term storage and a viscosity may fall remarkably with time passage. As the reducing agent used in the reduction reaction, it is possible to use a common one, _{preferably, LiBH 4, NaBH 3 CN,} NaBH 4 and the like. Among these, NaBH ₄ is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of cost and availability.

  The amount of the reducing agent in the cellulose converted into a substituent having a carboxyl group is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 20% by weight, particularly preferably in the range of 3 to 10% by weight, based on the standard. The reaction is carried out at room temperature or slightly higher than room temperature for 10 minutes to 10 hours, preferably 30 minutes to 2 hours.

  The total content of carbonyl groups (aldehyde group and ketone group) by the semicarbazide method is measured as follows, for example. That is, first, 50 ml of a semicarbazide hydrochloride 3 g / l aqueous solution adjusted to pH = 5 with a phosphate buffer is added to a dried sample, sealed, and shaken for 2 days. Next, 10 ml of this solution is accurately collected in a 100 ml beaker, 25 ml of 5N sulfuric acid and 5 ml of 0.05N potassium iodate aqueous solution are added and stirred for 10 minutes. Thereafter, 10 ml of a 5% potassium iodide aqueous solution was added, and immediately titrated with a 0.1N sodium thiosulfate solution using an automatic titrator. From the titration amount and the like, the amount of carbonyl groups in the sample was determined according to the following formula. Can be requested. Semicarbazide reacts with an aldehyde group or a ketone group to form a Schiff base (imine), but does not react with a carboxyl group. Therefore, it is considered that only the carbonyl group amount can be quantified by the above measurement.

<Step (2)>
In the step (2), the cellulose fiber after the treatment is washed with an acid so that the carboxyl group introduced in the step (1) is converted into an acid form, and is appropriately purified by repeated filtration and washing with a centrifugal separator. In this step, after the solid-liquid separation is performed, etc., the cellulose is repeatedly washed with an organic solvent to replace the water with the organic solvent.

(acid)
The acid is not particularly limited as long as the aqueous cellulose fiber dispersion can be maintained acidic, and there are no particular limitations on the type of acid. Inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, and hydrogen peroxide, citric acid, malic acid Any of organic acids such as lactic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, sodium sebacate, stearic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid and gluconic acid can be used. Hydrochloric acid is preferably used from the standpoints of avoiding deterioration and damage of cellulose fibers due to acid and facilitating waste liquid treatment.

(Organic solvent)
The organic solvent is not particularly limited. For example, methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, 2-butanol, 1-pentanol, octyl alcohol, decyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, Propylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, alcohols such as 2-methyl-1-propanol glycerol, acetic acid, propionic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, stearin, olein Carboxylic acids such as acid, linolenic acid, lactic acid, benzoic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, hexane, Hydrocarbons such as heptane, octane, decane, liquid paraffin, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, naphthalene, amides such as dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, acetanilide, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, diethyl ketone , Ketones such as methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, benzophenone, halogens such as methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, carbonates such as ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, methyl acetate, acetic acid Ethyl, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl butyrate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, diisononyl adipate, adipic acid Diisodecyl, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, di-2-ethylhexyl azelate, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate bis (2-ethylhexyl), tricresyl phosphate, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxy Esters such as ethylene sorbitol fatty acid esters, glycerin fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol, polytetramethylene oxide, polyethers such as polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, silicone oils such as polydimethylsiloxane, dimethyl sulfoxide, Acetonitrile, propionitrile, ester oil, light oil, kerosene, crude oil, salad oil, soybean oil, castor oil, triglyceride, polyisoprene, fluorine-modified oil, etc. That. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, an organic medium containing a reactive functional group may be used instead of the organic solvent. For example, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, n-hexyl acrylate, n-hexyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methacrylic acid 2 -Ethylhexyl, nonanediol diacrylate, phenoxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate, phenyl glycidyl ether acrylate, hexamethylene diisocyanate urethane prepolymer, phenyl glycidyl ether acrylate toluene diisocyanate urethane prepolymer, pentaerythritol triacrylate hexamethylene Diisocyanate urethane prepolymer, pentaerythritol triacrylate toluene diisocyanate urea Tan prepolymer, pentaerythritol triacrylate isophorone diisocyanate urethane prepolymer, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate hexamethylene diisocyanate urethane prepolymer, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, diethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, tripropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether, Examples include glycerin diglycidyl ether, trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, chlorostyrene, methoxystyrene, butoxystyrene, and vinyl benzoic acid.

<Step (3)>
Step (3) is a step of adding the polyetheramine represented by the above formula (1) to the oxidized cellulose after the dispersion medium substitution. Thereby, the polyether amine shown by the said Formula (1) couple | bonds with the carboxyl group of the said oxidized cellulose, and the lipophilicity of a cellulose is performed. In addition, the said reaction is performed in the said organic solvent.

<Process (4)>
Step (4) is a step of nano-defining cellulose fibers bound with polyetheramine in an organic solvent. Examples of the disperser used for the nano-defibration include, for example, a homomixer under high-speed rotation, a high-pressure homogenizer, an ultra-high pressure homogenizer, an ultrasonic dispersion treatment, a beater, a disc type refiner, a conical type refiner, a double disc type refiner, and a grinder. By using a powerful and beating ability apparatus such as the above, it becomes possible to further miniaturize, and more efficient and advanced downsizing becomes possible. As the disperser, for example, a screw mixer, a paddle mixer, a disper mixer, a turbine mixer, or the like may be used.

  The fine particle-containing composition of the present invention requires a preservative, a surfactant, a thickener, a resin, a colorant, an inorganic salt, a pH adjuster, an organic compound, etc., as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. It can mix | blend suitably according to it.

  Examples will be described together with comparative examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples. In the examples, “%” means mass basis unless otherwise specified.

  First, prior to Examples and Comparative Examples, cellulose fibers A1 to A4 for Examples and cellulose fibers A′1 and A′2 for Comparative Examples were prepared according to the following Production Examples 1 to 6.

[Production Example 1: Preparation of cellulose fiber A1 (for Examples)]
After adding 150 ml of water, 0.25 g of sodium bromide, and 0.025 g of TEMPO to 2 g of softwood pulp, and thoroughly stirring and dispersing, 13% sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution (co-oxidant) was added to 1.0 g of the above pulp. Was added so that the amount of sodium hypochlorite was 5.2 mmol / g, and the reaction was started. Since the pH decreased with the progress of the reaction, the reaction was carried out until no change in pH was observed while adding a 0.5N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution so that the pH was maintained at 10 to 11 (reaction time: 120 minutes). . After completion of the reaction, 0.1N hydrochloric acid was added for neutralization, followed by solid-liquid separation with a centrifuge, and pure water was added to adjust the solid content concentration to 4%. Thereafter, the pH of the slurry was adjusted to 10 with a 24% NaOH aqueous solution. The slurry was reduced to 30 ° C. by adding 0.2 mmol / g of sodium borohydride to the cellulose fiber and reacting for 2 hours. After the reaction, the reaction mixture was neutralized by adding 0.1N hydrochloric acid, and then purified by repeating filtration and washing to obtain cellulose fiber A1.

[Production Example 2: Preparation of cellulose fiber A2 (for Examples)]
Cellulose fiber A2 was obtained according to the preparation method of cellulose fiber A1, except that the amount of sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution added was 12.0 mmol / g with respect to 1.0 g of the pulp.

[Production Example 3: Preparation of cellulose fiber A3 (for Examples)]
100 g of softwood pulp was placed in a mixed solution of 435 g of isopropanol (IPA), 65 g of water and 9.9 g of NaOH, and stirred at 30 ° C. for 1 hour. To this slurry system was added 23.0 g of an IPA solution of 50% monochloroacetic acid, and the temperature was raised to 70 ° C. and reacted for 1.5 hours. The obtained reaction product was washed with 80% methanol, then substituted with methanol and dried to obtain cellulose fiber A3.

[Production Example 4: Preparation of cellulose fiber A4 (for Examples)]
20 g of urea, 12 g of sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate and 8 g of disodium hydrogen phosphate were dissolved in 20 g of water to prepare a phosphorylating agent, and 20 g of softwood pulp (LBKP) pulverized with a home mixer was kneaded. Spraying with stirring, a phosphoric acid impregnated pulp was obtained. Next, phosphoric acid-impregnated pulp was heat-treated for 60 minutes in a blow dryer with a damper heated to 140 ° C. to obtain phosphorylated pulp. Water was added to the resulting phosphorylated pulp to a solid content concentration of 2%, and the mixture was stirred, mixed and uniformly dispersed, and then filtration and dehydration were repeated twice. Next, water was added to the obtained recovered pulp to obtain a solid content concentration of 2%, and a 1N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution was added little by little while stirring to obtain a pulp slurry having a pH of 12 to 13. Subsequently, this pulp slurry was filtered and dehydrated, and further, filtration and dehydration operations were repeated twice by adding water, followed by replacement with methanol and drying to obtain cellulose fibers A4.

[Production Example 5: Preparation of cellulose fiber A′1 (for comparative example)]
50 g of softwood bleached kraft pulp (NBKP) was dispersed in 4950 g of water to prepare a dispersion having a pulp concentration of 2%. This dispersion was treated 30 times with serendipeater MKCA6-3 (manufactured by Masuko Sangyo Co., Ltd.) to obtain cellulose fiber A′1.

[Production Example 6: Preparation of cellulose fiber A′2 (for comparative example)]
In addition to using regenerated cellulose in place of the raw conifer pulp and adding 27.0 mmol / g of sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution to 1.0 g of regenerated cellulose, the preparation method of cellulose fiber A1 Accordingly, cellulose fiber A′2 was prepared.
Each characteristic was evaluated according to the following evaluation method using the said cellulose fiber.

<Crystal structure>
Using an X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku Corporation, RINT-Utima3), the diffraction profile of cellulose fiber was measured, and typical at two positions, 2 theta = 14-17 ° and 2 theta = 22-23 °. When a typical peak was observed, the crystal structure (type I crystal structure) was evaluated as “present”, and when no peak was observed, it was evaluated as “none”.

<Measurement of carboxyl group content>
After preparing 60 ml of a cellulose aqueous dispersion in which 0.25 g of the above cellulose fiber is dispersed in water, the pH is adjusted to about 2.5 with a 0.1 M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, and then a 0.05 M sodium hydroxide aqueous solution is added dropwise. The electrical conductivity was measured. The measurement was continued until the pH was 11. The amount of carboxyl groups was determined from the amount of sodium hydroxide consumed (V) in accordance with the following formula in the neutralization step of a weak acid with a gradual change in electrical conductivity.

<Measurement of the amount of carboxymethyl group>
The cellulose fiber is prepared in a slurry of 0.6% by mass and 0.1M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution is added to adjust the pH to 2.4, and then 0.05N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution is added dropwise until the pH reaches 11. , And the amount of carboxyl groups is measured from the amount of sodium hydroxide consumed in the neutralization step of the weak acid, where the change in electrical conductivity is gradual, and can be calculated using the following equation.

<Measurement of phosphate group amount>
The cellulose fiber was diluted with ion-exchanged water to a solid content concentration of 0.2% by mass, and then measured by treatment with an ion-exchange resin and titration with an alkali. In the treatment with an ion exchange resin, 1/10 by volume of a strongly acidic ion exchange resin (Amberjet 1024; Organo Corporation, conditioned) is added to a slurry containing 0.2% by mass of fine cellulose fibers and shaken for 1 hour. Went. Thereafter, the mixture was poured onto a mesh having an opening of 90 μm to separate the resin and the slurry. In titration using an alkali, a change in the value of electrical conductivity exhibited by the aqueous dispersion was measured while adding a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution to the fine cellulose fiber aqueous dispersion after ion exchange. That is, the alkali amount [mmol] added until the value of electric conductivity was minimized was divided by the solid content [g] in the slurry to be titrated to obtain the phosphate group amount [mmol / g].

<Measurement of amount of carbonyl group>
About 0.2 g of the above cellulose fiber was precisely weighed, and precisely 50 ml of a 3 g / l aqueous solution of semicarbazide hydrochloride adjusted to pH = 5 with a phosphate buffer was added thereto, sealed, and shaken for 2 days. Next, 10 ml of this solution was accurately collected in a 100 ml beaker, 25 ml of 5N sulfuric acid and 5 ml of 0.05N potassium iodate aqueous solution were added and stirred for 10 minutes. Thereafter, 10 ml of a 5% potassium iodide aqueous solution was added, and immediately titrated with a 0.1N sodium thiosulfate solution using an automatic titrator. From the titration, etc., the amount of carbonyl group (aldehyde) in the sample was determined according to the following formula. Group and ketone group total content).

[Example 1]
Methanol was added to the cellulose fiber A1, filtered, and methanol washing was repeated to replace water contained in the cellulose fiber with methanol. Thereafter, methanol and polyetheramine (JEFFAMINE M-2070, manufactured by HUNTSMAN Co., Ltd.) in an amount equal to the carboxyl group amount of the cellulose fiber A1 are added to dilute the cellulose fiber concentration to 2%, and a high-pressure homogenizer. (Sugino Machine Co., Ltd., Starburst) was used to perform the treatment once at a pressure of 100 MPa to obtain a gel composition. Toluene was added to the gel composition and methanol was distilled off by a rotary evaporator (manufactured by Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) to replace the dispersion solvent with toluene. Thereafter, toluene (same solvent as the above dispersion solvent) and alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) were further added. K. By stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), a fine particle-containing composition with a cellulose concentration adjusted to 0.5% and a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained.
Using the gel composition and the fine particle-containing composition, each property was evaluated according to the following evaluation method.

<Measurement of number average fiber diameter and aspect ratio>
The number average fiber diameter and fiber length of the cellulose fiber of the gel composition were observed using a transmission electron microscope (TEM, JEM-1400 manufactured by JEOL Ltd.). That is, after each cellulose fiber was cast on a hydrophilized carbon film-coated grid and negatively stained with 2% uranyl acetate, the number average fiber diameter was determined according to the method described above. And fiber length were calculated. Furthermore, the aspect ratio was calculated according to the following formula using these values.

<Measurement of dispersity>
After transferring the fine particle-containing composition to a test tube and storing it for a day, the ratio of the layer in which the machine particles are dispersed (dispersed layer) to the entire system in the test tube Then, the length was measured and the degree of dispersion [%] was calculated. When the cellulose fibers aggregated and the fine particles had settled, it was evaluated as “x”.

<Measurement of dispersion stability>
After transferring the fine particle-containing composition to a test tube and storing it at 40 ° C. for one month, the ratio of the layer in which the fine particles are dispersed (dispersed layer) relative to the entire system in the test tube The length was measured with a ruler or the like, and the degree of dispersion (after storage) [%] was calculated. From the dispersion degree [%] and the dispersion degree (after storage) [%], the dispersion stability [%] was calculated using the following formula. In the above <Measurement of degree of dispersion>, when the cellulose fiber is sedimented, the measurement of dispersion stability is not performed.

[Examples 2, 5 to 19, Comparative Example 1]
Cellulose fiber type, toluene as a dispersion solvent, polyetheramine as a modifier (manufactured by HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070), and alumina as fine particles (manufactured by Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6. 6 μm), and the cellulose fiber concentration and fine particle concentration in the fine particle-containing composition were changed as shown in Table 2 below. Otherwise, a gel-like composition and a fine particle-containing material were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and each characteristic was evaluated.

Example 3
Add water to cellulose fiber A3, dilute to 1% solids, K. While stirring with 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), 1N hydrochloric acid was added until the pH of the solution reached 2. Then, it filtered, wash | cleaned sufficiently with water, and also by repeating washing | cleaning with methanol, the acid type cellulose fiber A3 which carried out solvent substitution to methanol was produced. Methanol is added to the acid type cellulose fiber A3 and polyetheramine (JEFFAMINE M-2070, manufactured by HUNTSMAN Co.) in an amount equal to the carboxyl group amount of the cellulose fiber A1, and diluted to 2%, and a high-pressure homogenizer (Sugino A gel-like composition was obtained by processing once at a pressure of 100 MPa using a machine manufacturer, Starburst. Toluene was added to the gel composition and methanol was distilled off by a rotary evaporator (manufactured by Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) to replace the dispersion solvent with toluene. Thereafter, toluene and alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) were further added. K. By stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), a fine particle-containing composition with a cellulose concentration adjusted to 0.5% and a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained. Each characteristic was evaluated by the same evaluation method as in Example 1 using the gel composition and the fine particle-containing composition.

Example 4
Add water to cellulose fiber A4, dilute to 1% solids, K. While stirring with 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), 1N hydrochloric acid was added until the pH of the solution reached 2. Then, it filtered, wash | cleaned sufficiently with water, and also by repeating washing | cleaning with methanol, the acid type cellulose fiber A4 which carried out solvent substitution to methanol was produced. Methanol is added to the acid type cellulose fiber A4 and polyetheramine (JEFFAMINE M-2070, manufactured by HUNTSMAN) in an amount equal to the amount of phosphoric acid group of the cellulose fiber A4, diluted to 2%, and a high pressure homogenizer ( A gel-like composition was obtained by processing once at a pressure of 100 MPa using Starburst, manufactured by Sugino Machine. Toluene was added, and methanol was distilled off by a rotary evaporator (manufactured by Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) to replace the dispersion solvent with toluene. Thereafter, toluene and alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) were further added. K. By stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), a fine particle-containing composition with a cellulose concentration adjusted to 0.5% and a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained. Each characteristic was evaluated by the same evaluation method as in Example 1 using the gel composition and the fine particle-containing composition.

[Examples 20 and 21]
Cellulose fiber A1 is changed to cellulose fiber A2, and polyetheramine (manufactured by HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070) as a modifier is a polyetheramine (manufactured by HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070) / aliphatic amine. Except for changing to a mixed solution (molar ratio 50/50), a gel composition and a fine particle-containing composition were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and each characteristic was evaluated.

[Example 22]
Cellulose fiber A1 is changed to cellulose fiber A2, and polyetheramine (manufactured by HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070) as a modifier is a polyetheramine (manufactured by HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070) / aliphatic amine. Except for changing to a mixed solution (molar ratio 75/25), a gel composition and a fine particle-containing composition were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and each characteristic was evaluated.

Example 23
Cellulose fiber A1 is changed to cellulose fiber A2, and a polyetheramine (HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070) as a modifier is a polyetheramine (HUNTSMAN, JEFFAMINE M-2070) / aliphatic amine described in Table 2 below. Except for changing to a mixed solution (molar ratio 25/75), a gel composition and a fine particle-containing composition were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and each characteristic was evaluated.

[Comparative Example 2]
Methanol was added to the cellulose fiber A3, filtered, and repeatedly washed with methanol to replace the water contained in the cellulose fiber with methanol. Thereafter, methanol was further added to dilute to 2%, and the mixture was treated once at a pressure of 100 MPa using a high-pressure homogenizer (manufactured by Sugino Machine, Starburst) to obtain a gel composition. Toluene was added to the gel composition and methanol was distilled off by a rotary evaporator (manufactured by Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) to replace the dispersion solvent with toluene. Thereafter, toluene and alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) were further added. K. By stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), a fine particle-containing composition with a cellulose concentration adjusted to 0.5% and a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained. Each characteristic was evaluated by the same evaluation method as in Example 1 using the gel composition and the fine particle-containing composition.

[Comparative Example 3]
Methanol was added to the cellulose fiber A′1, filtered, and washed repeatedly with methanol to replace the water contained in the cellulose fiber with methanol to obtain a gel composition. Toluene was added to the gel composition and methanol was distilled off by a rotary evaporator (manufactured by Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) to replace the dispersion solvent with toluene. Thereafter, toluene and alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) were further added. K. By stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), a fine particle-containing composition with a cellulose concentration adjusted to 0.5% and a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained. Each characteristic was evaluated by the same evaluation method as in Example 1 using the gel composition and the fine particle-containing composition.

[Comparative Example 4]
Cellulose fiber A′2 was diluted by adding water and freeze-dried. Methanol and polyetheramine (JEFFAMINE M-2070, manufactured by HUNTSMAN) equivalent to the amount of carboxyl group of cellulose fiber A′2 were added to the lyophilized product and diluted to 2%, and then the high-pressure homogenizer (Sugino Machine) (Manufactured by Star Burst Co., Ltd.) and processed once at a pressure of 100 MPa to obtain a gel composition. Toluene was added to the gel composition and methanol was distilled off by a rotary evaporator (manufactured by Tokyo Rika Kikai Co., Ltd.) to replace the dispersion solvent with toluene. Thereafter, toluene and alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) were further added. K. By stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX), a fine particle-containing composition with a cellulose concentration adjusted to 0.5% and a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained. Each characteristic was evaluated by the same evaluation method as in Example 1 using the gel composition and the fine particle-containing composition.

[Comparative Example 5]
Alumina (Fujimi, PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm) was added to toluene. K. A fine particle-containing composition having a fine particle concentration adjusted to 10% was obtained by stirring at 8000 rpm × 10 minutes using a homomixer (manufactured by PRIMIX). Each characteristic was evaluated by the same evaluation method as in Example 1 using the fine particle-containing composition.

※1 ＨＵＮＴＳＭＡＮ社製、ＪＥＦＦＡＭＩＮＥ Ｍ−２０９５
※2 ＨＵＮＴＳＭＡＮ社製、ＪＥＦＦＡＭＩＮＥ Ｍ−２００５
※3 フジミ社製、ＰＷＡ−９、平均粒子径：６．６μｍ
※4 フジミ社製、ＰＷＡ−４５、平均粒子径：３７．２μｍ
※5 日本アエロジル社製、ＡＥＲＯＳＩＬ Ａｌｕ Ｃ、平均粒子径：１３ｎｍ
※6 電気化学工業社製、ＳＰＧ、平均粒子径：４．１μｍ
※7 堺化学工業社製、ＳＺＲ−ＣＷ、平均粒子径：５ｎｍ
※8 石原産業社製、タイペーク ＣＲ−５０、平均粒子径：２５０ｎｍ
※9 日本ピグメント社製、フタロシアニンブルー
※10 数平均繊維径が１ｎｍ以下であるため測定不可。

* 1 JEFFAMINE M-2095 manufactured by HUNTSMAN
* 2 JEFFAMINE M-2005, manufactured by HUNTSMAN
* 3 Fujimi PWA-9, average particle size: 6.6 μm
* 4 Fujimi PWA-45, average particle size: 37.2 μm
* 5 Made by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd., AEROSIL Alu C, average particle size: 13 nm
* 6 Denki Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., SPG, average particle size: 4.1 μm
* 7 Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., SZR-CW, average particle size: 5 nm
* 8 Ishihara Sangyo Co., Ltd., Taipei CR-50, average particle size: 250nm
* 9 Made by Nippon Pigment, Phthalocyanine Blue * 10 Cannot be measured because the number average fiber diameter is 1 nm or less.

  From the results shown in Table 2 above, the fine particle-containing compositions of the examples showed good results in terms of dispersity. On the other hand, the fine particle-containing compositions of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 have insufficient hydrophobicity of the modifier, and the fine particle-containing composition of Comparative Example 3 has no modifier. Agglomeration, fine particles could not be dispersed, and the degree of dispersion was not improved. In the fine particle-containing composition of Comparative Example 4, the cellulose fibers were dispersed in the solvent without agglomeration. However, since the cellulose fibers do not have a crystal structure, it is difficult to stabilize the dispersion of the fine particles, which improves the degree of dispersion. Did not come.

  The fine particle-containing composition of the present invention can be suitably used in the paint / ink field because fine particles can be dispersed and stabilized in a wide range of organic solvents.

Claims (5)

A fine particle-containing composition comprising fine fibrous cellulose, an organic solvent, and fine particles satisfying the following conditions (A) to (E).
(A) Number average fiber diameter of 2 nm to 500 nm (B) Average aspect ratio of 10 to 1000 (C) Cellulose type I crystal structure (D) Anionic functional group (E) (D) A polyetheramine represented by the following formula (1) is bonded to a part or all of the anionic functional group.

[In the above formula (1), R ¹ , R ² and R ³ represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, and n1, n2 and n3 each represent 0 or more and 80 or less, (n1 + n2 + n3) represents 10 or more and 240 or less, AO represents an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average value of x is 0.5 or more and 1 or less. The average value of y and z is 0 or more and 1 or less. ] The fine particle-containing composition according to claim 1, wherein the fine fibrous cellulose further satisfies the following conditions.
F) A polyether amine represented by the general formula (1) and an amine compound represented by the following general formula (2) are bonded to a part or all of the anionic functional groups described in (D).

[In the above formula (1), R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ represent a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom. ]   The fine particle-containing composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the anionic functional group of the fine fibrous cellulose is a carboxyl group.   The fine particles are B, C, N, Ce, Co, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Cr, W, Fe, Ni, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, 4. The fine particle comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Al, Ga, In, Si, Sn and Sb, or a compound thereof. A fine particle-containing composition. The solid content ratio of the content of the fine particles and the fine fibrous cellulose is a mass ratio, and the fine particles / fine fibrous cellulose is in the range of 0.1 to 1,000. The fine particle-containing composition according to one item.
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