JP4975896B2 - Saponified pellet of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer - Google Patents

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JP4975896B2
JP4975896B2 JP23670698A JP23670698A JP4975896B2 JP 4975896 B2 JP4975896 B2 JP 4975896B2 JP 23670698 A JP23670698 A JP 23670698A JP 23670698 A JP23670698 A JP 23670698A JP 4975896 B2 JP4975896 B2 JP 4975896B2
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、エチレン−酢酸ビニル系共重合体ケン化物(以下、EVOHと略記する)ペレットに関し、更に詳しくは輸送時においてペレットの融着や割れ、欠け、微粉の発生が極めて少なく、溶融成形性に優れたEVOHペレットに関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
一般に、EVOHは透明性、ガスバリヤー性、保香性、耐溶剤性、耐油性などに優れており、かかる特性を生かして、食品包装材料、医薬品包装材料、工業薬品包装材料、農薬包装材料等のフィルムやシート、或いはボトル等の容器等に成形されて利用されている。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、EVOHペレットの輸送に当たっては、通常アルミ内袋などによって防湿されたクラフト紙などに包装されるのであるが、かかる輸送時の温度変化や荷積みの状態、振動などによっては、該ペレットが融着を起こしたり、割れ、欠け、微粉が発生したりして、その結果安定した溶融成形が困難になってしまうという問題が発生することがあった。
【0004】
【課題を解決するための手段】
そこで、本発明者等は、かかる現況に鑑みて鋭意研究した結果、炭素数が5以下のアルコールを0.1〜1000ppm含有し、かつ酢酸(a)を5〜5000ppm含有し、かつ酢酸ナトリウム(b)を10〜5000ppm含有し、かつ20℃における貯蔵弾性率が8×107〜1×109PaであるEVOHペレットが、EVOHペレットの輸送時の温度変化や荷積みの状態、振動などによっても、該ペレットが融着を起こさず、また、割れ、欠け、微粉の発生が少なく、溶融成形性にも優れることを見いだし、本発明を完成するに至った。
【0005】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明を詳細に説明する。
本発明のEVOHペレットは、20℃における貯蔵弾性率が8×107〜1×109(更には9×107 〜5×108)Paのもので、該貯蔵弾性率が8×107Pa未満では輸送時にペレット間の融着が起こりやすくなり、逆に1×109Paを越えると輸送時にペレットの割れ、欠け、微粉が発生しやすくなるので不適当である。
【0006】
尚、かかる貯蔵弾性率とは、10Hzの振動を与えた時に測定される値で、DMA(Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer)等で測定することができ、本発明においては、EVOHペレットを10〜50℃まで、3℃/minの速度で昇温しながら、該DMAで連続的に貯蔵弾性率を測定して、20℃における測定値をEVOHペレットの貯蔵弾性率とした。
【0007】
更に該EVOH(ペレット)は、エチレン含有量が10〜60モル%(更には20〜55モル%)、ケン化度が90モル%以上(更には95モル%以上)、メルトインデックス(210℃、荷重2160g)が0.5〜100g/10分(更には1〜50g/10分)のものが好ましく、該エチレン含有量が、10モル%未満では、高湿時のガスバリヤー性が低下し、60モル%を越える場合や該ケン化度が、90モル%未満の場合には、ガスバリヤー性や耐油、耐薬品性が低下して好ましくなく、また、該メルトインデックスが該範囲よりも小さい場合には、成形時に押出機内が高トルク状態となって押出加工が困難となり、また該範囲よりも大きい場合には、逆に低トルクのため押出加工性が不安定となり好ましくない。
【0008】
本発明に用いるEVOHには、少量の変性成分として、例えば不飽和カルボン酸、その無水物、塩、エステルやα−オレフィン類、ビニルエーテル、ビニルシラン、ニトリル、アミド類をはじめ任意の変性重合成分が含まれていても良い。
又、本発明においては、エチレン含有量及びケン化度が上記の如き範囲のEVOHであれば、単独で用いても、異なるEVOHを2種以上併用して用いてもよい。
【0009】
上記の如き物性を有する本発明のEVOHペレットを得るにあたっては、EVOHの揮発分を調整したり、EVOHペレットを水等で後処理する等任意の方法が採用されるが特に制限はない。EVOHにおいて炭素数が5以下のアルコールの含有量を0.1〜1000ppm(更には0.5〜150ppm)とする。かかる方法弾性率調整の方法の一つである上、得られるフィルム物性面でも実用性が高い。該アルコール含有量が、0.1ppm未満では、成形されたフィルム表面にスジ、凹凸が発生して平滑性がなくなり、逆に1000ppmを越えると、成形されたフィルムに発泡が発生しやすくなり好ましくない。
【0010】
炭素数が5以下のアルコールとしては、メタノール、エタノール、プロピルアルコール、ブチルアルコール等を挙げることができるが、工業的にはメタノールが好ましい。
【0011】
また、本発明では、酢酸(a)の含有量をコントロールする方法も弾性率調整の方法として好ましく、該含有量5〜5000ppmである。更には20〜500ppmが好ましい。かかる範囲外ではペレットの融着、割れ、欠け、微粉の発生等物性面への悪影響が顕著となり、製膜(成形)時の押出安定性が悪くなったり、成形されたフィルムの外観特性が悪くなり好ましくない。更に、本発明では酢酸ナトリウム(b)の含有量をコントロールする、即ち該含有量10〜5000ppmであり、更に好ましくは100〜1000ppmである。このようにすることにより、製膜(成形)時の押出安定性、成形されたフィルムの外観特性を向上させることができる。特に酢酸(a)と酢酸ナトリウム(b)の重量比(a/b)を0.01〜10、更には0.1〜5とすることにより成形品の着色、成形品でのゲルの発生が防止される。
【0012】
上記のアルコール、酢酸(a)、酢酸ナトリウム(b)等の含有量、酢酸(a)と酢酸ナトリウム(b)の重量比の調整方法としては、▲1▼EVOHのペレット(水/メタノール含有)を水洗した後、酢酸水溶液に浸漬し、次に乾燥することにより含有量を調整する方法、▲2▼EVOHのペレット(水/メタノール含有)を水洗した後、酢酸水溶液に浸漬し、更に酢酸ナトリウム水溶液を添加(噴霧)し、次に乾燥することにより含有量を調整する方法、▲3▼EVOHのペレット(水/メタノール含有)を水洗した後、酢酸水溶液、酢酸ナトリウム水溶液を添加(噴霧)し、次に乾燥することにより含有量を調整する方法等が挙げられるが、▲1▼の方法が好ましく、かかる方法について以下に説明する。
【0013】
EVOHペレットは、通常、エチレンと酢酸ビニルとをアルコール溶媒中で共重合させて、アルカリ等でケン化され、メタノール/水の凝固浴にストランド状に析出させた後切断されて得られる。該ペレット中には、通常炭素数が5以下のアルコールは10〜80重量%、酢酸は0.001〜5重量%、酢酸ナトリウムは0.01〜5重量%含有される。
【0014】
そして、該EVOHペレットは、次に水洗されるのであるが、該水洗は、10〜60℃の水槽中で実施される。水洗によりEVOH中の炭素数が5以下のアルコール、酢酸、酢酸ナトリウム含有量が調整され、また、オリゴマーや不純物が除去される。水洗は、EVOHペレット100重量部に対して200〜1000重量部(好ましくは300〜600重量部)の水で、20〜50℃(25〜35℃)で、0.5〜5時間、1〜5回(好ましくは1回)実施される。
【0015】
その後、EVOHペレットを酢酸水溶液中に浸漬させる。該浸漬法としては、3%以下(好ましくは0.3〜1.5%)の酢酸水溶液を、EVOHペレット100重量部に対して200〜1000重量部(好ましくは300〜600重量部)使用して、20〜50℃(25〜35℃)で、0.5〜5時間の水洗が1〜3回(好ましくは1回)実施する。
上記で述べた水洗と酢酸水溶液への浸漬の操作により、通常炭素数が5以下のアルコールを100〜10000ppm、酢酸(a)を100〜10000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)を100〜10000ppmに調整するのが好ましい。
【0016】
次に、EVOHペレットを加熱ガスと接触させて乾燥する。この時用いられる加熱ガスとしては空気または不活性ガス(窒素ガス、ヘリウムガス、アルゴンガス等)が用いられ、該加熱ガスの温度としては40〜150℃が好ましく、更には70〜130℃、特に110〜125℃である。
該温度が40℃未満では乾燥時間が長くなり経済的に不利であり、逆に150℃を越えると成形されたフィルムにゲル、フィッシュアイが多発しやすくなり好ましくない。
また、乾燥の時間としては10分〜96時間が好ましく、更には1〜48時間、特には15〜25時間である。
上記乾燥により炭素数が5以下のアルコールは0.1〜1000ppm、酢酸(a)は5〜5000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)は10〜5000ppm〔(a)/(b)=0.01〜10〕になるように調整するのが好ましい。
【0017】
乾燥方法として具体的には、静置乾燥、流動乾燥及びこれらを組み合わせる方法等を採用することができ、該静置乾燥には回分式通気流箱型乾燥器、バンド乾燥器、トンネル乾燥器、竪型乾燥器が、流動乾燥には円筒・溝型撹拌乾燥器、円筒乾燥器、(塔型、箱型)回転乾燥器、(半連続式2段、連続横型多室式、連続多孔板多段)流動層乾燥器、振動流動層乾燥器、円錐回転型乾燥器が用いられる。
【0018】
かくして得られたEVOHペレットは、輸送時のペレットの融着がなく、割れ、欠け、微粉の発生が少なく、更に溶融成形時のトルク変動や吐出量変化が少なく、更には厚みの均一性に優れたフィルムやシート等の成形物を得ることができるという溶融成形性に優れ、該ペレットはペレット、フィルム、シート、容器、繊維、棒、管、各種成形品等に成形され、又、これらの粉砕品(回収品を再使用する時など)やペレットを用いて再び溶融成形されることが多い。
【0019】
溶融成形方法としては、押出成形法(T−ダイ押出、インフレーション押出、ブロー成形、溶融紡糸、異型押出等)、射出成形法が主として採用される。溶融成形温度は、150〜300℃の範囲から選ぶことが多い。
また、該EVOHペレットは、積層体用途にも多用され、特にEVOHからなる層の少なくとも片面に熱可塑性樹脂層を積層してなる積層体として用いられる。
【0020】
該積層体を製造するに当たっては、EVOHの層の片面又は両面に他の基材を積層するのであるが、積層方法としては、例えば該EVOHのフィルム、シートに熱可塑性樹脂を溶融押出する方法、逆に熱可塑性樹脂等の基材に該EVOHを溶融押出する方法、該EVOHと他の熱可塑性樹脂とを共押出する方法、更には本発明で得られたEVOHのフィルム、シートと他の基材のフィルム、シートとを有機チタン化合物、イソシアネート化合物、ポリエステル系化合物、ポリウレタン化合物等の公知の接着剤を用いてドライラミネートする方法等が挙げられる。
【0021】
共押出の場合の相手側樹脂としては直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン、低密度ポリエチレン、中密度ポリエチレン、高密度ポリエチレン、エチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体、アイオノマー、エチレン−プロピレン共重合体、エチレン−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、ポリプロピレン、プロピレン−α−オレフィン(炭素数4〜20のα−オレフィン)共重合体、ポリブテン、ポリペンテン等のオレフィンの単独又は共重合体、或いはこれらのオレフィンの単独又は共重合体を不飽和カルボン酸又はそのエステルでグラフト変性したものなどの広義のポリオレフィン系樹脂、ポリエステル、ポリアミド、共重合ポリアミド、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリ塩化ビニリデン、アクリル系樹脂、ポリスチレン、PET、ビニルエステル系樹脂、ポリエステルエラストマー、ポリウレタンエラストマー、塩素化ポリエチレン、塩素化ポリプロピレン等が挙げられる。EVOHも共押出可能である。上記のなかでも、共押出製膜の容易さ、フィルム物性(特に強度)の実用性の点から、ポリプロピレン、ポリアミド、ポリエチレン、エチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体、ポリスチレン、PETが好ましく用いられる。
【0022】
更に、本発明の方法で得られるEVOHペレットから一旦フィルム、シート等の成形物を得、これに他の基材を押出コートしたり、他の基材のフィルム、シート等を接着剤を用いてラミネートする場合、前記の熱可塑性樹脂以外に任意の基材(紙、金属箔、一軸又は二軸延伸プラスチックフィルム又はシート、織布、不織布、金属綿状、木質等)が使用可能である。
積層体の層構成は、EVOHの層をx(x1、x2、・・・)、他の基材、例えば熱可塑性樹脂層をy(y1、y2、・・・)とするとき、フィルム、シート、ボトル状であれば、x/yの二層構造のみならず、y/x/y、x/y/x、x1/x2/y、x/y1/y2、y2/y1/x/y1/y2等任意の組み合わせが可能であり、フィラメント状ではx、yがバイメタル型、芯(x)−鞘(y)型、芯(y)−鞘(x)型、或いは偏心芯鞘型等任意の組み合わせが可能である。
【0023】
該積層体は、そのまま各種形状のものに使用されるが、更に該積層体の物性を改善するためには延伸処理を施すことも好ましく、かかる延伸については、一軸延伸、二軸延伸のいずれであってもよく、できるだけ高倍率の延伸を行ったほうが物性的に良好で、延伸時にピンホールやクラック、延伸ムラ、デラミ等の生じない延伸フィルムや延伸シート等が得られる。
【0024】
延伸方法としては、ロール延伸法、テンター延伸法、チューブラー延伸法、延伸ブロー法等の他、深絞成形、真空成形等のうち延伸倍率の高いものも採用できる。二軸延伸の場合は同時二軸延伸方式、逐次二軸延伸方式のいずれの方式も採用できる。延伸温度は80〜170℃、好ましくは100〜160℃程度の範囲から選ばれる。
【0025】
かくして延伸が終了した後、次いで熱固定を行う。熱固定は周知の手段で実施可能であり、上記延伸フィルムを緊張状態を保ちながら80〜170℃、好ましくは100〜160℃で2〜600秒間程度熱処理を行う。
また、生肉、加工肉、チーズ等を熱収縮包装する用途に用いる場合は、延伸後の熱固定は行わなず製品フィルムとし、上記生肉、加工肉、チーズ等を該フィルムに収納して、50〜130℃好ましくは70〜120℃で2〜300秒程度の熱処理を行って、該フィルムを熱収縮させて密着包装する。
【0026】
かくして得られた積層体の形状としては任意のものであってよく、フィルム、シート、テープ、ボトル、パイプ、フィラメント、異型断面押出物等が例示される。又、得られる積層体は必要に応じ、熱処理、冷却処理、圧延処理、印刷処理、ドライラミネート処理、溶液又は溶融コート処理、製袋加工、深絞り加工、箱加工、チューブ加工、スプリット加工等を行うことができる。
上記の如く得られたフィルム、シート或いは容器等は食品、医薬品、工業薬品、農薬等各種の包装材料として有用である。
【0027】
【実施例】
以下、実施例を挙げて本発明を具体的に説明する。
尚、例中、「部」とあるのは、「重量部」を意味し、「%」とあるのは、特に断りのない限り「重量%」を意味する。
実施例1
エチレン含有量40モル%のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体の40%メタノール溶液1,000部を耐圧反応器に入れ、撹拌しながら110℃に加熱した。続いて水酸化ナトリウムの6%メタノール溶液40部及びメタノール2,500部を連続的に仕込むと共に副生する酢酸メチル及び余分のメタノールを系から留出させながら2.5時間ケン化反応を行ない、酢酸ビニル成分のケン化度99.0モル%のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体ケン化物溶液を得た。
次に含水率30%のメタノール水溶液600部を該溶液に共沸下で供給し、
100〜110℃、圧力3kg/cm2Gで該溶液中の樹脂分の濃度が40%になるまでメタノールを留出させ、透明なメタノール/水均一溶液(溶液中のメタノールは40%)を得た。
該ケン化物のメタノール溶液をノズルより水槽にストランド状に押出した。凝固終了後、ストランド状物をカッターで切断し、直径4mm、長さ4mmの白色のペレット(1)を製造した。該ペレット(1)のメタノール含有量は38%、酢酸(a)含有量は3000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は15000ppmであった。
【0028】
次いで、得られたペレット(1)100部を30℃の温水400部に投入して、約60分間攪拌して水洗し、水洗後1%酢酸水溶液400部に浸漬した。浸漬後のペレットの、メタノール含有量は5000ppm、酢酸(a)含有量は2500ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は500ppmであった。回分式塔型流動層乾燥器により、窒素ガスを120℃雰囲気中で22時間接触させて、メタノール含有量100ppm、酢酸(a)含有量200ppmで、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量500ppm〔(a)/(b)=0.4(重量比)〕のEVOHペレットを得た。
かかるEVOHペレットの20℃における貯蔵弾性率は1×108Paであった。
【0029】
得られたEVOHペレットについて、以下の要領でペレットの評価及び該ペレットを用いたEVOHフィルムの成形性の評価を行った。
(イ)ペレットの融着
上記のEVOHペレット25kgをアルミ内袋クラフト紙(縦800mm、横500mm、厚さ150mm)にいれ、10袋積み上げた状態で、60℃で7日放置して、最下段の袋のEVOHペレットについて目視で以下のとおり評価を行った。
○・・・全く融着が見られず。
△・・・1〜10個の融着が見られる。
×・・・11個以上の融着が見られる。
(ロ)ペレットの割れ、欠け
EVOHペレット25kgを、ブレンダーに入れて、室温で10時間回転させ、取り出して目視で以下のとおり評価を行った。
○・・・ペレットの割れ欠けが全く見られず。
△・・・1〜10個の割れ欠けが見られる。
×・・・11個以上の割れ欠けが見られる。
(ハ)微粉の発生
上記の方法で、室温で10時間回転させて得られた内容物を取り出し100μmのふるいにかけ、該ふるいを通過した微粉の重量を測定し、以下のとおり評価した。
○・・・0〜2g未満
△・・・2〜10g未満
×・・・10g以上
【0030】
一方、得られたEVOHペレットをTダイを備えた単軸押出機に供給し、厚さ40μmのEVOHフィルムの成形を96時間連続的に行って以下のとおり評価を行った。
単軸押出機による製膜条件は下記の通りとした。

Figure 0004975896
【0031】
(ニ)トルク変動
連続製膜中の押出機モーター負荷(スクリュー回転数40rpm)でのスクリュートルクA(アンペア)の変動により求めて、以下のとおり評価した。
○・・・±5%未満の変動
△・・・±5〜±10%未満の変動
×・・・±10%以上の変動
(ホ)吐出量変化
連続製膜中の押出機(40rpm)での吐出量の変動を求めて、以下のとおり評価した。
○・・・±5%未満の変動
△・・・±5〜±10%未満の変動
×・・・±10%以上の変動
【0032】
(ヘ)膜厚変化
MD(長手)方向のフィルムの厚みを1時間毎に測り、変動比を求めて、以下のとおり評価した。
○・・・±5%未満
△・・・±5〜±10%未満
×・・・±10%以上
(ト)フィルム外観
フィルム100cm2(10cm×10cm)当たりのフィッシュアイの数を測定して、以下のとおり評価した。
○・・・0〜3個
△・・・4〜20個
×・・・21個以上
【0033】
実施例2
実施例1と同様にして、ケン化度99.0モル%のEVOHを得た。
次に含水率30%のメタノール水溶液600部を該溶液に共沸下で供給し、100〜110℃、圧力3kg/cm2Gで該溶液中の樹脂分の濃度が40%になるまでメタノールを留出させ、透明なメタノール/水均一溶液(溶液中のメタノールは40%)を得た。
該ケン化物のメタノール溶液をノズルより水槽にストランド状に押出した。凝固終了後、ストランド状物をカッターで切断し、直径4mm、長さ4mmの白色のペレット(1)を製造した。該ペレット(1)のメタノール含有量は38%、酢酸(a)含有量は3000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は15000ppmであった。
次いで、得られたペレット(1)100部を30℃の温水400部に投入して、約60分間撹拌して水洗した。水洗後0.3%酢酸水溶液400部に浸漬した。浸漬後のペレットの、メタノール含有量5000ppm、酢酸(a)含有量1000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は500ppmであった。
回分式塔型流動層乾燥器により、窒素ガスを118℃雰囲気中で20時間接触させて、メタノール含有量120ppm、酢酸(a)含有量300ppmで、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量500ppm〔(a)/(b)=0.6(重量比)〕のEVOHペレットを得た。
かかるEVOHペレットの20℃における貯蔵弾性率は9×107Paであった。かかるEVOHペレットを用いて、同様に評価を行った。
【0034】
実施例3
エチレン含有量30モル%のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体を用いた以外は実施例1に準じて実験を行い、白色のペレット(1)を製造した。該ペレット(1)のメタノール含有量は20%、酢酸(a)含有量は3000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は15000ppmであった。
【0035】
次いで、得られたペレット(1)100部を30℃の温水700部に投入して、約60分間攪拌して水洗した。水洗後1%酢酸水溶液400部に浸漬した。浸漬後のペレットの、メタノール含有量4000ppm、酢酸(a)含有量2300ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は400ppmであった。
回分式塔型流動層乾燥器により、窒素ガスを120℃雰囲気中で20時間接触させて、メタノール含有量80ppm、酢酸(a)含有量200ppmで、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量400ppm〔(a)/(b)=0.5(重量比)〕のEVOHペレットを得た。
かかるEVOHペレットの20℃における貯蔵弾性率は1×108Paであった。
かかるEVOHペレットを用いて、同様に評価を行った。
【0036】
比較例1
実施例1において、EVOHペレット(1)100部を30℃の温水100部に投入して、約60分間攪拌し水洗ペレットを得た。水洗後1%酢酸水溶液400部に浸漬した。浸漬後のペレットのメタノール含有量は7000ppm、酢酸(a)含有量は2500ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量は700ppmであった。次に回分式塔型流動層乾燥器により、窒素ガスを105℃雰囲気中で16時間接触させて、メタノール含有量2000ppm、酢酸(a)含有量300ppmで、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量700ppm〔(a)/(b)=0.43(重量比)〕のEVOHペレットを製造した。
かかるEVOHペレットの20℃における貯蔵弾性率は5×107Paであった。
かかるEVOHペレットを用いて、同様に評価を行った。
【0037】
比較例2
実施例1において、EVOHペレット(1)100部を40℃の温水600部に投入して約60分間攪拌し水洗ペレットを得た、水洗後2%酢酸水溶液400部に浸漬した。浸漬後のペレットの、メタノール含有量4000ppm、酢酸含有量3000ppm、酢酸ナトリウム含有量は20ppmであった。
回分式塔型流動乾燥器により、窒素ガスを135℃雰囲気中で36時間接触させて、メタノール含有量0.01ppm、酢酸(a)含有量10ppm、酢酸ナトリウム(b)含有量20ppm〔(a)/(b)=0.5(重量比)〕のEVOHペレットを製造した。
かかるEVOHペレットの20℃における貯蔵弾性率は3×109Paであった。かかるEVOHペレットを用いて、同様に評価を行った。
実施例及び比較例の評価結果を表1、2に示す。
【0038】
【表1】
Figure 0004975896
【0039】
【表2】
Figure 0004975896
【0040】
【発明の効果】
本発明の、EVOHペレットは特定の物性値を有しているため、ペレットの輸送時の温度変化や荷積みの状態、振動などによっても、該ペレットが融着を起こしたりせず、また、割れ、欠け、微粉の発生が少なく、溶融成形性にも優れ、溶融成形時のトルク変動や吐出量変化が少なく、更には厚みの均一性に優れたフィルムやシート等の成形物を得ることができ、食品や医薬品、農薬品、工業薬品包装用のフィルム、シート、チューブ、袋、容器等の用途に非常に有用である。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (hereinafter abbreviated as EVOH) pellets, and more specifically, the occurrence of fusion, cracking, chipping, and fine powder of pellets during transportation is extremely low, and melt moldability is achieved. EVOH pellets excellent in the above.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, EVOH is excellent in transparency, gas barrier properties, fragrance retention, solvent resistance, oil resistance, etc., taking advantage of such properties, food packaging materials, pharmaceutical packaging materials, industrial chemical packaging materials, agricultural chemical packaging materials, etc. The film is formed into a film or sheet, or a container such as a bottle.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when transporting EVOH pellets, they are usually packaged in kraft paper that is moisture-proof with an aluminum inner bag or the like. However, depending on temperature changes, loading conditions, vibrations, etc., the pellets may melt. In some cases, adhesion occurs, cracks, chips, fine powders occur, and as a result, stable melt molding becomes difficult.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, as a result of intensive studies in view of the present situation, the present inventors have contained 0.1 to 1000 ppm of an alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms, 5 to 5000 ppm of acetic acid (a), and sodium acetate ( EVOH pellets containing 10 to 5000 ppm of b) and having a storage elastic modulus at 20 ° C. of 8 × 10 7 to 1 × 10 9 Pa are caused by temperature changes, loading conditions, vibrations, etc. during transportation of EVOH pellets. However, the present inventors have found that the pellet does not cause fusing, has few cracks, chips and fine powders and is excellent in melt moldability, thereby completing the present invention.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The EVOH pellet of the present invention has a storage elastic modulus at 20 ° C. of 8 × 10 7 to 1 × 10 9 (more preferably 9 × 10 7 to 5 × 10 8 ) Pa, and the storage elastic modulus is 8 × 10 7. If it is less than Pa, fusion between pellets is likely to occur during transportation. Conversely, if it exceeds 1 × 10 9 Pa, cracking, chipping and fine powder are likely to occur during transportation, which is inappropriate.
[0006]
The storage elastic modulus is a value measured when vibration of 10 Hz is applied, and can be measured by DMA (Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer) or the like. In the present invention, EVOH pellets are up to 10 to 50 ° C. While the temperature was raised at a rate of 3 ° C./min, the storage elastic modulus was continuously measured with the DMA, and the measured value at 20 ° C. was taken as the storage elastic modulus of the EVOH pellets.
[0007]
Further, the EVOH (pellet) has an ethylene content of 10 to 60 mol% (more preferably 20 to 55 mol%), a saponification degree of 90 mol% or more (more 95 mol% or more), a melt index (210 ° C., A load of 2160 g) is preferably from 0.5 to 100 g / 10 min (more preferably from 1 to 50 g / 10 min), and when the ethylene content is less than 10 mol%, gas barrier properties at high humidity decrease, When it exceeds 60 mol% or when the saponification degree is less than 90 mol%, gas barrier properties, oil resistance, and chemical resistance are deteriorated, and when the melt index is smaller than the above range. However, when the molding is performed, the inside of the extruder is in a high torque state, which makes extrusion difficult. On the other hand, if it is larger than this range, the extrusion processability becomes unstable because of low torque, which is not preferable.
[0008]
EVOH used in the present invention includes, as a small amount of a modifying component, for example, any modified polymerization component such as an unsaturated carboxylic acid, its anhydride, salt, ester, α-olefins, vinyl ether, vinyl silane, nitrile, amides. It may be.
In the present invention, as long as the ethylene content and the saponification degree are EVOH within the above ranges, they may be used alone or in combination of two or more different EVOHs.
[0009]
In obtaining the EVOH pellets of the present invention having the above physical properties, any method such as adjusting the volatile content of EVOH or post-treating the EVOH pellets with water or the like is adopted, but there is no particular limitation. The content of alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms in EVOH is set to 0.1 to 1000 ppm (further 0.5 to 150 ppm) . This method is one of the methods for adjusting the elastic modulus, and is highly practical in terms of physical properties of the film obtained. If the alcohol content is less than 0.1 ppm, streaks and irregularities occur on the surface of the molded film, resulting in loss of smoothness. Conversely, if the alcohol content exceeds 1000 ppm, foaming tends to occur in the molded film. .
[0010]
Examples of the alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms include methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol and the like, but methanol is preferred industrially.
[0011]
Moreover, in this invention, the method of controlling content of acetic acid (a) is also preferable as a method of elastic modulus adjustment, and this content is 5-5000 ppm . Furthermore, 20 to 500 ppm is preferable. Outside this range, adverse effects on physical properties such as pellet fusion, cracking, chipping, and generation of fine powder become significant, extruding stability during film formation (molding), and appearance characteristics of the molded film are poor. It is not preferable. Further, in the present invention, to control the content of sodium acetate (b), i.e., the content is 10 to 5000 ppm, more preferably from 100 to 1000 ppm. By doing in this way , the extrusion stability at the time of film forming (molding) and the appearance characteristics of the molded film can be improved. In particular, when the weight ratio (a / b) of acetic acid (a) to sodium acetate (b) is 0.01 to 10, and further 0.1 to 5, coloring of the molded product and generation of gel in the molded product are caused. Is prevented.
[0012]
For adjusting the content of the alcohol, acetic acid (a), sodium acetate (b) and the like and the weight ratio of acetic acid (a) and sodium acetate (b), (1) EVOH pellets (water / methanol contained) After washing with water, immersing it in an acetic acid aqueous solution, and then drying, adjusting the content, (2) EVOH pellets (containing water / methanol) are washed with water, then immersed in an acetic acid aqueous solution, and further sodium acetate A method of adjusting the content by adding (spraying) an aqueous solution and then drying. (3) Washing EVOH pellets (containing water / methanol) with water, then adding (spraying) an acetic acid aqueous solution and a sodium acetate aqueous solution. Examples of the method include adjusting the content by drying, and the method {circle around (1)} is preferable, and this method will be described below.
[0013]
EVOH pellets are usually obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and vinyl acetate in an alcohol solvent, saponifying with an alkali or the like, and depositing in a strand form in a methanol / water coagulation bath and then cutting. The pellet usually contains 10 to 80% by weight of alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms, 0.001 to 5% by weight of acetic acid, and 0.01 to 5% by weight of sodium acetate.
[0014]
The EVOH pellets are then washed with water, which is carried out in a 10-60 ° C. water bath. Washing with water adjusts the content of alcohol, acetic acid and sodium acetate having 5 or less carbon atoms in EVOH, and removes oligomers and impurities. Washing with water is 200 to 1000 parts by weight (preferably 300 to 600 parts by weight) of water based on 100 parts by weight of EVOH pellets at 20 to 50 ° C. (25 to 35 ° C.) for 0.5 to 5 hours. It is carried out 5 times (preferably once).
[0015]
Thereafter, the EVOH pellets are immersed in an aqueous acetic acid solution. As the immersion method, an acetic acid aqueous solution of 3% or less (preferably 0.3 to 1.5%) is used in an amount of 200 to 1000 parts by weight (preferably 300 to 600 parts by weight) with respect to 100 parts by weight of EVOH pellets. Then, washing with water at 20 to 50 ° C. (25 to 35 ° C.) for 0.5 to 5 hours is performed 1 to 3 times (preferably once).
According to the operations of washing with water and immersing in an acetic acid aqueous solution described above, the alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms is usually adjusted to 100 to 10000 ppm, acetic acid (a) to 100 to 10000 ppm, and sodium acetate (b) to 100 to 10000 ppm. Is preferred.
[0016]
Next, the EVOH pellets are contacted with a heated gas and dried. As the heating gas used at this time, air or an inert gas (nitrogen gas, helium gas, argon gas, etc.) is used, and the temperature of the heating gas is preferably 40 to 150 ° C., more preferably 70 to 130 ° C. 110-125 ° C.
If the temperature is less than 40 ° C., the drying time is long, which is economically disadvantageous. On the other hand, if the temperature exceeds 150 ° C., gel and fish eyes tend to occur frequently on the formed film, which is not preferable.
The drying time is preferably 10 minutes to 96 hours, more preferably 1 to 48 hours, and particularly preferably 15 to 25 hours.
0.1 to 1000 ppm of alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms, 5 to 5000 ppm of acetic acid (a), and 10 to 5000 ppm of sodium acetate (b) [(a) / (b) = 0.01 to 10]. It is preferable to adjust so that it becomes.
[0017]
Specific examples of the drying method include static drying, fluidized drying, and a combination thereof. For the static drying, a batch-type aerated flow box dryer, a band dryer, a tunnel dryer, Vertical type dryer is cylindrical / groove type agitating dryer, cylindrical dryer, (tower type, box type) rotary dryer, (semi-continuous type 2-stage, continuous horizontal multi-chamber type, continuous perforated plate multi-stage) ) Fluidized bed dryers, vibrating fluidized bed dryers, and conical rotary dryers are used.
[0018]
The EVOH pellets thus obtained have no fusion of pellets during transportation, less generation of cracks, chips, and fine powders, and less torque fluctuation and discharge rate change during melt molding, and excellent thickness uniformity. It is excellent in melt moldability to obtain molded products such as films and sheets, and the pellets are formed into pellets, films, sheets, containers, fibers, rods, tubes, various molded products, etc. It is often melt-molded again using products (such as when the collected products are reused) and pellets.
[0019]
As the melt molding method, an extrusion molding method (T-die extrusion, inflation extrusion, blow molding, melt spinning, profile extrusion, etc.) and an injection molding method are mainly employed. The melt molding temperature is often selected from the range of 150 to 300 ° C.
The EVOH pellets are also frequently used for laminates, and are used particularly as laminates in which a thermoplastic resin layer is laminated on at least one side of a layer made of EVOH.
[0020]
In the production of the laminate, another substrate is laminated on one or both sides of the EVOH layer. As a lamination method, for example, a method of melt-extruding a thermoplastic resin on the EVOH film or sheet, Conversely, a method of melt-extruding the EVOH on a substrate such as a thermoplastic resin, a method of co-extruding the EVOH and another thermoplastic resin, and further, an EVOH film, sheet and other group obtained by the present invention. Examples thereof include a method of dry laminating a film or sheet of a material using a known adhesive such as an organic titanium compound, an isocyanate compound, a polyester compound, or a polyurethane compound.
[0021]
The other resin in the case of coextrusion is linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-acrylic acid. Ester copolymer, polypropylene, propylene-α-olefin (α-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms) copolymer, polybutene, polypentene and other olefins alone or copolymers, or these olefins alone or copolymers In a broad sense such as those graft-modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid or its ester, polyester, polyamide, copolymerized polyamide, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, acrylic resin, polystyrene, PET, vinyl ester resin, Polyester elastomer -Polyurethane elastomer, chlorinated polyethylene, chlorinated polypropylene and the like. EVOH can also be coextruded. Among these, polypropylene, polyamide, polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polystyrene, and PET are preferably used from the viewpoint of ease of coextrusion film formation and practicality of film physical properties (particularly strength).
[0022]
Furthermore, a molded product such as a film or a sheet is once obtained from EVOH pellets obtained by the method of the present invention, and another substrate is extrusion coated thereon, or a film or sheet of another substrate is used with an adhesive. When laminating, any substrate (paper, metal foil, uniaxial or biaxially stretched plastic film or sheet, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, metallic cotton, wood, etc.) can be used in addition to the thermoplastic resin.
The layer structure of the laminate is such that the EVOH layer is x (x 1 , x 2 ,...), And another substrate, for example, a thermoplastic resin layer is y (y 1 , y 2 ,...). In the case of a film, sheet, or bottle, not only x / y two-layer structure, but also y / x / y, x / y / x, x 1 / x 2 / y, x / y 1 / y 2 , Any combination such as y 2 / y 1 / x / y 1 / y 2 is possible, and in the filament form, x and y are bimetal type, core (x) -sheath (y) type, core (y) -sheath ( Any combination such as x) type or eccentric core-sheath type is possible.
[0023]
The laminate is used in various shapes as it is, but it is also preferable to perform a stretching treatment in order to further improve the physical properties of the laminate, and the stretching may be either uniaxial stretching or biaxial stretching. It is possible to obtain a stretched film or stretched sheet that has better physical properties when stretched at as high a magnification as possible and does not cause pinholes, cracks, stretch unevenness, delamination, or the like during stretching.
[0024]
As the stretching method, in addition to a roll stretching method, a tenter stretching method, a tubular stretching method, a stretching blow method, and the like, a deep drawing method, a vacuum forming method, or the like having a high stretching ratio can be employed. In the case of biaxial stretching, both a simultaneous biaxial stretching method and a sequential biaxial stretching method can be employed. The stretching temperature is selected from the range of about 80 to 170 ° C, preferably about 100 to 160 ° C.
[0025]
Thus, after stretching is completed, heat setting is then performed. The heat setting can be carried out by a known means, and the heat treatment is performed at 80 to 170 ° C., preferably 100 to 160 ° C. for about 2 to 600 seconds while keeping the stretched film in a tension state.
When using raw meat, processed meat, cheese, and the like for heat shrink wrapping, heat fixing after stretching is not performed, and the product film is used. The raw meat, processed meat, cheese, etc. are stored in the film, and 50 It heat-shrinks for about 2-300 seconds at -130 degreeC, preferably 70-120 degreeC, and heat-shrinks this film, and carries out close packaging.
[0026]
The shape of the laminate thus obtained may be any shape, and examples thereof include films, sheets, tapes, bottles, pipes, filaments, profile cross-section extrudates, and the like. In addition, the obtained laminate can be subjected to heat treatment, cooling treatment, rolling treatment, printing treatment, dry lamination treatment, solution or melt coating treatment, bag making processing, deep drawing processing, box processing, tube processing, split processing, etc. It can be carried out.
The film, sheet or container obtained as described above is useful as various packaging materials such as foods, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals and agricultural chemicals.
[0027]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples.
In the examples, “parts” means “parts by weight”, and “%” means “% by weight” unless otherwise specified.
Example 1
1,000 parts of a 40% methanol solution of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having an ethylene content of 40 mol% were placed in a pressure resistant reactor and heated to 110 ° C. with stirring. Subsequently, 40 parts of a 6% methanol solution of sodium hydroxide and 2,500 parts of methanol were continuously charged and methyl acetate produced as a by-product and excess methanol were distilled from the system for 2.5 hours, An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer saponified solution having a saponification degree of 99.0 mol% of the vinyl acetate component was obtained.
Next, 600 parts of an aqueous methanol solution having a water content of 30% was supplied to the solution under azeotropic conditions.
Methanol was distilled off at 100 to 110 ° C. and a pressure of 3 kg / cm 2 G until the concentration of the resin content in the solution reached 40%, and a transparent methanol / water uniform solution (40% methanol in the solution) was obtained. It was.
The saponified methanol solution was extruded in a strand form from a nozzle into a water bath. After completion of the solidification, the strand was cut with a cutter to produce a white pellet (1) having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 4 mm. The pellet (1) had a methanol content of 38%, an acetic acid (a) content of 3000 ppm, and a sodium acetate (b) content of 15000 ppm.
[0028]
Next, 100 parts of the obtained pellet (1) was put into 400 parts of hot water at 30 ° C., stirred for about 60 minutes, washed with water, washed and then immersed in 400 parts of 1% aqueous acetic acid. The pellet after immersion had a methanol content of 5000 ppm, an acetic acid (a) content of 2500 ppm, and a sodium acetate (b) content of 500 ppm. Nitrogen gas is contacted in a 120 ° C. atmosphere for 22 hours by a batch tower type fluidized bed dryer, methanol content is 100 ppm, acetic acid (a) content is 200 ppm, sodium acetate (b) content is 500 ppm [(a) / (b) = give 0.4 EVOH pellets (weight ratio)].
The storage elastic modulus of this EVOH pellet at 20 ° C. was 1 × 10 8 Pa.
[0029]
About the obtained EVOH pellet, the evaluation of a pellet and the evaluation of the moldability of an EVOH film using the pellet were performed in the following manner.
(B) Fusion of pellets 25 kg of the above EVOH pellets are placed in aluminum inner kraft paper (length 800 mm, width 500 mm, thickness 150 mm), and 10 bags are stacked and left at 60 ° C. for 7 days. The EVOH pellets of the bag were visually evaluated as follows.
○ ... No fusion at all.
Δ: 1 to 10 fusions are observed.
X: Eleven or more fusions are observed.
(B) Cracking and chipping of pellets 25 kg of EVOH pellets were put in a blender, rotated at room temperature for 10 hours, taken out, and visually evaluated as follows.
○ ... No cracks or cracks in the pellets.
Δ: 1 to 10 cracks are observed.
X: 11 or more cracks are observed.
(C) Generation of fine powder The content obtained by rotating for 10 hours at room temperature by the above method was taken out, passed through a 100 μm sieve, the weight of the fine powder passed through the sieve was measured, and evaluated as follows.
○: Less than 0-2 g Δ: Less than 2-10 g x: 10 g or more
On the other hand, the obtained EVOH pellets were supplied to a single screw extruder equipped with a T die, and an EVOH film having a thickness of 40 μm was continuously formed for 96 hours and evaluated as follows.
The film forming conditions using a single screw extruder were as follows.
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[0031]
(D) Torque fluctuation The torque fluctuation was determined by the fluctuation of the screw torque A (ampere) at the extruder motor load (screw rotation speed: 40 rpm) during continuous film formation, and was evaluated as follows.
○: Variation less than ± 5% Δ: Variation of ± 5 to less than ± 10% ×… Variation of ± 10% or more (e) Change in discharge amount With an extruder (40 rpm) during continuous film formation The change in the discharge amount was determined and evaluated as follows.
○: Less than ± 5% variation Δ: ± 5 to less than ± 10% variation ×… ± 10% or more variation [0032]
(F) Film thickness change The film thickness in the MD (longitudinal) direction was measured every hour, and the fluctuation ratio was determined and evaluated as follows.
○ ・ ・ ・ less than ± 5% Δ ・ ・ ・ ± 5 ± less than ± 10% × ... ± 10% or more (g) Film appearance Measure the number of fish eyes per 100 cm 2 (10 cm × 10 cm) The evaluation was as follows.
○ ・ ・ ・ 0-3 pieces △ ・ ・ ・ 4-20 pieces × ・ ・ ・ 21 pieces or more
Example 2
In the same manner as in Example 1, EVOH having a saponification degree of 99.0 mol% was obtained.
Next, 600 parts of an aqueous methanol solution having a water content of 30% was supplied azeotropically to the solution, and methanol was added at 100 to 110 ° C. under a pressure of 3 kg / cm 2 G until the resin content in the solution reached 40%. Distillation gave a clear homogeneous methanol / water solution (40% methanol in solution).
The saponified methanol solution was extruded in a strand form from a nozzle into a water bath. After completion of the solidification, the strand was cut with a cutter to produce a white pellet (1) having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 4 mm. The pellet (1) had a methanol content of 38%, an acetic acid (a) content of 3000 ppm, and a sodium acetate (b) content of 15000 ppm.
Next, 100 parts of the obtained pellet (1) was put into 400 parts of warm water of 30 ° C., and stirred for about 60 minutes and washed with water. After washing with water, it was immersed in 400 parts of a 0.3% acetic acid aqueous solution. The pellet after immersion had a methanol content of 5000 ppm, an acetic acid (a) content of 1000 ppm, and a sodium acetate (b) content of 500 ppm.
With a batch tower type fluidized bed dryer, nitrogen gas is contacted in an atmosphere at 118 ° C. for 20 hours, methanol content is 120 ppm, acetic acid (a) content is 300 ppm, sodium acetate (b) content is 500 ppm [(a) /(B)=0.6 (weight ratio)] EVOH pellets were obtained.
The storage modulus of the EVOH pellets at 20 ° C. was 9 × 10 7 Pa. Evaluation was similarly performed using such EVOH pellets.
[0034]
Example 3
An experiment was performed according to Example 1 except that an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having an ethylene content of 30 mol% was used, and white pellets (1) were produced. The pellet (1) had a methanol content of 20%, an acetic acid (a) content of 3000 ppm, and a sodium acetate (b) content of 15000 ppm.
[0035]
Next, 100 parts of the obtained pellet (1) was put into 700 parts of warm water of 30 ° C., and the mixture was stirred for about 60 minutes and washed with water. After washing with water, it was immersed in 400 parts of a 1% aqueous acetic acid solution. The pellet after immersion had a methanol content of 4000 ppm, an acetic acid (a) content of 2300 ppm, and a sodium acetate (b) content of 400 ppm.
Nitrogen gas was contacted in a 120 ° C. atmosphere for 20 hours by a batch tower type fluidized bed dryer, the methanol content was 80 ppm, the acetic acid (a) content was 200 ppm, and the sodium acetate (b) content was 400 ppm [(a) / (b) = give 0.5 EVOH pellets (weight ratio)].
The storage elastic modulus of this EVOH pellet at 20 ° C. was 1 × 10 8 Pa.
Evaluation was similarly performed using such EVOH pellets.
[0036]
Comparative Example 1
In Example 1, 100 parts of EVOH pellet (1) was put into 100 parts of warm water of 30 ° C. and stirred for about 60 minutes to obtain washed pellets. After washing with water, it was immersed in 400 parts of a 1% aqueous acetic acid solution. The methanol content of the pellets after immersion was 7000 ppm, the acetic acid (a) content was 2500 ppm, and the sodium acetate (b) content was 700 ppm. Next, nitrogen gas was contacted in a 105 ° C. atmosphere for 16 hours by a batch tower type fluidized bed dryer, methanol content 2000 ppm, acetic acid (a) content 300 ppm, sodium acetate (b) content 700 ppm [( a) / (b) = 0.43 (weight ratio)] EVOH pellets were produced.
The storage elastic modulus at 20 ° C. of the EVOH pellets was 5 × 10 7 Pa.
Evaluation was similarly performed using such EVOH pellets.
[0037]
Comparative Example 2
In Example 1, 100 parts of EVOH pellets (1) were put into 600 parts of warm water at 40 ° C. and stirred for about 60 minutes to obtain washed pellets, which were immersed in 400 parts of a 2% aqueous acetic acid solution after washing. The pellet after immersion had a methanol content of 4000 ppm, an acetic acid content of 3000 ppm, and a sodium acetate content of 20 ppm.
Nitrogen gas was brought into contact in a 135 ° C. atmosphere for 36 hours by a batch tower type fluid dryer, and the methanol content was 0.01 ppm, the acetic acid (a) content was 10 ppm, and the sodium acetate (b) content was 20 ppm [(a) /(B)=0.5 (weight ratio)] EVOH pellets were produced.
The storage modulus of the EVOH pellets at 20 ° C. was 3 × 10 9 Pa. Evaluation was similarly performed using such EVOH pellets.
The evaluation results of Examples and Comparative Examples are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
[0038]
[Table 1]
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[0039]
[Table 2]
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[0040]
【Effect of the invention】
Since EVOH pellets of the present invention have specific physical property values, the pellets do not cause fusing or cracking due to temperature changes, loading conditions, vibrations, etc. during transportation of the pellets. It is possible to obtain molded products such as films and sheets with less chipping and fine powder, excellent melt moldability, less torque fluctuation and discharge amount change during melt molding, and excellent thickness uniformity. It is very useful for applications such as films, sheets, tubes, bags, and containers for foods, pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, and industrial chemicals.

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炭素数が5以下のアルコールを0.1〜1000ppm含有し、かつ酢酸(a)を5〜5000ppm含有し、かつ酢酸ナトリウム(b)を10〜5000ppm含有し、かつ20℃における貯蔵弾性率が8×107〜1×109Paであることを特徴とするエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体ケン化物ペレット。 0.1 to 1000 ppm of alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms, 5 to 5000 ppm of acetic acid (a), 10 to 5000 ppm of sodium acetate (b), and a storage elastic modulus at 20 ° C. of 8 A saponified pellet of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, characterized in that it is × 10 7 to 1 × 10 9 Pa. エチレン含有量10〜60モル%,ケン化度90モル%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体ケン化物ペレット。  The ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer saponified pellet according to claim 1, wherein the ethylene content is 10 to 60 mol% and the saponification degree is 90 mol% or more. 含有する酢酸(a)と酢酸ナトリウム(b)の重量比(a/b)が0.01〜10であることを特徴とする請求項1または2記載のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体ケン化物ペレット。The ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer saponified pellet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weight ratio (a / b) of the acetic acid (a) to sodium acetate (b) is 0.01 to 10. .
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