KR100291664B1 - Nontoxic Flame Retardant Antistatic Rubber Flooring Composition - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a non-toxic flame retardant antistatic rubber flooring composition for imparting an antistatic function to the rubber flooring material and providing a dual function of non-toxic flame retardant to exclude the addition of halogen-based flame retardant in the type of flame retardant. In particular, styrene butadiene rubber and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber are used alone or blended as a base resin, and polyethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol ester, Al (OH) ₃ (aluminum tri-hydroxide), phosphorus plasticizer, antimony trioxide, and silica aluminate A reinforcing agent and a silane coupling agent are blended to provide a rubber composition for a rubber tile having both an antistatic function and flame retardancy.

Description

Nontoxic Flame Retardant Antistatic Rubber Flooring Composition

The present invention relates to a rubber tile used as a floor anticorrosive, and more particularly to a non-toxic flame retardant antistatic rubber flooring composition having both electrostatic dispersion characteristics and nontoxic flame retardant properties.

In general, rubber tiles used as flooring materials in offices, department stores, schools, factories, and other public places have carbonized surfaces, such as polyvinyl chloride, and carbonized surfaces. Due to the smoke generation has a difficulty in evacuation of life, it has a function to block the above problems to some extent by forming a three-dimensional network structure according to the crosslinking process.

However, such rubber tiles have had problems in the places where computers and precision instrument products are produced or used due to the insulating properties of the rubber itself.

Examples of troubles caused by static electricity include production design that requires ignition and cleanness of combustible materials, adhesion of dust to raw materials, semi-finished products, products, workers, etc. The impact on the field is indeed fatal.

On the other hand, since the risk of fire in such a place may be higher due to a short circuit or a sudden surge of electricity, imparting flame retardancy compared to general facilities is more urgent.

Therefore, the present invention focused on the provision of the dual function of non-toxic flame retardant to give the rubber flooring antistatic function and to exclude the introduction of halogen-based flame retardant in the type of flame retardant.

For this purpose, natural rubber and synthetic rubber, in particular, styrene butadiene rubber (hereinafter referred to as SBR) and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (hereinafter referred to as NBR) are used alone or as a blend and used as a base resin, and polyethylene glycol (hereinafter called PEG) and polyethylene glycol ester (hereinafter referred to as PEGS ), Al (OH) ₃ (aluminum tri-hydroxide, hereinafter ATH), phosphorus plasticizer, antimony trioxide and silico aluminate-based reinforcing agent and silane coupling agent are blended to provide a rubber composition for rubber tiles having both antistatic and flame retardant properties I could do it.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

Compound base resin is blended with natural rubber and synthetic rubber, especially NBR for better physical properties, PEG, PEGS as antistatic agent, silica aluminate adjuvant, ATH, phosphorus plasticizer, antimony trioxide as filler and flame retardant Can be added.

In addition, the silane coupling agent is used to bond with the hydroxyl group of the inorganic reinforcing agent, so that sulfur and mercapto groups, etc., are combined with the organic polymer during the crosslinking reaction to enhance the reinforcement by strengthening the bond between the inorganic reinforcing agent and the organic polymer.

A small amount of stearic acid, zinc oxide, processing aids (Aromatic & Aliphatic Hydrocarbon) can be added, and a small amount of colored pigments and white pigments, such as titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), can be added. Accelerators, crosslinking retardants and the like can be added.

For the antistatic function of the rubber tile, which is one of the objects of the present invention, PEG and PEGS were used in an amount of 2-20 parts by weight based on the weight part of the raw rubber, and the BET surface area was increased to serve as a reinforcing agent with an increase in the static charge dispersing characteristics. 30-90㎡ / g, CTAB surface area 20-80㎡ / g, average particle size about 7-20㎛, DOP absorption 10-200cc / 100g, hydrogen ion concentration (PH) about 8-12, about 5% 20-150 parts by weight of a silico aluminate-based reinforcement agent including sodium oxide (Na ₂ O), and about 5% of crystal water, and 0.1-7 parts by weight of a silane coupling agent were added. 20 to 150 parts by weight of ATH, 1 to 15 parts by weight of a phosphorus plasticizer and 1 to 20 parts by weight of antimony trioxide were added.

Other additives, stearic acid, zinc oxide, and processing aids (Aromatic & Aliphatic Hydrocarbon) were added at 0.1-10 parts by weight, respectively. Colored pigments and white pigments such as titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ) and the like were added at 0.1-20 parts by weight. Examples of the crosslinking agent include Sulfur (0.1-5 parts by weight) or additionally, N-ter-butyl-benzothiazyl sulfenamide and zinc diethyl-didiwabamate, which are crosslinking accelerators. -dithiocarbamate) and the like were added in an amount of 0.1-5 parts by weight.

In the case of ATH, the flame retardant used in this experiment,

2Al (OH) ₃ ------- → Al ₂ O ₃ + H ₂ O-ΔQ

As a non-halogen-based flame retardant, it contributes to the flame retardant through the cooling effect through the endothermic reaction, the role of a solid protective film by the production of Al ₂ O ₃ , the dilution by H ₂ O and the role of a gaseous protective film. This is used most often because of the high endothermic amount and low price.

However, since the decomposition temperature is low, the surrounding aluminum hydroxide is previously decomposed by the high temperature in the heat source, and thus it is not very effective in increasing the flame retardancy.

Therefore, there is a need for other additives that can compensate for these drawbacks, which is used in the present invention is a phosphorus-based plasticizer.

In the case of phosphorus plasticizers, the phosphorus component causes carbide to form a carbide surface layer through carbonization of the rubber matrix, thereby blocking contact with oxygen and causing a flame retardant effect.

In addition, metaphosphoric acid is converted to polyphosphoric acid to form a nonvolatile protective film, which blocks oxygen.

In other words, the flame retardant effect of phosphorus is on the promotion of carbonization and the formation of a protective film.

Polymers containing nitrile groups, such as NBR used in the present invention, promote the formation of char for blocking oxygen according to the flame retardant mechanism of phosphorus, resulting in a high flame retardant effect.

The applied amount was about 1-15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the raw material rubber.

At less than 1 part by weight, the contribution to flame retardancy is insignificant, and when more than 15 parts by weight is used, problems of deterioration of physical properties of the product occur.

On the other hand, the application amount of ATH was 20 to 120 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the raw rubber was appropriate, especially appeared to have the optimum point of the physical properties at 50-100 parts by weight.

If it is 20 parts by weight or less, it is difficult to expect imparting flame retardancy, and if it is 120 parts by weight or more, the viscosity of the compound is increased sharply, so that kneading is difficult.

In the case of other metal hydroxide flame retardants, magnesium hydroxide (Mg (OH) ₂ ) can significantly enhance the flame retardant properties, but it is expensive and disadvantageous to be used in practice, and calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) ₂ ). In the case of), it is difficult to expect effective flame retardance due to the endothermic amount.

Although the flame retardant property of the flame retardant is an important factor in the invention of non-toxic flame retardant antistatic tiles, the evaluation of the influence on other physical properties, that is, mechanical properties, toxicity, low flammability, etc., which are not flame retardant must be made together.

In other words, when the non-halogen flame retardant filler is mixed with the polymer, the flame retardancy is greatly increased, but mechanical properties such as mechanical strength or elongation are greatly reduced.

Therefore, a proper line must be drawn between the improvement of flame retardancy and the deterioration of mechanical properties caused by mixing the flame retardant filler.

This is not a principle and should be found through experimentation.

In the present invention, in order to compensate for the deterioration of mechanical properties due to the increase in flame retardancy, a silico aluminate-based reinforcing agent was used.

The silico aluminate-based reinforcing agent not only improves flame retardancy as the reinforcing agent itself, but also increases mechanical properties such as tensile strength and increases the degree of freedom of charge due to the chargeability of hydroxy (-OH) groups and sodium oxide contained on the surface. Lowering the resistance prevents the accumulation of charges, which contributes to the mutual contribution of antistatic and flame retardant properties.

In addition, the silane coupling agent used acts between the inorganic reinforcing agent and the organic polymer so that methoxy and ethoxy groups are bonded to the hydroxyl group of the inorganic reinforcing agent in the kneading process, and sulfur and mercapto groups are It is combined with the organic polymer to improve the reinforcement by strengthening the bond between the inorganic reinforcing agent and the organic polymer.

Proper addition of PEG and PEGS is important for imparting flame retardancy and effective antistatic function. Experimental results show that it has an antistatic effect at 2-20 parts by weight, especially when added at 7-12 parts by weight. It has been shown to have the best antistatic and mechanical properties.

When used in 2 parts by weight or less, the reduction in resistance is insignificant, and in the case of 20 parts by weight or more, there is a problem in that the adhesion to the mixing roll (mixing roll) and the mechanical properties are reduced.

Summarizing the kneading operation and the crosslinking process, the mixing roll, which was subjected to the primary kneading for 5-7 minutes in the Banbury Mixer, was tested for various compounding agents except sulfur, the crosslinking accelerator and the crosslinking retarder described above. After the second kneading for about 15 minutes to add a crosslinking agent to prepare a sheet of a suitable size for pressing.

After a minimum of 24 hours, the crosslinking was carried out at 155 ° C. for 7 minutes through a press operation, and then a physical property test was performed after 48 hours.

After that, surface resistance, point to point resistance, and static time decay time were measured, and oxygen index and smoke density were measured to determine the degree of flame retardancy and smoke.

Surface resistance was measured by fabricating a specimen of 120 × 120 × 2.4 (mm) size in accordance with ASTM D257, and the static charge extinction time was measured at 50 ± 2% of humidity and 23 ± 1 ℃ for 24 hours or more after applying the applied voltage ( The time until 99% of 5kv) is extinguished is shown.

Point-to-point resistance is a measure of the surface resistance flowing between two points using two electrodes. It is a method of measuring the resistance in the actual state of the product, not in the state of the specimen. The measuring instrument uses a 3M 701 test kit (megohmmeter). The measurement standard was implemented according to NFPA 99.

As can be seen from the table, when comparing Example 3 with Comparative Example 1, it can be seen that the addition of PEG, PEGS, and ATH significantly improves the resistance value, the oxygen index, and the smoke density, which determine antistatic properties and flame retardancy. It can be seen that a decrease in mechanical properties such as strength and elongation is accompanied.

However, in the case of Example 2 in which the silica aluminate reinforcing agent and the silane coupling agent are added, it can be seen that the electrostatic dispersion characteristics and the flame retardancy are improved at the same level as compared with Example 1, and the mechanical properties are also improved at the same time.

As described above, the silicon aluminate not only improves the flame retardancy as the reinforcing agent itself but also increases mechanical properties such as tensile strength, and the charge of the hydroxy (-OH) group and sodium oxide contained on the surface is reduced by the charge. By increasing the degree of freedom and lowering the resistance to prevent the accumulation of electric charges, the silane coupling agent is combined with the hydroxy group of the inorganic reinforcing agent and crosslinked. This is because sulfur and mercapto groups in the reaction are combined with the organic polymer, thereby enhancing the bond between the inorganic reinforcing agent and the organic polymer, thereby improving reinforcing properties.

In addition, when char is formed in the combustion process, the solid phase protective film is formed to increase the mutual bonding force at the interface between the rubber matrix and the inorganic reinforcing agent, thereby making an effective contribution to imparting flame retardancy.

In Examples 4, 5 and 6, it can be seen that the addition of phosphorus-based plasticizers improves the characteristics of oxygen index and smoke density, and from this, it can be seen that the effective flame retardant contributions of ATH and phosphorus-based plasticizers have been made, which is a high endotherm of ATH. It can be seen that this is due to the ability and the formation of an effective carbide film of the phosphorus-based plasticizer.

In Example 7, it can be seen that the electrostatic dispersion characteristics, flame retardancy, low sintering properties and mechanical properties are all excellent, from which the NBR having a polar group in the polymer backbone compared to the polymer having a nonpolar backbone like SBR In case of addition of phosphorus plasticizer, polymers including nitrile groups such as NBR promote formation of char for blocking oxygen according to phosphorus flame retardant mechanism, and together with ATH, antimony trioxide and silica It can be seen that the flame retardancy is effectively improved.

However, in this case, it is necessary to fully consider the price aspect of NBR and high viscosity in processing such as mixing.

Phosphorus plasticizer where Isodecly Dipyeny Phosohate

As described above, the present invention provides an effect of imparting an antistatic function to the rubber flooring material and providing a dual function of non-toxic flame retardant to exclude the introduction of halogen-based flame retardant in the kind of flame retardant.

Claims (2)

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polyethylene glycol ester as an antistatic agent based on 100 parts by weight of the raw material rubber consisting of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) alone or in combination of two or more of natural rubber and synthetic rubber ( PEGS) 2-20 parts by weight, 1-15 parts by weight of isodecyl diphenyl phosphate, a phosphorus (P) plasticizer, 20-120 parts by weight of aluminum trihydroxide (ATH), a flame retardant, and about 5 parts by weight A non-toxic, flame-retardant antistatic rubber flooring composition comprising 20-150 parts by weight of a silica alumina reinforcement consisting of% sodium oxide, about 10% alumina, about 80% silicate, about 5% crystal water. The non-toxic flame retardant antistatic rubber flooring composition according to claim 1, wherein 0.1-7 parts by weight of bis 3-triethoxy-silylpropyl tetrasulfane (Bis) is added. .