US20030065092A1 - Reclaimed resin composition - Google Patents

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US20030065092A1
US20030065092A1 US09/979,555 US97955501A US2003065092A1 US 20030065092 A1 US20030065092 A1 US 20030065092A1 US 97955501 A US97955501 A US 97955501A US 2003065092 A1 US2003065092 A1 US 2003065092A1
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  • the present invention relates to a regenerated resin composition. More specifically, it relates to a regenerated resin composition that is excellent in mechanical strength and recycle-efficiency since a pulverized molded article that satisfies specific conditions is used for the regenerated resin composition.
  • An aromatic polycarbonate resin has excellent mechanical properties and thermal properties, so that it is industrially widely used.
  • a great number of polymer alloys prepared by blending an aromatic polycarbonate resin with other thermoplastic resins and flame-retardant polycarbonate resin compositions containing flame retardants for improving flame retardancy have been developed, and these alloys and compositions are widely used in the fields of office automation appliances, electric and electronic machines and equipment, automobiles and other miscellaneous goods.
  • the use of a resin composition prepared by incorporating an ABS resin and a flame retardant into an aromatic polycarbonate resin is remarkably increasing in parts such as housing of office automation appliances and electric and electronic machines and equipment, and phosphoric ester is about to constitute a main stream as the flame retardant.
  • a flame retardant particularly, a phosphoric ester or alkali (alkaline earth) metal salts of an inorganic and an organic acid and other resins can constitute a factor that causes the above deterioration, particularly, promotes hydrolysis, and the deterioration sometimes proceeds to a great extent.
  • JP-A-8-311326 discloses an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition comprising a pulverized CD material, an aromatic polycarbonate resin and an ABS resin.
  • JP-A-8-311326 discloses an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition comprising a pulverized CD material, an aromatic polycarbonate resin and an ABS resin.
  • CDs, etc. are made mostly of an aromatic polycarbonate resin alone except for a small amount of additives and cause the above deterioration problem in few or almost no cases in principle, so that no or little problem on variability of product quality is caused.
  • CDs are made from a resin having low impact resistance, and the composition of a regenerated resin composition is designed on the basis of the above property.
  • a regenerated resin composition which is a product regenerated from widely collected disused molded articles made of resin compositions containing a polycarbonate resin, which is excellent in recycle-efficiency and which has good mechanical strength sufficient for application of the regenerated resin composition to a variety of products.
  • the present inventor has made diligent studies and as a result has found that the above problems can be overcome by using, as a pulverized material from collected molded articles, a pulverized molded article material satisfying specific conditions with regard to a molecular weight and wet heat resistance and preparing a resin composition from such a pulverized molded article material and an aromatic polycarbonate resin.
  • the pulverized molded article material is a pulverized material of a molded article having an aromatic polycarbonate resin content of 30 to 98% by weight
  • the molded article pulverized material as Component A in the present invention will be explained.
  • the molded article pulverized material for use in the present invention does not impose any special limitation on properties required of a product formed of a molded article, such as the use field, form and color of the molded article and use period and environment of the molded article. Further, the pulverized material shall not be limited to a pulverized material prepared from a specific molded article, and pulverized materials prepared from at least one kind of molded article may be mixed for use.
  • the “molded article” for Component A includes ⁇ circle over (1) ⁇ a molded article that is commercially used as part of a product and collected after completion of period of use of the product by a consumer and ⁇ circle over (2) ⁇ a molded article obtained by molding pellets of a virgin resin at least once in a molding step, such as an inferior product that takes place in the steps of producing a product or a molded article collected as a product in store in the process of distribution.
  • Incidental molded articles such as a product made on an experimental basis, an inferior product, a sprue and a runner that take place in the steps of molding may be incorporated in the regenerated resin composition to such an extent that the incorporation is generally carried out in the industry of molded articles.
  • Titles of Components and Contents of Components have the following meanings.
  • Title of Component; Content of Component Component A Pulverized material of molded article Component A-1; Polycarbonate resin in Component A Component A-2-PS; Styrene-based resin in Component A Component A-2-PE; Aromatic polyester resin in Component A Component A-3; Flame retardant in Component A Component A-3-a; Phosphoric ester as flame retardant in Component A Component A-3-b; Organic siloxane compound as flame retardant in Component A Component A-3-c; Alkali (alkaline earth) metal salt as flame retardant in Component A Component A-4; Impact modifier in Component A Component A-5; Inorganic filler in Component A Component B; Virgin polycarbonate resin Component C; Regenerated resin composition Component C-1; Polycarbonate resin in Component C Component C-2-PS; Styrene-based resin in Component C Component C-2-PE; Aromatic polyester resin in Component
  • the molded article pulverized material (Component A) is a material containing 30 to 98% by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (Component A-1). Further, it is required to use a pulverized material having (1) a viscosity average molecular weight, to be defined later, of 17,000 to 30,000 and (2) a wet heat retention ratio, to be defined later, of at least 60%.
  • the content of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (Component A-1) in the pulverized material (Component A) is 30 to 98% by weight, preferably 40 to 90% by weight, the effect of the present invention is exhibited.
  • the content of an aromatic polycarbonate resin in the molded article pulverized material as Component A can be analyzed by any combination of an isolation method such as alkali decomposition treatment, pyrolysis treatment or solvent extraction treatment with a method of comparing specific peaks on the basis of relative intensities such as IR analysis, NMR analysis, pyrolysis gas chromatography, infrared analysis, UV analysis, SIMS analysis or ESCA analysis, and such a content can be easily determined.
  • Component A has a viscosity average molecular weight of 17,000 to 30,000, preferably 18,000 to 26,000.
  • the viscosity average molecular weight is lower than 17,000, the amount ratio of Component A to a virgin resin for increasing the mechanical strength of a regenerated resin composition is low, and the recycle efficiency is not fully high.
  • a resin composition before regeneration is caused to have a low molecular weight due to deterioration, such a deteriorated composition is a factor to deteriorate a regenerated resin composition and can promote deterioration during the production of the regenerated resin composition, so that it is difficult to attain mechanical strength, etc., stably.
  • the viscosity average molecular weight for identifying the above Component A is determined as follows. First, Component A that is a molded article pulverized material is dissolved in methylene chloride having a weight 20 to 30 times the weight of Component A, a soluble content is sampled by Celite filtration, then, the solvent is fully removed, and the remainder is dried, to obtain a methylene-chloride-soluble solid. A solution of 0.7 g of the above solid in 100 ml of methylene chloride is used to determine a specific viscosity at 20° C., which is calculated on the basis of the following equation, with an Ostwald viscometer.
  • t 0 is a time period that dropping of methylene chloride takes by the second and t is a time period that dropping of a sample solution takes by the second.
  • the wet heat retention ratio defined for identifying Component A in the present invention refers to a value defined by the following equation on the basis of the above viscosity average molecular weight obtained by allowing a molded article pulverized material under a wet heat pressure-elevated environment of 120° C. and 100% RH for 24 hours measuring the thus-treated pulverized material.
  • Wet heat retention ratio (%) (viscosity average molecular weight after the wet heat treatment/viscosity average molecular weight before the wet heat treatment) ⁇ 100.
  • the present invention uses a molded article pulverized material (Component A) containing a specific amount of an aromatic polycarbonate resin, having a specific viscosity average molecular weight and having the wet heat retention ratio specified in the present invention.
  • a molded article pulverized material satisfying the above conditions can be easily selected by the above simple method, and a collected resin composition containing an aromatic polycarbonate resin and having a variety of product qualities and/or compositions can be remarkably effectively utilized.
  • a regenerated resin composition obtained by mixing such a collected resin composition with an aromatic polycarbonate resin (Component B) that is a virgin-resin can stably accomplish excellent mechanical properties.
  • the form of the molded article pulverized material as Component A in the present invention is not critical, preferably, a pulverized material having a maximum-particle major diameter in the range of from 1 to 30 mm is preferred in view of processability and handling properties.
  • a collected molded article can be pulverized with a known pulverizing machine.
  • the pulverizing machine can be selected from a rotary cutter mill, a roll crusher, a hammer crusher, a disk mill, a pin mill, a turbo mill or a jet mill.
  • the amount ratio of Component A in the regenerated resin composition (Component C) per 100% by weight of the regenerated resin composition is preferably 5 to 60% by weight. It is more preferably 6 to 50% by weight, still more preferably 7 to 40% by weight, yet more preferably 10 to 40% by weight, particularly preferably 10 to 35% by weight.
  • the amount ratio of Component A is 5 to 60% by weight, excellent recycle efficiency can be accomplished together with excellent mechanical properties and long-lasting properties.
  • the content of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (Component B) in the regenerated resin composition (Component C) is 5 to 90% by weight, preferably 10 to 85% by weight, particularly preferably 20 to 85% by weight based on the composition.
  • the pulverized material is preferably a material prepared by removing those components which are other than the resin composition and are derived from surface processing of a molded article, such as a printing film, a seal, a label, a face coating film, a conductive coating, a conductive plating, vapor deposition, etc., such that the content thereof in the pulverized material is 1% by weight or less, and pulverizing the molded article.
  • a printing film, a seal, a label, a face coating film, a conductive coating, a conductive plating, vapor deposition, etc. such that the content thereof in the pulverized material is 1% by weight or less, and pulverizing the molded article.
  • the above is a more preferred requirement.
  • the method of removing the above surface-coating components such as a printing film and a plating includes a method of rolling a material between two rolls, a method of brining a material into contact with hot pressurized water, various solvent or an acid or alkaline aqueous solution, a method of scraping such a coating film portion off, a method of exposing a material to ultrasonic waves and a blasting method. These methods can be used in combination.
  • the molded article pulverized material as Component A may be a material substantially made of an aromatic polycarbonate resin alone
  • a usual molded article pulverized material contains other components in addition to an aromatic polycarbonate resin.
  • the other components include a thermoplastic resin, a flame retardant, a dripping preventing agent, a reinforcing filler, an impact modifier, a lubricant, a stabilizer, a colorant, an ultraviolet absorbent, an antioxidant and a mold release agent.
  • a pulverized material of a molded article particularly containing a flame retardant and other thermoplastic resin can be preferably used in that an excellent regenerated resin composition is obtained.
  • Component A in the present invention contains a styrene-based resin (Component A-2-PS) or an aromatic polyester resin (Component A-2-PE).
  • a styrene-based resin Component A-2-PS
  • an aromatic polyester resin Component A-2-PE
  • the content of the styrene-based resin (Component A-2-PS) or the aromatic polyester resin (Component A-2-PE) in Component A is 1 to 65% by weight, preferably 5 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably 10 to 40% by weight.
  • the Component A in the present invention may contain a flame retardant (Component A-3).
  • a flame retardant preferred is a phosphoric ester (Component A-3-a), an organosiloxane compound (Component A-3-b) or an alkali (alkaline earth) metal salt (Component A-3-c) for an object of the present invention.
  • the content of each of the flame retardants of the above three types in the Component A has a preferred range.
  • the content of the phosphoric ester (Component A-3-a) in Component A is preferably in the range of from 1 to 30% by weight, particularly preferably in the range of from 5 to 20% by weight.
  • the flame retardant is the organosiloxane compound (Component A-3-b)
  • the content thereof in Component A is preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5 to 3% by weight.
  • the flame retardant is the alkali (alkaline earth) metal salt (Component A-3-c)
  • the content thereof in Component A is preferably 0.0005 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.001 to 0.2% by weight, particularly preferably 0.002 to 0.1% by weight.
  • composition of Component A preferably include the following compositions (I), (II) and (III), and particularly preferably include the following compositions (I) and (II).
  • a molded article pulverized material formed of a composition containing the following components (1) to (5),
  • a molded article pulverized material formed of a composition containing the following components (1) to (5),
  • a molded article pulverized material formed of a composition containing the following components (1) to (4),
  • Component B in the present invention is a resin obtained by polymerization and is in the state of a powder or pellets obtained by granulation, and it refers to a so-called virgin aromatic polycarbonate resin that is not yet formed into a molded article. Component B is therefore clearly distinguished from that Component A in the present invention which is once used on a market and collected as a molded article.
  • Component C when the regenerated resin composition (Component C) is prepared, Component A and Component B can be mixed in the above amount ratio. Further, other additives different from Component B can be incorporated. Examples of the above “other” additives include other thermoplastic resin, a flame retardant, a dripping preventing agent, a reinforcing filler, an impact modifier, a lubricant, a stabilizer, a colorant, an ultraviolet absorbent, an antioxidant, a mold release agent, an antimicrobial, an anti-mold agent and an antistatic agent. These may be incorporated as required depending upon properties of a regenerated resin composition as an end product.
  • the present invention uses Component A that satisfies the specific conditions and aims preferably at providing a regenerated resin composition that can be used in the field where a molded article for Component A prior to pulverization is used. Therefore, the regenerated resin composition (Component C) of the present invention preferably has a composition similar to the composition of Component A. More preferably, the amount ratio of each of the aromatic polycarbonate resin, the styrene-based resin, the aromatic polyester resin and the flame retardant in Component C is preferably in the range of from 0.7 to 1.5 times the content of each in Component A, more preferably in the range of from 0.75 to 1.45 times, still more preferably 0.8 to 1.35 times. It is preferred to incorporate the above Component B and virgin additives other than Component B such that the above amount ratio can be attained.
  • a regenerated resin composition (Component C) of the present invention having the following composition (I), (II) or (III) as an end product, and that a molded article excellent in a long-term stability of physical properties and mechanical strength can be obtained.
  • the regenerated resin composition particularly preferably has the following composition (I) and (II).
  • the above regenerated resin composition (I) contains 0.5 to 20% by weight, preferably 1 to 15% by weight, of an impact modifier (Component C-4). Further, the above regenerated resin composition (I) may contain 1 to 60% by weight, preferably 2 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably 3 to 45% by weight, of a reinforcing filler (Component C-5).
  • the flame retardant (Component C-3) in the above regenerated resin composition (I) is a phosphoric ester (Component C-3-a), and advantageously, the content thereof is 1 to 30% by weight, preferably 2 to 20% by weight, more preferably 5 to 20% by weight, still more preferably 5 to 15% by weight.
  • the above regenerated resin composition (II) contains 0.5 to 20% by weight, preferably 1 to 15% by weight, of an impact modifier (Component C-4). Further, the above regenerated resin composition (II) may contain 1 to 60% by weight, preferably 2 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably 3 to 45% by weight, of a reinforcing filler (Component C-5).
  • the flame retardant (Component C-3) in the above regenerated resin composition (II) is a phosphoric ester (Component C-3-a), and advantageously, the content thereof is 1 to 30% by weight, preferably 2 to 20% by weight, more preferably 5 to 20% by weight, still more preferably 5 to 15% by weight.
  • the above regenerated resin composition (III) may contain 1 to 30% by weight, preferably 2 to 25% by weight, of a reinforcing filler (Component C-5).
  • the flame retardant (Component C-3) in the above regenerated resin composition (III) is a phosphoric ester (Component C-3-a), and advantageously, the content thereof is 1 to 30% by weight, preferably 2 to 20% by weight, more preferably 5 to 20% by weight, still more preferably 5 to 15% by weight.
  • the above regenerated resin compositions (I), (II) and (III) according to the present invention are preferred compositions, and molded articles formed from these compositions have excellent physical properties. That is, molded articles formed from the above compositions have a wet heat retention ratio of at least 60% and at least 70% under suitable conditions, and they satisfy V-0 under suitable conditions when tested for flame retardancy according UL94. Further, the molded articles exhibit an impact value retention ratio of at least 60%, or at least 70% under suitable conditions.
  • the aromatic polycarbonate resin (Component A-1, Component B and Component C-1) includes, for example, a resin obtained from a dihydric phenol and a carbonate precursor by an interfacial polycondensation method or a melting ester interchange method, a resin obtained by polymerizing a carbonate prepolymer according to a solid-phase ester interchange method and a resin obtained from a cyclic carbonate compound by a ring-opening polymerization method.
  • Typical examples of the dihydric phenol used in this case include hydroquinone, resorcinol, 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl)phenyl ⁇ methane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenylethane, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (generally called “bisphenol A”), 2,2-bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3-methyl)phenyl ⁇ propane, 2,2-bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl)phenyl ⁇ propane, 2,2-bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3,5-dibromo)phenyl ⁇ propane, 2,2-bis ⁇ (3-isopropyl-4-hydroxy)phenyl ⁇ propane, 2,2-bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3-phenyl)phenyl ⁇ propane, 2,2-bis ⁇
  • bisphenol A 2,2-bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3-methyl)phenyl ⁇ propane
  • 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylbutane
  • a homopolymer of bisphenol A and a copolymer from 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane and bisphenol A, 2,2-bis ⁇ (4-hydroxy-3-methyl)phenyl ⁇ propane or ⁇ , ⁇ ′-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-m-diisopropylbenzene are preferred.
  • the carbonate precursor is selected from carbonyl halide, carbonate ester or haloformate, and specifically, it is selected from phosgene, diphenylcarbonate or dihaloformate of dihydric phenol.
  • the aromatic polycarbonate resin may be a branched polycarbonate resin obtained by copolymerization of a trifunctional or higher aromatic compound, or it may be a polyester carbonate resin obtained by copolyermization of an aromatic or aliphatic difunctional carboxylic acid. Further, it may be a mixture containing two or more aromatic polycarbonate resins obtained.
  • the trifunctional or higher aromatic compound include phloroglucin, phloroglucide, trisphenols such as 4,6-dimethyl-2,4,6-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)heptene-2,2,4,6-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)heptane, 1,3,5-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzene, 1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 1,1,1-tris(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, 2,6-bis(2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)-4-methylphenol and 4- ⁇ 4-[1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]benzene ⁇ - ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylbenzylphenol, tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, bis(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ketone, 1,4-bis(4,4-dihydroxytriphenylmethyl)
  • 1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane and 1,1,1-tris(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane are preferred, and 1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane is particularly preferred.
  • the content thereof based on the total amount of the aromatic polycarbonate resin is 0.001 to 1 mol %, preferably 0.005 to 0.5 mol %, particularly preferably 0.01 to 0.3 mol %.
  • a branched structure sometimes occurs due to a side reaction, and the content of such a branched structure based on the total amount of the aromatic polycarbonate resin is also 0.001 to 1 mol %, preferably 0.005 to 0.5 mol %, particularly preferably 0.01 to 0.3 mol %.
  • the above contents can be calculated on the basis of 1 H-NMR measurement.
  • a dihydric phenol and phosgene are reacted, and the reaction is carried out in the presence of an acid binder and an organic solvent.
  • the acid binder is selected, for example, from alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or an amine compound such as pyridine.
  • the organic solvent is selected, for example, from hydrocarbon halides such as methylene chloride and chlorobenzene.
  • a catalyst for promoting the reaction, and it is selected, for example, from a tertiary amine, a quaternary ammonium compound and a quaternary phosphonium compound typified by triethylamine, tetra-n-butylammonium bromide or tetra-n-butylphosphonium bromide.
  • the reaction temperature is generally 0 to 40° C.
  • the reaction time period is approximately 10 minutes to 5 hours
  • the pH during the reaction is maintained at 9 or higher.
  • a terminal capping agent is used.
  • the terminal capping agent can be selected from monofunctional phenols.
  • the monofunctional phenols are generally used as a terminal capping agent for adjusting a molecular weight, and commonly include phenol and lower-alkyl-substituted phenols, such as monofunctional phenols of the following general formula (I).
  • A is a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group or phenyl group-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, and r is an integer of 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3.
  • Specific examples of the above monofunctional phenols include phenol, p-tert-butylphenol, p-cumylphenol and isooctylphenol.
  • Other monofunctional phenols include phenols or benzoic acid chlorides having a long-chain alkyl group or an aliphatic polyester group as a substituent, or long-chain alkylcarboxylic acid chlorides. Of these, phenols having a long-chain alkyl group as a substituent, represented by the following general formulae (2) and (3), are preferably used.
  • X is —R—CO—O— or —R—O—CO— in which R is a single bond or a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 5, and n is an integer of 10 to 50.
  • n is preferably 10 to 30, particularly preferably 10 to 26.
  • Specific examples thereof include decylphenol, dodecylphenol, tetradecylphenol, hexadecylphenol, octadecylphenol, eicosylphenol, docosylphenol and triacontylphenol.
  • X is —R—CO—O— and R is a single bond is proper
  • n is preferably 10 to 30, particularly preferably 10 to 26.
  • Specific examples thereof include decyl hydroxybenzoate, dodecyl hydroxybenzoate, tetradecyl hydroxybenzoate, hexadecyl hydroxybenzoate, eicosyl hydroxybenzoate, docosyl hydroxybenzoate and triacontyl hydroxybenzoate.
  • the above terminal capping agent may be used alone or in combination.
  • the reaction in the melt ester interchange method is generally a reaction of ester interchange between a dihydric phenol and carbonate ester, and the reaction is carried out by mixing the dihydric phenol and the carbonate ester under heat in the presence of an inert gas and distilling off an alcohol or phenol that is formed.
  • the reaction temperature is generally in the range of from 120 to 350° C.
  • the reaction system is pressure-reduced to approximately 1.33 ⁇ 10 3 to 13.3 Pa, to ease distilling off the alcohol or phenol.
  • the reaction time period is generally approximately 1 to 4 hours.
  • the carbonate ester includes esters of an optionally substituted aryl group or aralkyl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Specific examples thereof include diphenyl carbonate, bis(chlorophenyl)carbonate, dinaphthyl carbonate, bis(diphenyl)carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate and dibutyl carbonate, and of these, diphenyl carbonate is preferred.
  • a polymerization catalyst may be used.
  • the polymerization catalyst can be selected from catalysts that are generally used for esterification or ester interchange, such as alkali metal compounds such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and sodium salt or potassium salt of dihydric phenol, alkaline earth metal compounds such as calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, nitrogen-containing basic compounds such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, trimethylamine and triethylamine, alkoxides of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, organic acid salts of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, zinc compounds, boron compounds, aluminum compounds, silicon compounds, germanium compounds, organotin compounds, lead compounds, osmium compounds, antimony compounds, manganese compounds, titanium compounds and zirconium compounds.
  • alkali metal compounds such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and sodium salt or potassium salt of dihydric
  • the amount of the above polymerization catalyst per mole of the dihydric phenol as a raw material is preferably in the range of from 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 to 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 equivalent, preferably, from 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 to 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 equivalent.
  • a compound such as bis(chlorophenyl)carbonate, bis(bromophenyl)carbonate, bis(nitrophenyl)carbonate, bis(phenylphenyl)carbonate, chlorophenylphenyl carbonate, bromophenylphenyl carbonate, nitrophenylphenyl carbonate, phenylphenyl carbonate, methoxycarbonylphenylphenyl carbonate or ethoxycarbonylphenylphenyl carbonate may be added in a later stage of the polymerization or after the polymerization.
  • 2-chlorophenylphenyl carbonate 2-methoxycarbonylphenylphenyl carbonate and 2-ethoxycarbonylphenylphenyl carbonate are preferred, and 2-methoxycarbonylphenylphenyl carbonate is particularly preferred.
  • a deactivator for neutralizing the activity of the catalyst.
  • the deactivator include benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, sulfonates such as methyl benzenesulfonate, ethyl benzenesulfonate, butyl benzenesulfonate, octyl benzenesulfonate, phenyl benzenesulfonate, methyl p-toluenesulfonate, ethyl p-toluenesulfonate, butyl p-toluenesulfonate, octyl p-toluenesulfonate and phenyl p-toluenesulfonate; and compounds such as trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, naphthalenes
  • the amount per mole of the residual catalyst is preferably 0.5 to 50 mol, and the amount based on a polycarbonate resin to be produced by polymerization is 0.01 to 500 ppm, more preferably 0.01 to 300 ppm, particularly preferably 0.01 to 100 ppm.
  • the molecular weight of the aromatic polycarbonate resin is not critical.
  • the aromatic polycarbonate resin for use as Component B when the molecular weight is less than 14,000, the impact resistance, etc., are low, and when it exceeds 40,000, the moldability is low. Therefore, an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a viscosity average molecular weight of 14,000 to 40,000 is preferred, and an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a viscosity average molecular weight of 17,000 to 35,000 is particularly preferred. At least two aromatic polycarbonate resins having different molecular weights may be mixed.
  • viscosity average molecular weight used in the present invention is a viscosity average molecular weight M obtained by measuring a solution of 0.7 g of an aromatic polycarbonate resin at 20° C. in 100 ml of methylene chloride with an Ostwald viscometer to determine a specific viscosity ( ⁇ SP ) and substituting the above-determined specific viscosity ( ⁇ SP ) in the following equation.
  • thermoplastic resin examples include aromatic polyester resins such as a polyethylene terephthalate resin and a polybutylene terephthalate resin; and styrene-based resins such as polystyrene, an AS resin, an ABS resin, an ASA resin and an AES resin.
  • examples thereof include a polyamide resin, an acrylic resin, polyolefin resins such as a polyethylene resin and a polypropylene resin.
  • examples thereof include engineering plastics such as polyphenylene ether and polyacetal and so-called super engineering plastics such as polyether ether ketone, polyetherimide, polyetheramide, polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyether sulfide.
  • thermoplastic resins a styrene-based resin (Component A-2-PS or C-2-PS) and an aromatic polyester resin (Component A-2-PE or C-2-PE) are particularly preferred.
  • aromatic polyester resin a polyethylene terephthalate resin or a polybutylene terephthalate resin is preferred.
  • the styrene-based resin is particularly preferably as the “other” thermoplastic resin in the present invention, and specific compounds thereof will be explained below.
  • the styrene-based resin (Component A-2-PS or C-2-PS) in the present invention includes a homopolymer or copolymer of styrene or a styrene derivative such as ⁇ -ethylstyrene or p-methylstyrene and a copolymer of such a monomer and a vinyl monomer such as acrylonitrile or methyl methacrylate.
  • the above styrene-based resin includes graft polymers obtained by graft-polymerization of diene-based rubbers such as polybutadiene, an ethylene-propylene based rubber, an acrylic based rubber, or a composite rubber (IPN rubber) having a structure formed of a polyorganosiloxane rubber component and a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate rubber component that are intricately entangled with each other with styrene and/or a styrene derivative or with styrene and/or a styrene derivative and other vinyl monomer.
  • diene-based rubbers such as polybutadiene, an ethylene-propylene based rubber, an acrylic based rubber, or a composite rubber (IPN rubber) having a structure formed of a polyorganosiloxane rubber component and a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate rubber component that are intricately entangled with each other with styrene and/
  • styrene-based resin examples include polystyrene, a styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SBS), a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (hydrogenated SBS), a hydrogenated styrene-isoprene-styrene copolymer (hydrogenated SIS), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer (AS resin), an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS resin), a methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer (MBS resin), a methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (MABS resin), an acrylonitrile-acrylic rubber-styrene cop
  • SBS st
  • the above styrene-based resin may have high stereoregularity like syndiotactic polystyrene formed on the basis of catalytic activity of a metallocene catalyst during its production. Further, it may be a polymer or copolymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution, a block copolymer or a polymer or copolymer having high stereoregularity, obtained by methods such as an anion living polymerization or radical living polymerization.
  • a copolymer formed by copolymerizing the above styrene-based resin with a compound having a functional group such as maleic acid anhydride or N-substituted maleimide for improving the styrene-based resin in compatibility with the polycarbonate resin.
  • an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer (AS resin) and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS resin) are preferred.
  • the styrene-based resins may be used in combination of at least two of them.
  • the above AS resin is a thermoplastic copolymer obtained from a vinyl cyanide compound and an aromatic vinyl compound by copolymerization.
  • acrylonitrile is particularly preferred.
  • the aromatic vinyl compound can be selected from those described above, and styrene and ⁇ -methylstyrene are preferred.
  • the other copolymerizable vinyl compound described above may be copolymerized with the above vinyl compounds. The content thereof is preferably 15% by weight or less based on the AS resin components. Further, a variety of initiators, chain transfer agents, etc., that are known can be used for the above reaction.
  • AS resin may be a resin that is produced by any one of a bulk polymerization method, a suspension polymerization method and an emulsion polymerization method
  • an AS resin produced by bulk polymerization is preferred.
  • the copolymerization method may employ any one of employ one-step copolymerization and multi-step copolymerization.
  • the above AS resin has a reduced viscosity of 0.2 to 1.0 dl/g, preferably 0.3 to 0.5 dl/g.
  • the reduced viscosity is a value obtained by exactly weighing 0.25 g of an AS resin, dissolving the AS resin in 50 ml of dimethylformamide over 2 hours and measuring the solution at 30° C.
  • a viscometer having a dropping time period of 20 to 100 seconds is used.
  • the reduced viscosity is determined on the basis of the following equation using a time period (t 0 ) that dropping of the solvent takes by the second and a time period (t) that dropping of the solution takes by the second.
  • AS resin as a virgin resin When the AS resin as a virgin resin is incorporated into a resin composition to be regenerated, it is preferred to use an AS resin that has, per 100% by weight of the entire AS resin, an acrylonitrile content of 15 to 35% by weight and a styrene content of 85 to 65% by weight, is produced by bulk polymerization and has a reduced viscosity of 0.3 to 0.5 dl/g.
  • the ABS resin refers to a mixture containing a thermoplastic graft copolymer obtained by graft polymerization of a vinyl cyanide compound and an aromatic vinyl compound with a diene-based rubber component and a copolymer from a vinyl cyanide compound and an aromatic vinyl compound.
  • the diene-based rubber component for forming the above ABS resin is selected from rubbers having a glass transition temperature of ⁇ 10° C. or lower, such as polybutadiene, polyisoprene and a styrene-butadiene copolymer.
  • the content thereof per 100% by weight of the ABS resin components is preferably 5 to 80% by weight, more preferably 8 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably 10 to 30% by weight.
  • a vinyl cyanide compound to be grafted on the diene-based rubber component acrylonitrile is particularly preferred. While the aromatic vinyl compound to be grafted on the diene-based rubber component is similarly selected from those described above, styrene and a-methylstyrene are particularly preferred.
  • the content of the above component to be grafted on the diene-based rubber component, per 100% by-weight of the ABS resin components, is preferably 95 to 20% by weight, particularly preferably 50 to 90% by weight. Further, per 100% by weight of the total amount of the vinyl cyanide compound and the aromatic vinyl compound, preferably, the content of the vinyl cyanide compound is 5 to 50% by weight, and the content of the aromatic vinyl compound is 95 to 50% by weight.
  • methyl (meth)acrylate, ethyl acrylate, maleic acid anhydride, N-substituted maleimide or the like may be used.
  • the content thereof based on the ABS resin components is preferably 15% by weight or less.
  • a variety of known initiators, chain transfer agents, emulsifier, etc., may be used as required for the reaction.
  • the diameter of rubber particles is preferably 0.1 to 5.0 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.2 to 3.0 ⁇ m. particularly preferably 0.3 to 1.5 ⁇ m. Rubber particles having a single particle distribution can be used, and rubber particles having a particle distribution with two or more peaks can be also used. In morphology, further, the rubber particles may have a single phase, and the rubber particles may have a salami structure in which an occluded phase is contained around each rubber particle.
  • an ABS resin contains a vinyl cyanide compound and an aromatic vinyl compound that are not grafted on a diene-based rubber component, and the ABS resin may contain such free polymer components that occur during polymerization.
  • the such free copolymer comprising a vinyl cyanide compound and aromatic vinyl compound has a reduced viscosity, as a reduced viscosity (30° C.) measured by the above-described method, of 0.2 to 1.0 dl/g, more preferably 0.3 to 0.7 dl/g.
  • the content of the vinyl cyanide compound and the aromatic vinyl compound that are grafted, based on the diene-based rubber component is preferably 20 to 200%, more preferably 20 to 70% when expressed as a graft ratio (weight %).
  • ABS resin may be produced by any one of bulk polymerization, suspension polymerization and emulsion polymerization methods, an ABS resin produced by bulk polymerization is particularly preferred. Further, the copolymerization may be carried out at one step or at multi-steps. Further, there may be used a blend of the ABS resin obtained by the above method and a vinyl compound polymer obtained by separate polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide component.
  • ABS resin as a virgin resin is incorporated into a resin composition to be regenerated, it is preferred to use an ABS resin that has a diene-based-rubber-component content, per 100% by weight of the entire ABS resin, of 10 to 30% by weight, has, per 100% by weight of components other than the diene-based rubber component, an acrylonitrile content of 15 to 35% by weight and a styrene content of 85 to 65% by weight, is produced by bulk polymerization and has a reduced viscosity of 0.3 to 0.7 dl/g.
  • the flame retardant (Component A-3 or C-3) includes phosphoric ester, alkali (alkaline earth) metal salt of an inorganic acid, alkali (alkaline earth) metal salt of an organic acid, an organohalogen compound, red phosphorus, an organosiloxane compound, an inorganic phosphoric acid salt and a hydrate of an inorganic metal compound.
  • phosphoric ester, alkali (alkaline earth) metal salt or an organosiloxane compound is preferred.
  • the phosphoric ester includes one or at least two phosphoric esters of the following general formula (4).
  • Y is a divalent group derived from hydroquinone, resorcinol, bis(4-hydroxydiphenyl)methane, bisphenol A, dthydroxydiphenyl, dihydroxynaphthalene, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)sulfone, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ketone or bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)sulfide, each of j, k, l and m is independently 0 or 1, n is an integer of 0 to 5, provided that n is an average of 0 to 5 in the case of a mixture of n different phosphoric esters, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is independently a monovalent group derived from phenol, cresol, xylenol, isopropylphenol, butylphenol or p-cumylphenol on which at least one halogen atom is optionally substituted.
  • Y is a group derived from hydroquinone, resorcinol or bisphenol A, each of j, k, l and m is 1, n is an integer of 0 to 3, provided that n is an average of 0 to 3 in the case of a mixture of n different phosphoric esters, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is independently a group derived from phenol, cresol or xylenol on which at least one halogen atom is optionally substituted.
  • Y is a group derived from resorcinol or bisphenol A, each of j, k, l and m is 1, n is 0 or 1, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is independently a group derived from phenol or xylenol.
  • triphenyl phosphate as a monophosphate compound and resorcinol bis(dixylenylphosphate) and bisphenol A bis(diphenylphosphate) as a phosphoric acid oligomer are excellent in flame retardancy and flowability during molding and they are excellent in hydrolyzability and undergoes little or no decomposition for a long period of time. For these reasons, they are particularly preferably used as a virgin material that is to be incorporated into a molded article pulverized material as Component A.
  • the alkali metal includes lithium, sodium, potassium and cesium
  • the alkaline earth metal includes calcium, magnesium and barium.
  • the inorganic acid includes H 3 AlF 6 , H 3 BF 6 , H 3 SbF 6 , H 2 TiF 6 , H 2 SiF 6 , H 3 PO, H 2 ZrF 6 , H 2 WF 6 and HBF 4 .
  • Na 3 AlF 6 and Ca 3 (AlF 6 ) 2 are preferred.
  • the alkali metal includes lithium, sodium, potassium and cesium
  • the alkaline earth metal includes calcium, magnesium and barium.
  • the organic acid includes aliphatic sulfonic acids, aliphatic sulfonic esters, aromatic sulfonic acids, aromatic sulfone amides, aromatic carboxylic acids and aliphatic carboxylic acids.
  • methylsulfonic acid laurylsulfuric ester, hexadecylsulfuric ester, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfuric ester, polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether sulfuric ester, mono- or disulfuric esters of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and butanediol, mono-, di-, tri- or tetrasulfuric ester of pentaerythritol, stearic acid monoglyceride monosulfuric ester, 1,3-bis(2-ethylhexyl)glycerin ether monosulfuric ester, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, perfluoroethanesulfonic acid, perfluoropropanesulfonic acid, perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, perfluromethylbutanesulfonic acid, perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, perfluoroheptanes
  • organic alkali metal salt or organic alkaline earth metal salt preferred are potassium perfluorobutansulfonate, calcium perfluorobutanesulfonate, cesium perfluorobutanesulfonate, potassium diphenylsulfone-3-sulfonate, potassium diphenylsulfone-3,3′-disulfonate, a sodium ⁇ -naphthalenesulfonate-formalin condensate and potassium N-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-p-toluenesulfoimide
  • organohalogen compound as a flame retardant examples include carbonate oligomer of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBA), decabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether, tetrabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromocyclodecane, ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide, tris(pentabromobenzyl)isocyanurate, brominated polystyrene, a TBA epoxy resin and a TBA epoxy resin terminated with tetrabromophenol.
  • TBA tetrabromobisphenol A
  • decabromodiphenyl ether decabromodiphenyl ether
  • octabromodiphenyl ether tetrabromodiphenyl ether
  • hexabromocyclodecane ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide
  • a carbonate oligomer of tetrabromobisphenol A has excellent flame retardancy, generates little or no harmful substance, has excellent compatibility with an aromatic polycarbonate resin, attains excellent flame retardancy without decreasing the mechanical properties typified by impact resistance and causes little or no decrease in mechanical properties for a long period of time.
  • an organohalogen compound that is to be incorporated, as a virgin material, into Component A is particularly preferred.
  • the red phosphorus as a flame retardant not only includes general red phosphorus but also includes red phosphorus that is surface-microcupsulated with a thermosetting resin and/or an inorganic material. Further, when red phosphorus as a virgin material is incorporated into Component A, it is preferred to use red phosphorus in the form master pellet for ligher safty and workability.
  • the red phosphorus has an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably 1 to 40 ⁇ m.
  • the organosiloxane compound as a flame retardant includes compounds having a basic structure of the following general formula (5).
  • each of R 5 , R 6 and R7 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, such as an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and an arylalkyl group having 7 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the substituents for R 5 and R 6 may be the same as, or different from, each other.
  • R 8 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • alkyl group examples include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, various butyls, various hexyls and cyclohexyl.
  • alkenyl group examples include vinyl, allyl and cyclohexenyl.
  • aryl group examples include phenyl, naphthyl and tolyl.
  • Specific examples of the arylalkyl group include benzyl, ⁇ -phenetyl and 2-phenylpropyl.
  • phenyl, vinyl and methyl cause to the organosiloxane compound to exhibit more effective flame retardancy, and such an organosiloxane compound can be used preferably, and an organosiloxane compound containing phenyls is particularly preferred.
  • the content of such phenyl based on organic groups (R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 ) in the organosiloxane is at least 15 mol %, preferably at least 20 mol %, more preferably 25 to 90 mol %, particularly preferably 25 to 70 mol %.
  • Examples of the phenolic-hydroxy-group-containing monovalent organic group include 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl, 2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl, 2-(m-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl, 1-(o-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl, 1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl, 1-(m-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl, 3-(o-hydroxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(m-hydroxyphenyl)propyl, 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)propyl, 2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)propyl and 2-(m-hydroxyphenyl)propyl.
  • the above organosiloxane compound preferably has a kinematic viscosity, at 25° C., of 1 to 10,000 cSt (centistokes), more preferably 5 to 1,000 cSt, still more preferably 5 to 300 cSt, particularly preferably 5 to 100 cSt.
  • an inorganic phosphoric acid salt such as polyphosphoric acid ammonium salt can be used as a flame retardant, and further, the flame retardant can be also selected, for example, from inorganic metal hydroxides such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, dolomite, hydrotalcite, calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, basic magnesium carbonate, zirconium hydroxide and hydrate of tin oxide.
  • inorganic metal hydroxides such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, dolomite, hydrotalcite, calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, basic magnesium carbonate, zirconium hydroxide and hydrate of tin oxide.
  • the impact modifier refers to a rubber polymer having a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or lower, preferably ⁇ 10° C. or lower, more preferably ⁇ 30° C. or lower, or a rubber-polymer-component-containing polymer that is formed by copolymerization of the above rubber polymer and a component copolymerizable therewith and has a rubber polymer component content of at least 40% by weight.
  • the rubber polymer includes polybutadiene, polyisoprene, diene-based copolymers (e.g., styrene-butadiene random and block copolymers, an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer and acryl-butadiene rubbers (a copolymer of alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate and butadiene)), ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymers (e.g., ethylene-propylene random and block copolymers, and ethylene-butene random and block copolymers), ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic ester copolymers (e.g., an ethylene-methacrylate copolymer, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer and an ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymer), ethylene-aliphatic vinyl copolymers (e.g., ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer), ethylene-prop
  • the monomer component that is used for copolymerization with the above rubber component includes an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyanide compound, a (meth)acrylic ester compound and a (meth)acrylic acid compound.
  • the above component includes epoxy-group-containing methacrylic esters such as glycidyl methacrylate, maleimide monomers such as maleimide, N-methylmaleimide and N-phenylmaleimide, and ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids and anhydrides thereof, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, phthalic acid and itaconic acid.
  • the impact modifier includes an SB (styrene-butadiene) polymer, an ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) polymer, an MBS (methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene) polymer, an MABS (methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) polymer, an MB (methyl methacrylate-butadiene) polymer, an ASA (acrylonitrile-styrene-acryl rubber) polymer, an AES (acrylonitrile-ethylenepropylene rubber-styrene) polymer, an MA (methyl methacrylate-acryl rubber) polymer, an MAS (methyl methacrylate-acryl rubber-styrene) polymer, a methyl methacrylate-acryl.butadiene rubber copolymer, a methyl methacrylate-acryl-butadiene rubber-styrene copolymer and a methyl
  • the impact modifier includes various thermoplastic elastomers such as a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer, a polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer and a polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer.
  • thermoplastic elastomers such as a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer, a polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer and a polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the resin composition in the present invention may contain a dripping preventing agent for improving flame retardancy, and the dripping preventing agent includes a fluorine-containing polymer having fibril formability.
  • the above polymer includes polytetrafluoroethylene, a tetrafluoroethylene-based polymer (e.g., a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer), a partially fluorinated polymer disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,379,910 and a polycarbonate resin produced from fluorinated diphenol, while polytetrafluoroethylene is preferred.
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene having fibril formability is classified into the type 3 in ASTM Standard. Further, the above polytetrafluoroethylene having fibril formability preferably has a primary particle diameter in the range of from 0.05 to 10 ⁇ m and preferably has a secondary particle diameter of 50 to 700 ⁇ m.
  • the above polytetrafluoroethylene has the capability of preventing dripping of a melt in a combustion test of a test piece in a vertical combustion test according to UL standard, and such polytetrafluoroethylenes having fibril formability are commercially and easily available in the trade name of Teflon 6J from DuPont-Mitsui Fluorochemicals Company, Ltd. or in the trade name of Polyfureon from Daikin Industries, Ltd.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • a polytetrafluoroethylene that is generally in the form of a solid can be used, but also a product in the form of an aqueous dispersion can be used.
  • PTFE mixtures having the following forms can be used as a PTFE having fibril formability.
  • JP-A-60-258263 describes a method in which a dispersion of PTFE having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 5 ⁇ m and a dispersion of a vinyl polymer are mixed, and coagulated without a size of greater than 30 ⁇ m of PTFE particles and such a coagulation product is dried to obtain a PTFE mixture, and such a mixture can be used.
  • a PTFE dispersion and dry polymer particles there is a mixture of a PTFE dispersion and dry polymer particles.
  • the polymer particles can be selected from various types, and the polymer particles are preferably particles of a polycarbonate resin powder or an ABS resin powder.
  • Concerning the above mixture, JP-A-4-272957 describes a mixture of a PTFE dispersion and an ABS resin power, and such a method can be used.
  • a PTFE mixture obtained by providing a mixture of a PTFE dispersion and a thermoplastic resin solution and simultaneously removing a medium of each.
  • a mixture obtained by removing the media with a spray dryer there is a mixture obtained by removing the media with a spray dryer, and JP-A-08-188653 describes such a mixture.
  • a PTFE mixture obtained by polymerizing other vinyl monomer in a PTFE dispersion.
  • JP-A-9-95583 specifically describes a method in which styrene and acrylonitrile are fed into a PTFE latex, to obtain a PTFE mixture, and such a mixture can be used.
  • a PTFE dispersion and a dispersion of polymer particles are mixed and then a vinyl monomer is polymerized in the mixture of the dispersion.
  • a PTFE dispersion and a dispersion of polymer particles are mixed and then a vinyl monomer is polymerized in the mixture of the dispersion.
  • a vinyl monomer is polymerized in the mixture of the dispersion.
  • JP-A-11-29679 describes details of such a mixture.
  • a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond is emulsion-polymerized, and then the resultant mixture is coagulated or spray-dried to obtain a powder of a PTFE mixture, which is preferred.
  • polymer particles include polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, HIPS, an AS resin, an ABS resin, an MBS resin, an MABS resin, an ASA resin, polyalkyl (meth)acrylate, a block copolymer formed from styrene and butadiene and a hydrogenated copolymer thereof, a block copolymer obtained from styrene and isoprene and a hydrogenated copolymer thereof, an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, ethylene-propylene random and block copolymers, ethylene-butene random and block copolymers, an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer, an ethylene-unasaturated carboxylic ester copolymer such as ethylene-butyl acrylate, an acrylate-butadiene copolymer, a composite rubber containing polyorganosiloxane and polyalkyl (meth)acryl
  • the monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond can be selected from styrene-containing monomers such as styrene, p-methylstyrene, o-methylstyrene, p-methoxystyrene, o-methoxystyrene, 2,4-dimethystyrene and ⁇ -methylstyrene; acrylate monomers such as methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, dodecyl acrylate, dodecyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate and cyclohexyl methacrylate; vinyl cyanide monomers such as acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; vinyl
  • a PTFE mixture having the above fourth form “Blendex 449” (trade name) is available from GE Speciality Chemicals, and as a PTFE mixture having the above fifth form, “Metablen A3000” (trade name) is available from Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. These are easily available and preferred in the present invention.
  • the amount thereof per 100% by weight of the regenerated resin composition of the present invention is preferably 0.05 to 1% by weight.
  • Component A contains the above dripping preventing agent, the intended dripping prevention is liable to be insufficient when the amount is less than 0.05% by weight, and the amount of 1% by weight as an upper limit is sufficient for the object thereof.
  • the reinforcing filler (Component A-5 or C-5) includes talc, mica, clay, wollastonite, montmorillonite, smectite, kaolin, calcium carbonate, a glass fiber, glass beads, glass balloon, a milled fiber, glass flakes, a carbon fiber, carbon flakes, carbon beads, a carbon milled fiber, metal flakes, a metal fiber, a metal-coated glass fiber, a metal-coated carbon fiber, metal-coated glass flakes, silica, ceramic particles, a ceramic fiber, ceramic balloon, aramid particles, an aramid fiber, a polyarylate fiber, graphite, an electrically conductive carbon black, carbon black, potassium titanate whisker, aluminum borate whisker and various whiskers of basic magnesium sulfate, and the like.
  • the reinforcing filler may be of one type or a mixture of at least two types of these.
  • the reinforcing filler is talc or wollastonite that is destroyed in almost no case in the step of pulverization and/or a kneading step to produce a regenerated resin composition and which is a high-safety and fine filler, or it is particularly talc.
  • talc is preferred, and talc having higher purity is more preferred.
  • the resin composition of the present invention may further contain various stabilizers, and when various virgin materials are incorporated to produce the resin composition, it is preferred to incorporate various heat stabilizers and antioxidants.
  • the above heat stabilizers include phosphorus-containing stabilizers, and as a phosphorus-containing stabilizer, any one of phosphite, phosphonite and phosphate stabilizers can be used.
  • the phosphate stabilizer refers, for example, to a phosphate compound of the general formula (6).
  • R 8 is a hydrogen atom or is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl or alkaryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituent formed by substituting a halo-, alkylthio (in which the alkyl has 1 to 30 carbon atoms) or hydroxy substituent on any one of these, provided that three substitutents as R 8 are the same or different and substituents as R 8 may have cyclic structures derived from dihydric phenols.
  • the compound of the general formula (6) includes a phosphite compound of the following general formula (7),
  • each of R 9 and R 10 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl or alkylaryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, provided that R 9 and R 10 are hydrogen atoms together in no case and that may be the same as, or different from, each other.
  • the phosphite stabilizer includes a phosphite compound of the following general formula (8),
  • each of R 11 and R 12 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl or alkylaryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms or a 2-(4-oxyphenyl)propyl-substituted aryl group having 15 to 25 carbon atoms, provided that R 11 and R 12 may be the same as, or different from, each other and that Further, the cycloalkyl group and the aryl group may be substituted with an alkyl group or may not be substituted with an alkyl group.
  • the phosphite stabilizer includes a phosphate compound of the following general formula (9),
  • each of R 13 and R 14 is an alkyl group having 12 to 15 carbon atoms, provided that R 13 and R 14 may be the same as, or different from, each other.
  • the phosphonite stabilizer includes a phosphonite compound of the following general formula (10) and a phosphonite compound of the following general formula (11).
  • each of Ar 1 and Ar 2 is an aryl or alkylaryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or a 2-(4-oxyphenol)propyl-substituted aryl group having 15 to 25 carbon atoms, provided that four Ar 1 s may be the same, or different from, one another or that two Ar 2 s may be the same as, or different from, each other.
  • phosphite compounds and phosphonite compounds more preferred as phosphorus-containing stabilizer are the phosphite compound of the above general formula (7) and the phosphonite compounds of the above general formulae (10) and (11). These compounds may be used alone or in combination, and it is preferred to employ an embodiment in which the phosphite compound of the above general formula (7) is contained in an amount of at least 5% by weight per 100% by weight of Component E.
  • Preferred specific examples of the phosphite compound of the above general formula (6) include diphenylisooctyl phosphite, 2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)octyl phosphite, diphenylmono(tridecyl)phosphite, phenyldiisodecyl phosphite and phenyldi(tridecyl)phosphite.
  • More preferred specific examples of the compound of the above general formula (7) include triphenyl phosphite, tris(dimethylphenyl)phosphite, tris(diethylphenyl) phosphite, tris(di-iso-propylphenyl)phosphite, tris(di-n-butylphenyl)phosphite, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite and tris(2,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite.
  • Tris(dialkyl-substituted phenyl)phosphite is preferred, tris(di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite is more preferred, and tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite is particularly preferred.
  • the above phosphite compounds may be used alone or in combination.
  • Preferred specific examples of the phosphite compound of the above general formula (8) include distearylpentaerythritol diphosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, phenyl bisphenol A pentaerythritol diphosphite and dicyclohexylpentaerythritol diphosphite.
  • distearylpentaerythritol diphosphite bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite and bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite.
  • These phosphite compounds may be used alone or in combination.
  • the phosphite compound of the above general formula (9) is specifically preferably 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenoltridecyl phosphite.
  • Preferred specific examples of the phosphonite compound of the above general formula (10) include tetrakis(2,4-di-isopropylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,4-di-n-butylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4,3′-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-3,3′-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,6-di-n
  • Tetrakis(di-tert-butylphenyl)-biphenylene diphosphonite is preferred, and tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-biphenylene diphosphonite is more preferred.
  • the above tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-biphenylene diphosphonite is preferably a mixture of two or more compounds.
  • tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylene diphosphonite (Component x1)
  • tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4,3′-biphenylene diphosphonite (Component x2)
  • tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-3,3′-biphenylene diphosphonite (Component x3) may be used alone or in combination, and it is preferred to use a mixture of these three compounds.
  • the Component x1/Component x2/Component x3 weight ratio is preferably in the range of 100: 37-64: 4-14, more preferably in the range of 100: 40-60: 5-11.
  • Preferred specific examples of the phosphonite compound of the above general formula (11) include bis(2,4-di-isopropylphenyl)-4-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, bis(2,4-di-n-butylphenyl)-3-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-3-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-4-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, bis(2,6-di-n-butylphenyl)-3-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite, and bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)-3
  • bis(di-tert-butylphenyl)-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite and bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite is more preferred.
  • the above bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite is preferably a mixture of two or more compounds. Specifically, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite and bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)-3-phenyl-phenyl phosphonite may be used alone or in combination, and a mixture of these compounds is preferred. In the mixture of the above compounds, the amount ratio thereof by weight is preferably in the range of 5: 1-4, more preferably in the range of 5: 2-3.
  • the phosphate stabilizer includes tributyl phosphate, trimethyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, trichlorophenyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, diphenylcresyl phosphate, diphenylmonoorthoxenyl phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate, dibutyl phosphate, dioctyl phosphate and diisopropyl phosphate. Trimethyl phosphate is preferred.
  • the above phosphorus-containing heat stabilizers may be used alone or in combination.
  • the content of the phosphorus-containing stabilizer per 100% by weight of the regenerated resin composition of the present invention is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.5% by weight, more preferably 0.005 to 0.3% by weight.
  • antioxidants as a virgin material may be incorporated as required for producing a regenerated resin composition having excellent mechanical properties, and the like.
  • examples of the above antioxidant include vitamin E, n-octadecyl- ⁇ -(4′-hydroxy-3′,5′-di-tert-butylphenyl)propionate, 2-tert-butyl-6-(3′-tert-butyl-5′-methyl-2′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-methylphenyl acrylate, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)phenol, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl phosphonate diethyl ester, 2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-di-tert
  • ultraviolet absorbents for producing the regenerated resin composition, various ultraviolet absorbents as a virgin material may be incorporated.
  • the ultraviolet absorbent include benzophenone ultraviolet absorbents typified by 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-n-octoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-n-dodecyloxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-benzyloxybenzophenone, 2,2′-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2′-carboxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-5-sulfoxybenzophenone, 2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone, 2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxybenzophenone, 2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxy-5-sodiumsulfoxybenzophenone and bis(5-benzoyl-4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphen
  • examples of the ultraviolet absorbent include benzotriazole ultraviolet absorbents typified by 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-tert-butylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′,5′-di-tert-butylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′,5′-di-tert-amylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′-dodecyl-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′,5′-bis( ⁇ , ⁇ ′-dimethylbenzyl)phenylbenzotriazole, 2-[2′-hydroxy-3′-(3′′,4′′,5′′,6′′-tetraphthalimidomethyl)
  • the regenerated resin composition may contain hindered amine light stabilizers typified by bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperizyl)sebacate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperizyl)sebacate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperizyl)-2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-2n-butylmalonate, a condensate of 1,2,3,4-butanecarboxylic acid, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperizinol and tridecyl alcohol, a condensate of 1,2,3,4-butanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperizinol and tridecyl alcohol, tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperizyl)-1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylate
  • the mold release agent includes an olefin-based wax, silicone oil, organopolysiloxane, a higher fatty acid ester of a monohydric or higher alcohol, paraffin wax and beeswax.
  • the regenerated resin composition of the present invention can be produced by blending the molded article pulverized material and various virgin materials including the aromatic polycarbonate resin with a mixer such as a V-shaped blender, a Nauta mixer, a Henschel mixer or a Banbury mixer or by melt-kneading them with a heating kneader such as a kneading roll or an extruder. Further, there may be employed a method in which the molded article pulverized material is melt-kneaded to prepare granules in advance and the granules are blended or melt-kneaded with various virgin materials.
  • various virgin materials that are melt-kneaded beforehand may be blended or melt-kneaded with a pulverized material and/or a melt-kneaded material of the pulverized material.
  • the heating temperature for the melt-kneading is generally set in the range of from 220° C. to 340° C.
  • the thus-obtained regenerated resin composition can be widely used in the fields of electric, electronic, office automation machines and equipment where mechanical strength and long-term mechanical properties are required and recycled products are suitably used, by utilizing injection molding, injection compression molding, extrusion, compression molding, hollow molding, calendaring, blow molding, vacuum forming and rotary molding, or the like, and the regenerated resin composition accomplishes effective recycling.
  • a molded article pulverized material was immersed in hydrazine at 130° C. for 2 hours to mainly decompose a polycarbonate resin, and a total amount of other resin components such as an ABS resin, inorganic components such as a pigment and dripping preventing agents such as PTFE, etc., were calculated.
  • a molded article pulverized material was heat-treated in an electric oven at 600° C. for 3 hours, and an ashed residue amount was calculated to study a content of inorganic components such as a pigment.
  • a content of a dripping preventing agent was determined by an ion chromatography method on the assumption that the entire dripping preventing agent was PTFE (It was confirmed by DSC measurement of a hydrazine decomposition residue that PTFE was contained).
  • a molded article was analyzed for a bromine compound by Beilstein test and fluorescence X-ray measurement.
  • a molded article was measured for a bromine amount by a combustion ion choromatography method. An amount of a bromine amount was determined on the basis of the bromine content of a corresponding bromine compound.
  • a pulverized material model, a polycarbonate resin, a styrene-based resin, a flame retardant, an impact modifier and a dripping preventing agent were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 1, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. at a mold temperature 60° C. to give test pieces for evaluation.
  • Table 1 shows evaluation results.
  • a pulverized material model, a polycarbonate resin, and a dripping preventing agent were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 1, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 280° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 120° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 290° C. at a mold temperature 70° C. to give test pieces for evaluation.
  • Table 1 shows evaluation results.
  • a pulverized material model, a polycarbonate resin, a polyester resin, a flame retardant, an impact modifier, a dripping preventing agent and other components were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 2, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 280° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 105° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 270° C.
  • a pulverized material model or a recycled material of the pulverized material model, a polycarbonate resin, a styrene-based resin, a flame retardant, an impact modifier, a reinforcing filler and a dripping preventing agent were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 3, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. to form pellets. The obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C.
  • a pulverized material and a polycarbonate resin were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 4, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 290° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 120° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 290° C. at a mold temperature 70° C. to give test pieces for evaluation.
  • Table 4 shows evaluation results.
  • a pulverized material, a polycarbonate resin and a flame retardant were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 4, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 250° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U -supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 250° C. at a mold temperature 60° C. to give test pieces for evaluation.
  • Table 4 shows evaluation results.
  • a pulverized material, a polycarbonate resin, a styrene-based resin, a flame retardant, a reinforcing agent, a dripping preventing agent and 0.6 part by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the above components, of SL-900 (supplied by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.), which was a mixture of a fatty acid alkyl wax and triglyceride (mixing ratio (weight) 70:30) as a lubricant and a mold release agent, were mixed to form a composition as shown in Table 5 or 6, and the mixture was fed to a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 250° C.
  • SL-900 supplied by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.
  • pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 250° C. at a mold temperature 60° C. to give test pieces for evaluation. Tables 5 and 6 show evaluation results.
  • a molded article pulverized material, an aromatic polycarbonate resin, styrene-based resin pellets, an impact modifier, a flame retardant, a reinforcing material, a dripping preventing agent and a colorant were strands-extruded by a feed method shown in Table 7 to form a composition shown in Table 7, and the strands were cooled in a water vessel and granulated with a strand cutter to give pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 250° C. at a mold temperature 60° C. to give test pieces for evaluation.
  • Table 7 shows compositions of materials fed to the extruder and evaluation results
  • Table 9 shows analysis results of the compositions of molded article pulverized materials.
  • the condition of kneading with an extruder was set as follows.
  • a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) was used.
  • a cassette weighing feeder (CWF-1) that was a material feeder with a twin-screw (CE-T-1 OS01; supplied by Kubota, Corp.) was mounted.
  • a side feeder having a twin screw was connected to a second feed port halfway along the extruder, and further, two cassette weighing feeders (CWF-2 and CWF-3) that were material feeders with a twin screw each were mounted above the side feeder.
  • Each cassette weighing feeder was connected to a feed control unit to control the feed amount of each. Further, the output total was set at 20,000 g/hour. Concerning extrusion temperatures, the temperature in zones from the first feed port up to the side feeder was set at 250° C., and the temperature in zones thereafter was set at 225° C. The extrusion was carried out at a screw revolution speed of 180 rpm and at a vent vacuum degree of 3 kPa.
  • the thus-obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 120° C.
  • Table 7 shows compositions of materials fed to the extruder and evaluation results
  • Table 9 shows analysis results of the compositions of molded article pulverized materials.
  • MS-1 68.7% by weight of a polycarbonate resin indicated by symbol PC-2 below and 10% by weight of CR-733S (phosphoric ester oligomer) supplied by Daihachi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. as a phosphoric ester, were homogeneously mixed, and then the homogeneous mixture was mixed with 16% by weight of an ABS resin indicated by symbol ST-1 below, 5% by weight of a rubber elastomer indicated as MD-1 and 0.3% by weight of a dripping preventing agent indicated as PTFE.
  • PC-2 polycarbonate resin indicated by symbol PC-2 below
  • CR-733S phosphoric ester oligomer supplied by Daihachi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. as a phosphoric ester
  • the resultant mixture was charged into a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. at a mold temperature 60° C. to give molded articles having a side length of 150 mm each and a thickness of 3 mm for evaluation.
  • TEX30XSST supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
  • the molded article was allowed to stand in a constant-temperature constant-humidity tester (Platinous F supplied by Tabai Espec Corp.) under conditions of 65° C. and 85%RH for 1,000 hours, to give molded articles whose degradation was accelerated under a wet heat environment.
  • the thus-treated molded articles were pulverized with a pulverizer (SB-210; supplied by Horai Co., Ltd.) at a process performance rate of 70 kg/hour, and uniformly blended with a V-shaped blender to give a molded article pulverized material model (MS-1).
  • MS-1 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,500 and a wet heat retention ratio of 55%.
  • MS-2 A molded article pulverized material model (MS-2) was obtained by carrying out molding, wet heat treatment and pulverization in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-1 except that 68.7% by weight of the polycarbonate resin indicated by symbol PC-2 was replaced with 66.7% by weight of a polycarbonate resin indicated by symbol PC-1 and 2% by weight of TD. MS-2 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,800 and a wet heat retention ratio of 86%.
  • MS-3 95.3% by weight of a polycarbonate resin indicated by symbol PC-2 below, 4% by weight of a silicone-based flame retardant (XC99-B5664; supplied by Toshiba Silicone), 0.4% by weight of potassium salt of N-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-p-toluenesulfoimide and 0.3% by weight of PTFE (dripping preventing agent) were homogeneously mixed.
  • the resultant mixture was charged into a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 290° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 120° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 290° C. at a mold temperature 80° C. to give molded articles having a side length of 150 mm each and a thickness of 3 mm for evaluation. Then, the molded articles were allowed to stand in a constant-temperature constant-humidity tester (Platinous F supplied by Tabai Espec Corp.) under conditions of 65° C. and 85%RH for 1,000 hours, to give molded articles whose degradation was accelerated under a wet heat environment.
  • SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • MS-3 molded article pulverized material model
  • MS-4 A molded article pulverized material model (MS-4) was obtained by carrying out molding of 97.64% by weight of the following symbol PC-1 (polycarbonate resin), 2% by weight of a silicone-based flame retardant (X-40-9243; supplied by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), 0.01% by weight of an alkali metal salt-based flame retardant (Megafac F-114P; supplied by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.), 0.3% by weight of PTFE (dripping preventing agent) and 0.05% by weight of S-1 (phosphite-based antioxidant) and wet heat treatment and pulverization in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-3.
  • MS-4 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 19,100 and a wet heat retention ratio of 88%.
  • MS-5 62.6% by weight of the following symbol PC-2 (polycarbonate resin), 16.7% by weight of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), 1% by weight of PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), 4.2% by weight of SIS (styrene-based elastomer), 5.8% by weight of COMP (additive containing a polyester-styrene-based elastomer copolymer), 9.2% by weight of FR-4 (flame retardant), 0.4% by weight of PTFE (dripping preventing agent) and 0.1% by weight of S-1 (stabilizer) were homogeneously mixed.
  • PC-2 polycarbonate resin
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalate
  • SIS styrene-based elastomer
  • COMP additive containing a polyester-styrene-based elastomer copolymer
  • FR-4 flame retardant
  • PTFE drip preventing agent
  • S-1 stabil
  • the resultant mixture was charged into a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 290° C. to form pellets.
  • the obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 105° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 270° C. at a mold temperature 70° C. to give molded articles having a side length of 150 mm each and a thickness of 3 mm for evaluation.
  • TEX30XSST supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
  • the molded articles were allowed to stand in a constant-temperature constant-humidity tester (Platinous F supplied by Tabai Espec Corp.) under conditions of 65° C. and 85%RH for 1,000 hours, to give molded articles whose degradation was accelerated under a wet heat environment.
  • the thus-treated molded articles were pulverized with a pulverizer (SB-210; supplied by Horai Co., Ltd.) at a process performance rate of 70 kg/hour, and uniformly blended with a V-shaped blender to give a molded article pulverized material model (MS-5).
  • MS-5 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 14,300 and a wet heat retention ratio of 53%.
  • MS-6 A molded article pulverized material model (MS-6) was obtained by carrying out molding, wet heat treatment and pulverization in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-5 except that PC-2 was replaced with PC-1, that 9.2% by weight of FR-4 (flame retardant) was replaced with 8.4% by weight of FR-3 (flame retardant) and 0.8% by weight of TD. MS-6 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 18,400 and a wet heat retention ratio of 84%.
  • MS-1-1 MS-1, a polycarbonate resin, a styrene-based resin, a flame retardant, an impact modifier and a dripping preventing agent were mixed in an amount ratio shown in Table 1, and the resultant mixture was charged into a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. to form pellets. The obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C. for 5 hours and injection-molded with an injection molding machine (SG150U supplied by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.) at a cylinder temperature of 260° C.
  • TEX30XSST 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder
  • MS-1-1 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,200 and a wet heat retention ratio of 51%.
  • MS-1-2 A second-regeneration pulverized material (MS-1-2) of a molded article pulverized material model was obtained in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-1-1 except that the pulverized material MS-1 was replaced with MS-1-1.
  • MS-1-2 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,000 and a wet heat retention ratio of 50%.
  • MS-1-3 A third-regeneration pulverized material (MS-1-3) of a molded article pulverized material model was obtained in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-1-1 except that the pulverized material MS-1 was replaced with MS-1-2.
  • MS-1-3 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 20,800 and a wet heat retention ratio of 48%.
  • MS-2-1 MS-2, a polycarbonate resin, a styrene-based resin, a flame retardant, an impact modifier, a reinforcing filler and a dripping preventing agent were mixed in an amount ratio shown in Table 1, and the resultant mixture was charged into a 30 mm ⁇ -diameter vented twin-screw extruder (TEX30XSST, supplied by The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.) and melt-extruded at a cylinder temperature of 260° C. to form pellets. The obtained pellets were dried in a hot air circulation dryer at 100° C.
  • TEX30XSST vented twin-screw extruder
  • MS-2-1 a first-regeneration pulverized material of a molded article pulverized material model.
  • MS-2-1 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,700 and a wet heat retention ratio of 84%.
  • MS-2-2 A second-regeneration pulverized material (MS-2-2) of a molded article pulverized material model was obtained in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-2-1 except that the pulverized material MS-2 was replaced with MS-2-1.
  • MS-2-2 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,600 and a wet heat retention ratio of 83%.
  • MS-2-3 A third-regeneration pulverized material (MS-2-3) of a molded article pulverized material model was obtained in the same manner as in the preparation of MS-2-1 except that the pulverized material MS-2 was replaced with MS-2-2.
  • MS-2-3 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 21,400 and a wet heat retention ratio of B1%.
  • Table 8 shows analysis results of from RE-1 to RE-5, and Table 9 shows analysis results of from RE-6 to RE-8. TABLE 8 Unit, Analysis method etc.
  • RE-1 RE-2 RE-3 (i) Main resin — Polycarbonate resin Polycarbonate resin Polycarbonate resin Polycarbonate resin Diene-based rubber such Diene-based rubber such as as MBS resin, etc. ABS resin, etc.
  • Main resin Polycarbonate resin
  • Diene-based rubber such Diene-based rubber such as ABS resin as ABS resin
  • Residue of hydrazine wt % 22 22 decomposition iii) Ashed residue wt % 0.7 0.7
  • RE-1 A polycarbonate resin molded article used as a cover of a bathroom lamp sold on market was washed with tap water, dried with a hot air dryer and then pulverized with a pulverizer (SB-210; supplied by Horai Co., Ltd.) at a process performance rate of 70 kg/hour, and the pulverized material was uniformly blended with a V-shaped blender to give a pulverized material (RE-1).
  • RE-1 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 8.
  • RE-1 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 16,100 and a wet heat retention ratio of 90%.
  • RE-2 A molded article used as a battery pack of a notebook computer sold on market was washed with water, dried, pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-2).
  • RE-2 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 8.
  • RE-2 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 19,000 and a wet heat retention ratio of 87%.
  • RE-3 A molded article that was used as a housing of a notebook computer sold on market and had a conductive coating film and a metal plating film was immersed in an aqueous nitric acid solution, and the molded article was washed with water to obtain a molded article from which metal components were removed. Then, the molded article was pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-3). RE-3 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 8. RE-3 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 18,100 and a wet heat retention ratio of 85%.
  • RE-4 A molded article used as a housing of a copying machine sold on market was washed with water, dried, pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-4).
  • RE-4 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 8.
  • RE-4 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 19,300 and a wet heat retention ratio of 52%.
  • RE-5 A molded article used as a housing of a printer sold on market was washed with water, dried, pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-5).
  • RE-5 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 8, and it was found to be almost similar to RE-4.
  • RE-5 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 16,300 and a wet heat retention ratio of 43%.
  • RE-6 A molded article that was used as a housing of a notebook computer sold on market and had a conductive coating film and a metal plating film was immersed in an aqueous nitric acid solution, and the molded article was washed with water to obtain a light-gray molded article from which metal components were removed. The molded article was washed with water, dried, pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-6).
  • RE-6 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 9.
  • RE-6 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 18,900 and a wet heat retention ratio of 88%.
  • RE-7 A housing molded article (colored in ivory) of a copying machine was washed with water, dried, pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-7).
  • RE-7 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 9.
  • RE-7 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 17,700 and a wet heat retention ratio of 80%.
  • RE-8 A molded article (colored in black) forming an internal part of a printer was washed with water, dried, pulverized and blended in the same manner as in the preparation of RE-1, to obtain a pulverized material (RE-8).
  • RE-8 was composition-analyzed to show results as shown in Table 9.
  • RE-8 had a viscosity average molecular weight of 20,300 and a wet heat retention ratio of 88%.
  • PC-1 Polycarbonate resin
  • L-1225WP viscosity average molecular weight 22,500: supplied by Teijin Chemicals, Ltd.
  • PC-2 Polycarbonate resin
  • K-1300W (viscosity average molecular weight 30,000); supplied by Teijin Chemicals, Ltd.
  • PET Polyethylene terephthalate resin
  • TR-8580H supplied by Teijin Limited.
  • PBT Polybutylene terephthalate resin
  • TRB-J supplied by Teijin Limited.
  • TPP supplied by Daihachi Chemical Industry, Co., Ltd.
  • FR-2 Resorcinol bis(dixylenyl phosphate)
  • Adekastab FP-500 supplied by Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K.
  • FR-3 Bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate)
  • FR-4 Resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate)
  • FR-5 Carbonate oligomer of tetrabromobisphenol A
  • MD-1 Methyl methacrylate-ethyl acrylate-butadiene copolymer
  • MD-2 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate-butadiene-methyl methacrylate-styrene multistep polymerized graft copolymer
  • MD-3 Composite elastomer of polyorganosiloxane rubber component and polyalkyl (meth)acrylate rubber component
  • HS-T0.8 average particle diameter, approximately 5 ⁇ m, measured by a laser diffraction method supplied by Hayashi Kasei Co., Ltd.
  • PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene having fibril formability Polyfureon MPA FA-500; supplied by Daikin Industries, Ltd.
  • COMP additive containing a polyester-styrene based elastomer copolymer
  • TK-S7300 supplied by Kuraray Co., Ltd.
  • IRGAFOS168 supplied by Ciba-Geigy Japan Ltd.
  • the regenerated resin composition of the present invention has excellent properties of an aromatic polycarbonate resin, and it is excellent in initial mechanical strength, particularly impact resistance, and excellent in effect of retaining mechanical strength and flame retardancy for a long period of time. Therefore, not only it enables efficient recycling of molded articles made of a polycarbonate resin that is from used and discarded products such as electric and electronic machines and equipment, office automation machines and equipment, and the like, but also it has properties sufficient for re-use in these products, so that it is very useful in view of environmental protection and re-use of resources and produces a remarkable industrial effect.

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