US20180056625A1 - Self-adsorbing foam sheet - Google Patents

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US20180056625A1 US15/557,490 US201615557490A US2018056625A1 US 20180056625 A1 US20180056625 A1 US 20180056625A1 US 201615557490 A US201615557490 A US 201615557490A US 2018056625 A1 US2018056625 A1 US 2018056625A1
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  • the present invention relates to self-adsorbing foam sheets and self-adsorbing laminated foam sheets, methods for producing the same, and resin compositions used for obtaining the same.
  • self-adsorbing sheet members that are constituted by a foam material having a plurality of microcavities (hereinafter referred to as “self-adsorbing foam sheets”) are utilized as adsorbing sheets that are used by being stuck to smooth adsorbed matters such as window glass. Because not pasted but adsorbing to adsorbed matters using microcavities, self-adsorbing foam sheets are easy to be restuck without any remaining glue, and are preferably employed in various uses for building decoration material represented by interior decorative materials such as wallpaper, sticking materials for advertising such as posters and stickers, etc.
  • base materials such as resin films are laminated to self-adsorbing foam sheets in order to employ the sheets in these uses, and these base materials are decorated by printing, etc.
  • laminated sheets having adsorbing layers consisting of self-adsorbing foam sheets, and supporting layers constituted by base materials will be referred to as “self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet”.
  • resin is used for a foam material composing self-adsorbing foam sheets.
  • acrylic acid ester copolymers are preferably used in view of being excellent in various mechanical strengths and weatherability.
  • acrylic acid ester copolymers including N-methylol groups are often used especially for the purpose of improving strength in wetting, and a melamine crosslinking agent is often used together for the purpose of further improving strength.
  • Patent Literature 1 discloses making a self-adsorption foamed sheet which does not generate at all or hardly generates formaldehyde, using a resin composition constituted by containing a (meth)acrylate copolymer resin not containing an N-methylol group in the molecule, but containing an oxazoline crosslinking agent.
  • Patent Literature 1 JP 2006-176693A
  • the gel fraction of the (meth)acrylate copolymer resin has to be increased in order to obtain a proper self adsorption strength because the (meth)acrylate copolymer resin containing a carboxyl group is used instead of the (meth)acrylate copolymer resin containing an N-methylol group that is conventionally used.
  • the smoothness of the self-adsorbing foam sheet is sometimes lacked, and both an self adsorption strength and smoothness of the sheet are hard to be compatible.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a self-adsorbing foam sheet and a self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet which form almost no formaldehyde, have proper self adsorption strengths, and are excellent in smoothness; methods for producing the same; and a resin compound used for obtaining the same.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is a resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet, the resin composition comprising: 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin which includes an N-methylol group, and whose glass transition temperature is ⁇ 10° C. or less; and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent.
  • (meth)acrylic means “acrylic and/or methacrylic”.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is a self-adsorbing foam sheet produced by the process comprising: shaping foam that is obtained by foaming the resin composition according to the above first aspect of the present invention, into a sheet; and after said shaping, carrying out crosslinking reaction on the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin.
  • a third aspect of the present invention is a self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet comprising: an adsorbing layer consisting of the self-adsorbing foam sheet according to the above second aspect of the present invention; and a supporting layer consisting of a base material.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a self-adsorbing foam sheet, the method comprising: making a resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet, the resin composition including: 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin which includes an N-methylol group, and whose glass transition temperature is ⁇ 10° C. or less; and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent; foaming the resin composition, to obtain foam of the resin composition; and shaping the foam into a sheet and after that, carrying out crosslinking reaction on the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin.
  • a resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet the resin composition including: 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin which includes an N-methylol group, and whose glass transition temperature is ⁇ 10° C. or less; and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet that includes an adsorbing layer consisting of a self-adsorbing foam sheet and a supporting layer consisting of a base material, the method comprising: making a resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet, the resin composition including: 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin which includes an N-methylol group, and whose glass transition temperature is ⁇ 10° C.
  • gel fraction of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is 70% or less.
  • the base material is a resin film.
  • the present invention can provide a self-adsorbing foam sheet and a self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet which form almost no formaldehyde, have proper self adsorption strengths, and are excellent in smoothness; methods for producing the same; and a resin compound used for obtaining the same.
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary flowchart of one embodiment of the method for producing a self-adsorbing foam sheet according to the present invention.
  • film includes “sheet” and the term “sheet” includes “film” as well.
  • the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention includes 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin which includes an N-methylol group and whose glass transition temperature is ⁇ 10° C. or less, and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent.
  • the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin includes an N-methylol group, and glass transition temperature thereof is ⁇ 10° C. or less.
  • the glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is ⁇ 10° C. or less, and preferably ⁇ 13° C. or less.
  • the glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is the above described upper limit or less, so that the gel fraction of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin described below easily becomes a predetermined upper limit or less.
  • the lower limit is preferably ⁇ 40° C. or more.
  • the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin consists of no less than 50% by mass of monomeric units derived from (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers and no more than 50% by mass of monomeric units derived from monomers copolymerizable with the (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers; preferably, no less than 70% by mass of monomeric units derived from (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers and no more than 30% by mass of monomeric units derived from monomers copolymerizable with the (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers; more preferably, no less than 80% by mass of monomeric units derived from (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers and no more than 20% by mass of monomeric units derived from monomers copolymerizable with the (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers; and further preferably, no less than 85% by mass of monomeric units derived from (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers and no more than 15% by mass of monomeric units derived from monomers copo
  • an N-methylol group that the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin includes is included in a monomeric unit copolymerizable with (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers, and may be included in a monomeric unit of (meth)acrylic acid ester as well.
  • (Meth)acrylic acid ester monomers applicable to the present invention are not limited, and preferably, units of (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature are contained in view of easily making the glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin ⁇ 10° C. or below.
  • Non-limiting examples of the above described (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature include alkyl (meth)acrylates composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature such as: ethyl acrylate (homopolymers therefrom are ⁇ 24° C. in glass transition temperature.
  • n-propyl acrylate ( ⁇ 37° C.), n-butyl acrylate ( ⁇ 54° C.), sec-butyl acrylate ( ⁇ 22° C.), n-heptyl acrylate ( ⁇ 60° C.), n-hexyl acrylate ( ⁇ 61° C.), n-octyl acrylate ( ⁇ 65° C.), 2-ethylhexyl acrylate ( ⁇ 50° C.), n-octyl methacrylate ( ⁇ 25° C.), n-decyl methacrylate ( ⁇ 49° C.), and alkoxyalkyl (meth)acrylates composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C.
  • alkyl (meth)acrylates composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature alkyl (meth)acrylates composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature and alkoxyalkyl (meth)acrylates composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature are preferable, and alkyl (meth)acrylates composing homopolymers of ⁇ 20° C. or below in glass transition temperature are more preferable.
  • glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin can be regulated to ⁇ 10° C. or below, methyl acrylate (homopolymers are 10° C. in glass transition temperature.
  • methyl methacrylate 105° C.
  • ethyl methacrylate 63° C.
  • n-propyl methacrylate 25° C.
  • n-butyl methacrylate 20° C.
  • a monomer including an N-methylol group such as N-methylolacrylamide and N-methylolmethacrylamide as each monomer copolymerizable with (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers (hereinafter referred to as “a monomer for copolymerization”).
  • a monomer including an N-methylol group easily makes the gel fraction, which will be described later, a predetermined upper limit or below, and as a result, makes it easy to produce the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet having proper self adsorption strengths, and excellent smoothness.
  • monomeric units derived from monomers including N-methylol groups are preferably 0.1% to 10% by mass, and more preferably 0.5% to 5% by mass when the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is 100% by mass.
  • another kind of a monomer may be used together as a monomer for copolymerization.
  • Such another kind of a monomer is not limited as allowing glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin to be ⁇ 10° C. or below.
  • Specific examples thereof include ⁇ , ⁇ -ethylenically unsaturated polyvalent carboxylic acid complete esters, alkenyl aromatic monomers, vinyl cyanide monomers, esters of carboxylic acids and unsaturated alcohols, olefinic monomers, and other monomers including functional groups. Only one kind of these monomers may be used, or two or more kinds thereof may be used together.
  • ⁇ , ⁇ -ethylenically unsaturated polyvalent carboxylic acid complete esters include dimethyl fumarate, diethyl fumarate, dimethyl maleate, diethyl maleate, and dimethyl itaconate.
  • alkenyl aromatic monomers include styrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, methyl ⁇ -methylstyrene, and vinyltoluene.
  • vinyl cyanide monomers include acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, ⁇ -chloroacrylonitrile, and ⁇ -ethylacrylonitrile.
  • esters of carboxylic acids and unsaturated alcohols include vinyl acetate.
  • olefinic monomers include ethylene, propylene, butene, and pentene.
  • Monomers including functional groups may be used as monomers for copolymerization for the purpose of efficient crosslinking inside or between copolymers.
  • Examples of a functional group mentioned herein include an organic acid group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an amide group, a mercapto group, and an epoxy group.
  • Monomers including organic acid groups are not limited, and representative examples thereof include monomers including organic acid groups such as carboxyl groups, acid anhydride groups, and sulfonic acid groups. Other than them, monomers containing sulfenic acid groups, sulfinic acid groups, and phosphoric acid groups can be used as well.
  • monomer including carboxyl groups include ⁇ , ⁇ -ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and crotonic acid; ⁇ , ⁇ -ethylenically unsaturated polyvalent carboxylic acids such as itaconic acid, maleic acid, and fumaric acid; and in addition, ⁇ , ⁇ -ethylenically unsaturated polyvalent carboxylic acid partial esters such as monomethyl itaconate, monobutyl maleate, and monopropyl fumarate.
  • monomer including groups from which carboxyl groups can be derived by hydrolysis etc., such as maleic anhydride, and itaconic anhydride, can be used as well.
  • monomers including sulfonic acid groups include ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated sulfonic acids such as allylsulfonic acid, methallylsulfonic acid, vinylsulfonic acid, styrenesulfonic acid, and acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid; and salts thereof.
  • these monomers are subjected to polymerization so that the amount of monomeric units derived therefrom is preferably 0.1% to 20% by mass, and more preferably 0.5% to 15% by mass when the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is 100% by mass.
  • the amount of the use of the monomers including organic acid groups within the above described range makes it easy to keep the viscosity of polymerization systems in polymerization within a proper range, and to prevent self-adsorption of the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet from being lost due to excessive progress of crosslinking of copolymers.
  • Monomeric units including organic acid groups are easy and preferable to be introduced into the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin according to polymerization of monomers including organic acid groups.
  • Organic acid groups may be introduced according to a known polymer reaction after the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is made.
  • Examples of monomers including hydroxyl groups include hydroxy alkyl(meth)acrylic acid esters such as 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, and 3-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate.
  • Examples of monomers including amino groups include N,N-dimethylaminomethyl (meth)acrylate, N,N-dimethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, and aminostyrene.
  • Examples of monomers including amide groups include ⁇ , ⁇ -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amide monomers such as acrylamide, methacrylamide, and N,N-dimethyl acrylamide.
  • Examples of monomers including epoxy groups include glycidyl(meth)acrylate, and allyl glycidyl ether.
  • these monomers are preferably used for polymerization so that the amount of monomeric units derived therefrom is no more than 10% by mass when the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is 100%/o by mass.
  • the amount of the use of monomers including functional groups other than organic acid groups is no more than 10% by mass, so that the viscosity of polymerization systems in polymerization can be easily kept within a proper range, and a self-adsorbing property of the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet can be easily prevented from being lost due to excessive progress of crosslinking of copolymers.
  • a polyfunctional monomer having a plurality of polymerizable unsaturated bonds may be used together as a monomer for copolymerization.
  • An unsaturated bond-terminated polyfunctional monomer is preferable. Using such a polyfunctional monomer makes it possible to introduce intramolecular and/or intermolecular crosslinking into the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin, to improve a cohesive force.
  • polyfunctional monomer examples include polyfunctional (meth)acrylates such as: 1,6-hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, 1,2-ethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, 1,12-dodecanediol di(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, polypropyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, neopentylglycol di(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol di(meth)acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tri(meth)acrylate, ditrimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tetra(meth)acrylate, and dipentaerythritol hexa(meth)acrylate; substituted triazines such as 2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-6-p-methoxystyrene
  • Polyfunctional (meth)acrylates are preferable, and pentaerythritol di(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tri(meth)acrylate, and pentaerythritol tetra(meth)acrylate are more preferable. Only one kind of these polyfunctional monomers may be used, or two or more kinds thereof may be used together.
  • the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin can be obtained by copolymerization of (meth)acrylic acid ester monomers and monomers for copolymerization. Any of polymerization methods such as solution polymerization, emulsion polymerization, suspension polymerization, bulk polymerization, and any other methods may be used when the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is obtained. Types and amounts of a polymerization initiator, an emulsifying agent, a dispersing agent and the like that are used for polymerization are not limited as well. A method of adding monomers, a polymerization initiator, an emulsifying agent, a dispersing agent and the like upon polymerization are not limited as well. Also, there is no limitation on polymerization temperature, pressure, stirring conditions and the like.
  • the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin may be either solid or a dispersion. If an emulsion or dispersion obtained from emulsion polymerization or dispersion polymerization is used as it is, operation is easy in mixing with a crosslinking agent and conductive compounds, and it is convenient to foam the obtained emulsion or dispersion.
  • the gel fraction of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is preferably 70/o or less, and more preferably 65% or less.
  • the gel fraction within the above range makes it easy to produce the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet of proper self adsorption strengths, and excellent smoothness.
  • the gel fraction in the present invention is a value obtained from the following formula after: in 100 ml of ethyl acetate, 500 mg of a sample of an acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is immersed at normal temperature for 3 days; after that insoluble matters are filtered through woven metal of 200 mesh, and air-dried at normal temperature for 15 hours; after that the resulting matters are dried at 100° C. for 2 hours, and a dry mass of the resulting insoluble content is measured.
  • the carbodiimide crosslinking agent used in the present invention is not restricted.
  • a compound where two or more carbodiimide groups are included in one molecule is preferably used.
  • a known carbodiimide compound can be used as such a compound.
  • Either synthesized or commercially available carbodiimide compound may be used as a known carbodiimide compound described above.
  • Examples of a commercially available carbodiimide compound include “DICNAL HX” from DIC Corporation, and “CARBODILITE” from Nisshinbo Chemical Inc.
  • a carbodiimide compound is synthesized, for example, a polycarbodiimide compound that is a carbodiimidized polyisocyanate by decarboxylative condensation reaction in the presence of a carbodiimidization catalyst can be used.
  • Examples of a raw material that is a polyisocyanate include hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate (H6XDI), xylylene diisocyanate (XDI), 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate (TMHDI), 1,12-diisocyanatedecane (DDI), norbornane diisocyanate (NBDI), and 2,4-bis-(8-isocyanateoctyl)-1,3-dioctylcyclobutane (OCDI), 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate (HMDI), tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate (TMXDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyldiisocyanate (TIDI), 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MD
  • a carbodiimide compound can be synthesized by: stirring and mixing a polyisocyanate within the range of 0 to 200° C. for any length of time in the presence of an air flow or bubbling of an inert gas; after that adding the resultant along with a carbodiimidization catalyst, and stirring and mixing them.
  • carbodiimidization catalyst described above is an organophosphorus compound.
  • phospholene oxides are preferable in view of activity. Specific examples thereof include 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide, 3-methyl-1-ethyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide, 1,3-dimethyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide, 1-ethyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide, I-methyl-2-phospholene-1-oxide and double bond isomers thereof.
  • the carbodiimide crosslinking agent forms an intramolecular or intermolecular crosslinking structure of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin according to reaction of carbodiimide groups thereof with N-methylol groups in the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin.
  • the carbodiimide crosslinking agent is excellent especially in a crosslinking effect at low temperature.
  • the carbodiimide crosslinking agent is preferable because being able to form the self-adsorbing foam sheet excellent in strength and a self-adsorbing property.
  • Both the carbodiimide crosslinking agent and a crosslinking agent other than the carbodiimide crosslinking agent include: epoxy resins such as poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, glycerin polyglycidyl ether, sorbitol polyglycidyl ether, and bisphenol A polyglycidyl ether; aziridines such as ethylenimine derivatives including aldehyde and acrolein; multifunctional isocyanate crosslinking agents such as tolylene diisocyanate, trimethylolpropane tolylene diisocyanate, and diphenylmethane triisocyanate; oxazoline crosslinking agents; metal salt-based crosslinking agents; metal chelate-based crosslinking agents; and peroxide-based crosslinking agents) can be used together.
  • epoxy resins such as poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, glycerin polyglycidyl ether, sorbito
  • crosslinking agents that cause formaldehyde to form such as aldehyde resins including melamine-formaldehyde resins, urea-formaldehyde resins, and phenolformaldehyde resins are not used.
  • the amount of the use of the carbodiimide crosslinking agent is preferably 0.5 to 20 parts by mass, and more preferably 2 to 15 parts by mass as a solid, to 100 parts by mass of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin.
  • the amount of the use of the carbodiimide crosslinking agent is within the above described range so that the resin is allowed to have a proper self adsorption strength, and strength of the resin after crosslinking can be improved.
  • the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention can makes it possible to make the amount of emission of formaldehyde extremely low without containing any formaldehyde scavengers.
  • this resin composition may further contain a formaldehyde scavenger.
  • a formaldehyde scavenger that can be used for the present invention is not limited as long as being a compound that physically adsorbs formaldehyde or that can chemically react with formaldehyde.
  • This formaldehyde scavenger may be either inorganic compound or organic compound that includes even polymers.
  • a formaldehyde scavenger examples include nitrogen-containing compounds such as: hydroxylamine sulfate, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, ammonium acetate, urea, ethyleneurea, dicyandiamide, polyamide resins, triazine compounds, and hydrazide compounds; halogen oxides such as stabilized chlorine dioxide; and metallic salts such as disodium hydrogen phosphate, zinc sulfate, calcium chloride, and magnesium sulfate.
  • nitrogen-containing compounds are preferable and hydroxylamine sulfate is more preferable in view of easy availability, operability and scavenging of formaldehyde.
  • These formaldehyde scavengers may be used individually or may be used in combination.
  • the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention may contain various additives if necessary in order to improve processability in the processes of producing the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the Self-adsorbing Laminated Foam Sheet, and to improve properties of the self-adsorbing foam sheet and self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet to be obtained.
  • additives include foam stabilizers, auxiliary blowing agents, thickeners, fillers, antiseptics, fungicides, gelatinizers, flame retardants, anti-aging agents, antioxidants, pigments, dyes, tackifiers, and conductive compounds.
  • ammonium salts of fatty acids such as ammonium stearate, sulfonic acid-type anionic surfactants such as alkyl sulfosuccinates, quaternary alkylammonium chlorides, amphoteric compounds of alkyl betaines, and alkanolamine salts of fatty acids.
  • auxiliary blowing agents the following can be used: sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium alkyl diphenyl ether disulphonate, and sodium polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether sulfate.
  • acrylic polymer particles acrylic polymer particles, inorganic compounds particulates such as fine silica particles, and reactive inorganic compounds such as magnesium oxide.
  • fillers the following can be used: calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, clay, kaolin, and glass powder.
  • antiseptics and fungicides examples include dihydroxy dichlorophenylmethane, sodium pentachlorophenate, 2,3,4,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)pyridine, 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)pyridine, bis(tributyltin) oxide, hexahydro-1,3,5-triethyl-s-triazine, silver complexes, and zinc complexes.
  • gelatinizers the following can be used: ammonium salts such as ammonium acetate, ammonium chloride, and ammonium carbonate; alkylphenol alkylene oxide addition products, polyvinylmethyl ether, polypropylene glycol, polyether polyformal, methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and silicone heat sensitizers.
  • ammonium salts such as ammonium acetate, ammonium chloride, and ammonium carbonate
  • alkylphenol alkylene oxide addition products polyvinylmethyl ether, polypropylene glycol, polyether polyformal, methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and silicone heat sensitizers.
  • flame retardants the following can be used: phosphoric acid ester compounds, halogen phosphoric acid ester compounds, ammonium polyphosphate, antimony trioxide, zinc borate, barium metaborate, ammonium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, tin compounds, organophosphorous compounds, red phosphorus compounds, and silicone flame retardants.
  • Antioxidants based on polyphenol, hydroquinone, hindered amine, and the like can be used.
  • pigments and dyes examples include titan oxide, carbon black, iron oxide red, and quinacridone.
  • any compounds selected from the following can be used: rosin resins such as gum rosins, tall oil rosins, wood rosins, hydrogenated rosins, disproportionated rosins, polymerized rosins, maleated rosins, rosin glycerol esters, and hydrogenated rosin glycerol esters; terpene based resins such as terpene resins, terpene phenol resins, and aromatic modified terpene resins; petroleum resins such as aliphatic petroleum resins, alicyclic petroleum resins, and aromatic petroleum resins; coumarone-indene resins; terpene phenol-based resins; phenol resins; hydrogenated rosin esters; disproportionated rosin esters; and xylene resins.
  • rosin resins such as gum rosins, tall oil rosins, wood rosins, hydrogenated rosins, disproportionated rosins, polymerized ros
  • the self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention is produced by shaping foam that is obtained by foaming the resin composition of the present invention, into a sheet, and after said shaping, carrying out crosslinking reaction on the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin.
  • the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet of the present invention has an adsorbing layer consisting of the self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention; and a supporting layer consisting of a base material.
  • base material used for the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet include paper bases, synthetic paper, and plastic sheets.
  • examples of paper bases include woodfree paper, art paper, coated paper, kraft paper, and laminated paper obtained by laminating a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene to paper bases.
  • Synthetic paper is obtained by combining a thermoplastic resin with an inorganic filler, to form its outermost layer to be paper.
  • plastic sheets include polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate, and polyethylene naphthalate; polystyrene resins; polyvinyl chloride resins; acrylic resins; polycarbonate resins; polyamide resins; fluorocarbon polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene; and sheets composed of mixtures or laminates thereof.
  • Thickness of the supporting layer consisting of the base material is not limited. Normally, the thickness thereof is 10 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m.
  • the base material having releasability can be released after the adsorbing layer consisting of the self-adsorbing foam sheet is formed on the base material as described later, to be used as the self-adsorbing foam sheet.
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary flowchart of the self-adsorbing foam sheet producing method S 10 of the present invention (hereinafter may be abbreviated as “this producing method S 10 ”). As shown in FIG. 1 , this producing method S 10 includes a resin composition making step S 1 , a foaming step S 2 and a sheet forming step S 3 in this order. Hereinafter each step will be described.
  • the resin composition making step S 1 is a step of making a resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet, the resin composition including: 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin which includes an N-methylol group, and whose glass transition temperature is ⁇ 10° C. or less; and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent.
  • the resin composition for the self-adsorbing foam sheet can be made by mixing: (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin including N-methylol groups, which are essential component, of ⁇ 10° C. or below in glass transition temperature; a carbodiimide crosslinking agent; and other components used if desired, according to some method.
  • (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin including N-methylol groups, which are essential component, of ⁇ 10° C. or below in glass transition temperature a carbodiimide crosslinking agent; and other components used if desired, according to some method.
  • Each substance used in this step, the proportion of the use thereof, etc. are as described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.
  • the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin can be easily mixed with the carbodiimide crosslinking agent and the other components only by adding them to the resin in a state of an aqueous dispersion, a water solution, or the like during stirring.
  • a way of mixing is not restricted as well.
  • mixing may be carried out with rolls, Henschel mixers, or kneaders. Either batch mixing or continuous mixing may be carried out.
  • Examples of batch mixers include kneaders and stirrers for high viscosity materials such as: mortar machines, kneaders, internal mixers, and planetary mixers.
  • Examples of continuous mixers include Farrel continuous mixers that are combinations of rotors and screws, and kneaders of special structures like screw type kneaders. Single-screw extruders and twin-screw extruders that are used for extruding are also included. These extruders and kneaders may be used in combination, or a plurality of machine of the same type may be coupled to be used.
  • a form of the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention is not limited.
  • the resin composition in the form of either emulsion or dispersion makes it convenient to obtain the self-adsorbing foam sheet.
  • the viscosity of this emulsion or dispersion is preferably 2000 to 10000 mPa ⁇ s, and more preferably 3500 to 5500 mPa ⁇ s.
  • the foaming step S 2 is a step of foaming the resin composition, to obtain foam of the resin composition.
  • the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet which is made in the resin composition making step S 1 , is foamed, which makes it possible to obtain foam in an unsolidified state.
  • the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet is in the form of an emulsion or dispersion, a foamed emulsion or foamed dispersion is obtained.
  • mechanical foaming is employed as a foaming method.
  • Foaming magnification may be properly adjusted, is generally 1.2 to 5 times, and is preferably 1.5 to 4 times.
  • a method of mechanical foaming is not restricted. This mechanical foaming can be carried out by mixing a certain amount of air with an emulsion of the resin composition, and stirring the mixture with a continuous or batch type Oakes mixer, whipper, or the like. A foamed emulsion obtained according to this way is creamy.
  • the foaming resin composition can be also prepared with, for example, the method of using a proper synthetic resin such as vinylidene chloride copolymers as a shell wall, and adding thermally expandable microcapsules that encompass hydrocarbon compounds of low boiling points to an acrylic resin emulsion or butadiene synthetic rubber emulsion.
  • a proper synthetic resin such as vinylidene chloride copolymers as a shell wall
  • the sheet forming step S 3 is a step of shaping the foam into a sheet and after that, carrying out crosslinking reaction on the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin.
  • a method of shaping the foam into a sheet is not restricted, and preferred examples thereof include: the method of coating, with the foam, process paper such as a polyester film on which a releasing process is carried out, to shape the foam into a sheet.
  • the following coating devices which are generally known, can be used for a method of coating process paper with the foam: roll coaters, reverse roll coaters, screen coaters, doctor knife coaters, comma knife coaters, etc. Specifically, uniform coating thickness can be obtained using doctor knife coaters.
  • the self-adsorbing foam sheet that is made by solidification of the sheet foam can be formed over process paper by crosslinking reaction of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin after the foam is shaped into a sheet as described above. At this time, if process paper having releasability is used, the self-adsorbing foam sheet can be easily separated from this process paper.
  • the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet When the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet is produced, the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet can be formed over the base material in the sheet forming step S 3 by using the above described base material as process paper, and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet including the adsorbing layer consisting of the self-adsorbing foam sheet, and the supporting layer consisting of the base material can be produced.
  • heating and drying is carried out when the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin is subjected to crosslinking reaction.
  • a method of heating and drying is not restricted as long as the foamed emulsion with which process paper is coated can be dried and crosslinked. Ordinary ovens with hot air circulation, hot air chambers with hot oil circulators, far infrared ray heater chambers, etc. can be used for this method. Drying temperature is properly 60° C. to 180° C. Drying conditions can be properly selected according to the properties of the emulsion, the coating amount, the coating thickness, etc.
  • multi-stage drying is carried out such that: drying is carried out from the inside at lower temperature at the early stage, to the entire at higher temperature at the later stage, but not carried out at fixed temperature at all the stages.
  • Density, thickness, hardness, etc. of the obtained self-adsorbing foam sheet are adjusted according to the mixing ratio of air bubbles, the formation of the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet, the solid concentration, conditions of solidifying by heating and drying, etc.
  • the thickness of the self-adsorbing foam sheet is preferably 0.03 to 3 mm, more preferably 0.05 to 1 mm, and especially preferably 0.05 to 0.5 mm. If the thickness is thinner than 0.03 mm, the impact absorbency is poor, and retention of items, and functions of protecting surfaces of items are not enough, in a case where the self-adsorbing foam sheet of the present invention is used as an item retention material or an item surface protection material.
  • the thickness is thicker than 3 mm, the strength of the self-adsorbing foam sheet is poor, which is not preferable as well.
  • the density of the self-adsorbing foam sheet is not restricted, and is preferably 0.1 to 1.0 g/cm 3 in view of impact absorbency.
  • the self-adsorbing foam sheet or the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet obtained in the sheet forming step S 3 is usually wound by a winder after a separator film is stuck on its surface having a self-adsorbing property, and cut by press cutting, with a slitter, etc., to be processed to a usable size.
  • Examples of printing that is able to be carried out on the surface of the base material of the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet of the present invention include: offset printing, seal printing, flexographic printing, silkscreening, gravure printing, and printing with laser printers, thermal transfer printers, ink jet printers, or the like.
  • the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet on the surface of the base material on which printing is carried out can be used as building decoration material, sticking materials for advertising, stationary, or materials for toys.
  • Examples of the uses include cards for sales promotion, what is called POP cards (posters, stickers, and displays), underlays (place mats, table mats and pencil boards), menus for fast food restaurants serving hamburgers, sushi, and yakisoba, catalogues, panels, plates (substitutions for metal plates), bromides, price lists for in-shop display, information boards, (store directories, direction and/or destination directories, sweets and/or groceries), POPs for gardening (plant labels), road signs (for funerals and/or housing display parks), display boards (displaying “keep out”, operation on forestry roads, etc.), calendars (with images), simple whiteboards, mouse pads, coasters, printed matters that are substitutions for those made with label printers, and adhesive labels.
  • POP cards posters, stickers, and displays
  • underlays place mats, table mats and pencil boards
  • the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet of the present invention are excellent in releasability. Thus, part of the sheet does not remain in the side of a protected item after released. Therefore, the sheet can be preferably used as an item surface protection material or an item retention material that is directed to various optical components, precision components, etc.
  • the self-adsorbing foam sheet and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet of the present invention emits extremely a small amount of formaldehyde even if emitting it.
  • the amount of emission of formaldehyde can be even less than the detection limit (for example, less than 0.1 ppm) by proper setting of the formation of the resin composition for a self-adsorbing foam sheet.
  • the sheet of the present invention is preferably employed for places and uses where generation of formaldehyde is inhibited or not preferable. That is, the self-adsorbing foam sheet and self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet of the present invention are preferably used as building interior decoration material, stationary, or materials for toys.
  • the glass transition temperature (Tg) of acrylic acid ester copolymer resin that is used for a material of a self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet described below was measured with the following method: 50 m of a polyethylene terephthalate film in thickness was coated with the acrylic acid ester copolymer resin with a 250 ⁇ m applicator, and was dried at normal temperature for 24 hours, to obtain a resin film; and using this film as a sample, the glass transition temperature (° C.) was measured at ⁇ 50° C. to 160° C. in measurement temperature at 10° C./min in heating rate with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC6220 from SII NanoTechnology Inc.), conforming to JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) K7121. The results are shown in Table 1.
  • the gel fraction of the acrylic acid ester copolymer resin used for a self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet that was made as described later was measured with the following method: 50 m of a polyethylene terephthalate film in thickness was coated with the acrylic acid ester copolymer resin with a 250 ⁇ m applicator, and dried at normal temperature for 24 hours, to obtain a resin film; a certain amount (X) (approximately 500 mg) of this film as a sample was precisely weighed, and was immersed in 100 ml of ethyl acetate at normal temperature for 3 days; after that insoluble was filtered through a woven metal of 200 mesh, and air-dried at normal temperature for 15 hours; after that the insoluble matters were dried at 100° C. for 2 hours, and cooled at normal temperature; and after that, the mass of the sample (Y) was measured.
  • the gel fraction was calculated by substitution of the values of X and Y into the following formula. The results are shown in Table 1.
  • test piece that was cut out into a size of 125 mm ⁇ 25 mm was prepared.
  • An adsorbing face of the test piece was stuck onto a glass board of a smooth surface, and the test piece was contact-bonded with a 2 kgf loading roller, and allowed to stand at 23° C. and 50% RH for 1 hour.
  • an end of the test piece was fixed to an upper chuck of an Autograph (AG-IS from Shimadzu Corporation), the glass board was fixed to a lower chuck thereof, and a 180° peeling test was carried out at 300 mm/min in speed at 23° C. at 50% RH.
  • Test strength at this time was defined as an self adsorption strength (N/cm).
  • N/cm self adsorption strength
  • test piece that was cut out into a size of 200 mm ⁇ 200 mm was prepared.
  • the test piece was put into a tedlar bag of 5 L in volume, and the bag was hermetically sealed. Air of 2 L was encapsulated in the bag, and allowed to stand for 6 hours in a constant temperature oven at 23° C. at 50% RH, and after that, the concentration of formaldehyde in the bag was measured with a detector tube (No. 91L from Gastec Corporation).
  • a detector tube No. 91L from Gastec Corporation
  • composition of (I) was: 46.9 of a copolymer resin of ethyl acrylate/45.8 of butyl acrylate/5.9 of acrylonitrile/1.4 of N-methylolacrylamide; its glass transition temperature was ⁇ 25.9° C.; and its gel fraction was 43.1%).
  • a thickener (carboxylic acid-modified acrylic acid ester polymers.
  • a foam stabilizer a 1/1 mixture of: a mixture of amphoteric compounds of alkyl betaines and fatty acid alkanolamides (DICNAL M-20 from DIC Corporation)/sulfonic acid-type anionic surfactants (DICNAL M-40
  • This foamed resin composition was stirred with a beater, to be whipped so that foaming magnification was twice. Further, stirring was continued for 5 minutes at a lower stirring speed.
  • the obtained foamed mixture was applied onto a base material (a polyethylene terephthalate film of 50 ⁇ m in thickness) using a 0.3 mm applicator.
  • the resultant was put into a drying oven, and kept at 80° C. for 1.33 minutes; at 120° C. for 1.33 minutes; and at 140° C. for 1.33 minutes, to be subjected to dry crosslinking.
  • An adsorbing layer (a self-adsorbing foam sheet) was laminated to the base material, and the self-adsorbing laminated foam sheet according to Example 1 was obtained.
  • a sheet according to Example 2 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using a carbodiimide crosslinking agent (CARBODILITE (registered trademark) E-02 from Nisshinbo Chemical Inc.) instead of the carbodiimide crosslinking agent (DICNALHX from DIC Corporation) used in Example 1.
  • a carbodiimide crosslinking agent CARBODILITE (registered trademark) E-02 from Nisshinbo Chemical Inc.) instead of the carbodiimide crosslinking agent (DICNALHX from DIC Corporation) used in Example 1.
  • a sheet according to Example 3 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using an N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (II) whose composition was modified from that of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I), so as to have glass transition temperature of ⁇ 17.6° C. and gel fraction of 28.0%.
  • N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (II) whose composition was modified from that of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I), so as to have glass transition temperature of ⁇ 17.6° C. and gel fraction of 28.0%.
  • a sheet according to Example 4 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using an N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (HI) whose composition was modified from that of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I), so as to have glass transition temperature of ⁇ 10.1° C. and gel fraction of 42.2%.
  • HI N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin
  • a sheet according to Example 5 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using an N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (IV) whose composition was modified from that of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I), so as to have glass transition temperature of ⁇ 15.3° C. and gel fraction of 41.5%.
  • a sheet according to Example 6 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using an N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (V) whose composition was modified from that of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I), so as to have glass transition temperature of ⁇ 22.8° C. and gel fraction of 60.5%.
  • a sheet according to Comparative Example 1 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using a melamine crosslinking agent (BECKAMINE M3 from DIC Corporation) and a crosslinking promoter (CATALYST ACX from DIC Corporation) instead of the carbodiimide crosslinking agent (DICNAL HX from DIC Corporation) used in Example 1.
  • a melamine crosslinking agent BECKAMINE M3 from DIC Corporation
  • a crosslinking promoter CALYST ACX from DIC Corporation
  • a sheet according to Comparative Example 2 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using carboxylic group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I′) (composition: 49.0 of ethyl acrylate/42.1 of butyl acrylate/6.9 of acrylonitrile/2.0 of acrylic acid; glass transition temperature: ⁇ 20.9° C., gel fraction: 89.6%) instead of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I) used in Example 1.
  • carboxylic group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I′) composition: 49.0 of ethyl acrylate/42.1 of butyl acrylate/6.9 of acrylonitrile/2.0 of acrylic acid; glass transition temperature: ⁇ 20.9° C., gel fraction: 89.6%
  • a sheet according to Comparative Example 3 was made in the same manner as in Example 1 except using a carboxylic group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (II′) whose composition was modified from that of the carboxylic group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I′) used in Comparative Example 1, so as to have glass transition temperature of 6.2° C. and gel fraction of 65.4%, instead of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I) used in Example 1.
  • a carboxylic group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (II′) whose composition was modified from that of the carboxylic group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I′) used in Comparative Example 1, so as to have glass transition temperature of 6.2° C. and gel fraction of 65.4%, instead of the N-methylol group containing acrylic acid ester copolymer resin (I) used in Example 1.

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