WO1995014049A1 - Block copolymers having improved combinations of properties - Google Patents

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WO1995014049A1
WO1995014049A1 PCT/EP1994/003849 EP9403849W WO9514049A1 WO 1995014049 A1 WO1995014049 A1 WO 1995014049A1 EP 9403849 W EP9403849 W EP 9403849W WO 9514049 A1 WO9514049 A1 WO 9514049A1
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Hendrik De Groot
Karel Hendrik Leffelaar
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Jeroen Van Westrenen
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  • the present invention relates to block copolymers having improved combinations of properties to processes for the preparation thereof and products derived therefrom. More in particular, the present invention relates to linear block copolymers, having an improved combination of colour stability heat resistance, shear resistance during processing into the final articles and abrasion resistance on the one hand, and tensile strength and/or hardness on the other hand.
  • Styrene-conjugated diene block copolymers presently form a predominant key building block for a great variety of applications for which the occurrence of colour stability, heat resistance, shear resistance, sufficient high abrasion resistance, tensile strength and/or hardness are still heavy requirements.
  • colour stability heat resistance
  • shear resistance sufficient high abrasion resistance
  • tensile strength tensile strength and/or hardness
  • styrene-conjugated diene block copolymers of the structures ABA or (AB) n X are prepared, wherein A represents a polystyrene block and B represents a poly(conjugated diene) and more preferably poly(butadiene) , pol (isoprene) , poly(butadiene/isoprene) or ethylene/butylene random copolymer.
  • Said diblock copolymer has appeared to have different effects in varying degrees on the final properties in the products to be produced from these block copolymers, such as dilution of the mechanical properties while the content of diblock copolymer in each batch of the desired triblock copolymer could difficultly be adjusted.
  • the present invention relates to block copolymer compositions
  • block copolymer compositions comprising (a) for a major part of linear triblock copolymers, comprising two terminal predominantly poly(monovinylaromatic) blocks having a real molecular weight in the range of from 5,000 to 25,000 and one predominantly poly(butadiene) midblock, said triblock copolymer having a monovinylaromatic content in the range of from 10 to 55 wt% and preferably from 15 to 35 wt%, based on the total weight of block copolymer, an apparent total molecular weight in the range of from 15,000 to 300,000 and preferably from 100,000 to 270,000, (b) an amount of from 0 to 40 wt%, preferably from 5 wt% to 40 wt%, of a diblock copolymer relative to the total block copolymer composition weight, containing a predominantly poly(monovinylaromatic) block and a predominantly poly(butadiene) block similar to those of the
  • predominantly poly(monovinylaromatic) blocks and “predominantly poly(butadiene) blocks” as used throughout the present specification, is meant respectively that substantially pure homopolymer blocks, copolymer blocks derived from one major monomer, i.e. at least 95 wt% and preferably more than 99 wt% and a minor amount of structurally related comonomers or a minor amount of the other comonomer(s) occurring in final block copolymers, in particular butadiene or any other conjugated diene as minor amount in predominantly styrene, may be present in said block copolymers.
  • the monovinylaromatic monomers may be selected from styrene, cc-methylstyrene, o-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-tert.butyl- styrene, 1,3-dimethylstyrene or mixtures thereof, of which styrene is the preferred major monomer. More preferably pure homopolymer blocks of styrene are included in the block copolymer compositions of the present invention, but also copolymer blocks of e.g. styrene and minor amounts ( ⁇ 5 wt%) of one or more of the beforementioned mono ⁇ vinylaromatic or minor amount of other occurring comonomers, can be included.
  • the poly(butadiene) blocks may be pure homopolymer blocks or blocks consisting of butadiene and minor amounts of other structurally related conjugated diene monomers, such as isoprene; 2,3-dimethyl 1, 3-butadiene; 1,3-pentadiene or 1,3-hexadiene or minor amounts of other comonomers occurring in the copolymer blocks and in particular one or more of the hereinbefore specified monovinylaromatic monomers and preferably styrene.
  • other structurally related conjugated diene monomers such as isoprene; 2,3-dimethyl 1, 3-butadiene; 1,3-pentadiene or 1,3-hexadiene or minor amounts of other comonomers occurring in the copolymer blocks and in particular one or more of the hereinbefore specified monovinylaromatic monomers and preferably styrene.
  • the predominantly poly(butadiene) blocks of the triblock copolymer component according to the present invention have real average molecular weights in the range of from 5,000 to 350,000, and preferably in the range of from 10,000 to 250,000 and more preferably in the range of from 20,000 to 200,000, whereas the predominantly (monovinylaromatic) blocks have average GPC molecular weights in the range of from 5,000 to 35,000 and preferably from 7,000 to 25,000 and more preferably from 10,000 to 20,000.
  • diblock copolymers containing block similar to those of the triblock copolymer, as used throughout the present specification, is meant diblock copolymers, the poly(monovinylaromatic) block of which is substantially identical to the last formed poly(monovinylaromatic) block of the triblock copolymer.
  • substantially identical means that the molar weight ratio between the poly(monovinylaromatic) block of the diblock and the last formed poly(monovinylaromatic) block n the triblock copolymer, is within the range from 0.95 to 1.05, preferably from 0.99 to 1.01 and is more preferably as close to 1.00 as much as possible.
  • apparent molecular weight as used throughout the specification, is meant the molecular weight of a polymer, as measured with Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) using several poly(styrene) calibration standards as described in ASTM D-3536.
  • real molecular weight is meant the molecular weight of an isolated poly(monovinylaromatic) block, measured by means of GPC, using several poly(styrene) calibration standards as described in ASTM D-3536.
  • the total average apparent molecular weights of said diblocks are in the range of from 50,000 to 250,000 and preferably from 70,000 to 225,000. More preferably the molecular weight of the diblock copolymer is about half the molecular weight of the triblock.
  • a more preferred diblock copolymer content in the block copolymer composition is in the range of from 15 to 30 wt .
  • block copolymer compositions are comprising triblock copolymer and diblock copolymers, containing pure poly(styrene) and pure pol (butadiene) blocks.
  • the monovinylaromatic content of the triblock copolymer is in the range of from 15 to 35 wt%.
  • the apparent total molecular weight of the triblock copolymer is preferably in the range of from 100,000 to 270,000.
  • the free poly(monovinylaromatic) content in the block copolymer composition is preferably less than 4 wt% and more preferably less than 1 wt%.
  • the weight ratio of the poly(monovinylaromatic) blocks of the triblock copolymer is preferably in the range of from 0.90 to 1.10, more preferably from 0.99 to 1.01 and most preferably as close as possible to 1.00.
  • the block copolymer compositions as specified hereinbefore have surprisingly been found to show improved tensile strength and/or hardness, while retaining their other properties such as abrasion resistance, colour stability, heat stability and shear stability.
  • block copolymer compositions obtained according to the hereinbefore specified process embodiments may comprise pure triblock copolymers and/or mixtures of said triblock copolymers and diblock copolymers, the latter component of which may be formed in situ by reinitiation or may be mixed later on in a predetermined amount with the triblock copolymer.
  • the poly(monovinylaromatic) block of the diblock copolymer component is substantially identical to that of the last formed poly(monovinylaromatic) block of the triblock copolymer. Therefore, the diblock component in the composition will preferably be prepared in situ by reinitiation and appropriate adaptation of the monomer amounts.
  • a preferred monovalent organolithium initiator is sec- butyllithium, although also tert.butyllithium or n-butyllithium may be used with good results.
  • Suitable divalent organolithium initiators may be selected from 1,4-dilithio-l, 1,4,4-tetraphenylbutane, 1, 3-bis (1-lithio- 1,3-dimethylpentyl)benzene, 1, 3-bis (l-lithio-3-methylpentyl)- benzene, 1,3-phenylene bis (3-methyl-l-phenylpentylidene)bis- (lithium), 1, 3-phenylene bis (3-methyl-l- (4-methylphenyl) - pentylidene bis (lithium) .
  • Preferred divalent initiators are 1, 3-bis (1-lithio-l, 3-di- methylpentyl)benzene or 1, 3-phenylene bis (3-methyl-1-phenyl- pentylidene)bis (lithium) .
  • one or more stabilizing compounds and/or specifically selected acids for solubilization and extraction of lithium or other metal residues from organometal initiators can be added to the initially obtained block copolymers. Such compounds may be added after, during or even just before the termination of living polymers. However, the stabilizing agents will preferably be added just after termination.
  • the block copolymer composition as obtained after step (6) of the process using monovalent organolithium initiator or later on, may be added a predetermined amount of stabilizing agent or combinations of such agents without any additional acids.
  • the stabilizing agents to be used are normally selected from the group comprising 2,6-di-tert.butyl-4-methylphenol (IONOL), octadecyl ester of 3,5- bis (1, 1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy benzene propanoic acid (IRGANOX 1076) , 2, 4-bis (n-octylthio) 6- (4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butyl anilino)-l,3,5 triazine (IRGANOX 565), 2-tert-butyl-6 (3-tert- butyl-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)-4-methylphenyl acrylate (SUMILIZER GM) and combinations thereof; and/or a phosphit
  • a preferred phosphite antioxidant is TNPP.
  • Such stabilizers may be added in amounts of from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of block copolymer composition, and preferably from 0.2 to 1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight, whereas the mutual weight ratio of the phosphite stabilizer and the UV stabilizer is in the range of from 1 to 20 and preferably from 2 to 10.
  • block copolymer compositions will comprise triblock copolymers and diblock copolymers, the mutual weight ratio of which will be governed by the specific amounts of monomer(s) and second portion of monovalent organolithium initiator relative to the first portion of said initiator, to be supplied in steps 2 and 3.
  • randomizing agent any suitable agent which was used according to prior art polymerization processes for the manufacture of randomized copolymers of monovinylaromatic monomers and conjugated dienes and in particular of styrene and butadiene and/or isoprene mixtures.
  • diethoxyethane 1,2-diethoxy- propane, ethyleneglycol dimethylether, ethyleneglycol di-n-butyl- ether, diethyleneglycol dimethylether, ethyleneglycol diisopropylether, ethyleneglycol di-n-propylether, ethyleneglycol di-tert-butylether, ethyleneglycol n-butyl, tert-butylether, ethyleneglycol n-propyl tert-butylether, diethyleneglycol diisopropylether, dimethylether, diethylether, diisopropylether, di-n-butylether, diisobutylether, propyleneglycol dimethylether, propyleneglycol diethylether and propyleneglycol diisopropylether, ortho-dimethoxybenzene, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran or dioxane,
  • diethoxyethane, dioxane, ortho- dimethoxybenzene, 1,2-diethoxypropane, diethyleneglycol dimethylether, diethyleneglycol diethylether, ethyleneglycol di- n-butylether, and ethyleneglycol di-n-propylether are preferred, while diethoxyethane or 1,2-diethoxypropane were found to be more preferred.
  • proton donating terminating agents are water, alcohols and particular lower alkanols, hydrogen, monoglycidyl- ethers, of which alkanols such as methanol or hydrogen are preferred.
  • the solvent to be used for the preparation of the block copolymer(s) are preferably pure cyclohexane or pure cyclopentane, or mixtures of one of these solvents as main solvent with a minor amount ( ⁇ 50 wt%) of linear or branched alkanes having 5 to 7 carbon atoms such as n-hexane, isopentane or n-pentane.
  • cyclohexane particularly suitable are cyclohexane, cyclohexane/n-hexane mixtures, cyclohexane/isopentane/n-hexane mixtures, cyclopentane or cyclopentane/isopentane mixtures.
  • Cyclohexane/isopentane mixtures, substantially pure cyclo ⁇ hexane or cyclopentane are preferred and cyclopentane is the most preferred.
  • the preparation of the triblock constituent, optionally mixed with a corresponding diblock copolymer, obtainable by reinitiation, can be carried out in one single reactor equipped with a recycling condenser or in a dual reactor system.
  • the drying of the block copolymer to remove the last amounts of adhering water can be carried out in a fluid bed dryer, a hot belt dryer or in a closed evaporator/dryer, wherein a rotating shaft provided with several heated self-cleaning arms, which move along fixed partition plates.
  • a polar organic compound in homopolymerization of a monovinylarene such as styrene, to assist in initiation and polymerization of the monovinylarene.
  • polar organic compound could be selected from hydrocarbyl ethers and tertiary amines and could, be used in an amount in the range of from 0.001 to 10 and preferably 0.01 to 1 phm.
  • the European patent applications Nos. 0242612 and 0242614 disclosed the production of polymodal, craze-resistant, low colour, transparent linear block copolymers with terminal resinous blocks, comprising a sequential charge polymerization process starting with a polymerization of a monovinylaromatic monomer.
  • a sequential charge polymerization process starting with a polymerization of a monovinylaromatic monomer.
  • a monovinylaromatic monomer During the polymerization of the first charge of monovinyl ⁇ aromatic monomer (SI), from 0.01 to 1.0 pts by weight of THF was present according to Table I in the main solvent (cyclohexane) .
  • block copolymer compositions of the present invention provide advantageous properties to blends to be used for footwear or modification of engineering thermoplasts or bitumen modification or hot melt adhesives or sealants.
  • block copolymer compositions can be supplied as tailor-made, high standardized quality compositions due to the applied manufacturing process, which enables an adjustable, predetermined molar ratio between the triblock and diblock copolymer component if reinitiation is applied.
  • another aspect of the present invention is formed by intermediate compositions, ready for processing into footwear articles, hot melt adhesives, bitumen compositions and modified engineering thermoplast blends, and containing in addition to the block copolymer compositions one or more auxiliaries, such as extender oil fibres, colouring agents and the like.
  • another aspect of the invention is formed by footwear articles or shaped modified engineering thermoplasts obtained therefrom. The invention is further illustrated by the following examples, without restricting the scope of the invention to these specific embodiments.
  • the molecular weight of the respective block copolymer components prepared is determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene calibration standards as described in ASTM D-3536.
  • the polystyrene content of the block copolymers is determined according to the method specified in ASTM D-3314.
  • a block copolymer composition comprising a styrene- butadiene-styrene triblock cop'olymer (SBB'S') and a styrene- butadiene diblock copolymer (S'B'), wherein: a. both block copolymers had a target styrene content of 30 wt ; and b. the target weight ratio triblock/diblock was 85/15; was prepared as follows.
  • styrene 255 g styrene was added to 23 litres cyclohexane at 60 °C, after which 23.2 mol sec-butyllithium (s-BuLi) was added. The polymerization was completed after 20 minutes. The temperature of the reaction mixture was raised to 70 °C and 595 g butadiene was added. The polymerization was allowed to proceed for 30 minutes. A second portion of s-BuLi (8.2 mmol) was added, followed by 805 g butadiene. The polymerization was allowed to proceed for 40 minutes (99.9% conversion).
  • diethoxypropane (DEP) is added, followed by a final portion of styrene of 345 g styrene and the polymerization was allowed to proceed for 10 minutes . 47 Mmol of ethanol was added as a terminating agent to quench the styrenyl anion.
  • a block copolymer composition was prepared according to the same proceedings of example I, except that DEP is replaced by 3.0 g diethoxyethane. Comparative example I
  • a block copolymer composition was prepared according to the same proceedings of example I, without the addition of DEP.
  • Comparative example II 600 g of styrene was added to 23 litres cyclohexane at 60 °C, after which 54.55 mmol sec-butyllithium was added. The poly ⁇ merization was complete after 15 minutes. The temperature of the reaction mixture was raised to 70 °C and 1400 g butadiene was added. The polymerization was allowed to proceed for 30 minutes. Hereafter 5.1 g dibromoethane is added. The coupling reaction was complete after 30 minutes. The polymer is stabilized and isolated as described in example I.
  • MW(app). Apparent molecular weights as determined by GPC, according to ASTM D-3536.
  • Coupling efficiency is defined by the weight ratio of triblock (SBB'S') to total weight triblock (SBB'S') plus diblock (B'S 1 ). In case of the use of a coupling agent this definition becomes the weight ratio of the coupled polymer to the weight of the SB diblock present prior to coupling.
  • P is the polydispersity factor determined for the total amount of poly(styrene) blocks, i.e. the first poly(styrene) plus final poly(styrene) block. This is determined for examples I and II and comparative examples I and II by applying ASTM D-3314-92, whereby the polystyrene blocks after treatment with osmium tetroxide are isolated and, subsequently, analyzed by GPC as described in ASTM D-3536.

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