WO1997007907A1 - Microcellular foam plank - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to non-crosslinked low or high density polyolefin foam having a fine-celled closed structure and a process of preparing the low or high density polyolefin foam.
- Non-crosslinked foams in the prior art made with the herein described extrusion accumulator process typically had cells within the 20 to 30 cells per inch range. Attempts to make the non-crosslinked thick cross-sectional foams with a higher cell count resulted in non-flat/wavy foam, voids, ripples, or the like.
- the main objectives of the invention is to cure the problems of the above stated prior art and to provide a non-crosslinked foam product, which offers the properties of a crosslinked foam product, but with a finer cell count typically greater than 50 cells per inch and a soft, non-abrasive feel while providing capability to be recycled, which is extrinsic to a crosslinked foam product.
- Other objectives and advantages of the invention are set out herein or are obvious herefrom to one skilled in the art.
- the invention involves a blended non-crosslinked polyolefin composition which is processable into a foamed product, preferably foamed plank, comprising a polyolefin, optionally a copolymer of an olefin and a different ethylenic monomer, an effective amount of a fatty acid compound permeability agent, and an effective amount of a nucleating agent.
- a foamed product preferably foamed plank
- the non- crosslinked foamed product of the invention offers the properties of a crosslinked foam product and has a finer cell count typically greater than 50 cells per inch and a soft, nonabrasive feel.
- the non-crosslinked foamed product has the capability of being recycled, which is extrinsic to a crosslinked foamed product.
- the optional copolymer is a copolymer of an olefin and an ester monomer.
- an ionomer resin can be included in the blend.
- Isobutane blowing agent is also usually present in an amount of from 5 to 30 parts, best from 10 to 20 parts, per 100 parts ofthe polymer blend composition during the operation/process of preparing the foam.
- the polyolefin is polyethylene.
- the copolymer is ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer or ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer.
- the fatty acid compound stability agent is glycerol monostearate.
- the nucleating agent is (a) crystalline silica, or (b) sodium bicarbonate-citric acid, or (c) talc.
- the polyolefin is low density polyethylene
- the copolymer is ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer
- the fatty acid compound permeability control agent is glycerol monostearate
- the nucleating agent is crystalline silica.
- the invention also involves a process for preparing an expanded non- crosslinked low or high density polyolefin foam, which offers the properties of a crosslinked foam product, with a finer cell count typically greater than 50 cells per inch and a soft, non-abrasive feel while also providing capability to be recycled, whereas crosslinked foam does not.
- the process includes forming a mixture of a polyolefin, optionally a copolymer of an olefin and a different ethylenic monomer, an effective amount of a fatty acid compound permeability agent, an effective amount of a nucleating agent and an effective amount of isobutane blowing agent, dissolved in the polyolefin and copolymer, under pressure.
- the mixture has a temperature at which the viscosity ofthe mixture is sufficient to retain the blowing agent when the mixture is allowed to expand.
- the mixture is extruded into a holding zone maintained at a temperature and pressure which does not allow the resulting mixture to foam.
- the extrusion is done without an extrusion die.
- the holding zone has an outlet die defining an orifice opening into a zone of lower pressure at which the mixture foams.
- An openable gate closes the die orifice and periodically the gate is opened and substantially concurrently therewith mechanical pressure is applied by a movable ram of the mixture to eject the mixture from the holding zone through the die orifice into the zone of lower pressure, at a rate greater than that at which substantial foaming in the die orifice occurs and less than that at which substantial irregularities in cross- sectional area or shape occurs.
- the ejected mixture is permitted to expand unrestrained in at least one dimension to produce an elongated cellular body.
- the invention foam is a plank foam with dimensions of typically 108 inches by 24 inches by 2 inches (or 3 inches).
- the invention foam will replace bun stock crosslinked foam. Manufacturers of such crosslinked foam include Sentinel, Voltek, and Monarch Rubber Company.
- the invention foam is a fine-cell (microcellular), soft material.
- the invention foam is preferably made with low density polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate or ethylene methyl acrylate, isobutane blowing agent, a fatty acid (glycerol monostearate) to prevent collapse of the foam, and a nucleating agent, for example, crystalline silica or sodium bicarbonate-citric acid or talc.
- the invention non-crosslinked foam compares favorably to many of the physical characteristics of a crosslinked foam. However, unlike crosslinked foam, the invention foam is recyclable. Detailed Description Of The Invention
- the invention involves non-crosslinked polyolefin foam which offers the properties of a crosslinked product with fine-celled (microcellular) structure with cell counts typically greater than 50 cells per inch and a soft, non ⁇ abrasive feel while also providing capability to be recycled (whereas crosslinked foam does not).
- the foamed product is prepared from a blend of a polyolefin and a copolymer of an olefin and a different (nonionic) ethylenic monomer.
- the polyolefin is a low density ethylene homopolymer.
- the copolymer is an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer or an ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer.
- the copolymers are usually soft or have low stiffness.
- the thermoplastic polyolefins are polyethylenes and polypropylenes.
- the polyethylenes can be HDPE, MDPE, LDPE and LLDPE.
- Examples of the ethylene copolymers are ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-1 -butene copolymers, ethylene methyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, and the like.
- the amount of the polyolefin in the polymer blend typically is 5 to 95 percent, preferably about 85 percent based on the total weight of the polymer blend composition (excluding the blowing agent).
- the amount of the copolymer of an olefin and a different ethylenic monomer in the polymer blend typically is 5 to 25 percent, preferably about 12 percent, based on the total weight of the polymer blend composition (excluding the blowing agent).
- the different ethylenic monomer is preferably used in the amount of about 5 to 20 percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer.
- copolymers containing esters such as, ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) can be added to the mixture with a total ester monomer content of the final product (or the polymer blended composition, excluding the blowing agent) in the range of up to 20 percent, preferably about 2.4 percent, to allow best control of the process.
- esters such as, ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
- EMA ethylene methyl acrylate
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- melt indices for some of the preferred components of the invention blends are: Material Melt Index f ⁇ ms/10 min.)
- a fatty acid compound permeability control agent is added to the polymer blend composition to enhance dimensional stability in the foam product.
- Preferred fatty acid permeability control agents include amides and esters of C12-24 f attv ac 'ds. Such permeability control agents are taught in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,644,230 and 4,214,054, which are incorporated herein by reference.
- Preferred individual permeability control agents include steryl stearamide, glycerol monostearate, glycerol monobehenate, and sorbitol monostearate. The most preferred permeability control agent is glycerol monostearate.
- fatty acid compound permeability control agents are employed in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to about 5 parts per hundred parts ofthe polymer blend composition (excluding the blowing agent), or preferably about 1.5 weight percent based on the polymer blend composition (excluding the blowing agent) to prevent foam collapse.
- the fatty acid compound permeability control agents include partial esters of long chain fatty acids with polyols, fatty acid amides, complete esters of fatty acids, etc. Some further examples thereof are glycerol distearate, glyceryl monobenzoate and sorbitan monooleate.
- the nucleating agent is used to regulate cell size within the foam.
- the nucleating agent preferably is (a) crystalline silica, or (b) sodium bicarbonate citric acid, or (c) talc.
- the most preferred nucleating agent is crystalline silica and is typically used in amounts of 10 to 25 percent by weight, most preferably about 13 to 17 weight percent, based upon the weight of the total composition (excluding the blowing agent).
- the preferred sodium bicarbonate-citric acid nucleating agents are commercially available under the trademark HYDROCEROL.
- the preferred sodium bicarbonate-citric acid is Hydrocerol CF-70 or Hydrocerol CF-40 (a particulate/powder of, respectively, a 70 or 40 percent concentration of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in a wax and polyethylene base in pellet form).
- the nucleating agent is typically used in amounts of from 0.1 to 5 percent by weight, preferably 0.2 to 2 percent by weight, most preferably about 0.5 weight percent, based upon the weight of the total composition (excluding the blowing agent).
- the polymer blend composition can also contain up to 10 percent, preferably about 3 percent, based upon the total weight of the polymer blend composition (excluding the blowing agent), of an ionomeric resin.
- the ionomeric resin is a cation initiated crosslinked polymer of ethylene and a vinyl acid, preferably a zinc or sodium ion initiated crosslinked polymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid.
- An ionomer is a thermoplastic polymer that is ionically crosslinked to form bonds between the acid groups within a chain and neighboring chains. The ionomers improve the strength and/or the stiffness of the microcellular foam planks.
- ionomers are transparent, resistant to abrasion and solvents, have excellent electrical properties, and have outstanding puncture and low temperature impact resistance.
- Ionomeric resins are recyclable. (Note that the ionomeric resin is not a crosslinking agent regarding the foam of the invention.)
- the preferred blowing agent used is isobutane.
- suitable volatile blowing agents include halocarbons such as fluorocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons; hydrohalocarbons such as hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons, such as, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, dichlorodifluoroethane, dichloromonofluoromethane and trichloromonofluoromethane; alkylhalides, such as methyl chloride and ethyl chloride; hydrocarbons such as alkanes or alkenes; carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, water; and the like.
- alkanes having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms examples include ethane, propane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexane, isohexane, heptane, and the like.
- the invention foam structure is formed by the extrusion accumulator process disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,323,528, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the process for producing large size, low or high density, elongated thermoplastic cellular bodies includes the forming of a mixture of a thermoplastic polymer-copoiymer blend composition and the isobutane blowing agent dissolved therein under pressure and at a temperature at which the viscosity ofthe mixture is sufficient to retain the isobutane blowing agent when the mixture is allowed to expand.
- the mixture is extruded into a holding zone under conditions that prevent the mixture from foaming.
- the holding zone has an outlet die orifice opening into a zone of lower pressure and temperature at which the mixture foams.
- the outlet die orifice must be designed to allow the expansion of the fine celled foam to the appropriate stated width dimensions.
- An openable gate closes the die orifice.
- the gate Periodically the gate is opened and substantially concurrently mechanical pressure is applied by a movable ram on the mixture, preferably while scraping the sides of the holding zone with the ram, to eject the mixture from the holding zone through the die orifice at a rate in excess of that at which substantial foaming in the die orifice occurs and less than that at which substantial irregularities in the cross-sectional area or shape of the cellular body occurs, preferably 9,000 lb/hour to 11 ,000 lb/hour, most preferably the foam ejection rate of 10,500 lb/hour.
- the ejected mixture is permitted to expand unrestrained in at least one dimension to produce the elongated thermoplastic cellular body.
- the apparatus for producing elongated thermoplastic cellular bodies includes an extruder for feeding a mixture of the thermoplastic polymer blend and the plasticizing isobutane blowing agent at a temperature suitable for producing a cellular body when the mixture is subjected to lower pressure, and an expandable holding chamber receiving the mixture from the extruder and maintaining the mixture in a molten state at a pressure above the foaming pressure thereof.
- the conditions in the extruder portion of the extrusion-accumulator apparatus for the invention foam typically are:
- Feed/Metering 300° to 425°, preferably 320° to 400°F
- Cooling 120° to 230°F, preferably 150° to 180°F
- Pressures 600 to 2000 psi, preferably 650 to 1 ,000 psi.
- the conditions in the accumulator for the invention foam typically are: Temperatures: 190° to 225°F, preferably 210° to 221°F.
- Extruded foam planks with cell size typically of the herein stated invention formed by extrusion using an extruder with an extrusion die in the case of uncrosslinked PE or PE/EVA, have surface ripples, corrugations, warping and the like.
- the non-crosslinked PE/EVA or PE/EMA foam planks ofthe invention which are formed by the extrusion accumulator system, do not have surface ripples, corrugations or wa ⁇ ing.
- the foam planks of the invention have smooth flat surfaces.
- the invention process produces microcellular or fine celled foam structures and planks with cell counts usually within the range of 50 to 120 cpi, ideally greaterthan 70 cpi.
- the invention foam planks are substantially composed of closed cells.
- the process and polymer blend compositions of the invention are particularly useful in producing polyolefin foam planks, especially polyethylene foam planks.
- polyethylene foam planks For example, low density polyethylene foam with a density in the range of 1.2 to 2.6 pcf can be produced.
- the foam has a fine- celled closed structure containing greaterthan 50 cells per inch.
- the foam is made in plank form with finished nominal dimensions of 2 1/4 inches by 24 inches by 108 inches. Using the accumulator process, as described in U.S. Patent No.
- foam plank structure has been produced.
- low density polyethylene foam planks having the same specifications as the preceding foam planks except that the finished nominal dimensions are 3 1/4 inches by 24 inches by 108 inches.
- Foam planks can be made in varying widths and length.
- High density polyethylene foam planks having a density of about 4 pcf or greater can be produced by the invention process and from the invention polymer blend compositions.
- the ejected thermoplastic foam can be subjected to heat below any level having adverse effect on the thermoplastic foam or can be perforated so as to create a series of narrow channels in and/or through the thermoplastic foam.
- thermoplastic foams are recyclable in that the basic chemical nature of thermoplastic usually does not change significantly as a result of the extrusion process.
- Thermoplastic materials can generally be reground and recycled into a usable form.
- Thermosets undergo a crosslinking reaction when the temperature is raised above a certain point.
- the crosslinking forms a three dimensional network which remains intact when the temperature is reduced. This causes an irreversible change in the material and, therefore, can not be recycled like thermoplastic materials.
- the product is a polyolefin foam with a density in the range of about 1.2 and about 9.0 pcf.
- the polyolefin foam planks can be low density, e.g., density of about 1.2 to about 2.6 pcf, or high density, e.g., density of about 4.0 to 9.0 pcf.
- the polyolefin is usually low density polyethylene.
- the foam is made in plank form, e.g., with nominal dimensions of 24 inches x 108 inches x 2 to 3 1/2 inches.
- the foam has a fine-celled structure containing 50 to 120 cells per inch (cpi). Using the accumulator process as described in U.S. Patent No.
- the invention process is able to produce a flat foamed plank structure.
- the foam is a non-crosslinked thermoplastic material and is recyclable, unlike crosslinked foam.
- the invention foam is smooth to the touch and passes the surface abrasion resistance as required of the packaging of Class A surfaces.
- This invention foam is physically comparable with a crosslinked foam product with recyclability as an added bonus.
- the invention foam can be white or colored and can also contain additives, such as, UV stabilizers, antistats, pigments, antioxidants, etc.
- ethylene copolymers containing esters such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA) can be added to the LDPE.
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- EMA ethylene methyl acrylate
- the total ester monomer content ofthe final product (excluding the blowing agent) is in the range of 0.1 to 10 (or 20) percent.
- an ionomeric resin can be added in the range of up to 5 percent [e.g., 0.01 to 5 (or 10) percent].
- the invention foam is preferably made with a crystalline silica nucleating agent or a sodium bicarbonate nucleating agent or a talc nucleating agent, and isobutane as the sole blowing agent. Glycerol monostearate (most preferred) or a similar fatty acid compound can be used as the permeability control agent.
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