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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
  • C08G64/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carbonic ester link in the main chain of the macromolecule
  • C08G64/04—Aromatic polycarbonates
  • C08G64/06—Aromatic polycarbonates not containing aliphatic unsaturation
  • C08G64/14—Aromatic polycarbonates not containing aliphatic unsaturation containing a chain-terminating or -crosslinking agent
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
  • Y10T428/13—Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]
  • Y10T428/1352—Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic]
  • Y10T428/1397—Single layer [continuous layer]

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• the present invention relates to containers made of branched polycarbonate, their manufacture and their use and branched polycarbonate.
• Polycarbonate containers are known.
• Polycarbonate containers have numerous advantageous properties such as high transparency, good mechanical properties, high resistance to environmental influences and long service life, as well as low weight and easy, inexpensive producibility.
• the polycarbonate containers are manufactured, for example, by the extrusion blow molding process or by the injection blow molding process.
• the granulate is usually melted with a single-shaft extruder and shaped into a free-standing tube through a nozzle, which is then enclosed by a blow mold that squeezes the tube together at the lower end.
• the tube is inflated within the mold so that the tube is given the desired shape.
• the mold is opened and the hollow body can be removed (more precisely described, for example, by Brinkschröder, FJ "Polycarbonate” in Becker, Braun, plastic manual, volume 3/1, polycarbonates, polyacetals, polyester, cellulose ester, Carl Hanser Verlag, Kunststoff, Vienna 1992, pages 257 to 264).
• branched polycarbonates are particularly pseudoplastic.
• the injection blow molding process is a combination of injection molding and
• the containers will burst. This can occur, for example, when a container filled with liquid falls onto the floor from a great height, for example from the loading area of a truck on which the container is transported.
• Such mechanical loads can be simulated, for example, by the breakdown test as described in the present text.
• the invention is therefore based on the object of providing containers made of polycarbonate which are more resistant to breakage under strong mechanical stress than the known containers made of polycarbonate.
• the object of the invention is achieved by containers made of branched polycarbonate, characterized in that the polycarbonate has a melt viscosity of 5500 to 9000 Pas, preferably of 6000 to 8000 Pas and particularly preferably of 6500 to 8000 at 260 ° C and a shear rate of 10 s ⁇ l Pas and at 260 ° C and a shear rate of 1000 s ⁇ l a melt viscosity of 880 to 1500 Pas, preferably from 900 to 1500 Pas and particularly preferably from 950 to 1200 Pas and that it has a MFR (Melt flow index, measured according to ISO1133 ) from 0.1 to 3.0 g / lOmin, preferably from 0.5 to 2.8 g / lOmin and particularly preferably from 0.5 to 2.5 g / 10min.
• MFR Melt flow
• the containers made of branched polycarbonate are preferred, characterized in that phenol and / or alkylphenols and / or arylphenols are used in the production of the branched polycarbonate, alkylphenols and / or arylphenols are particularly preferred and alkylphenols are very particularly preferred.
• the containers made of branched polycarbonate are preferred, characterized in that phenol is used in the production of the branched polycarbonate and the branched polycarbonate as branching agent l, l, l-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane (THPE) and / or 3,3-bis (3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-oxo-2,3-di-hydroindole (IBK, isatin biscresol).
• containers made of branched polycarbonate characterized in that the polycarbonate has a branching number at 260 ° C, defined as the quotient of the melt viscosity at a shear rate of 10 " ! And 1000 s ⁇ l from 6 to 12, preferably 7 to 12 and particularly preferred from 7 to 10.
• Branch number is abbreviated SV number.
• the containers made of branched polycarbonate are further preferred, characterized in that alkylphenols and / or arylphenols, particularly preferred alkylphenols, are used in the production of the branched polycarbonate, and in that the branched polycarbonate acts as a branching agent l, l, l-tris ( 4-hydroxy- phenyl) ethane (THPE) and / or 3,3-bis (3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole (IBK, isatin biscresol).
• alkylphenols and / or arylphenols particularly preferred alkylphenols
• Containers made of branched polycarbonate are particularly preferred, characterized in that p-tert-cumylphenol is used as arylphenol in the production of the branched polycarbonate.
• containers made of branched polycarbonate are particularly preferred, characterized in that p-tert-butylphenol or isooctylphenol is used as alkylphenols in the production of the branched polycarbonate.
• Another object of the present invention is the manufacture of the containers according to the invention.
• Another object of the present invention is the use of the container according to the invention.
• Another object of the present invention are the branched polycarbonates. of which the containers are made and which have the characteristics listed above.
• the containers according to the invention have numerous advantages. They are resistant to mechanical loads, ie unbreakable, and also have an advantageous range of other mechanical properties. They have good optical properties, in particular they have high transparency. They have a high heat resistance. Because of the high heat resistance, the containers according to the invention can be cleaned with hot water or sterilized with superheated steam. They have a high resistance to the usual cleaning agents, for example for cleaning water bottles for reusable use, an area of application for the containers according to the invention. They are easy and inexpensive to produce by known methods. The good processing properties of the polycarbonate are advantageously expressed here. They show a low aging of the material in use and therefore a long service life. For a commonly occurring
• Branched polycarbonates suitable according to the invention are both branched homopolycarbonates and branched copolycarbonates. A mixture of the branched polycarbonates suitable according to the invention can also be used.
• unbranched polycarbonates to the branched polycarbonates is possible to a small extent, provided that the essential properties, in particular the high breaking strength of the containers made from the polycarbonates, are not impaired thereby.
• Preferred branched polycarbonates are such branched homopolycarbonates and branched copolycarbonates based on the bisphenols of the general formula (I),
• Z is a divalent organic radical with 6 to 30 C atoms, which contains one or more aromatic groups.
• bisphenols according to the general formula (I) are bisphenols which belong to the following groups: dihydroxydiphenyls,
• Bis (hydroxyphenyl) alkanes Bis (hydroxyphenyl) cycloalkanes, indane bisphenols, bis (hydroxyphenyl) sulfides, bis (hydroxyphenyl) ethers, bis (hydroxyphenyl) ketones,
• B is- (hydroxyphenyl) sulfones, bis (hydroxyphenyl) sulfoxides and ⁇ , ⁇ '-bis (hydroxyphenyl) diisopropylbenzenes.
• Particularly preferred branched polycarbonates are the branched homopolycarbonate based on bisphenol A, the branched homopolycarbonate based on 1,1-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane and the branched copolycarbonates based on the two monomers Bisphenol A and l, l-bis- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane.
• the branched homopolycarbonate based on bisphenol A is very particularly preferred.
• the bisphenols according to general formula (I) described can be prepared by known methods, e.g. from the corresponding phenols and ketones.
• Indanbisphenols can, for example, from isopropenylphenol or its derivatives or from dimers of isopropenylphenol or its derivatives in the presence of a Friedel-Craft catalyst in organic solvents getting produced.
• branched polycarbonates to be used according to the invention are prepared in a known manner from bisphenols, carbonic acid derivatives, branches,
• Alkylphenols and / or arylphenols and optionally other substances which can act as chain terminators Alkylphenols and / or arylphenols and optionally other substances which can act as chain terminators.
• Suitable processes for the production of polycarbonates are, for example, the production from bisphenols with phosgene by the phase interface process or from bisphenols with phosgene by the process in homogeneous phase, the so-called pyridine process, or from bisphenols with carbonic acid esters by the melt transesterification process.
• These manufacturing processes are e.g. described in H. Schnell, "Chemistry and Physis of Polycarbonates", Polymer Reviews, Volume 9, pp. 31-76, Interscience Publishers, New York, London, Sidney, 1964. The above
• the branched polycarbonates to be used according to the invention are preferably produced by the phase interface process or the known melt transesterification process.
• phosgene is preferably used as the carbonic acid derivative, in the latter case preferably diphenyl carbonate.
• raw materials and auxiliary materials with a low level of impurities are preferred.
• the bisphenols and carbonic acid derivatives used should be as free as possible from alkali ions and alkaline earth ions.
• Such pure raw materials can be obtained, for example, by recrystallizing, washing or distilling the carbonic acid derivatives, for example carbonic acid esters, and the bisphenols.
• the reaction of the bisphenol and the carbonic acid diester can be carried out continuously or discontinuously, for example in stirred tanks, thin-film evaporators, falling film evaporators, stirred tank cascades, extruders, kneaders, simple disk reactors and high-viscosity disk reactors.
• Carbonic acid diesters which can be used for the production of polycarbonates are, for example, diaryl esters of carbonic acid, the two aryl radicals preferably each having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.
• the diesters are preferably the Carbonic acid based on phenol or alkyl-substituted phenols, for example diphenyl carbonate or dicresyl carbonate. Based on 1 mol of bisphenol, the carbonic acid diesters are preferably used in an amount of 1.01 to 1.30 mol, particularly preferably in an amount of 1.02 to 1.15 mol.
• the branched polycarbonates according to the invention have a weight average molar mass Mw of preferably from 12,000 to 120,000 g / mol, particularly preferably from 26,000 to 50,000 g / mol and in particular from 31,000 to 40,000 g / mol (determined by measuring the relative viscosity at 25 ° C in methylene chloride at a concentration of 0.5 g per 100 ml methylene chloride and calibration of the viscosity measurement by ultracentrifugation or scattered light measurement).
• the phenols, alkylphenols and / or arylphenols used in the production of the branched polycarbonates according to the invention have the effect of chain terminators, i.e. they limit the maximum achievable average molar mass. They are either added together with the monomers required for the production of the polycarbonate or in a later phase of the polycarbonate synthesis. They act as monofunctional compounds in the sense of polycarbonate synthesis and therefore act as chain terminators.
• the phenol, alkylphenols and / or arylphenols used in the production of the branched polycarbonate are preferably used in an amount of 0.25 to 10 mol%, based on the sum of the bisphenols used in each case.
• alkylphenols and / or arylphenols used in the production of the branched polycarbonate lead to alkylphenyl end groups or to arylphenyl end groups.
• drive other end groups occur, such as phenolic OH end groups or chlorocarbonate end groups.
• a preferred alkylphenol is, for example, para-tert-butylphenol (cf. Huston, Am Soc. 58, 439; US Pat. No. 2,051,300).
• Para-tert-butylphenol is a commercial product and can be obtained, for example, from Hüls AG, Mari, Germany or PPG Industrie, USA.
• Another preferred alkylphenol is para-cumylphenol. (see: Welsch, Am. Soc. 60, 58 (1983)). Another preferred
• Alkylphenol is isooctylphenol (see: US-A 2,415,069). Isooctylphenol is a commercial product and can be obtained, for example, from Hüls AG, Mari, Germany. These alkylphenols and their preparation are known to the average person skilled in the art. An overview of the use and its preparation is described in Houben-Weyl "Methods of Organic Chemistry" G.
• alkylphenols and / or arylphenols in addition to the alkylphenols and / or arylphenols, other substances which can act as chain terminators can be used in the production of the branched polycarbonates according to the invention.
• Suitable other substances which can act as chain terminators are both monophenols and monocarboxylic acids.
• Suitable monophenols are, for example, phenol, p-chlorophenol or 2,4,6-tribromophenol.
• Suitable monocarboxylic acids are benzoic acid, alkylbenzoic acids and halobenzoic acids.
• the preferred other substance that can act as a chain terminator is phenol.
• the amount of other substances which can act as chain terminators is preferably between 0.25 and 10 mol%, based on the sum of the bisphenols used in each case.
• branched polycarbonates suitable according to the invention are branched in a known manner, preferably by incorporating trifunctional or more than trifunctional branching agents.
• Suitable branching devices are e.g. those with three or more than three phenolic groups or those with three or more than three
• Suitable branching agents are, for example, phloroglucin, 4,6-dimethyl-2,4,6-tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -hepten-2, 4,6-dimethyl-2,4,6-tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) - heptane, 1, 3,5-tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzene, 1, 1, 1-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, tri- (4-hydroxyphenyl) phenylmethane, 2,2- Bis- [4,4-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) cyclohexyl] propane, 2,4-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl isopropyl) phenol, 2,6-bis (2-hydroxy-5'- methyl-benzyl) -4-methylphenol, 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -2- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) propane, hexa- (4- (4-hydroxyphenyl-isopropyl) phenyl) terephthalate, tetra- (
• Preferred branching agents are 1, 1, 1 tris (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane (THPE) and 3,3
• the amount of the branching agents which may be used is preferably 0.05 mol% to 2 mol%, preferably 0.1 mol% to 0.8 mol% and very particularly preferably 0.25 mol% to 0.6 Mol% based on moles of used
• the branching agents can be introduced in the aqueous alkaline phase, or added dissolved in an organic solvent together with the carbonic acid derivatives.
• the branching agents are preferably metered in together with the dihydroxyaromatics or bisphenols.
• customary additives can be mixed into the branched polycarbonates according to the invention and / or applied to the surface.
• Common additives are, for example: fillers (e.g. mineral fillers), reinforcing materials (e.g. glass fibers), stabilizers (e.g. UV stabilizers, thermal stabilizers, gamma-ray stabilizers), antistatic agents, flow aids, mold release agents, fire retardants, dyes and pigments, provided that these have the good mechanical properties of Do not interfere with molding compounds.
• fillers e.g. mineral fillers
• reinforcing materials e.g. glass fibers
• stabilizers e.g. UV stabilizers, thermal stabilizers, gamma-ray stabilizers
• antistatic agents e.g. UV stabilizers, thermal stabilizers, gamma-ray stabilizers
• flow aids e.g. UV stabilizers, thermal stabilizers, gamma-ray stabilizers
• blends can be made from the polycarbonates of the invention, ABS polymers, or from the polycarbonates and polyesters, such as Polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate.
• Containers in the sense of the present invention can be used for packaging, for storing or for transporting liquids, solids or gases.
• Containers for packaging, for storage or for transporting liquids (liquid containers) are preferred, containers for are particularly preferred
• Containers for storing or transporting water (water bottles).
• Containers in the sense of the invention are hollow bodies with a volume of preferably 0.1 1 to 50 1, preferably 0.5 1 to 50 1, very particularly preferred are volumes of 1 1, 51, 121 and 20 1.
• the containers have an empty weight of preferably 0.1 g to 3000 g, preferably 50 g to 2000 g and particularly preferably 650 g to 900 g.
• the wall thicknesses of the containers are preferably 0.5 mm to 5 mm, preferably 0.8 mm to 4 mm.
• Containers in the sense of the present invention have a length of preferred
• the containers have a maximum circumference of preferably 10 mm to 250 mm, preferably from 50 mm to 150 mm and very particularly preferably from 70 to 90 mm.
• Containers in the sense of the invention preferably have a bottle neck with a length of preferably 1 mm to 500 mm, preferably from 10 mm to 250 mm, particularly preferably from 50 mm to 100 mm and very particularly preferably from 70 to 80 mm.
• the wall thickness of the bottle neck of the container varies between preferably 0.5 mm to 10 mm, particularly preferably from 1 mm to 10 mm and very particularly preferably from 5 mm to 7 mm.
• the diameter of the bottle neck varies between preferably 5 mm and 200 mm. 10 mm to 100 mm are particularly preferred and 45 mm to 75 mm are very particularly preferred.
• the bottle bottom of the containers according to the invention has a diameter of preferably 10 mm to 250 mm, preferably 50 mm to 150 mm, and very particularly preferably 70 to 90 mm.
• Containers in the sense of the present invention can have any geometric shape, e.g. be round, oval or polygonal or angular with for example 3 to 12 sides. Round, oval and hexagonal shapes are preferred.
• the design of the containers can be based on any surface structure.
• Surface structures are preferably smooth or ribbed.
• the containers according to the invention can also have several different surface structures. Ribs or beads can run around the circumference of the container. You can have any distance or several different distances that are different from each other.
• the surface structures of the containers according to the invention can have roughened or integrated structures, symbols, ornaments, coats of arms, company logos, trademarks, names, manufacturer information, material identification and or volume information.
• the containers according to the invention can have any number of handles, which can be located on the side, above or below.
• the handles can be on the outside and integrated in the container contour.
• the handles can be foldable or fixed.
• the handles can have any contour, e.g. oval, round or polygonal.
• the handles preferably have a length of 0.1 mm to 180 mm, preferably of 20 mm to 120 mm.
• the containers according to the invention may also contain other substances to a lesser extent, e.g. B. rubber seals or handles made of other materials.
• the containers according to the invention are preferably produced by the extrusion blow molding process or by the injection blow molding process.
• polycarbonates according to the invention for producing the containers according to the invention are processed on extruders with a smooth or grooved, preferably a smooth, feed zone.
• the drive power of the extruder is selected according to the screw diameter.
• An example is that with a screw diameter of 60 mm the drive power of the extruder is approximately 30 to 40 kW, with a screw diameter of 90 mm approximately 60 to 70 kW.
• a screw diameter of 50 to 60 mm is preferred for the production of containers of volume 1 1.
• a screw diameter of 70 to 100 mm is preferred for the production of containers of volume 20 1.
• the length of the screws is preferably 20 to 25 times the diameter of the screw.
• the blow molding tool is preferably heated to 50 to 90 ° C. in order to obtain a brilliant and high-quality surface of the containers.
• the bottom area and the jacket area can be temperature controlled separately from one another.
• the blow molding tool is preferably closed with a pinch force of 1000 to 1500 N per cm of pinch seam length.
• the polycarbonate according to the invention is preferably dried so that the optical quality of the containers is not impaired by streaks or bubbles and the polycarbonate is not hydrolytically degraded during processing.
• the residual moisture content after drying is preferably less than 0.01% by weight.
• a drying temperature of 120 ° C. is preferred.
• the preferred melt temperature when processing the polycarbonate according to the invention is 230 ° to 300 ° C.
• the containers according to the invention can be used for packaging, for storing or for transporting liquids, solids or gases.
• the preferred embodiment is as a container, which is used, for example, for packaging, for storage or for transporting liquids.
• the embodiment as a water bottle is particularly preferred, which can be used, for example, for packaging, storage or transport of water.
• a preferred embodiment of the invention is one in which the container made of branched polycarbonate is characterized in that the branched polycarbonate contains THPE and / or IBK as branching agent and in which alkylphenols are used in the production of the branched polycarbonate and in which the container contains a water bottle is.
• a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is one in which the container made of branched polycarbonate is characterized in that the branched polycarbonate contains THPE and / or IBK as the branching agent and in which phenol is used to produce the branched polycarbonate and in which the
• Polycarbonate at 260 ° C and a shear rate of 10 s ⁇ l a melt viscosity of 5500 to 7000 Pas and at 260 ° C and a shear rate of 1000 s "l has a melt viscosity of 900 to 1 100 Pas and an MFR (Melt flow index, measured according to ISO1 133) of ⁇ 3.5 g / 10 min and where the container is a water bottle.
• MFR Melt flow index, measured according to ISO1 133
• a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is also that in which the branch made of branched polycarbonate is characterized in that the branched polycarbonate acts as a branching agent 1, 1, 1-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane (THPE) and / or 3, 3-is- (3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole (IBK, isatin biscresol) and in the preparation of the branched polycarbonate para-tert-butylphenol and / or para-cumylphenol and / or para-iso-octylphenol and in which the container is a water bottle.
• THPE 1, 1-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane
• IBK 3-is- (3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) -2-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole
• IBK isatin biscresol
• the assessment of the breaking strength of the containers is preferably carried out after the break test as described below.
• the actual measurement is prepared in such a way that the shape and mass of the containers are determined before the measurement. Only in the test Containers of the same shape and the same mass compared. The mass of the containers compared in the breakdown test may differ by a maximum of 5 percent.
• the container is filled with distilled water at room temperature and then placed on a trap door grandstand, the bottom of which is designed as a trap door.
• the trap door grandstand is raised so far that its floor is 0.5 meters above the floor below, which consists of a thick steel plate. The trap door is then opened so that the container filled with water falls to the floor. If the container is not broken, the same container is placed on the trap door grandstand again and in a second measurement to a height of
• Raised 1 meter to drop the container again as described. Further measurements follow, increasing the drop height by 0.5 meters each. In this way, a height of breakage is determined, which is defined by the fact that the hollow body breaks and the water runs out.
• a mean break height an average of ten, serves as a measure of the mechanical strength of the containers
• FIG. 1 The container according to the invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of a drawing (FIG. 1) which merely represents a preferred example.
• FIG. 1 shows a cross section through a rotationally symmetrical container (a water bottle). This has a weight of 780 g ⁇ 15 g, a height of approx. 485 mm and a neck diameter of approx. 54.8 mm, circumference approx. 855 mm , It consists of branched polycarbonate.
• the container holds a volume of 18.9 liters (5 gallons).
• a container according to the invention was machined with a machine from Krupp-Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH, Bonn, Germany (extruder: screw diameter: 90 mm, effective screw length: 22D, head: 3.51 Fifo, clamping force: 300 kN, cycle time: 31s to 32 s, ejection time: 5.3 s to 5.6 s) at a melt temperature of 260 ° C and a temperature of the blow molding tool of approx. 90 ° C according to FIG. 1 from the branched bisphenol A polycarbonates (Examples 1 to 7, Table 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5, Table 2). These bisphenol A polycarbonates were produced using the phase interface process.
• the chain terminators and branching devices used are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
• the branching agent content in all examples and comparative examples was 0.30 mol%.
• the container according to the invention was subjected to the breakdown test described in the present text.
• the container used in the experiments had the shape shown in Fig. 1.
• the examples show the superior breaking strength of the containers according to the invention.

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