POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS USING NATURAL COMPOUND AS ANTIOXIDANT AND/OR HEAT-RESISTANT
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nontoxic polyolefin composition that is prepared by using a natural compound as antioxidant and/or heat-resistant and a polyolefin resin as a base resin.
Background of the Invention
Addition of an antioxidant and a heat-resistant is essential to preparing a macromolecular resin composition of which a base resin is a polyethylene, polypropylene, or its copolymer. It is common to add additives such as a pigment, a filler, an antistatic agent, and a flame-retardant to the resin composition.
Antioxidant has been used to enhance durability by preventing a polyolefin composition from deterioration, yellowing during processing, and degradation after processing. Hindered phenol, hindered amine, sulfur compound, or phosphorus compound generally has been used as an antioxidant. However, these compounds are synthetic compounds, so these are expensive and toxic. Particularly, hindered phenol compound is classified into an environmental hormone, so it is known for dealing a human body a fatal defection. Accordingly, the present inventor has invented a polyolefin composition that is a nontoxic, low-priced composition by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as an antioxidant.
In addition, a heat-resistant has been used to stabilize a composition from
heat, oxygen, ultraviolet etc., on processing or using a polyolefin composition. A soap constituent such as zinc stearate, magnesium stearate and calcium stearate, or a toxic salt such as lead salt, barium salt and cadmium salt has been generally used as a heat-resistant. These heat-resistants are synthetic compounds, so these are expensive and toxic. All of these compounds are toxic because these are lipophilic compounds and then are accumulated in the human body. Accordingly, the present inventor has invented a polyolefin composition that is nontoxic, environmental friendly composition by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as a heat-resistant. Further, the present inventor has invented a polyolefin composition which is nontoxic, low-priced composition by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as an antioxidant and a heat-resistant.
Objects of the Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a nontoxic polyolefin composition by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as an antioxidant
Another object of the present invention is to provide a low-priced polyolefin composition by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as an antioxidant
A further object of the present invention is to provide a polyolefin composition, which is nontoxic and environmental friendly by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as a heat-resistant. A further object of the present invention is to provide a polyolefin composition, which is nontoxic and low-priced by using a natural compound instead of a conventional synthetic compound as an antioxidant and a heat-resistant.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the ensuing disclosure and appended claims.
Summary of the Invention
A polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises a polyolefin resin as a base resin, a natural compound such as ascorbic acid, its derivative, apple phenon as an antioxidant, and/or a natural compound such as a lactic acid derivative as a heat-resistant. A polyolefin composition of the present invention comprises 0.01 to 1 parts by weight of antioxidant, and or 0.01 to 1 parts by weight of heat-resistant per 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin. Preferably, the ascorbic acid derivative, which is antioxidant of the present invention, includes an ascorbic acid, a sodium ascorbic acid, an erythorbic acid, a sodium erythorbic acid, etc, and the lactic acid derivative, which is heat-resistant of the present invention, includes a lactic acid metal salt such as calcium lactic acid.
Detailed Description of the Invention
A polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises a polyolefin resin as a base resin, a natural compound such as ascorbic acid, its derivative, apple phenon as an antioxidant, and/or a natural compound such as a lactic acid derivative as a heat-resistant. A polyolefin composition of the present invention comprises 0.01 to 1 parts by weight of antioxidant, and/or 0.01 to 1 parts by weight of heat-resistant per 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin. Preferably, the ascorbic acid derivative, which is antioxidant of the present invention, includes an ascorbic acid, a sodium ascorbic acid, an erythorbic acid, a sodium erythorbic acid, etc, and the lactic acid derivative, which is heat-resistant of the present invention, includes a lactic acid metal salt such as calcium lactic acid. The detailed description of the present invention is as follows.
It is preferable that a base resin of the present invention is a polyolefin resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or copolymer thereof.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a polyolefin composition is
composed of a polyolefin resin as a base resin, a natural compound such as ascorbic acid and derivatives thereof, an apple phenon as an antioxidant, and a conventional heat-resistant such as zinc stearate, magnesium stearate, or calcium stearate which is a kind of soap constituent. The ascorbic acid derivatives include ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, sodium erythorbic acid etc. Ascorbic acid and its derivatives such as ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, and sodium erythorbic acid in the present invention are natural compounds, so these are lower price than a synthetic compound for antioxidant. Particularly, ascorbic acid is a natural compound, generally known as vitamin C. These natural compounds are nontoxic to human.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a polyolefin composition is composed of a polyolefin resin as a base resin, a conventional synthetic compound such as a hindered phenol, a hindered amine, a sulfur compound, or a phosphorus compound as an antioxidant, and a natural compound such as a lactic acid derivative as a heat-resistant. The lactic acid derivative, which is heat-resistant, includes a lactic acid metal salt such as a calcium lactic acid. The lactic acid derivative is a kind of food additive added on yogurt processing and it is a natural compound good for the health. The stearate metal salt, which is a kind of soap constituent, is lipophilic compound so it has a shortcoming that the salt is accumulated in human body. This shortcoming can then be overcome by using a lactic acid derivative because it is a hydrophilic compound.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a polyolefin composition is composed of a polyolefin resin as a base resin, a natural compound such as an ascorbic acid, a derivative thereof, or an apple phenon as an antioxidant, and/or a natural compound such as a lactic acid derivative as a heat-resistant.
A polyolefin composition of the present invention comprises 0.01 to 1 parts by weight of antioxidant, and/or 0.01 to 1 parts by weight of heat-resistant per 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin. However, the amount of the compounds can be easily controlled by an ordinary skilled person in the art. The polyolefin composition
can be easily compounded with a kneader and a one-screw extruder or two-screw extruder by an ordinary skilled person in the art.
Other additives may be contained in the resin composition of the present invention. The additives include an anti-dripping agent, an impact modifier, a plasticizer, a compatibilizer, a staining agent, a filler, an antistatic agent, a flame-retardant, an organic or inorganic pigment, a dye and the like. A filler such as talc, silica, mica, glass fiber, sulfate salt can be added, the amount of the additives are employed by an ordinary skilled person in the art.
The invention may be better understood by reference to the following examples which are intended for the purpose of illustration and are not to be construed as in any way limiting the scope of the present invention, which is defined in the claims appended hereto.
Comparative Example
The Comparative Example was carried out to compare the properties of the polyolefin compound of the present invention with the compound of this Comparative Example. In this Comparative Example, the polyolefin composition was prepared by using a conventional synthetic compound as an antioxidant and a heat-resistant. The polyolefin composition was composed of a polyolefin resin as a base resin, a hindered phenol as an antioxidant, a calcium stearate as a heat-resistant. Table 1 below shows the amount of antioxidant, heat-resistant and the properties of the resin composition according to the Comparative Example.
Examples 1-7
In Examples 1-7, the polyolefin composition was prepared according to the present invention. In Examples 1-7, a polyolefin composition contained natural compounds as an antioxidant and a heat-resistant, or alternatively either antioxidant
or heat-resistant was replaced the natural compound with a synthetic compound. Table 1 below shows the amount of antioxidant, heat-resistant and the properties of the resin compositions according to Examples 1-7.
In Examples 1-7 and Comparative Example, a polypropylene was used PP 246®, Daerim Chemical Inc. of Korea.
The components of Examples 1-7 and Comparative Example were blended as shown in Table 1 below and the test specimens were extruded in the form of pellets with a 28 mm twin-screw extruder(MP 2030, L/D 25:1 APV Chemical Machinery Ltd.) at 200—250 °C . The melt index of the test specimens were measured under 2.16Kg, 230°C in accordance with ASTM D-1238.
Table 1
Examples
Composition Comp. '
Ex. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Base resin Polyolefin1-* 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Antioxidant Hindered phenol > 0.1 - 0.1 - - - - -
L-ascorbic acid - - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
L-ascorbic acid - - - - 0.1 - - 0.1 sodium salt
Apple phenon - 0.1 - - - 0.1 - -
Heat-resistant Calcium 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - - stearate
Calcium - - 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 0.1 lactic acid
Melt Index3) 12.8 14.8 12.6 15.2 15.3 11.8 12.7 13.8
1) Polypropylene PP 246® (a product of Daerim chemical inc.)
2) Irganox® (#1010, a product of Civa-Geigi)
3) The melt index was measured under 2.16Kg at 230 °C in accordance with ASTM D-1238 (g/lOmin)
As shown in the Examples and Comparative Example, there was little difference in melt index. Melt indexes are 12.8 in the Comparative Example, and 14.8, 12.6, 15.2, and 15.3 respectively in Example 1-4, and 11.8, 12.7, and 13.8 respectively in Example 5-7. As described above, it could be ascertained of little difference in properties between the polyolefin compositions using only natural compounds or using a natural compound and a synthetic compound simultaneously and the polyolefin composition using only conventional synthetic compounds as antioxidant and heat-resistant.
The present invention can be easily carried out by an ordinary skilled person in the art. Many modifications and changes may be deemed to be with the scope of the present invention as defined in the following claims.