WO2002051912A1 - Polyolefin sheets for thermoforming - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to sheets for thermoforming based on a particular kind of propylene polymer or polymer composition.
- the sheets of the invention provide a better balance of processing characteristics and physical properties of the thermoformed items made therefrom.
- the thermoformed items exhibit improved properties such as stiffness and impact resistance.
- the present invention provides polypropylene sheets for thermoforming wherein at least one layer comprises a propylene polymer containing at least 0.8% by weight of ethylene and optionally one or more C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olefins, or a propylene polymer composition containing at least 0.8% by weight of one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and C -C 10 ⁇ -olefins, and having the following features:
- At least one layer is substantially made of the said propylene polymer or propylene polymer composition.
- the said propylene polymer is a random copolymer (I) containing such an amount of comonomer(s) as to have a melting temperature (measured by DSC, i.e. Differential
- a propylene polymer composition (II) comprising a first propylene
- (co)polymer (where the copolymer is a random copolymer) with an ethylene content between 0 and 1.5% by weight, and a second propylene random copolymer with an ethylene content between 0.8 and 5% by weight, the weight ratio of the second copolymer to the first (co)polymer being in the range from about 20:80 to about 80:20, preferably from 30:70 to 70:30, and the difference in the ethylene content between the two being preferably from 1 to 4 percentage units with respect to the weight of the (co)polymer concerned; or another propylene polymer composition (II) comprising a first propylene (co)polymer (where the copolymer is a random copolymer) with a comonomer content between 0 and 2% by weight, and a second propylene random copolymer with a comonomer content between 1.5 and 12% by weight, the weight ratio of the second copolymer to the first (co)polymer being in the range
- the Melt Flow Rate (MFR according to ISO 1133, 230 °C, 2.16 Kg load) of the said propylene polymer or polymer composition goes from 1 to 10 g/10 min., more preferably from 1 to 4 g/10 min..
- compositions to be used for the sheets the present invention are:
- Polydispersity Index (PI) from 3.0 to 1, more preferably from 3.8 to 6.
- the MFR values of the first propylene (co) polymer in composition (II) and of the second propylene random copolymer in composition (II) can be similar or substantially different.
- the MFR value of the first propylene (co) polymer is lower than that of the second propylene random copolymer and the difference in the MFR values being preferably greater than 5 g/lOmin...
- R is an alkyl radical, linear or branched, with 2-8 carbon atoms or an aryl (in particular phenyl) radical.
- Examples of said C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olef ⁇ ns are 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-l-pentene and 1-octene. Particularly preferred is 1-butene.
- compositions of the present invention can be prepared by polymerization in one or more polymerization steps. Such polymerization is carried out in the presence of stereospecific Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
- An essential component of said catalysts is a solid catalyst component comprising a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond, and an electron-donor compound, both supported on a magnesium halide in active form.
- Another essential component (co-catalyst) is an organoalummum compound, such as an aluminum alkyl compound.
- An external donor is optionally added.
- the catalysts generally used in the process of the invention are capable of producing polypropylene with an Isotacticity Index greater than 90%, preferably greater than 95%.
- Catalysts having the above mentioned characteristics are well known in the patent literature; particularly advantageous are the catalysts described in US patent 4,399,054 and European patent 45977. Other examples can be found in US patent 4,472,524.
- the solid catalyst components used in said catalysts comprise, as electron-donors (internal donors), compounds selected from the group consisting of ethers, ketones, lactones, compounds containing N, P and/or S atoms, and esters of mono- and dicarboxylic acids.
- Particularly suitable electron-donor compounds are 1,3-diethers of formula:
- R 1 and R ⁇ are the same or different and are Ci-C 18 alkyl, C 3 -C 18 cycloalkyl or C 7 - C 18 aryl radicals; R m and R are the same or different and are C ⁇ -C alkyl radicals; or are the 1,3-diethers in which the carbon atom in position 2 belongs to a cyclic or polycyclic structure made up of 5, 6, or 7 carbon atoms, or of 5-n or 6-ri carbon atoms, and respectively n nitrogen atoms and n' heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and Si, where n is 1 or 2 and n' is 1, 2, or 3, said structure containing two or three unsaturations (cyclopolyenic structure), and optionally being condensed with other cyclic structures, or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl radicals; cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl radicals and
- dieters are 2-methyl-2-isopropyl-l,3-dimethoxypropane, 2,2-diisobutyl- 1 ,3 -dimethoxypropane, 2-isopropyl-2-cyclopentyl- 1 ,3 -dimethoxypropane, 2-isopropyl-2-isoamyl-l,3-dimethoxypropane, 9,9-bis (methoxymethyl) fluorene.
- Other suitable electron-donor compounds are phthalic acid esters, such as diisobutyl, dioctyl, diphenyl and benzylbutyl phthalate.
- a MgCl 2 . nROH adduct (in particular in the form of spheroidal particles) wherein n is generally from 1 to 3 and ROH is ethanol, butanol or isobutanol, is reacted with an excess of TiCl 4 containing the electron-donor compound.
- the reaction temperature is generally from 80 to 120 °C.
- the solid is then isolated and reacted once more with TiCl , in the presence or absence of the electron-donor compound, after which it is separated and washed with aliquots of a hydrocarbon until all chlorine ions have disappeared.
- the titanium compound, expressed as Ti is generally present in an amount from 0.5 to 10% by weight.
- the quantity of electron-donor compound which remains fixed on the solid catalyst component generally is 5 to 20% by moles with respect to the magnesium dihalide.
- titanium compounds which can be used for the preparation of the solid catalyst component are the halides and the halogen alcoholates of titanium. Titanium tetrachloride is the preferred compound.
- the active form of magnesium halide in the solid catalyst component can be recognized by the fact that in the X-ray spectrum of the catalyst component the maximum intensity reflection appearing in the spectrum of the nonactivated magnesium halide (having a surface area smaller than 3 m 2 /g) is no longer present, but in its place there is a halo with the maximum intensity shifted with respect to the position of the maximum intensity reflection of the nonactivated magnesium dihalide, or by the fact that the maximum intensity reflection shows a width at half-peak at least 30% greater than the one of the maximum intensity reflection which appears in the spectrum of the nonactivated magnesium halide.
- the most active forms are those where the above mentioned halo appears in the X-ray spectrum of the solid catalyst component.
- magnesium chloride is preferred.
- the X-ray spectrum of the solid catalyst component shows a halo instead of the reflection which in the spectrum of the nonactivated chloride appears at 2.56 A.
- the Al-alkyl compounds used as co-catalysts comprise the Al-trialkyls, such as Al-triethyl, Al-triisobutyl, Al-tri-n-butyl, and linear or cyclic Al-alkyl compounds containing two or more Al atoms bonded to each other by way of O or N atoms, or SO 4 or SO 3 groups.
- the Al-alkyl compound is generally used in such a quantity that the Al/Ti ratio be from 1 to 1000.
- the electron-donor compounds that can be used as external donors include aromatic acid esters such as alkyl benzoates, and in particular silicon compounds containing at least one Si-OR bond, where R is a hydrocarbon radical.
- silicon compounds are (tert-buty ⁇ ) 2 Si (OCH 3 ) 2 , (cyclohexyl) (methyl) Si (OCH 3 ) 2 , (phenyl) 2 Si (OCH 3 ) 2 and (cyclopentyl) 2 Si (OCH 3 ) 2 .
- 1,3-diethers having the formulae described above can also be used advantageously. If the internal donor is one of these dieters, the external donors can be omitted.
- the random copolymers are preferably prepared by using catalysts containing a phthalate a inside donor and (cyclopentyl) 2 Si (OCH 3 ) 2 as outside donor, or the said 1,3- diethers as inside donors.
- the polymerization process can be carried out in one or more steps.
- composition (II) it can be carried out in at least two sequential steps, wherein the first propylene (co)polymer and the second propylene random copolymer are prepared in separate subsequent steps, operating in each step, except the first step, in the presence of the polymer formed and the catalyst used in the preceding step.
- the composition (II) contains additional (co)polymers, it becomes necessary to add further polymerization steps to produce them.
- the said polymerization steps can be carried out in separate reactors, or in one or more reactors where gradients of monomer concentrations and polymerization conditions are generated.
- the catalyst is generally added only in the first step, however its activity is such that it is still active for all the subsequent step(s).
- the regulation of the molecular weight is carried out by using known regulators, hydrogen in particular.
- the whole polymerization process which can be continuous or batch, is carried out i following known techniques and operating in liquid phase, in the presence or not of inert diluent, or in gas phase, or by mixed liquid-gas techniques.
- Reaction time, pressure and temperature relative to the two steps are not critical, however it is best if the temperature is from 20 to 100 °C.
- the pressure can be atmospheric or higher.
- the catalysts can be pre-contacted with small amounts of olefins (prepolymerization).
- a process for the catalytic polymerization in the gas-phase carried out in at least two interconnected polymerization zones comprising feeding one or more monomers to said polymerization zones in the presence of catalyst under reaction conditions and collecting the polymer product from said polymerization zones, in which process the growing polymer particles flow upward through one of said polymerization zones (riser) under fast fluidisation conditions, leave said riser and enter another polymerization zone (downcomer) through which they flow downward under the action of gravity, leave said downcomer and are reintroduced into the riser, thus establishing a circulation of polymer between the riser and the downcomer, the process being optionally characterised in that: means are provided which are capable of totally or partially preventing the gas mixture present in the riser from entering the downcomer, and a gas and/or liquid mixture having a composition different from the gas mixture present in the riser is introduced into the downcomer.
- Such polymerization process is illustrated in WO 00/02929.
- the introduction into the downcomer of the said gas and/or liquid mixture having a composition different from the gas mixture present in the riser is effective in preventing the latter mixture from entering the downcomer.
- the composition (II) can also be obtained by preparing separately the said (co)polymers by operating with the same catalysts and substantially under the same polymerization conditions as previously explained (except that the said (co)polymers will be prepared in separate polymerization steps) and then mechanically blending said (co)polymers in the molten state.
- the propylene polymers and propylene polymer compositions used for the sheets of the present invention can also contain additives commonly employed in the art, such as antioxidants, light stabilizers, heat stabilizers, nucleating agents, colorants and fillers.
- nucleating agents brings about a considerable improvement in important physical-mechanical properties, such as Flexural Modulus, Heat Distortion
- HDT High Temperature
- nucleating agents are sodium benzoate, the p-tert. -butyl benzoate and the 1,3- and 2,4-dibenzylidenesorbitols.
- the nucleating agents are preferably added in quantities ranging from 0.05 to 2% by weight, more preferably from 0.1 to 1% by weight with respect to the total weight.
- inorganic fillers such as talc, calcium carbonate and mineral fibers
- the thickness of the sheets of the present invention is generally over 250 ⁇ m. They can be monolayer or multilayer sheets.
- At least the base (core) layer comprise the said propylene polymer or propylene polymer composition having the features 1) and 2).
- the other layers may comprise other kinds of polymers.
- polymers a) isotactic or mainly isotactic propylene homopolymers, and homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene, like HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE; b) crystalline copolymers of propylene with ethylene and/or C 4 -C ⁇ 0 ⁇ -olefins, such as for example 1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-l-pentene, 1-octene, wherein the total comonomer content ranges from 0.05% to 20% by weight with respect to the weight of the copolymer, or mixtures of said copolymers with isotactic or mainly isotactic propylene homopolymers; c) elastomeric copolymers of ethylene with propylene and/or a C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin, optionally containing minor quantities (in particular, from 1% to 10% by weight) of a diene, such as buta
- the sheets of the present invention can be prepared by using the extrusion and extrusion/lamination processes known in the art.
- the sheets of the present invention can undergo a series of subsequent operations, before thermoforming, such as: surface embossing, by heating the surface compressing it against the embossing roller; printing, after having made the surface ink sensitive through oxidating (for instance flame) or ionizing treatments (for instance corona discharge treatment); coupling with fabric or film, particularly polypropylene, by heating of the surfaces and compression; coextrusion with other polymeric or metallic materials (e.g. aluminum film); plating treatments (depositing a layer of aluminum through evaporation under vacuum, for example).
- surface embossing by heating the surface compressing it against the embossing roller
- printing after having made the surface ink sensitive through oxidating (for instance flame) or ionizing treatments (for instance corona discharge treatment)
- coupling with fabric or film, particularly polypropylene by heating of the surfaces and compression
- coextrusion with other polymeric or metallic materials e.g. aluminum film
- plating treatments depositing a layer of aluminum
- the sheets of the present invention can be thermoformed into many kind of articles, in particular packaging containers, like cups and bottles.
- thermoformed articles can be prepared by subjecting the sheets of the present invention the thermoforming processes known in the art, including, but not limited to, vacuum forming, pressure forming, solid pressure forming, solid press forming, and stamping forming.
- Such processes generally are carried out by heating the sheets, for instance with rolls, heating plates or indirect heating means, like radiant electric heaters, and forcing the sheets to fit the shape of a mold, for instance by sucking them against the mold.
- thermoforming the sheets of the present invention depends on the thermoforming process, and is usually in the range from 100 °C to 270 °C.
- PI Polydispersity Index
- modulus separation 54.6 x (modulus separation) " ' wherein the modulus separation (MS) is defined as:
- the first fraction is obtained at room temperature eluting with o-xylene.
- the second fraction is collected after having raised the column temperature up to 95°C.
- the polymer component soluble between 25 and 95 °C is collected as a single fraction.
- the successive fractions are eluted with o-xylene while the temperature is raised linearly between 95 and 125°C. Each fraction, recovered as a 200 mL solution, is collected at 1°C temperature increments.
- the polymer fractions are subsequently precipitated with acetone, filtered on a 0.5 ⁇ m PTFE filter, dried under vacuum at 70°C, and weighted.
- the polymers of Examples 1 to 3 are prepared by polymerizing propylene and ethylene under continuous conditions in a plant comprising a gas phase polymerisation apparatus.
- the catalyst was sent to the gas phase polymerisation apparatus.
- the latter comprised two interconnected cylindrical reactors, riser 1 and downcomer 2.
- Fast fluidisation conditions were established in reactor 1 by recycling gas from the gas-solid separator:
- This stream was propylene fed in the larger upper part of the downcomer.
- the catalyst employed comprised a catalyst component prepared by analogy with Example 5 of EP A 728 769, but using microspheroidal MgCl 2 .1.7 C 2 H 5 OH instead of MgCl 2 .2.1
- Such catalyst component was used with dicyclopentyldimethoxysilane as external donor and with triethylaluminium (TEAL).
- TEAL triethylaluminium
- the weight ratio TEAL/catalyst component was 5; the weight ratio TEAL/external donor was 4.
- Other operative conditions and the characteristics of the produced polymers are indicated in Table 1.
- NaBz sodium benzoate
- C2-/(C2-+C3-) monomer feed ratio.
- the table below describes the results obtained performed under ISO test method.
- the polymers falling in the definition of the invention showed slightly lower values of the MFR, slightly higher values of the flexural modulus, substantially higher values of the notched Izod impact at 23 °C and improved optical properties.
- the resins of the examples were extruded into 1.5 mm thickness sheet. After one week conditioning, the sheet has been thermoformed into 200cc round cups.
- the Table below reports the optical properties measured on the thermoformed cups at different oven temperatures.
- sheets of this invention compared to sheets of conventional polypropylene of substantially the same MFR, provide a broader thermoforming operating window, a substantially improved impact/stiffness balance and improved optical properties of thermoformed articles made therefrom.
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