WO2004078840A2 - Polymer compositions containing an ultraviolet light absorbing compound - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a polymer composition
- a polymer composition comprising (A) at least one polyester prepared by the reaction of at least one diol with at least one dicarboxylic acid/or dialkyl ester thereof in the presence of a metallic catalyst; (B) a salt comprising at least one suitable phosphorus-containing acid and at least one suitable basic organic compound, such as a hindered amine light stabilizer; (C) at least one ultraviolet light absorbing compound and optionally, at least one phenolic antioxidant; (D) optionally, at least one polycarbonate.
- Patents 3,218,372 (Okamura et al.), 4,532,290 (Jaquiss et al.), 4,088,709 (Seymour et al.), 4,401,804 (Wooten et al.), 5,922816 (Hamilton) and European Patents 0543125 (Van Helmond), 0294862 (Verhoeven), 0295730 (Verhoeven).
- phosphorus-containing compounds examples include phosphoric acid, certain organic phosphorus compounds such as distearylpentaerythritol diphosphite, mono-, di-, and trihydrogen phosphate compounds, or di- and triester phosphate compounds, phosphite compounds, certain inorganic phosphorus compounds such as monosodium phosphate, zinc or calcium phosphates, poly(ethylene)hydrogen phosphate, phosphites and phosphates used in combination with elementary sulfur, silyl phosphates, phosphorus compounds used in combinations with metal sulphides or metal sulphates.
- organic phosphorus compounds such as distearylpentaerythritol diphosphite, mono-, di-, and trihydrogen phosphate compounds, or di- and triester phosphate compounds
- phosphite compounds certain inorganic phosphorus compounds such as monosodium phosphate, zinc or calcium phosphates, poly(ethylene)hydrogen phosphate
- Patent 4,452,933 discloses the use of hydroxy- or amino-substituted carboxylic acids such as methyl salicylate, maleic acid, glycine, or dibutyl tartrate to inactivate metal catalyst residues.
- U.S. Patent 4,452,932 discloses the use of dehydroacetic acid and a hydroxy- aromatic compounds such as o-hydroxybenzophenone for inactivating metal catalyst residues. It also is known that certain polyols such as mannitol can be used to improve the color of polyester and polycarbonate blends as described in European Patent 0272417 (Nelson).
- U.S. Patent 4,619,956 discloses the combination of 2,2,6,6-tetraalkyl- piperidine hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and/or their addition salts with triazine ultraviolet absorbers for stabilizing thermoset acrylic and alkyd coatings.
- U.S. Patent 5,714,530 discloses the utility of combining non-polymeric 2,2,6,6,- tetraalkylpiperidine HALS and/or their acid addition salts with triazine ultraviolet light absorbers for stabilizing certain polymer compositions.
- U.S. Patent 4,619,956 discloses the combination of 2,2,6,6-tetraalkyl- piperidine hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and/or their addition salts with triazine ultraviolet absorbers for stabilizing thermoset acrylic and alkyd coatings.
- U.S. Patent 5,714,530 discloses the utility of combining non-polymeric 2,2,6,6,- tetraalkylpiperidine HALS and/
- Patent 6,051,164 discloses the use of a polymer stabilizing system comprising from about 50 to about 5,000 ppm of at least one ortho hydroxyl tris-aryl triazine light absorber and from about 500 ppm to about 1.25 percent of at least one oligomeric, polymeric or high molecular weight HALS having a molecular weight of at least about 500, wherein the weight ratio of HALS to triazine light absorber is from about 3:1 to about 20:1.
- phosphorus-containing compounds e.g., phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, and polyphosphoric acid
- Addition of strong acids to the polymer compositions also reduces the hydrolytic stability as a result of acid catalyzed hydrolysis.
- phosphite antioxidants can be hydrolyzed to acidic species thereby corroding process equipment or reducing the hydrolytic stability of the polymer composition. It is desirable to provide an additive or mixture of additives that can be used to deactivate metal catalyst residues and other metal impurities and thereby improve the color of polyester-polycarbonate compositions, reduce the corrosion of process equipment, and suppress transesterification.
- the salts useful in the present invention are reaction products of a suitable inorganic acid, such as a phosphorous acid, with a suitable basic organic compound, such as hindered amine light stabilizers
- the present invention provides a polymer composition comprising:
- At least one polyester prepared by the reaction of at least one diol with at least one dicarboxylic acid or dialkyl ester thereof in the presence of a metallic catalyst
- (D) optionally, at least one polycarbonate.
- the present invention provides a polymer composition
- a polymer composition comprising: (A) at least one polyester prepared by the reaction of at least one diol with at least one dicarboxylic acid or dialkyl ester thereof in the presence of a metallic catalyst; and
- Ri and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, and aryl; n is 2 to 500; and
- X is selected from hydrogen and hydroxy; and wherein the basic organic compounds are selected from compounds having the formulas:
- Ri and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C -C 22 -alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, and aryl;
- R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are independently selected from hydrogen, CrC 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -al yl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, and substituted C 3 -Cs-cycloalkyl wherein at least one of R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is a substituent other than hydrogen; R 3 and * or R 4 and R 5 may collectively may represent a divalent group forming a ring with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, e.g., morpholino, piperidino and the like;
- R 7 , Rs, and Rg are independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C22- alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aryl;
- R10 is selected from hydrogen, -OR6, C ⁇ -C 2 2-alkyl, substituted C 1 -C2 2 - alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl;
- R 11 is selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 2 -alkyl, substituted C f C ⁇ -alkyl, C 3 - Cs-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aryl, -Y R 3 or a succinimido group having the formula
- R 12 is selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, C 3 - Cs-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aryl and may be located at the 2, 3 or 4 positions on the aromatic ring of the nitrogen-containing compounds of formula (4); the -N(R 3 )(R ) group may be located at the 2, 3 or 4 positions on the pyridine ring of the nitrogen-containing compounds of formula (5); the -CO 2 R 3 and Ri groups may be located at any of the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 positions of the pyridine ring of the nitrogen-containing compounds of formula (6);
- Li is a divalent linking group selected from C 2 -C 22 -alkylene, -(CH 2 CH 2 - Y ⁇ ) ⁇ -3 -CH 2 CH 2 -, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylene, arylene, or -CO-L 2 -OC-;
- L 2 is selected from C ⁇ -C 22 -alkylene, arylene, -(CH 2 CH2-Y ⁇ ) ⁇ -3-CH 2 CH 2 - and C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylene;
- Yi is selected from -OC(O)-, -NHC(O)-, -O-, -S-, -N(Ri)-;
- Y 2 is selected from -O- or -N(Ri)-;
- R ⁇ 3 and R ⁇ 4 are independently selected from -O-R 2 , and -N(R 2 ) 2 ;
- Z is a positive integer of up to about 20, preferably up to about 6; ml is selected from 0 to about 10; n1 is a positive integer selected from 2 to about 12;
- R 15 , and R 16 are independently selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C C 22 -alkyl, rCs-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aryl, and radical A wherein radical A is selected from the following structures:
- R 15 and R 16 are also a Radical A; and wherein the ratio of the number of phosphorus atoms in the acidic phosphorus-containing compound to the number of basic nitrogen atoms in the basic organic compound is about 0.05 to about 2, preferably from about 0.25 to about 1.1 ; and (C) at least one ultraviolet light absorber and optionally, at least one phenolic antioxidant selected from compounds having the formulas:
- Ri is selected from hydrogen, CrC 22 -alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, C 3 -Cs- cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, and aryl;
- Ri 7 , Ri 8 , and Rig are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, C -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C8-cycloalkyl, substituted Cs-Cs- cycloalkyl and OR22;
- R 2 0 and R21 are independently selected from hydrogen and -SO 3 R 23 ;
- R 2 2 is selected from C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -aIkyl, Ca-Cs- cycloalkyl, and substituted C 3 -C ⁇ -cycloalkyl;
- R 23 is selected from hydrogen, sodium, potassium, lithium, C ⁇ -C 2 2-alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, and substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl;
- R 2 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, CrC 22 -alkyl, substituted C C 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C8-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -Cs-cycloalkyl and may be located at the 3', 4', 5' or 6' positions on the aromatic ring;
- R 26 and R 28 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, CrC 22 - alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, and may be located at the 4, 5, 6 or 7 positions on the aromatic ring; wherein R 27 is selected from -(CH2CH 2 -Y )N2-CH 2 CH2-R29 > a group having the formula
- R 29 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy and -CO2R30;
- R 30 is selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C22-alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, Cs- Cs-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
- Rs ⁇ and R 32 are independently selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 ⁇ alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, and substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl;
- R33, R34, R35 > R36, R37. and R 3 s are independently selected from hydrogen, CrC 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, and substituted Cs-Cs- cycloalkyl;
- R 39 is selected from hydrogen, C -C22-alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, Cs- Cs-cycloalkyl, substituted Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl and -OR 30 ;
- R 40 and R ⁇ are independently selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl and may be located at the 5, 5', 6, 6', 7, 7, 8 or 8' positions on the aromatic ring, respectively;
- R 43 is selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 2 2-alkyl, substituted CrC 22 -alkyl, Cs- Cs-cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -Cs-cycloalkyl and -R 44 ; * 4 is a group having the formula
- R 45 , R 46 and R- ⁇ are independently selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl, C 3 -Cs-cycloaikyl, substituted Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl and -R and at least one of R 5 , R 4 6 or R4 7 is -R 4 ;
- Li is a divalent linking group selected from C 2 -C 2 2-alkylene, -(CH 2 CH 2 - Y ⁇ ) ⁇ -3 -CH 2 CH2-, C 3 -Cs-cycloalkylene, arylene, or -CO-L2-OC-;
- L 2 is selected from C ⁇ -C22-alkylene, arylene, -(CH 2 CH2-Y ⁇ ) ⁇ - 3 -CH2CH2- and C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylene;
- Y 1 is selected from -OC(O)-, -NHC(O)-, -O-, -S-, -N ⁇ )-; .
- N2 is a positive integer selected from 1 to about 20;
- N3 is an positive integer from 1 to 4.
- C ⁇ -C 2 2-alkyl denotes a saturated hydrocarbon radical which contains one to twenty-two carbons and which may be straight or branched- chain.
- Such C 1 -C 22 alkyl groups can be methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, tertbutyl, neopentyl, 2-ethylheptyl, 2-ethylhexyl, and the like.
- substituted C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl refers to C ⁇ -C 22 -alkyl radicals as described above which may be substituted with one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, CrC 6 -alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyloxy and the like.
- C 3 -Cs-cycloalkyl is used to denote a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing three to eight carbon atoms.
- substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalky is used to describe a C3-C 8 -cycloalkyl radical as detailed above containing at least one group selected from Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl, C C ⁇ - alkoxy, hydroxy, halogen, and the like.
- aryl is used to denote an aromatic radical containing 6,10 or 14 carbon atoms in the conjugated aromatic ring structure and these radicals substituted with one or more groups selected from C ⁇ -C 6 -alkyl; CrC ⁇ -alkoxy; phenyl, and phenyl substituted with C ⁇ -C 6 -alkyl; Ci-C ⁇ -alkoxy; halogen and the like; C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl; halogen; hydroxy, cyano, trifluoromethyl and the like.
- Typical aryl groups include phenyl, naphthyl, phenylnaphthyl, anthryl (anthracenyl) and the like.
- heteroaryl is used to describe conjugated cyclic radicals containing at least one hetero atom selected from sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen or a combination of these in combination with from two to about ten carbon atoms and these heteroaryl radicals substituted with the groups mentioned above as possible substituents on the aryl radical.
- Typical heteroaryl radicals include: 2-and 3-furyl, 2- and 3-thienyl, 2- and 3-pyrrolyl, 2-, 3-, and 4- pyridyl, benzothiophen-2-yl; benzothiazol-2-yl, benzoxazol-2-yl, benzimidazol-2- yl, 1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-2-yI, 1, 3, 4-thiadiazoI-2-yl, 1 ,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl, isothiazol-5- yl, imidazol-2-yl, quinolyl and the like.
- d-Ce-alkoxy and "Ca-C ⁇ -alkanoyloxy” are used to represent the groups -O-C C 6 -alkyl and -OCOC ⁇ -C 6 -alkyl, respectively, wherein “C C 6 - alkyl” denotes a saturated hydrocarbon that contains 1-6 carbon atoms, which may be straight or branched-chain, and which may be further substituted with one or more groups selected from halogen, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, hydroxy, acetyloxy and propionyloxy.
- halogen is used to represent fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; however, chlorine and bromine are preferred.
- C 2 -C 22 -alkylene is used to denote a divalent hydrocarbon radical that contains from two to twenty-two carbons and which may be straight or branched chain and which may be substituted with one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, C r C 6 -alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 -alkanolyloxy and aryl.
- C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkylene is used to denote divalent cycloaliphatic radicals containing three to eight carbon atoms and these are optionally substituted with one or more C ⁇ -C 6 -alkyl groups.
- arylene is used to denote 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-phenylene radicals and these optionally substituted with Ci-C ⁇ - alkyl, - C 6 -alkoxy and halogen.
- the salt of component (B) of the novel compositions provided by the present invention may be prepared by bringing together the acidic phosphorus- containing compound and the basic nitrogen-containing organic compound in a suitable manner.
- a suitable manner is any procedure that involves contacting the acidic phosphorus-containing acid with the basic organic compound.
- the acidic phosphorus-containing compound and the basic nitrogen- containing organic compound may be dissolved in appropriate solvents and the solutions mixed followed by precipitation of the reaction product; mixing the phosphorus-containing acid and the basic organic compound without solvent; and the like.
- the ratio of the number of phosphorus atoms in the acidic phosphorus- containing compound to the number of basic nitrogen atoms in the basic organic compound may be in the range of about 0.05 to about 2, preferably from about 0.25 to about 1.1.
- Compositions that contain a large excess of unreacted phosphorus-containing acidic compounds may result in corrosion of process equipment during concentrate manufacture and have a negative effect on the hydrolytic stability of the polymer.
- the salt or salts constituting component (B) of our novel compositions typically is present in concentrations ranging from about 0.01 to about 0.25 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition, i.e., the total weight of the component (A) polyester, the salt and any additional components present such as a polycarbonate, stabilizers and pigments and colorants. Concentrations of salt (B) within this range typically are effective to improve the color of polyesters or polyester-polycarbonate compositions that contain UV absorbers and or phenolic antioxidants. The concentration of the salt(s) preferably is about 0.05 to 0.15 weight percent (same basis).
- the polyester of component (A) typically contains catalyst metal residues in concentrations of less than about 200 parts per million be weight (ppmw), e.g., about 10 to 200 ppmw. Metal catalyst residue concentrations of about 20 to 100 ppmw are more typical. Corrosion of metal process equipment is an additional source of metal contaminants in polyester component (A).
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- Metal catalyst residue concentrations of about 20 to 100 ppmw are more typical.
- Corrosion of metal process equipment is an additional source of metal contaminants in polyester component (A).
- 304 and 316 stainless steels contain iron, manganese, chromium and nickel.
- the acidic phosphorus-containing compounds preferably are phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid, most preferably phosphorous acid.
- Suitable basic organic compounds include alkyl amines such as triethylamine and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, pyridine and substituted pyridines, piperidine and substituted piperidines, morpholine and substituted morpholines and the like.
- the preferred basic organic compounds are hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) such as: Cyasorb UV-3346 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 82451-48-7), Cyasorb UV-3529 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 193098-40-7), Cyasorb UV-3641 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 106917-30-0), Cyasorb UV-3581 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 79720-19-7), Cyasorb UV-3853 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 167078-06-0), Cyasorb UV-3853S (Cytec Industries, CAS# 24860-22-8), Tinuvin 622 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 65447-77-0), Tinuvin 770 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 52829-07-9), Tinuvin 144 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 63843-89-0), Tinuvin 123 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS
- the hindered amine light stabilizers having above formulas (2), (3), (7), (8), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19) and (20) represent the preferred basic compounds.
- Chimassorb 944 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 71878-19-8), Cyasorb UV-3529 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 193098-40-7), Chimassorb 119 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 106990-43-6) and Tinuvin 770 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 52829-07-9) and any equilavents thereof are specific examples of the preferred basic compounds.
- a more preferred groups of the basic nitrogen compounds are the hindered amine light stabilizers having above formulas (2), (3), (7), (8), (9), (12), (13), (14), (16), (17), (18) and (19) wherein radical R 10 is hydrogen or Ci - C 2 alkyl, and formula (15) wherein at least one of R 15 and R ⁇ 6 represents radical A wherein R ⁇ 0 is hydrogen or Ci - C 22 alkyl.
- the most preferred are high molecular weight HALS wherein the molecular weight is greater than about 1000 such as Cyasorb UV-3529 (Cytec Industries, CAS# 193098-40-7).
- the preferred ultraviolet light absorbers of the invention are ones having the formulas of (22), (24), (25), and (26).
- the polyester of component (A) includes linear, thermoplastic, crystalline or amorphous polyesters produced by conventional polymerization techniques from one or more diols and one or more dicarboxylic acids or ester-forming equivalent thereof such as a dicarboxylate ester.
- the polyesters normally are molding or fiber grade and have an inherent viscosity (I.V.) of about 0.4 to about 1.2 dL/g measured at 25°C in a 60/40 ratio by weight of phenol/tetrachloroethane.
- Typical polyesters of component (A) comprise:
- diacid residues comprising at least 50 mole percent terephthalic acid residues, 1 ,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid residues or a mixture thereof ;
- polyesters of component (A) typically contain up to about 200 ppmw of metal impurity, e.g., 10 to 200 ppmw Ti, Co and/or Mn residues.
- the diol residues of the component (A) polyesters may be derived from one or more of the following diols: 2,6-decahydronaphthalenedimethanol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1 ,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1 ,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1 ,2- cyclohexanediol, 1 ,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-, 1 ,3- and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1 ,3-cyclobutanediol, bis[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl] sulfone, 1 ,4:3,6-dianhydro-sorbitol, 4,4'-isopropylid
- these diols contain 2 to 18, preferably 2 to 8 carbon atoms.
- Cycloaliphatic diols can be employed in their cis or trans configuration or as mixtures of both forms.
- the diacid residues of the component (A) polyesters may be derived from a variety of aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic dicarboxylic acids.
- dicarboxylic acids from which the diacid residues may be obtained examples include 2,6-decahydronaphthalenedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxyIic acid, 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, 1 ,12-dodecanedioic acid, 2,6- naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and the like.
- the diacid residues may be obtained from the dicarboxylic acid or ester forming derivatives thereof such as esters of the dicarboxylic acid, e.g., dimethyl dicarboxylate esters, acid halides and, in some cases, anhydrides.
- One or more branching agents also may be useful in making the polyesters formed within the context of the invention.
- the optional branching agent is present in polyester component (A) in an amount of less than 5 mole percent wherein the total mole percent of the dicarboxylic acid component equals 100 mole percent and the total mole percent of the diol component equals 100 mole %.
- the branching agent may provide branching in the acid unit portion of the polyester, or in the glycol unit portion, or it can be a hybrid. Some of these branching agents have already been described herein. However, illustrative of such branching agents are polyfunctional acids, polyfunctional glycols and acid/glycol hybrids.
- Examples include tri- or tetra- carboxylic acids, such as trimesic acid, pyromellitic acid and lower alkyl esters thereof and the like, and tetrols such as pentaerythritol. Also triols such as trimethylopropane or dihydroxy carboxylic acids and hydroxydicarboxylic acids and derivatives, such as dimethyl hydroxy terephthalate, and the like are useful within the context of this invention. Trimellitic anhydride is a preferred branching agent. The branching agents may be used either to branch the polyester itself or to branch the polyester/polycarbonate blend of the invention.
- polyester component (A) comprise about 30 to 100 mole percent 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues wherein the total mole percentages of diol residues of the polyester equals 100 mole percent. In this embodiment, it is also preferred that polyester component (A) comprises 0 to about 70 mole percent ethylene glycol residues. While the diacid residues present in this embodiment may be derived from any diacid, it is preferred that the diacid residues comprise terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid and/or 1 ,4- cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid residues. When terephthalic acid residues are present, polyester component (A) comprises about 65 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and about 0 to 35 mole percent isophthalic acid residues.
- one group of preferred polyesters have an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.2, preferably 0.4 to 0.8, dL/g measured at 25°C in a 60/40 ratio by weight of phenol/tetrachloroethane and comprise:
- diacid residues comprising about 80 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and about 0 to 20 mole percent isophthalic acid residues;
- diol residues comprising about 40 to 100 mole percent, preferably 55 to 80 mole percent, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues and 0 to about 60 mole percent, preferably about 20 to 45 mole percent of ethylene glycol residues, wherein the total of the diacid residues is equal to 100 mole percent and the total of the diol residues also is equal to 100 mole percent.
- Another group of preferred polyesters have an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.2, preferably about 0.4 to 0.8, dL/g measured at 25°C in a 60/40 ratio by weight of phenol/tetrachloroethane and comprise:
- diacid residues comprising about 65 to 83 mole percent, preferably about 70 to 80 mole percent, terephthalic acid residues and about 35 to 17 mole percent, preferably 30 to 20 mole percent, isophthalic acid residues;
- diol residues comprising about 80 to 100 mole percent, preferably 90 to 100 mole percent, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues and about 0 to about 20 mole percent, preferably 0 to 10 mole percent, ethylene glycol residues; wherein the total of the diacid residues is equal to 100 mole percent and the total of the diol residues also is equal to 100 mole percent.
- Yet another group of preferred polyesters have an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.2, preferably about 0.4 to 0.8, dL/g measured at 25°C in a 60/40 ratio by weight of phenol/tetrachloroethane and comprise:
- diacid residues comprising about 80 to 100 mole percent, more preferably 90 to 100 mole percent 1 ,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid residues and about 0 to 20 mole percent;
- diol residues comprising about 80 to 100 mole percent, preferably 90 to 100 mole percent, 1 ,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues and about 0 to about 20 mole percent, preferably 0 to 10 mole percent, ethylene glycol residues; wherein the total of the diacid residues is equal to 100 mole percent and the total of the diol residues also is equal to 100 mole percent.
- the polyesters have an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.2, preferably about 0.4 to 0.8, dL/g measured at 25°C in a 60/40 ratio by weight of phenol/tetrachloroethane and comprise: (1) diacid residues comprising about 80 to 100 mole percent, more preferably 90 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and about 0 to 20 mole percent, more preferably 0 to 10 mole percent isophthalic acid residues; and (2) diol residues comprising about 25 to 37 mole percent, preferably 28 to 34 mole percent, 1 ,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues and about 75 to about 63 mole percent, preferably about 72 to 66 mole percent, ethylene glycol residues; wherein the total of the diacid residues is equal to 100 mole percent and the total of the diol residues also is equal to 100 mole percent.
- the linear polyesters may be prepared according to polyester-forming procedures and conditions well known in the art. For example, a mixture of one or more dicarboxylic acids, preferably aromatic dicarboxylic acids, or ester forming derivatives thereof, and one or more diols may be heated in the presence of an esterification catalyst and/or polyesterification catalysts at temperatures in the range of about 150 to about 300°C and pressures in the range of from of atmospheric to about 0.2 Torr. Normally, the dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof is esteritied or transesterified with the diol(s) at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature at the lower end of the specified range.
- a preferred temperature range for a polyester condensation is about 260 to about 300°C.
- Typical catalyst or catalyst systems for polyester condensation are well known in the art. For example, the catalysts disclosed in U.S. Patents 4,025,492; 4,136,089; 4,176,224; 4,238,593; and 4,208,527, incorporated herein by reference, are deemed suitable in this regard. Further, R. E. Wilfong, Journal of Polymer Science, 54 385 (1961) sets forth typical catalysts which are useful in polyester condensation reactions. The most preferred catalysts are complexes of titanium, manganese and cobalt.
- phosphorus-containing molecules can be added in addition to metal catalysts.
- Polymer compositions that employ antimony or its metal complexes as a catalyst may become unsuitably darkened by adding a phosphorus-containing molecule, such as phosphorous acid or salts of phosphorous acid, e.g., the salts of component (B) of the present invention, during melt blending and extruding.
- a phosphorus-containing molecule such as phosphorous acid or salts of phosphorous acid, e.g., the salts of component (B) of the present invention
- Y is a divalent aromatic or aliphatic radical derived from a dihydroxyaromatic compound or a dihydroxyaliphatic compound of the formula HO-Y-OH.
- Typical dihydroxyaromatic compounds are 2,2-bis-(4- hydroxyphenyl)propane, also known as bisphenol A; bis(4- hydroxyphenyl)methane; 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane; 4,4-bis(4- hydroxyphenyl)heptane; 2,2-(3,5,3',5'-tetrachloro-4,4 I -dihydroxyphenyl)propane; 2,2-(3,5,3',5'-tetrabromo-4,4'-dihydroxyphenol)propane; 3,3'-dichloro-3,3'- dichloro-4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl)methane; 2,2'-dihydroxyphenylsulfone, and 2,2 * * dihydroxyl phenyl
- HO-Y-OH is 2,2-bis-(4- hydroxyphenyl)propyl, in which case, the polycarbonate is a "bisphenol A polycarbonate".
- dihydroxyaliphatic compounds include 1,4- cyclohexanedimethanol, 1 ,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,2- dimethyl-1 ,3-propanediol, 1 ,6-hexanediol, 2,6-decahydronaphthalenedimethanol, 1 ,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,3- cyclohexanedimethanol, isosorbide, 4,4'-isopropylidenedicyclohexanol, 2,2,4,4- tetramethylcyclobutane-1 ,2-diol, Z,8-
- polycarbonates comprising component (D) of the above-described embodiment of the present invention may be prepared according to known procedures by reacting the dihydroxyaromatic compound with a carbonate precursor such as phosgene, a haloformate or a carbonate ester, a molecular weight regulator, an acid acceptor and a catalyst. Methods for preparing polycarbonates are known in the art and are described, for example, in U.S.
- suitable carbonate precursors include carbonyl bromide, carbonyl chloride, and mixtures thereof; diphenyl carbonate; a di(halophenyl)- carbonate, e.g., di(trichlorophenyl) carbonate, di(tribromophenyl) carbonate, and the like; di(alkylphenyl)carbonate, e.g., di(tolyl)carbonate; di(naphthyl)carbonate; di(chloronaphthyl)carbonate, or mixtures thereof; and bis-haloformates of dihydric phenols.
- suitable molecular weight regulators include phenol, cyclohexanol, methanol, alkylated phenols, such as octylphenol, para-tertiary- butyl-phenol, and the like.
- the preferred molecular weight regulator is phenol or an alkylated phenol.
- the acid acceptor may be either an organic or an inorganic acid acceptor.
- a suitable organic acid acceptor is a tertiary amine and includes such materials as pyridine, triethylamine, dimethylaniline, tributylamine, and the like.
- the inorganic acid acceptor can be either a hydroxide, a carbonate, a bicarbonate, or a phosphate of an alkali or alkaline earth metal.
- the catalysts that can be used are those that typically aid the polymerization of the monomer with phosgene.
- Suitable catalysts include tertiary amines such as triethylamine, tripropylamine, N,N-dimethylaniline, quantemary ammonium compounds such as, for example, tetraethylammonium bromide, cetyl triethyl ammonium bromide, tetra-n-heptylammonium iodide, tetra-n-propyl ammonium bromide, tetramethyl ammonium chloride, tetra-methyl ammonium hydroxide, tetra-n-butyl ammonium iodide, benzyltrimethyl ammonium chloride and quaternary phosphonium compounds such as, for example, n-butyltriphenyl phosphonium bromide and methyltriphenyl phosphonium bromide.
- quantemary ammonium compounds such as, for example, tetraethylammonium bromide, cety
- the polycarbonate of component (D) also may be a copolyestercarbonate such as those described in U.S. Patents 3,169,121; 3,207,814; 4,194,038; 4,156,069; 4,430,484, 4,465,820, and 4,981 ,898, all of which are incorporated by reference herein.
- Copolyestercarbonates useful in this invention are available commercially. They are typically obtained by the reaction of at least one dihydroxyaromatic compound with a mixture of phosgene and at least one dicarboxylic acid chloride, especially isophthaloyl chloride, terephthaloyl chloride, or both.
- the ratio of polyester component (A) to polycarbonate component (D) is not a critical feature of the present invention, and may be determined by the individual practitioner of this invention. Typically, the weight ratio of polyester (A) to polycarbonate (D) will range from about 99:1 to about 1 :99, preferably from about 75:25 to about 25:75, and most preferably is about 75:25 to about 50:50.
- the present invention provides polyesters and blends of polyesters and polycarbonates that exhibit improved color. Although not being bound by any particular theory, the improvement in color may be the result of deactivating the metal catalyst residues within the polyester.
- metal catalyst residues e.g., Ti, Mn and Co residues
- metal catalyst residues may form colored complexes with phenolic moieties such as those found within polycarbonates, within the structure of many ultraviolet light absorbers and all phenolic antioxidants.
- the acidic phosphorus-containing compound salts of suitable basic organic compounds [Component (B)] may deactivate metal catalyst residues thereby preventing the formation of colored metal-phenol complexes and inhibiting transesterification between the polyester and polycarbonate.
- Another embodiment of the present invention is a polymer concentrate comprising: (A) at least one polyester prepared by the reaction of at least one diol with at least one dicarboxylic acid or dialkyl ester thereof in the presence of a metallic catalyst; and
- (B) up to about 10 weight percent, preferably about 5 to 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of the polyester of at least one salt prepared by the reaction of one or more acidic phosphorus-containing compounds and one or more basic organic compounds which contain nitrogen.
- compositions of the present invention also may contain one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of (E) water, (F) colorants and pigments such as organic colorants, inorganic colorants and or white pigments such as TiO 2 , ZnO and baryta, (G) other additives such as impact modifiers, plasticizers, halogenated flame-retardants, fillers, nonhalogenated flame- retardants, synergists, processing aids, phosphite stabilizers, phosphonite stabilizers and other stabilizers known to one skilled in the art; and H) a recycled polymer.
- E water
- F colorants and pigments
- pigments such as organic colorants, inorganic colorants and or white pigments such as TiO 2 , ZnO and baryta
- G other additives such as impact modifiers, plasticizers, halogenated flame-retardants, fillers, nonhalogenated flame- retardants, synergists, processing aids, phosphite
- phenolic antioxidants and "hindered phenol” are primary antioxidants that are known to those skilled in the art and may be represented by the structures listed on pages 98-108 in the Plastic Additives Handbook 5 th Edition (Hanser Gardner Publications, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2001), incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Some common phenolic antioxidants are as follows: Irganox 1010 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 6683-19-8), Irganox 1330 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 1709-70-2) and Irganox 3114 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 27676-62-6) with Irganox 1010 being preferred.
- phosphite stabilizers and “phosphonite stabilizers” refer to secondary antioxidants that are known to those skilled in the art and may be represented by the structures listed on pages 109-112 in the Plastic Additives Handbook 5 th Edition (Hanser Gardner Publications, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2001), incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Some common phosphite stabilizers are as follows: Ultranox 626 (GE Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 26741- 53-7), Irgafos 168 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 31570-04-4), Weston 619 (GE Specialty Chemicals, CAS# 3806-34-6) and Doverphos S-9228 (Dover Chemicals, CAS# 154862-43-8).
- halogenated flame-retardants is defined as compounds that can contain one or more of the following: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, which act in such a way as to decrease the flammability of the polymer composition. More preferred are compounds that contain bromine such as brominated polycarbonate, brominated polystyrene, and the like.
- the salts of the phosphorus-containing acids and suitable basic organic compounds are believed to substantially deactivate the metallic catalyst residues present in polyester component (A) so that the residues lose their ability to form colored complexes with UV absorbers.
- Salts of phosphorus-containing acids and basic organic compounds, as defined herein, may reduce the amount of corrosion to process equipment as compared to some of the hydrolysis products of commercial phosphites, phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, and polyphosphoric acid, thereby improving the color of the polymer composition and improving the lifetime of the process equipment.
- compositions provided by the present invention are useful for improving the properties of heavy-gauge sheet, cap layers for extruded sheet, cap layers for extruded films, thermoformable sheeting products, injection molded products, thin films, thick films, articles made using thin films, articles using from thick films, articles made using heavy gauge sheet, multilayer films, twin-wall sheet, triple wall sheet and the like.
- Sulfuric acid and sulfurous acid also will make salts with the nitrogen- containing compounds disclosed herein that are effective at improving the color of polyester and polyester-polycarbonate compositions that contain UV absorbers and/or phenolic antioxidants. Typically, the improvement in color is not as dramatic as that observed for the salts made using phosphorus-containing acids such as phosphoric acid or phosphorous acid according to the present invention.
- Polyester A comprisied of 74 mole percent terephthalic acid residues, 26 mole percent isophthalic acid residues and 100 mole percent 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues having an inherent viscosity of about 0.74 and containing approximately 100 ppmw titanium metal
- Polyester B comprised of 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues, 69 mole percent ethylene glycol residues and 31 mole percent 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues having an inherent viscosity of about 0.74, containing approximately 12 ppmw titanium metal, 45 ppmw manganese metal and 70 ppmw phosphorus in the form of a phosphate ester (Merpol A).
- polyester-polycarbonate compositions were made by extruding a 50/50 by weight blend of (1) polyester A (2) a bisphenol A polycarbonate supplied by Bayer as polycarbonate and (3) the additive specified in the examples using an 18 mm twin-screw extruder (APV Chemical Machinery Inc., Saginaw, Ml 48601) equipped with a medium mixing screw. All zone temperatures were set to 275°C except for Zone 1 that was set at 250°C. The inlet port was cooled by circulating water and the screw speed was set to 200 revolution per minute (rpm). An Accu-Rate (ACCU-RATE Inc. Whitewater, WI) dry material feeder was used to feed the polymers and additives into the extruder at a set addition rate of 3.0.
- the extruded rods were cooled by passing through a 1.37 meter (4.5 feet) long ice-water bath then chopped using a Berlyn pelletizer (The Berlyn Corp., Worcester, MA) set at a speed of 5-8. All additives were mixed with the polyester and polycarbonate by "bag blending" (shaking the materials together in a bag) unless otherwise stated.
- the polyester was dried for approximately 24 hours in a vacuum oven (Model 5851 , National Appliance Company, Portland, OR) at 70°C at 120 Torr pressure with a slight ingress of dry nitrogen.
- the polycarbonate was dried for approximately 24 hours in a vacuum oven (Model 5840, National Appliance Company, Portland, OR) at 100°C at 120 Torr with a slight ingress of dry nitrogen.
- Concentrates were prepared from the blend of polymers and the additives and then dried under the same conditions as the polyester was dried. All of the polymers were stored in a vacuum oven under nitrogen until about 5 minutes prior to use, then "bag blended" and added to the feeder. The first 5 minutes of extrudate was not collected in order to ensure the extruder had been adequately purged. When multiple concentrations of the same mixture of additives were extruded, the lower concentrations of additives always were extruded first. The extruder was purged with at least 300 g of a 1:1 mixture of the polyester/polycarbonate blend before the next additive was evaluated. When water was used as an additive, the water was added to the dried polymer pellets, along with any other additive(s), about 3 hours prior to extruding.
- the color of the polymer pellets is determined in a conventional manner using a HunterLab UltraScan Colorimeter manufactured by Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc., Reston, Virginia.
- the instrument is operated using HunterLab Universal Software (version 3.8). Calibration and operation of the instrument is according to the HunterLab User Manual and is largely directed by the Universal Software.
- To reproduce the results on any colorimeter run the instrument according to its instructions and use the following testing parameters: D65 Light Source (daylight, 6500°K color temperature), Reflectance Mode, Large Area View, Specular Included, CIE 10° Observer, Outputs are CIE L*, a*, b*.
- the pellets are placed in a holder that is 25 mm deep by 55 mm wide and high.
- the holder is black with a window on one side. During testing, the clear side of the holder is held at the reflectance port of the colorimeter as is normally done when testing in reflectance mode.
- An increase in the positive b* value indicates yellowness, while a decrease in the numerical value of b* indicates a reduction in yellowness. Color measurement and practice are discussed in greater detail in Anni Berger-Schunn in Practical Color Measurement, Wiley, NY pages 39-56 and 91-98 (1994).
- polyester-polycarbonate compositions The molecular weight of the polyester and polycarbonate fractions, in the polyester-polycarbonate compositions, was determined using gel permeation chromatography. The sample was analyzed separately for each component of the blend. Each sample was prepared and analyzed once using the polyester method and then prepared and analyzed using the polycarbonate method. Polyester Method: Ten mg of sample was added to a 10 mL volumetric flask followed by 20 microliters of toluene (as a flow marker) then diluted to a volume of 10 mL with an azeotrope of methylene chloride and hexafluoroisopropanol. A stir bar was added and the mixture was stirred on a stir plate until completely dissolved.
- the sample was analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer series 200 LC binary pump at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/minute., with a Perkin-Elmer ISS 200 Autosampler using a 10 microliter injection loop.
- the detector was a Perkin-Elmer LC-95 UV/Vis detector set at 285 nm.
- the columns are Plgel 5 micron guard and a Mixed C from Polymer Laboratories.
- the polystyrene calibration consists of 15 narrow molecular weight polystyrene standards from Polymer Laboratories ranging from 162 to 3,220,000.
- the universal calibration parameters were determined by linear regression to yield the correct weight average molecular weight for a set of five PCT samples previously characterized by light scattering.
- Polycarbonate Method The sample was pressed until it turned white to increase the surface area and then allowed to soak in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent to leach out the polycarbonate from the sample. Ten mg of sample was added to a 10 mL volumetric flask followed by 20 microliters of toluene (as a flow marker) then diluted to a volume of 10 mL with unstabilized THF. A stir bar was added and the mixture was stirred on a stir plate overnight. The sample was analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer LC 250 binary pump at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min., with a Perkin-Elmer LC 600 Autosampler using a 20 microliter injection loop.
- THF tetrahydrofuran
- the detector was a Perkin-Elmer LC-235 photodiode array detector set at 265 nm.
- the columns are Plgel 5 micron guard, a Mixed C from Polymer Laboratories and an Oligopore column from Polymer Laboratories.
- the polystyrene calibration consists of 15 narrow molecular weight polystyrene standards from Polymer Laboratories ranging from 162 to 3,220,000.
- the universal calibration parameters for polycarbonate in THF were obtained from the literature.
- Varying amounts of Salt 1 were blended with the polymer consisting of 350 g polyester A or polyester B as described above and was evaluated in Polyester A, Polyester B and polycarbonate in the presence and absence of UV absorbers to determine if the color of the polymer could be improved.
- Salt 1 to Polycarbonate that contained UV absorbers provides no color improvement over samples of Polycarbonate that contained the same UV absorbers. It is expected that color improvements would be possible for polycarbonates that contain metal catalyst residues.
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