WO2007116493A1 - プラスチック用の表面改質液およびそれを利用したプラスチック表面の金属化方法 - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a plastic surface modifying liquid, and more specifically, a plastic surface modifying liquid used for metallizing a plastic surface and a plastic surface metallization method using the same. About.
- the above-described etching process is performed at a high temperature of 60 ° C or higher using harmful hexavalent chromium, so that the working environment is deteriorated, and attention is also required for the wastewater treatment. There was a problem. Also, in the plating process performed after the above etching process, for PCZABS and other plastics where plating is difficult to deposit, a force that requires a conditioning process to increase the adsorption of the palladium catalyst can be applied to the jig by performing this process. However, the electroless plating sometimes precipitates, and therefore, the condition of the conditioning treatment force is that it is necessary to replace the jig when moving to the electrical plating, and there is a problem that workability is very poor. Because of these problems, it has been desired to provide an etching agent in place of a mixed solution of chromic acid and sulfuric acid.
- Patent Document 1 WO2005Z094394 pamphlet
- An object of the present invention is to provide a plastic surface that has solved all of the above-mentioned problems with conventional etchants containing chromic acid as a pretreatment for metallizing a plastic surface by metal plating. It is to provide a reforming solution.
- the present inventors have determined that the surface modification liquid power is a combination of a plurality of specific acids, compared to conventional etching liquids containing chromic acid or the like.
- the surface is strongly modified, the wettability is improved, the adsorption amount of metal ions as a catalyst is increased, and the subsequent metal plating process is facilitated.
- the surface modification liquid has a weak effect on the vinyl chloride sol coating and fluorine resin coating of the fitting jig. If this is used to metalize the plastic surface, metal plating will deposit on the jig coating.
- the inventors have found that selective deposition only on the plastic surface is possible, and completed the present invention.
- the present invention is a plastic surface modifying liquid characterized by containing permanganic acid, phosphoric acid and nitric acid.
- the present invention provides a method for metallizing a plastic surface, characterized in that the plastic surface is treated with the surface modifying solution for plastics, then a catalyst is applied, and metal plating is further applied. It is.
- the plastic surface is treated with the above-described surface modifying solution for plastics
- the plastic surface is further treated with an alkaline permanganate aqueous solution, then a catalyst is provided, and then the metal plating is performed. Is a method for metallizing a plastic surface.
- the present invention is characterized in that the plastic surface is treated with the above-described surface modifying liquid for plastic, then a metal sulfide film is formed, and further metal plating is applied. This is a method for metallizing a plastic surface.
- the present invention provides a method for modifying a plastic surface, characterized in that the plastic surface is treated with the plastic surface modifying liquid.
- the surface modification liquid of the present invention can act on plastic at room temperature, it is compared with an etching process using an etching liquid containing chromic acid or the like that requires a high temperature of 60 ° C or higher. This is very advantageous from the viewpoint of energy cost with less energy used.
- the surface modification liquid of the present invention can be used as an alternative to an etching liquid containing harmful chromic acid and the like that has been used conventionally.
- modifying liquid of the present invention conditioning treatment is not required even when using plastics such as PCZABS, which are considered to be difficult to deposit metal plating by the conventional method.
- plastics such as PCZABS
- continuous processing is possible up to electrical mating without changing the jig.
- the surface modifying solution for plastics of the present invention contains permanganic acid, phosphoric acid and nitric acid as essential components.
- the modified solution of the present invention contains permanganic acid, phosphoric acid and nitric acid as essential components.
- any of these three components is deteriorated in performance, so all three components are essential components.
- the supply source of permanganic acid in the modified liquid of the present invention is not particularly limited.
- metal salts of permanganate such as potassium permanganate and sodium permanganate can be used.
- the blending amount of permanganic acid in the modified liquid of the present invention is potassium permanganate. 0.005 to 0.1 molZl (hereinafter, molZl is abbreviated as M), preferably 0.01 to 0.05M.
- the source of phosphoric acid is not particularly limited.
- Metal salts of phosphoric acid such as sodium and sodium hexametaphosphate can be used.
- the amount of phosphoric acid in the modified liquid of the present invention is about 3 to 13M, preferably 6 to 13M if phosphoric acid.
- the nitric acid supply source is not particularly limited.
- a metal salt of nitric acid such as sodium nitrate can be used.
- the amount of nitric acid in the modified liquid of the present invention is about 0.1M or more, preferably about 1M or more, more preferably about 2 to 5M in the case of nitric acid. The higher the amount of nitric acid added, the stronger the plastic surface modification effect, and the generation of hydrophilic functional groups such as hydroxyl, carbo- yl, and carboxyl groups increases.
- nitric acid When the amount of nitric acid is 2M or more, even plastics that are difficult to modify with conventional etchants containing chromic acid, such as PC / ABS with a high polycarbonate content, can be strongly modified. In this case, a sufficient reforming effect can be obtained even if the permanganate concentration is 0.1M or less.
- the modified liquid of the present invention is produced by mixing the above essential components according to a conventional method.
- perchloric acid is further added to enhance the effect of modifying the plastic surface. Is done.
- metal salts of perchloric acid such as sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate can be used.
- the amount of perchloric acid to be added to the modified liquid of the present invention is 0.1 to 3M, preferably 0.5 to 2M as perchloric acid.
- Modification of the plastic surface using the modification liquid of the present invention can be performed, for example, as follows.
- the temperature of the modified liquid of the present invention is 0 ° C to 50 ° C, preferably 10 to 30 ° C, and the plastic is immersed in this for 1 second to 30 minutes, preferably 1 minute to 10 minutes. Can be processed.
- a degreasing treatment such as alkali dipping may be performed as necessary.
- Examples of the plastic whose surface is modified by the modifying liquid of the present invention include various types of plastics.
- Examples thereof include polyacetate, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyamide, aromatic polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, Acrylonitrile 'butadiene' styrene (ABS), polycarbonate monoacrylonitrile 'butadiene' styrene (PC / ABS), acrylonitrile.
- ABS Acrylonitrile 'butadiene' styrene
- PC / ABS polycarbonate monoacrylonitrile 'butadiene' styrene
- Styrene polyetheretherketone, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyetherimid And modified polyphenylene ether, polyphenylene sulfide, polyamideimide, polyimide, epoxy resin, liquid crystal polymer, and copolymers of the above-mentioned polymers.
- the modified liquid of the present invention is particularly preferable for modifying the surface of
- the plastic whose surface is modified by the modifying solution of the present invention is etched to form irregularities of about several microns, and at the same time, a hydroxyl group, a carbon group, a carboxyl group. Many hydrophilic functional groups such as groups are formed.
- the plastic modified with the modified liquid of the present invention has improved wettability and strength, and gives more catalyst to the plastic surface than those modified with the conventional etching liquid containing chromic acid or the like. can do.
- the plastic whose surface has been modified with the modifying solution of the present invention may be further treated with an alkaline permanganate aqueous solution, if necessary.
- This solution is an aqueous solution in which permanganate such as potassium permanganate and sodium permanganate is about 0.1 M, and the pH is made alkaline with pH 13 or more with sodium hydroxide.
- the temperature of the aqueous solution should be 50 to 80 ° C, and the surface-modified plastic should be immersed in the solution for 1 to 5 minutes. . It is preferable to treat the plastic with an aqueous alkaline permanganate solution because the modification effect is further enhanced and the amount of adsorbed metal such as a catalyst is increased.
- the plastic whose surface has been modified as described above can then be provided with a catalyst and further metallized by electroless metal plating or electric plating (direct plating).
- metallization may be performed by forming a sulfide film of bismuth, cobalt, tin, silver, copper, palladium, etc. on a plastic whose surface has been modified, and further performing electroplating. it can.
- a normal metal colloid catalyst for plating using palladium, cobalt, copper, silver, nickel, bismuth, tin or the like as a catalyst metal can be used.
- the temperature of the solution containing the catalyst is set to 10 to 60 ° C, preferably 20 to 50 ° C, and the plastic whose surface is modified is preferably used for 1 second to 30 minutes. 1 ⁇ : If soaked for LO minutes, processed.
- the modified liquid of the present invention can generate a large number of hydrophilic functional groups such as carboxyl groups on the plastic surface
- Japanese Patent Application No. 2005 351998 filed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005 351998, previously filed by the present applicant as a catalyst.
- the amount of the catalyst applied can be increased, and the strength of the jig can be increased.
- Palladium catalyst can be selectively imparted to the modified plastic that is the base material that is not plated.
- a typical example of the above-described palladium amino acid complex is represented by the following formula (I), in which an amino group and a carboxyl group of a basic amino acid adjacent to radium are coordinated.
- this palladium complex also has a cis isomer represented by the following formula () as a structural isomer. You can also use a mixture of
- L represents an alkylene group
- R represents an amino group or a guanyl group
- palladium complex (I) Of the components constituting the palladium complex (I) or structural isomer thereof (hereinafter referred to as “palladium complex (I)”), noradium (Pd) acts as a catalyst metal.
- a palladium salt such as palladium chloride, palladium sulfate, palladium nitrate or the like can be used.
- Examples of basic amino acids include amino acids having a cationic group (for example, an amino group or a gua-zyl group) such as lysine, arginine, and orthine.
- These basic amino acids include L-lysine, D-lysine, DL-lysine, L-lysine hydrochloride, D-lysine hydrochloride, DL-lysine hydrochloride, L-lysine hydrochloride, D-lysine.
- Odorates DL-lysine, L-arginine, D-arginine, DL-arginine, L-arginine, D-arginine, DL-arginine, L-arginine , D-arginine odorate, DL-arginine odorate, L-orthine, D-orthine, DL-orthine, L-orthine hydrochloride, D-orthine hydrochloride, DL-Orthine hydrochloride, L-Orthine hydrochloride, D-Orthine hydrochloride, DL-Orthine hydrochloride, and the like can be mentioned.
- the palladium complex (I) is produced by mixing 1 mol of a palladium salt solution and 2 mol or more of an aqueous basic amino acid solution at a temperature of about 20 ° C to 100 ° C and completely dissolving the solution.
- the palladium complex (I) solution obtained as described above can be further purified by known means to obtain a purified product, or concentrated and lyophilized to obtain a powder, if necessary.
- the palladium complex (I) solution prepared as described above is adjusted to a predetermined concentration, or the purified product or powder is diluted or dissolved in water until the predetermined concentration is reached. It is prepared by.
- the concentration of the palladium complex (I) solution in the catalyst application treatment solution is 0.5 mgZL or the saturation concentration of the palladium complex, preferably 1 mgZL to 1000 mgZL, in terms of metal palladium conversion.
- the preferred pH is in the range of forces 3 to 9, which varies depending on the type of basic amino acid used, and particularly preferably 4 to 8.
- the method for imparting the above-obtained noradium complex to a plastic surface is first performed by a catalyst.
- the liquid temperature of the application treatment solution is 10 to 60 ° C, preferably 20 to 50 ° C, and the plastic is immersed in the solution for 1 second to 30 minutes, preferably 1 to 10 minutes to adsorb the palladium complex on the plastic surface.
- this may be immersed in an aqueous solution containing a reducing agent such as dimethylamine borane or sodium borohydride to reduce palladium ions in the complex to metal.
- the plastic surface thus provided with a catalyst is then subjected to metal plating such as electroless metal plating or direct plating in accordance with a conventional method to metallize the plastic surface. Good.
- electroless metal plating any of known electroless nickel plating solution, electroless copper plating solution, electroless core plating solution and the like can be used.
- the conditions for the examination should be in accordance with ordinary methods.
- a preferred embodiment of electroless metal plating in the present invention is that, as one aspect, a plastic provided with a catalyst is immersed in an electroless nickel plating solution having a temperature of 30-50 ° C at ⁇ 8-10 for 5-15 minutes. In other words, it is possible to perform a squeeze process.
- the catalyst-applied plastic is placed in an aqueous solution containing a metal salt such as 0.01M-1M bismuth, cobalt, etc. at 0-50 ° C.
- a metal salt such as 0.01M-1M bismuth, cobalt, etc.
- conductive metal sulfide is formed on the plastic surface by immersion in an aqueous solution containing about 0.1M sodium sulfate at 0 to 50 ° C for 1 second to 5 minutes.
- the plastic on which the conductive metal sulfide is formed is immersed in a general electric nickel plating bath such as a watt bath, and direct plating is performed under normal conditions.
- Metal plating such as electroless plating or direct plating as described above is performed, and the metallized plastic may be further subjected to various types of copper plating or nickel plating according to the purpose. Is possible.
- Such metallized plastics are recognized to have improved plating coverage and improved adhesion. It will be an excellent one.
- a surface modification solution containing 0.03M potassium permanganate, 7.5M phosphoric acid, and 3.9M nitric acid was prepared.
- the surface modification liquid was heated to 30 ° C., and an ABS resin molding (UMG ABS Co., Ltd .: 50 ⁇ 100 ⁇ 3 (mm)) was immersed in the solution for 10 minutes to perform a modification treatment.
- an etchant containing 3.5M chromic anhydride and 3.6M sulfuric acid, and 0.03M potassium permanganate, 7.5M phosphoric acid and 1.8M sulfuric acid at a concentration of 1.8M were used. It was adjusted.
- Etching solution containing chromic acid and sulfuric acid was heated to 65 ° C and permanganic acid, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid etching solutions were heated to 30 ° C.
- the ABS resin molding was modified. Generation of surface functional groups in the ABS resin molding after the modification treatment was performed using a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FT—IR) FTZIR6100FV (manufactured by JASCO) and subjected to a single reflection ATR method. . The results are shown in Fig. 1.
- FT—IR Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer
- Palladium chloride (Toyo Chemical Co., Ltd., special grade) 0.21g and L-lysine hydrochloride (Wako 0.52 g of Junyaku Co., Ltd. (special grade) was added to 500 mL of pure water and stirred at 70 ° C for 1 hour to completely dissolve. Thereafter, the pH of the solution was adjusted to 6.0 with potassium hydroxide (made by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., special grade) to obtain 250 mgZL of a catalyst application solution in terms of metallic palladium.
- potassium hydroxide made by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., special grade
- ABS plastic molding (UMGABS Co., Ltd .; 50 X 100 X 3 mm) was used as the plastic molding, and it was immersed in a surface modification solution with the composition shown in Table 1 at 30 ° C for 10 minutes for modification. Processed.
- the catalyst solution of the palladium bislysine complex prepared in Production Example 1 was adjusted to pH 6.0 and 50 ° C, and an ABS resin molded product was immersed therein for 5 minutes to give palladium ions. After that, this was dipped in a 35 ° C reducing solution containing 10 mL / L of the active liquid treating solution PC-66H (manufactured by EBARA Eugleite Co., Ltd.) for 1 minute to reduce palladium ions to metallize (reverted). Original processing). Next, this was immersed in an electroless nickel plating solution NI-5 (manufactured by Ebara New Light Co., Ltd.) having a pH of 8.8 and 35 ° C.
- Example 2 As a plastic molding of Example 2, a PCZABS resin molding (UMGABS Co., Ltd .; 50 X 100 X 3 mm) containing 65% polycarbonate was used. This was 0.03 M of potassium permanganate at 30 ° C and phosphoric acid. The same electroless treatment as in Example 2 except that the treatment was performed by dipping in a surface modification solution containing 7.5M nitric acid at a concentration of OM or 3.9M for 10 minutes. Date and measurement ⁇ Evaluated. The results are shown in Table 2.
- An electroless nickel plating film was formed by treating the PCZABS resin molding with a modifying solution containing potassium permanganate, phosphoric acid and nitric acid. Furthermore, there was no precipitation on the plating jig coated with salt / pisol, and selective plating on the PCZABS resin molding was possible.
- Example 2 The same ABS resin molding as in Example 2 was used as a plastic molding, and this was immersed in a surface modification solution shown in Table 3 at 30 ° C. for 10 minutes for modification treatment.
- the ABS resin molding was immersed in a solution at 25 ° C containing 0.01M bismuth nitrate and 0.03M nitric acid for 5 minutes. This was followed by treatment with a solution containing 0.1 M sodium sulfate for 30 seconds to form a bismuth sulfide conductive film on the surface of the ABS resin (sulfurization treatment). After this treatment, it is washed with water and dried, and then 3AZdm at 45 ° C using an electro-nickel plating solution (watt bath containing 0.75M nickel sulfate, 0.4M nickel chloride and 0.55M boric acid).
- the voltage of electro-nickel plating was fixed at IV and plating was performed for 1 minute. The plating deposition progressed on the plastic surface, and the plating speed was measured.
- Example 4 As a plastic molding of Example 4, a PCZABS resin molding (UMGABS Co., Ltd .; 50 XI 00 X 3 mm) containing 65% polycarbonate was used, and this was treated with 0.03 M of potassium permanganate at 30 ° C and phosphorus. Perform direct plating in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the modification treatment was performed by dipping in a surface modification solution containing 7.5M acid and nitric acid at OM or 3.9M for 10 minutes. Evaluation was performed. The results are shown in Table 4.
- Composition 1 0. 03 ⁇ 7.5 ⁇ 0 0. 1 3 0-Composition 1 2 0. 03 ⁇ 7.5 ⁇ 3. 9 0. 73 30 0. 7
- a direct plating film was formed by treating a molded product of PCZABS resin with a modifying solution containing potassium permanganate, phosphoric acid and nitric acid. There was no precipitation of the electro-nickel plating jig on the PVC sol coating, and selective plating on PCZABS resin moldings was possible.
- a surface modification solution containing potassium permanganate, phosphoric acid and nitric acid having the following composition and an etching solution containing any two of potassium permanganate, phosphoric acid and nitric acid were prepared. This was heated to 30 ° C., and the surface of the ABS resin molding as in Example 2 was modified. Thereafter, after electroless plating was performed in the same manner as in Example 2, the palladium catalyst was treated in the same manner as in Example 2. The amount of adsorption and the adhesion strength were measured, and the plating precipitation was evaluated. In addition, the wettability of ABS surface after etching using surface modification solution or etching solution was compared by measuring contact angle using contact angle meter CA-X150 (Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd.).
- Table 6 shows the measurement and evaluation results. Further, direct plating was performed in the same manner as in Example 4 using the surface modification solution or etching solution, and the amount of adsorption of bismuth, the deposition rate of nickel plating, and the adhesion strength were measured in the same manner. The results are shown in Table 7.
- Example using surface modification solution containing potassium permanganate 0.03M, phosphoric acid 7.5M, nitric acid 3.9M or etching solution containing chromic anhydride 3.5M, sulfuric acid 3.6M The surface of the ABS resin molding similar to 2 was modified. Then, after electroless plating was performed in the same manner as in Example 2, the amount of adsorption and adhesion strength of the palladium catalyst were measured in the same manner as in Example 2, and the plating precipitation was evaluated. Table 8 shows the measurement results. Further, direct plating was performed in the same manner as in Example 4 using the surface modification solution or etching solution, and the amount of bismuth adsorption, the deposition rate of nickel plating, and the adhesion strength were similarly measured. The results are shown in Table 9.
- the etching solution containing chromic acid and sulfuric acid has a metal adsorption capacity of palladium and bismuth, which is 10% or less compared to the surface modification solution containing potassium permanganate, phosphoric acid and nitric acid. Deposition and direct plating were impossible.
- Electroless plating or direct plating on various plastic surfaces surface modification solution (invention) or potassium permanganate containing 0.03M potassium permanganate, 7.5M phosphoric acid and 3.9M nitric acid
- surface modification solution invention
- potassium permanganate containing 0.03M potassium permanganate, 7.5M phosphoric acid and 3.9M nitric acid
- etching solution comparative product
- the plating precipitation was evaluated according to the following criteria. It was evaluated with.
- direct plating was carried out by the same method as in Example 4 using the above surface modification solution or etching solution, and the same was measured by the amount of bismuth adsorption.
- water wettability of the plastic surface after the etching treatment was measured using a contact angle meter CA-X150 (manufactured by Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd.) and evaluated according to the following criteria.
- the ABS resin composition after the surface modification solution containing 0.03M potassium permanganate, 7.5M phosphoric acid and 1.3M nitric acid in the same manner as in Example 2 was further treated with permanganate. It was immersed in an alkaline permanganate aqueous solution (PH13.5) containing 0.13M potassium and 0.5M sodium hydroxide for 3 minutes at 60 ° C. Measurement of the amount of palladium catalyst adsorbed on the ABS resin molded body treated with this alkaline permanganate aqueous solution and The depositability and adhesion strength of the unclogging film were evaluated. In addition, direct plating was performed in the same manner as in Example 4, and the amount of bismuth adsorption, the deposition rate of nickel plating, and the adhesion strength were similarly measured. The evaluation results are shown in Table 13 and Table 14.
- the surface modifying solution of the present invention can generate hydrophilic groups such as hydroxyl groups, carboxylic groups, and carboxyl groups on the plastic surface, the amount of metal adsorption can be increased in a subsequent step. It is possible.
- an excellent metal film can be formed on the plastic surface by applying a catalyst or metal plating after modifying the plastic surface with the surface modifying liquid of the present invention. Become.
- Fig. 1 is a drawing showing the FT-IR spectrum on the surface of the ABS resin molding (1 in the figure is the FT-IR ⁇ vector on the surface of the ABS resin molding before modification, 2 is the FT-IR spectrum of the surface of the ABS resin molded body after the modification treatment using an etching solution containing chromic acid and sulfuric acid, and 3 is a modification using an etching solution containing permanganic acid, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid.
- AB after quality treatment FT-IR spectrum on the surface of S resin molding 4 is the FT-IR spectrum on the surface of ABS resin molding after the modification treatment using the surface modification liquid of the present invention containing permanganic acid, phosphoric acid and nitric acid. (Spectrum).
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